Eye to Eyestalk
A Doctor’s first encounter with the Daleks is always a test of mettle for an actor to relish, and Whittaker’s first encounter runs the whole gamut of what you’d want out of this matchup—the gloating, the disarming humor, but also the anger, the fear. There’s an energy—even before things go inevitably sideways and extermination beams start flying about the place—that’s electrifying and sets the stage for what’s so far become symbolic of Whittaker’s run: she’s at her best up against Who’s most iconic enemy.
