{"id":8284,"date":"2021-12-06T13:40:34","date_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1532736"},"modified":"2021-12-06T13:58:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T12:58:09","slug":"the-daleks-are-getting-a-subtle-redesign-for-the-doctor-who-new-years-day-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/the-daleks-are-getting-a-subtle-redesign-for-the-doctor-who-new-years-day-special\/","title":{"rendered":"The Daleks are getting a subtle redesign for the Doctor Who New Year\u2019s Day special"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Huw Fullerton\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 06 December 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Another New Year\u2019s Day, another Doctor Who<\/a> special with Daleks involved \u2013 but the newly-confirmed Eve of the Daleks<\/a> does look to be making a few changes to the Doctor\u2019s greatest foes after previous 1st January invasions Resolution and Revolution of the Daleks.<\/p>\n

For one thing, this time the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) will actually get exterminated by them \u2013 though only temporarily, thanks to a constantly resetting timeline (like Groundhog Day) that keeps the TARDIS team trapped in a self-storage facility.<\/p>\n

But the Daleks themselves have also had a subtle redesign setting them apart from the versions we\u2019ve seen before. And while not nearly as extreme as the black, man-made Daleks created for last year\u2019s New Year\u2019s Day special, it\u2019s still an interesting development of the classic monster design.<\/p>

First up, though, the elephant in the room \u2013 there\u2019s still no sink plunger. Yes, it seems like the classic Dalek \u201cmanipulator arm\u201d has been retired for now, with the iconic sucker carefully shuffled offstage during the Jodie Whittaker\/Chris Chibnall era. It has, in fact, not once appeared during Chibnall\u2019s era.<\/p>\n

In Resolution, it made sense as this Dalek had recreated itself from scrap and old tech. In Revolution of the Daleks, the black Daleks were based on that Resolution design, while the \u201cproper\u201d bronze Daleks who arrived later in the episode were from a special \u201cDeath Squad\u201d, which may have explained their lack of plunger.<\/p>\n

Now, though, Eve of the Daleks seems to confirm the plunger is gone for good \u2013 unless, of course, these particular Daleks are special in another way. Based on their main point of redesign, they just might be.<\/p>\n