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Originally Posted by ZeoRangerV

Well for a start Doctor Who has always had elements of fantasy in it as well as sci-fi. Especially since Moffat over as show runner.

Secondly, the Silents are genetically modified beings so they aren't naturally occurring.

I'm pretty sure hyper intelligent mobile tanks with zero mercy/tolerance for anything would be a pretty effective 'threat'. Looks aren't everything you know.

Well, that explains why one of Moffat's brainchildren seems more like something out of a fairy tale than a naturally occurring species. Science Fantasy is always a bit difficult to do, since if you aren't careful, the science aspect will be stronger than the fantasy aspect rendering the fantasy aspect difficult to swallow.

Ah genetic modification/mutation, one of the Sci-Fi writer's favorite tools for explaining stuff. That works then. Though now I'm curious about why you'd bother putting a creature that you can't remember into a story. Are there beings that canremember them to balance it out?

And yes, in concept Daleks, a species so xenophobic that they devoted their existance to wiping out the one thing that could stop them so the rest of the universe could be taken easier, is terrifying. But the main problem for me is just the design of the tank suits. The Sixties were FAR to campy for the idea of Daleks. If they looked like a mix of Diagnostic Drones from Beast Machines and a robotic jellyfish or something, yeah, then I'd be able to take them a bit more seriously initially. And yeah, they should be taken seriously. It's just that the design, albeit very iconic, just holds back the horror aspect. I know they can hover, but anything that rolls across flat surfaces and looks like it could be defeated by falling on its side I can't take seriously as a threat. How does one get back up after falling over?
Were the Daleks still genetically healthy back in the Gallifreyan Genocide and not in the suits yet? And are all the non-suit Dalek tech the retrofitted remnants of the ancient Dalek armies? The lack of arms makes it hard to belie they can still pilot or manufacture anything in their quest to EXTERMINATE!!!!