
They have certainly been overused, particularly in the Russell T. Davies years, but they still possess the sense of menace that keeps them as formidable adversaries after all these years.
I am not too fond of the new rainbow army of Daleks that have emerged in under Steven Mofat--and I even liked the cult-like, mutant Daleks created by the emperor for “Bad Wolf/The Parting of the ways”--but I am holding out hope thecae is not permanent. Go back to the beat up, brown and black scheme or the retro gray color for the future!