We pick up from the cliffhanger and instantly get into the action, somehow the Doctor destroys a grouping of Cybermen and he and co make their escape. Lumic initiates a plan to 'upgrade' London. We understand that the Cybermen want to upgrade humans for their own good, to remove pain and suffering. The Doctor and co must get inside the Cybus conversion plant and stop them.
There are lots of positives, The Cybermen are particularly effective, the re-design was brilliantly done, the marching scenes look incredibly effective. The Cyber factory from a distance looks so effective, it's a great CGI, the interiors and close ups look really good. There is a true sense of tension and horror when The Doctor and Mrs Moore are travelling in the tunnel past an endless line of inactive Cybermen.
I didn't particularly love the Cyber Controller, it was a little too bling, I felt like it should have had diamond studded gloves. The ending lets it down badly, the solution is not a satisfying one, although it's nice to have a heroic Micky for a change, that Cyber controller must have been nifty on his feet, the rope burning sonic was very annoying.
Overall it's a very good episode, with some high points, it just feels like there's something missing, maybe it's the parallel world scenario that doesn't help. As of 2015 I still feel like I'm waiting for the ultimate Cber story, Army of Ghosts came close.
7/10
There are lots of positives, The Cybermen are particularly effective, the re-design was brilliantly done, the marching scenes look incredibly effective. The Cyber factory from a distance looks so effective, it's a great CGI, the interiors and close ups look really good. There is a true sense of tension and horror when The Doctor and Mrs Moore are travelling in the tunnel past an endless line of inactive Cybermen.
I didn't particularly love the Cyber Controller, it was a little too bling, I felt like it should have had diamond studded gloves. The ending lets it down badly, the solution is not a satisfying one, although it's nice to have a heroic Micky for a change, that Cyber controller must have been nifty on his feet, the rope burning sonic was very annoying.
Overall it's a very good episode, with some high points, it just feels like there's something missing, maybe it's the parallel world scenario that doesn't help. As of 2015 I still feel like I'm waiting for the ultimate Cber story, Army of Ghosts came close.
7/10