Cybermats


Previously … Fear of the Daleks … If there’s a traditional “monster” on TV that the 3rd Doctor missed battling, it was the Cybermen.  Sure his era created the Sontarans, and he had a few battles with the Daleks, and he encountered everything from Sea Devils to Silurians and Ice […]

CC1.03 The Blue Tooth


Doctor Who, season 5 continues … So the end of Tomb of the Cybermen effectively boils down to “they didn’t get out of the hole in the ground, so went back into deep freeze instead”. Any drama and suspense built up before the finale is thrown completely away by the […]

172. The Tomb of the Cybermen, episode 4


Doctor Who, season 5 continues … Episode 3 of The Tomb of the Cybermen and I’ve just got to comment on those Cybermats.  Who came up with that idea?  The version that came later, in Revenge of the Cybermen at least looked the part. It’s clear what they’re trying to […]

171. The Tomb of the Cybermen, episode 3



Doctor Who, season 5 begins … Season 5 begins with The Tomb of the Cybermen.  It lacks the strength of previous stories like The Evil of the Daleks, largely due to its setting.  These alien planet scifi-heavy stories that would become the show’s strength do pale a little next to […]

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