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andrewducker ([personal profile] andrewducker) wrote2006-05-14 11:19 pm

Doctor Who - Rise of the Cybermen (no spoilers)

I have very mixed feelings about this one.

On the one hand, I thought that the scenes with The Doctor, Rose and Mickey were very good.  The "24 hours" scene was just fantastic, and the relationships between the three of them continue to impress.

On the other hand, the bits with Cybermen in them were pure panto.  The guy playing Lumic was particularly bad, giving a performance that would have been great had he been playing against John Pertwee or Tom Baker, but felt completely at odds with the style of the new Doctor Who.  And the cybermen themselves are coming across as more Dalek-like in their behaviour than Cyberman-like.

Not terrible, but definitely my least-favourite of the new season so far.

In the meantime, here's pure sacrilege on a plate - the KLF's "Doctorin' the Tardis" (itself a mash-up) mashed up with Green Day's "Holiday".

[identity profile] johnbobshaun.livejournal.com 2006-05-15 09:03 am (UTC)(link)
I agree. Considering that the Cybermen returning is this series' Big Thing, I was surprised that they made such a campy, lightweight episode. Least favorite episode for me since the Slitheen one's last season, and rather similar in tone.

Shame, cause I thought that the last 3 episodes have all been superb.