Yes, yes, yes... let's redeem them from the panto villians of Attack & Silver Nemesis. Let's convert someone... say Mickey snd have it end horribly. Like Lytton, but with a character we have some real emotional atachment to.
Cybermen are not meant to be facelss robotic killers, or droning Borg - in the Tenth Planet they even had names (didn't they?). Straight-forward emotionless killers would be as exciting as a Hollywood action movie - who should be better than that. There should be an air of desperation about them - convert to survive... we will make you like us.
I know 'Dalek' wasn't popular in some quarters - but it was just a slight of hand to bring them back worse than ever in the Bad Wolf two-parter. Dalek was as much about the Doctor's 'time-war syndrome' state of mind as it was about Mr. Nation's infamous creation,
I have faith in RTD and Grahame Harper. The men from Mondas won't be a let down. Chrissie from 'EastEnders' on the other hand will have to work hard!
Hobbit wrote:I'm not saying don't explore their background just don't lumber us with any of this "I'm a bad person, I just want to see the sun" business.
I refer readers to my prediction in a much earlier post.
All I have to say to that is I hope you enjoy next week's episode where the Cybermen open an aromatherapy massage centre Very Happy
No point arguing this one, dude. You thought it was fine, I thought it was a small spoiler in an otherwise good episode. Though I disagree with your view I accept it as a valid one. Just don't blame me when the Sontarans arrive on Earth to hold a yoni cleansing workshop and singing Native American chants to help align our chi.
"It is the business of the future to be dangerous." - Alfred North Whitehead, philosopher.
