An episode that doesn't have a good reputation. But i found it alright. It's the first major exploration of Ianto, even though his character is much connected to the cyberwoman in terms of his development, but it's alright. I thought it was pretty good though how the cyberwoman connects to an earlier doctor who story, when the cybermen tried to invade earth. It's nice to see some actual consequences from that, instead of not at all like is often the case, or there will be some consequences but not NEAR enough to be realistic. All for the sake of the episodic storytelling is why the consequences of major stories are pretty light.
There was a nice body horror element with the failed cyberman upgrade, with metal pieces sticking out of his face and body. Seeing the fear of Jack about the potential of the cyberwoman was nice. But yeah the cyberwoman had a lot of exposed skin, especially her face, so they could have shot and killed her easily. Ianto should have been the one to kill her.
In this show, i don't like how flawed the main characters are. I don't mind flawed characters, but in this show already and later they go too far. I get how this job drives them to the extreme, and it's about showing how flawed humans can be, but it's too edgy and goes too far.
Review by WardVIP 8BlockedParentSpoilers2021-07-13T09:44:29Z
An episode that doesn't have a good reputation. But i found it alright. It's the first major exploration of Ianto, even though his character is much connected to the cyberwoman in terms of his development, but it's alright. I thought it was pretty good though how the cyberwoman connects to an earlier doctor who story, when the cybermen tried to invade earth. It's nice to see some actual consequences from that, instead of not at all like is often the case, or there will be some consequences but not NEAR enough to be realistic. All for the sake of the episodic storytelling is why the consequences of major stories are pretty light.
There was a nice body horror element with the failed cyberman upgrade, with metal pieces sticking out of his face and body. Seeing the fear of Jack about the potential of the cyberwoman was nice. But yeah the cyberwoman had a lot of exposed skin, especially her face, so they could have shot and killed her easily. Ianto should have been the one to kill her.
In this show, i don't like how flawed the main characters are. I don't mind flawed characters, but in this show already and later they go too far. I get how this job drives them to the extreme, and it's about showing how flawed humans can be, but it's too edgy and goes too far.