Friday, February 27, 2004

The Tomb of the Cybermen - Episode 4

It's the end of the story, and I'm sad to see it end. This episode has some more great stuff in it. I especially liked Toberman, the poor man who is partially Cyber-converted, then helps the humans finally sacrificing himself to trap the enemies within their tomb. Is Jamie's trip on the stairs from the hatch planned, or was it an accident? Victoria has some nice moments, too. She tricks Klieg and Kaftan, making them think there may have been a second weapon in the revitalizing room, and she has a pointed comment to Captain Hopper towards the end. Plus a nice skirt she's wearing. ;-) A Cybermat survives and roams free on the surface of Telos as the story comes to its finish.

Most definitely, this story gets a thumbs-up. Very exciting stuff. And while it may not be the spectacular epic that it was held to be before its recovery in Hong Kong in 1992 (I think it was '92), it's still pretty gosh darn good. Highly recommended, a great choice for the first Troughton DVD. Next up, we're back to incomplete stories, with Episode 2 of "The Abominable Snowmen"...

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