The Cybermen were once like humans. More frightening than the admittedly creepy original cybermen was the destructive potential of humanity. Clearly something has gone badly wrong and we quickly learn that the Daleks have been shaped by neutronic war. The story brings to the fore themes of mercy and sacrifice. Fundamentally, they are monsters that require an explanation. They kill because it is their nature to kill; they kill to eat and live. In contrast, for the Daleks and the Cybermen knowing where they come from is essential to what makes them monstrous.
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Collection Name:. Doctor Who Figurine Collection. To good effect? Some would say no, I would say it depends on what you choose to believe the Statue to be. Is a plothole bad? Does a hiccup in the continuity affect your enjoyment? Does contradiction tarnish an episode? I love Doctor Who, no doubt like you, and I trust in its cultural influence that it will outlive everyone who produces it or attempts to destroy it. This outward-in Moffat open-ended approach is evident in the monsters he creates; rather than start with a monster stereotype and make it contemporary, he takes something contemporary and, with our fears in mind, he makes the monster.
I suspect few television shows are so acutely designed with us in mind! Did the Statue of Liberty bother us? Cars drive past with no urgency or terror. The monster does not seize Amy and Rory who frequently blink and take their eyes off it.
I can allow these niggles to affect my enjoyment of the episode from now on or find a way to believe it all makes perfect sense…! So… If it is hollow, making unexplainable noise through New York without causing citywide panic, and not actually attacking those who openly ignore it… what is its purpose?
Go to the collection. Mega Special 4. Boxset 4. Mega Special 2. Issue 1. Companion Set 3. Issue Companion Set 1. Companion Set 2. Boxset 2. Boxset 5.
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