tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post7683520142473456479..comments2023-10-06T00:04:18.327+11:00Comments on The Angriest: Doctor Who: "Nightmare in Silver"Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883899214355622864.post-63543567813160792112013-05-21T17:25:45.282+10:002013-05-21T17:25:45.282+10:00Funnily enough, I felt the exact opposite: the ide...Funnily enough, I felt the exact opposite: the idea of a single Cyberman being so unstoppable that you have to blast an entire planet to pieces to stop it was scary, but another shot of vast amounts of Cybertroops clump-marching together was just stale and humdrum.<br /><br />Warwick Davis was better than I've ever seen him, and I've had a geekcrush on the Mechanical Turk for years, so seeing a Cyberturk gave me geek shivers, but overall, Gaiman's Who stories strike me as another example of "Mister Obscure References Gaiman Plays Smartypants", as so much of Gaiman's work is these days: no matter how many clever little flourishes he adds, the parts simply don't add up to a satisfying whole.<br /><br />Plus I still can't take seriously the idea that a human society can develop suitcase-sized planetbuster bombs, transmat technology and giant spaceships, but the geeky short-sighted guy still wears NHS specky-goggles. Just stoopid.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168569626904048820noreply@blogger.com