"Doctor Who" Revenge of the Cybermen: Part Two (TV Episode 1975) Poster

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6/10
Drab, until the cliffhanger.
Sleepin_Dragon24 October 2019
Sarah and Harry are imprisoned on Voga, The Doctor, still on Nerva faces a threat from the Cyber ship.

Apart from a fairly exciting shootout in the caves, this is so dull, the story drags along at a snail's pace, thank goodness for Harry and Sarah's escape scene, or I would have been asleep. This lacks any sort of atmosphere once again. The suspense could have been continued, instead they showed a pointless scene of the Cybermen. I have never cared for the natives on Voga.

On the plus side, I love the new design of the Cybermen, they hadn't featured for some time, I always thought it a shame that Pertwee never faced them. They look smart, a shame they feature in such a bland story.

I've almost nodded off again, at least the cliffhanger adds some excitement. Slow. 6/10
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8/10
"You have the philosophy of a cringing mouse, Tyrum." Great Doctor Who story.
poolandrews20 April 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Doctor Who: Revenge of the Cybermen: Part 2 starts as the Doctor (Tom Baker) realises the only way to save Sarah (Elisabeth Sladen) from the deadly poison is to use the Transmat beam to purge it out of her, together with harry (Ian Marter) he transports them down to the surface of Voga. Once there Sarah & Harry are captured by the inhabitants of the planet & are caught up in an internal war. Meanwhile back aboard the space station Nerva Beacon the Doctor has problems of his own as an unidentified spaceship docks & from which emerge Cybermen who plan to take control & intend to destroy anyone who tries to stop them...

This Doctor Who adventure was episode 18 from season 12 that aired here in the UK during mid 1975, directed by Michael E. Briant I think Revenge of the Cybermen is a great story. The script by Gerry Davis has been all action so far with plenty of gun fights, chases, near misses, traitors, double crosses, deadly plagues & Cybermen. This one is moving along like a rocket & the time has flown by, there's more than enough to one entertained here & while the dialogue is amusing at times it doesn't get bogged down in it & the number of character's are kept to a minimum which also helps. This is great fun, provides lots of entertainment, it is one of my favourite stories & a good way to pass 25 odd minutes.

I am actually rather impressed with the production values here, the alien Vogans themselves look very good, aren't too silly & have decent costumes. I also liked the glowing veins on Sarah's neck which represented symptom's of the plague & the effects on it were good too.

Revenge of the Cybermen has been a great story so far & with two more episodes left I'm looking forward to seeing how it ends.
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7/10
again, an underwhelming cyberman episode.
ianweech17 March 2020
It's also the finale of this season, and it doesn't live up to the hype. What i'm watching isn't good. It's poor. I'm only giving it a 6 because the cybermen are my favorite doctor who villains.
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6/10
Lost in Space...
Xstal21 June 2022
There are times when face makeup is quite suspect, here the Vogans suffer badly from neglect, layers of papier mache, leaves a curious display and now the Cybermen have docked and will connect.
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9/10
Not gold but a decent bronze.
A_Kind_Of_CineMagic22 November 2014
Review of all 4 episodes:

Cybermen are a favourite of mine and I think they are effectively portrayed in this story albeit quite different to earlier Cybermen. The leader of the Cybermen actually is quite Darth Vader like (this was of course made before Star Wars so it is NOT a copycat).

The story involves The Doctor, Sarah and Harry arriving back on the Space Station Nerva but some considerable time before the time it was used as an 'ark'. The station is hit with deaths of numerous crew and The Doctor tries to help, eventually discovering involvement of Cybermen.

The Cybermen are suitably villainous and decently realised. The aliens native to the 'planet of Gold' are acceptable, if very unexceptional, aliens. The Doctor, Sarah and Harry are great and the other main humans are well portrayed. The story is entertaining and enjoyable. The problem holding this adventure back a bit is an occasional unclear logic in how events and choices progress.

The Vogon costumes and effects may not be amazing but they are OK and the Nerva station is brilliant. It was wise to re-use the excellent sets from The Ark in Space.

My ratings: Episodes 1 & 2 - 8.5/10, Episodes 3 & 4 - 7.5/10.
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