Oh yeah I finally started watching the 2nd doctor era. I wanted a good first episode and ik people like tomb of the cybermen so I've been watching that and I just have to say: I LOVE the creepily organic tomb?? The fact that it was compared to a honeycomb?? then all the cybermen (this is a great cyberman design too- not a fan of the cybercontroller bc he just looks like a giant penis imo but all the others look so cool) start breaking through this clear organic plastic wrap stuff after defrosting and AHHHH it looks so gorgeous and alien. Especially when they start thawing and all you can see are their shadows behind the screens?? and I know what cybermen are already so seeing them move so fluidly is even creepier because I'm used to the nuwho versions where they're comically robotic.
Theres a lot of problems with this story obviously but I think this one scene is one of my new favorite doctor who visuals
and looking back on it, Dark Water is similar with all the rows of cyberman skeletons in tanks but I don't think its as effective. The costumes are cheap looking and there are fewer cells overall, but this just feels truly alien to watch in comparison to cybermen violently breaking through glass and going DELETE! then zapping people with electricity. These cybermen are so much smarter
"you will be like us" is so much scarier than "DELETE" even if I can't understand wtf the cybermen in this story are saying half the time
