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What Did You Think of Nightmare in Silver?
What Did You Think of Nightmare in Silver?
Hedgewickβs World of Wonders was once the greatest theme park in the galaxy, but itβs now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a chess-playing dwarf and a dysfunctional army platoon.
When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrive, the last thing they expect is the re-emergence of one of the Doctorβs oldest foes. The Cybermen are back
Now that the 7th episode of series 7b has aired in the UK what did you think?, was it the best episode ever or just average.
HITCH66
May 11th, 2013 - 9:47pmOne of the worst of all time. The acting was third rate, as was the dialouge. Smith was a absolute joke. As for the Cybermen, well they were as bad as ever, hopeless. The one good thing was that Strax, Jenny and Vastra didn’t appear to drag this down even further. A joke.
Professor When
May 11th, 2013 - 9:46pmI saw that too! π
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 11th, 2013 - 9:40pmOoops . . . . typing too fast again and I did not even notice, D’oh.
Thanks for noticing π
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KORSAIR
May 11th, 2013 - 9:38pmOverall a good episode,though I think it would of been better as a two parter. The only fault was the superspeed thing,a wee bit too much I think.
the eternal doctor
May 11th, 2013 - 9:37pmfirst of all you rote an assay π
and the bran new cybermen were amazing and all the way through I thought one of the kids were going to die.
the best episode ever was the rings of akhaten then it was cold war then it changed to journey to the centre of the tardis and know it is nightmare in silver.
the only one I was disappointed in was bells of st john. after watching nightmare in silver and saw the name of the doctor trailer I was scared that strax might die.
I hope Madame vastra or jenny flint or strax do not die because seeing that trailer I thought he was going to die.
I also felt sorry for the boy he did not get a present but the girl did. plus if they do they will come back with a bigger badder adventure and more scary. there was only one seen that scared me that was the seen when the boy went to switch the light on.
I wish the aliens were real and we could travel in time and if they are awesome.
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lepter
May 11th, 2013 - 9:33pmoh…the gold thing was a bit wierd. Gold was supposed to affect their breathing, nit the software. But…STILL COOL!
lepter
May 11th, 2013 - 9:32pmliked it. Cybermen looked cool, cybermites were a good idea. Thought the headless cyberman idea was good….next step from pandorica cyberman. My only quible would be the cyberplanners emotion. Cybermen are supposed to be emotionless, it bieng seen as a weakness. Dont know if they are mondasian or paralell but they are back and creepy again. I am one happy cyberfan as cybermen are my fave monster.
The Moffat Paradox
May 11th, 2013 - 9:06pmAt last proper Cybermen that hark back to the classic era including a better sounding voice.
Just shows though with the Cybernites instead of Cybermats how the Cybermen/Star Trek’s Borg concepts have pinched from each others ideas. From the concept of beings established in Who that seek perfection with cyber implants to Star Treks additional idea of Nano probes to create Borg and the ability to adapt to weapons and upgrade themselves that’s been given a new take with Cybernites for the presumably Mondas Cybermen.
It would be fascinating to see the Daleks take on these Cybermen because in the characterisation of the Daleks they can also seemingly be cowardly and not react well if they know their up a against a foe that is more than a match for them.(No longer better at dying as Dalek Sec taunted in Doomsday?) If these Cybermen can adapt/upgrade to Dalek weaponry you can imagine the Daleks starting to panic especially if they can now turn non humanoids into Cybermen so you could maybe have cyberised Daleks. The Daleks would have to really keep as with the chess theme in the episode several moves ahead of them.
What a waste of lovely Tamzin Outhwaite though. Killing her character off like that. Its not done!
thedaleksdeath
May 11th, 2013 - 9:03pmYou mean 1968 insted of 1978?
Booboo Jr
May 11th, 2013 - 8:51pmWho would have expected Wigan to be holding the FA Cup over Man City! Amazing football on display there π
Booboo Jr
May 11th, 2013 - 8:49pmWell I loved that! The new Cybermen look brilliant, and have some great new features. Matts’s acting was once again top class. We could have perhaps done without the kids, but they certainly didn’t spoil the episode in any way.
From the trailers for next weeks episode, it looks set to be an epic season finale. Roll on ‘The Name of the Doctor’!
sheepinafez
May 11th, 2013 - 8:47pmBEST EPISODE EVAR FELT LIKE A DAVID TENNANT ONE LOVE THE NEW CYBERMEN NEIL GAIMAN IS A LEGEND
Great
May 11th, 2013 - 8:41pmIn my opionon the final ep will be a anti climax because no matter what the doctors name is it won’t be what eveyone thinks it will also take away the mystery. One final note as well they said this episode would include bits of past doctors we got all 11 in what 7 seconds. I wouldn’t say that’s a appearance
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 11th, 2013 - 8:25pmFANTASTIC EPISODE !! π
Neil Gaiman has done it again. Love the brand new Cybermen, great nods to the past with the Cyber Planner making a comeback since 1978’s ‘The Invasion’ and seeing the previous 10 Doctors faces which I don’t think any of us where expecting.
The new Cybermen are brilliant, and I welcome them as a refreshing change considering the 2006 ones where getting old and boring. The new abilities are quite impressive.
I certainly like the new Cybermites. Guess it’s R.I.P. Cybermats and hello to these new little fellas that I hope will make future appearances, plus it seems the Mondas Cybermen are BACK – FOR – GOOD !!!!!! π
booboo
May 11th, 2013 - 8:16pmok but not my thing really
Great
May 11th, 2013 - 8:16pmWhat’s your opinion boo boo. I thought the ep was great just hope the final isn’t a sink or swim ep. Ps do u know the length of the last ep
the astronaut of death
May 11th, 2013 - 8:16pmbrilliant episode loved the new cybermen skills and design and voices and weapons and….basically I love the new cybermen
matts acting was brill and loved the cybermitess
the name of the doctor looks like the best episode ever glad we got a tv trailer
bob
May 11th, 2013 - 8:09pmdisappointed with the episode.
definitely not as good as tomb or invasion!
Fez Master
May 11th, 2013 - 8:01pmAlso, Matt Smith’s acting was terrific!
Fez Master
May 11th, 2013 - 8:00pmFantastic. I love the new cyberman design and their voices are cool!
Stan Stanmanson
May 11th, 2013 - 7:59pmNerd Rage review time!
Honestly? It could have been WAY better. The boy was the dullest character EVER. His voice and lines just made it so dull! The Punishment platoon was an interesting idea, but maybe could have been explained more. And Porridge as the Emperor? I liked it, an Original plot twist.
The new Cybermen really cool. The design was nice and sleek, but I think he heads could have been a bit better. The Upgrading was a great idea, giving the Cybermen the truly ‘Unbeatable’ in their name. When they all got deactivated though, that was a bit lame. Oh yeah, and the detachable parts was SO COOL! Truly a worthy upgrade. Shame they all got Dead :(.
And the Cybermites were an interesting touch, certainly a upgrade for the Cybermats π
Overall, 6/10. Certainly would have been better if there was more time. But Meh, what can ya do? I just hope we see them again.
run you clever boy and remember
May 11th, 2013 - 7:58pmawsome π c
Vallu
May 11th, 2013 - 7:56pmI liked Nightmare in Silver. It made the cyberman a threat, when before in new who they were not even dangerous. Wish they’d have gotten rid of the stomping, but nothing is perfect. This episode didn’t really need a story in my opinion, because it was more about bringing the Cyberman to life. Over all, loved it. The Cybermites are actually creepy to me. Laughed at the scene where the Cyberplanner told Clara she was beautiful π
hayley
May 11th, 2013 - 7:55pmI’ve been a committed fan of dr who since I was a little girl, I’m now 22 and have to say since David left as the 10th dr the writing has really gone down hill. It’s a shame, really is..
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
May 11th, 2013 - 7:53pmaverage for me. the new cyberman are quite good, but i felt the way the first half was executed was all quite jumbled up. the bit before the titles was too quick and not very dramatic like JTTCOTT, and outhwaite’s character died too quickly. the kids in there i thought were abit pointless, and there any good co stars. when the cyber army came it got a lot better.
Matt Smithy
May 11th, 2013 - 7:51pmI can understand major critics and reviewers finding this story rubbish as there wasn’t much of a story, but here are the reasons I thought it was good:
If you think about it from a story view, you will find yourself hating it, but this episode wasn’t about story. It was about bringing back the cybermen and making them actually have some useful features, beautifully displayed here. Cybermites are so much better than cybermatts, the new instant upgrade feature is cool (if a little bit too much like the Borg) but yea, next time we see them I am sure it will have a story, they just wanted to display the new features here π
The Silent Silent
May 11th, 2013 - 7:51pmGreat, a bit too much doctor dialogue but other than that amazing.
Noticed the castle was used in the tracey beaker movie!!!
The Supreme Dalek
May 11th, 2013 - 7:50pmIt was great, could have been better, but it is by far my favourite Cyberman episode of all time! π
Scott the Vigil
May 11th, 2013 - 7:47pmFantastic!
2doctors2000
May 11th, 2013 - 7:45pmI gotta admit, worth the miss, I would think, after that smashing FA Cup Final, great goal Watson! π