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Title: "Classic"?!?
Review: This is a workaday pastiche of prior Cybermen episodes, most notably "Revenge of the Cybermen." At an apparent loss to add anything novel to the franchise, the writers turn this into a general shoot-em-up, in the process flouting three longstanding traditions in the series:1. Cybermen cannot be shot down; only gold is "hostile to their function."2. Firearms will not work in the TARDIS.3. The Doctor does not shoot his enemy with a firearm; certainly not at point-blank range.Robert Holmes was the heart and soul of this TV program. Virtually every story he wrote or edited is worthwhile, and virtually every story that was made without his input is mere flummery ("City of Death" is the notable exception). His was the "larger consciousness" that could breathe life into such wildly improbable characters. Consider "Revenge of the Cybermen": Arguably the poorest of the stories that Robert Holmes redacted, it is still far superior to this.
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