Ep 10x02 Smile - a homage to...?

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  1. Timby

    Timby o yea just like that Administrator

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    They're both execrable and never should have seen the light of day, Forest because of its reprehensible "hey, kids, it's a great idea to stop taking your meds" message, and Zygon Inversion because of its rather blatant xenophobia (especially with the Zygons being a thinly veiled Muslim metaphor).
     
  2. kirk55555

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    I like The Twin Dilemma :shrug:. I'd also watch ITFOTN 3-4 times in a row then the Zygon Two parter once, even though I hate ITFOTN a lot.

    A somewhat boring story, probably the second worse 6th Doctor story after Remembrance of the Daleks, but still watchable because of him. Then again, he's my favorite Doctor, so I'm obviously a bit biased toward his era.
     
  3. Mr Soak

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    Remembrance was a 7th Doctor story. Do you mean Revelation?
     
  4. diankra

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    The implication in that two-parter is that the minds are uploaded to Missy's Matrix knock-off at death (no idea how), so they can then be put back into the nano-built Cybermen.
     
  5. Mr Awe

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    That seems a bit convoluted. Yes, I know, a hallmark of Who villians, and villians in general.

    But, if they have the technology for nano-built Cybermen, why not just create them ready made with the proper programming rather than using the pattern from a person? Clearly they're not using the brain patterns because they want the Cybermen to have their own unique personalities!