Episode 51: A Tale of Two Cybermen (Season 5 Retrospective)

This episode, the Watchers in the Fourth Dimension look back at seven stories of monsters, bases under siege, bad bosses, and evil doppelgangers, as they recap their journey through Season 5, picking out the best and worsts of the season!

 

Over the course of our discussion, Julie surprises everyone with her choice of best lead actor, Don questions the greatness of “The Great Intelligence,” Reilly gives some love to Fariah, and Anthony talks about the huge gulf in quality between the two Cybermen stories of the season. The entire team tries to think of whether the season could have worked better if the stories had been in a better order.

 

Other media mentioned in this episode:

• Superman: The Complete Collection 1978 – 2006 (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3DWFKXm | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3lUd0by)
• Galaxy Quest (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3plEDMM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3B3afci)
• The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3n2F8c5 | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/2YWcHEe)
• Charles Dickens – A Tale of Two Cities (Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3nesJBM | Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vHTouR)
• The Boys (Amazon Prime – US: https://amzn.to/3ndPMwI | UK: https://amzn.to/3C3G5XY)

 

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