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Near the river, the team all meet up beneath a bridge. When Mickey arrives and tells them of Ricky's demise, Jake reacts with a mixture of grief and anger, turning on Mickey. The Doctor says that they can mourn Ricky when London is safe, but for now they must move on. | Near the river, the team all meet up beneath a bridge. When Mickey arrives and tells them of Ricky's demise, Jake reacts with a mixture of grief and anger, turning on Mickey. The Doctor says that they can mourn Ricky when London is safe, but for now they must move on. | ||
The team walk up a hill to view the Battersea Cyber-factory from across the river, and see Lumic's | The team walk up a hill to view the Battersea Cyber-factory from across the river, and see [[John Lumic's Zeppelin|Zeppelin]] moored on the roof. The Doctor states that the whole of London has been sealed off, and the entire population is being taken inside the factory to be converted. They must get inside the factory and shut it down. | ||
Mrs Moore calls up a schematic of the factory, which shows old cooling tunnels that lead beneath it. Pete suggests another way in: through the front door, using dummy EarPods provided by Mrs Moore. Rose demands to go with Pete, even though to successfully infiltrate the building neither of them must show any emotion. The Doctor relents and thinks of a third way, to sabotage the EarPod transmissions so the people do not walk to their deaths like sheep. He tells Jake to take out the transmitter, which the Doctor, using the sonic screwdriver, determines is on the | Mrs Moore calls up a schematic of the factory, which shows old cooling tunnels that lead beneath it. Pete suggests another way in: through the front door, using dummy EarPods provided by Mrs Moore. Rose demands to go with Pete, even though to successfully infiltrate the building neither of them must show any emotion. The Doctor relents and thinks of a third way, to sabotage the EarPod transmissions so the people do not walk to their deaths like sheep. He tells Jake to take out the transmitter, which the Doctor, using the sonic screwdriver, determines is on the Zeppelin. The Doctor and Mrs Moore will enter the factory from below, through the cooling tunnels. | ||
The group are about to set off when Mickey realises that, once again, he has not been assigned a role, and complains about being the "[[K9|tin dog]]". He says he will go along with Jake, despite Jake's resentment at his survival. Ultimately, however, Jake lets Mickey go with him, and the Doctor wishes him luck. | The group are about to set off when Mickey realises that, once again, he has not been assigned a role, and complains about being the "[[K9|tin dog]]". He says he will go along with Jake, despite Jake's resentment at his survival. Ultimately, however, Jake lets Mickey go with him, and the Doctor wishes him luck. | ||
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Suddenly, a Cyberman approaches them, identifying Pete. To Pete and Rose's horror, it reveals that it was once Jackie Tyler. Pete shouts out that this is impossible but the Cyberman confirms this, stating that Pete worked with Cybus Industries and must be rewarded — by force. Rose and Pete are captured and taken to Cyber Control as the Cyberman that was once Jackie fades back into the mass of identical steel creatures. | Suddenly, a Cyberman approaches them, identifying Pete. To Pete and Rose's horror, it reveals that it was once Jackie Tyler. Pete shouts out that this is impossible but the Cyberman confirms this, stating that Pete worked with Cybus Industries and must be rewarded — by force. Rose and Pete are captured and taken to Cyber Control as the Cyberman that was once Jackie fades back into the mass of identical steel creatures. | ||
On the bridge of the | On the bridge of the Zeppelin, Jake and Mickey search for the transmitter controls and suddenly find a Cyberman in the bridge. However, it is just an empty shell being shown for display. They dismiss it and continue to look. | ||
In the tunnels, the Doctor and Mrs Moore meet a Cyberman, which Mrs Moore quickly deactivates with an [[electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] bomb. The Doctor opens the chest of the downed Cyberman, finding bits of an organic nervous system and an [[emotional inhibitor]]. He explains that if the Cybermen realised what they had become, they would go insane. The Cyberman stirs, and with its inhibitor broken, it remembers that it was once a bride-to-be named [[Sally Phelan]]. The Doctor apologises and eases her into death with the sonic screwdriver. | In the tunnels, the Doctor and Mrs Moore meet a Cyberman, which Mrs Moore quickly deactivates with an [[electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] bomb. The Doctor opens the chest of the downed Cyberman, finding bits of an organic nervous system and an [[emotional inhibitor]]. He explains that if the Cybermen realised what they had become, they would go insane. The Cyberman stirs, and with its inhibitor broken, it remembers that it was once a bride-to-be named [[Sally Phelan]]. The Doctor apologises and eases her into death with the sonic screwdriver. | ||
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The Doctor realises this is the solution: if they could find the cancellation code for the inhibitor and feed it throughout the system, the shock of realising what they are would probably kill the Cybermen. He hesitates at the thought of this, but Mrs Moore convinces him that they have to do this before they kill anyone else. Suddenly, a Cyberman appears from behind and electrocutes Mrs Moore before two more appear. The Doctor is outraged, but the Cyberman's only response is to note his [[alien]] biology; his [[binary vascular system]] registers as an "unknown upgrade". The Doctor is to be taken to the factory's central command to be studied further. | The Doctor realises this is the solution: if they could find the cancellation code for the inhibitor and feed it throughout the system, the shock of realising what they are would probably kill the Cybermen. He hesitates at the thought of this, but Mrs Moore convinces him that they have to do this before they kill anyone else. Suddenly, a Cyberman appears from behind and electrocutes Mrs Moore before two more appear. The Doctor is outraged, but the Cyberman's only response is to note his [[alien]] biology; his [[binary vascular system]] registers as an "unknown upgrade". The Doctor is to be taken to the factory's central command to be studied further. | ||
On the | On the Zeppelin, Mickey finds the transmitter control behind a steel plate, but there is no way to cut through it. Jake suggests setting the autopilot of the ship to crash and then escaping. Mickey begins to hack into the ship's systems but activates a silent alarm in the process. | ||
[[File:Cybus Cyber-Controller.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Lumic|The Cyber-Controller]].]] | [[File:Cybus Cyber-Controller.jpg|thumb|left|[[John Lumic|The Cyber-Controller]].]] | ||
The Doctor is brought to Cyber Control where he meets Pete and Rose, who tell him of Jackie's demise. The Doctor asks where Lumic is, and a Cybermen tells him that Lumic has been upgraded into a superior Cyberman model — the [[Cyber-Controller]]. A wall slides back and reveals what was once Lumic, now a specialised Cyberman with glowing eyes and a transparent braincase, seated upon a mechanical throne. "This is the Age of Steel and I am its creator," he triumphantly states to the Doctor, Pete and Rose. | The Doctor is brought to Cyber Control where he meets Pete and Rose, who tell him of Jackie's demise. The Doctor asks where Lumic is, and a Cybermen tells him that Lumic has been upgraded into a superior Cyberman model — the [[Cyber-Controller]]. A wall slides back and reveals what was once Lumic, now a specialised Cyberman with glowing eyes and a transparent braincase, seated upon a mechanical throne. "This is the Age of Steel and I am its creator," he triumphantly states to the Doctor, Pete and Rose. | ||
The Cyberman on the | The Cyberman on the Zeppelin comes to life in response to the silent alarm and tries to kill Mickey and Jake. Mickey goads the Cyberman into punching him, ducking out of the way at the last second so it punches through the steel plate protecting the transmitter control instead. Electricity crackles through the Cyberman's body and it falls at the same time the transmission is cut off. | ||
The humans in the factory snap out of their trances and, seeing the conversion machines above them, realise exactly where they are. They panic and flee the factory, screaming in terror and knocking aside the Cybermen in their way. In Cyber Control, the Doctor hears the cries and realises that his friends have succeeded. However, the Cyber-Controller refuses to admit defeat, saying that he has factories around the world, and if he cannot use the EarPods, the conversions will take place by force. | The humans in the factory snap out of their trances and, seeing the conversion machines above them, realise exactly where they are. They panic and flee the factory, screaming in terror and knocking aside the Cybermen in their way. In Cyber Control, the Doctor hears the cries and realises that his friends have succeeded. However, the Cyber-Controller refuses to admit defeat, saying that he has factories around the world, and if he cannot use the EarPods, the conversions will take place by force. | ||
Knowing that Jake and Mickey are observing through a monitor in the | Knowing that Jake and Mickey are observing through a monitor in the Zeppelin, the Doctor stalls Lumic, challenging his assertions of an emotionless utopia. The Doctor points out that Lumic is creating a world without imagination, emotion and creativity and that with such thinking humanity will cease to progress. Lumic may have an army, but he is forgetting about the ordinary people, and even an ordinary person — some "idiot" — can save the world. | ||
Mickey, listening, realises the Doctor is referring to him and is dropping hints about finding a code that will shut down the emotional inhibitors. Mickey picks up on this and searches the Lumic database to decrypt the code, which he sends to Rose's [[mobile phone]]. The Doctor points out to Lumic that in his drive for technological dominance, he made his systems able to interface with anything. The Doctor proves this by plugging Rose's phone into the console, sending the code across the Cyber system. | Mickey, listening, realises the Doctor is referring to him and is dropping hints about finding a code that will shut down the emotional inhibitors. Mickey picks up on this and searches the Lumic database to decrypt the code, which he sends to Rose's [[mobile phone]]. The Doctor points out to Lumic that in his drive for technological dominance, he made his systems able to interface with anything. The Doctor proves this by plugging Rose's phone into the console, sending the code across the Cyber system. | ||
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All the exits are blocked by the crazed Cybermen and the Doctor realises there is no way out. Despite Jake's urgings, Mickey refuses to leave the others behind. He calls Rose and tells her to make for the roof. Rose, the Doctor and Pete retreat up the stairs as the factory explodes all around them. In the midst of the flames, the Cyber-Controller, displaying pure rage at the destruction of his creations, frees himself from his chair and goes after the Doctor. | All the exits are blocked by the crazed Cybermen and the Doctor realises there is no way out. Despite Jake's urgings, Mickey refuses to leave the others behind. He calls Rose and tells her to make for the roof. Rose, the Doctor and Pete retreat up the stairs as the factory explodes all around them. In the midst of the flames, the Cyber-Controller, displaying pure rage at the destruction of his creations, frees himself from his chair and goes after the Doctor. | ||
Mickey meanwhile, lowers a rope ladder from the | Mickey meanwhile, lowers a rope ladder from the Zeppelin for the Doctor and the others. As the Doctor, Rose and Pete climb upward, escaping the factory's destruction, the ladder is suddenly jerked by a great weight — the Cyber-Controller climbing up after them. The Doctor throws Pete his sonic screwdriver and tells him to use it on the rope. Pete says "Jackie Tyler — this is for her!" and cuts the ladder. As the rope parts, the Cyber-Controller loses his grip, falls from the Zeppelin and into the burning wreckage below, as he is consumed by a huge fireball which rises up from the burning factory, presumably destroying him. Pete, Rose and the Doctor keep hold of the remaining ladder as the Zeppelin fades away into the night. | ||
Later in the night, the Doctor returns to the TARDIS with the fully charged power cell and restores power to the ship. Outside, Rose tries to persuade Pete into boarding the TARDIS but he refuses. She tries to explain about parallel universes and that she is his daughter, but he is unable to handle this information and leaves to tell the authorities about Lumic and the other factories. | Later in the night, the Doctor returns to the TARDIS with the fully charged power cell and restores power to the ship. Outside, Rose tries to persuade Pete into boarding the TARDIS but he refuses. She tries to explain about parallel universes and that she is his daughter, but he is unable to handle this information and leaves to tell the authorities about Lumic and the other factories. | ||
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* When the Cyberman on the Zeppelin attacks Jake and Mickey, the first shot shows it with its arm down, then in the next shot it has its arm up, and in the third shot, it is raising its arm. | * When the Cyberman on the Zeppelin attacks Jake and Mickey, the first shot shows it with its arm down, then in the next shot it has its arm up, and in the third shot, it is raising its arm. | ||
* When Jake and Mickey drive off at the end of the episode, ostensibly in London, a sign showing they are in Newport is clearly visible. | * When Jake and Mickey drive off at the end of the episode, ostensibly in London, a sign showing they are in Newport is clearly visible. | ||
* As Rose and Pete pretend to be mind controlled, some of the extras in the Cyber-factory do not appear to have EarPods. | |||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Doctor recognises the events taking place because "there are Cybermen in our universe". Indeed, there are several species of Cyberman in [[N-Space]], and the Doctor previously encountered the [[CyberMondan]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberTelosian]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberFaction]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberNomad]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') and the [[CyberIsomorph]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | * The Doctor recognises the events taking place because "there are Cybermen in our universe". Indeed, there are several species of Cyberman in [[N-Space]], and the Doctor previously encountered the [[CyberMondan]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberTelosian]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberFaction]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Early Cybermen (audio story)|The Early Cybermen]]'') the [[CyberNomad]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Cyber Nomads (audio story)|The Cyber Nomads]]'') the [[CyberNeomorph]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') and the [[CyberIsomorph]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Ultimate Cybermen (audio story)|The Ultimate Cybermen]]'') | ||
* The Doctor has previously had conversation with leading Cybermen regarding emotions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]];'' [[AUDIO]]'': [[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]];'' [[WC]]'': [[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'') | * The Doctor has previously had conversation with leading Cybermen regarding emotions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]];'' [[AUDIO]]'': [[Real Time (audio story)|Real Time]];'' [[WC]]'': [[Real Time (webcast)|Real Time]]'') | ||
* The [[Mondas|Mondasian]] Cybermen of the Doctor's universe would also use [[earpiece]]s to mind control humans. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Reaping (audio story)|The Reaping]]'') | |||
* When preparing to infiltrate the Cybus conversion factory, Mickey proclaims his annoyance of always being "the tin dog". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | * When preparing to infiltrate the Cybus conversion factory, Mickey proclaims his annoyance of always being "the tin dog". ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'') | ||
* Upon learning about the emotional inhibitors, the Doctor says to Mrs Moore, "Do I have that right?" This echoes the same line said by the [[Fourth Doctor]] when he was faced with the prospect of destroying the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | * Upon learning about the emotional inhibitors, the Doctor says to Mrs Moore, "Do I have that right?" This echoes the same line said by the [[Fourth Doctor]] when he was faced with the prospect of destroying the [[Dalek]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'') | ||
