Thoughts on "The Age Of Steel"
The Doctor - Did he really save the day here? Sure he gave Mickey a lot of information and thwarted a few Cybermen but he still managed to get captured.
Lumic - The guy is a lunatic but I already knew that. His version as a Cyberman looked a little different IMO but the fact that they are more Cybermen out there means this storyline probably isn't done with.
Cybermen - We got more of them this week and they did manage to kill some signifcant people along the way too.
Pete/Rose - This was an interesting reversal of the relationship from "Father's Day". Pete didn't want to know about Rose at the end but I think a lot of that had to do with losing Jackie in the process. Rose hugging the real Jackie was touching.
The Preachers - Both Ricky and Mrs Moore were killed and Jake is a hotheaded bloke at times too. I liked the connection of Pete being with Gemini and Riuck being wanted for parking tickets.
Mickey - The real hero of this entire two-parter, this was an excellent swan song for Noel Clarke. Mickey rightfully assumed the role of leader, displayed logic and refused to take any more putdown from The Doctor or Jake. In my opinion he was the best thing about the last two episode.
Rating: 10/10.
Reviewer of Six Feet Under, Nip/Tuck and Desperate Housewives