Certainly one of the most memorably gruesome and adult scenes of Eighties era WHO- as villain turned hero Lytton (the always interesting and much-missed Maurice Colbourne) faces the wrath of the Cybermen, and a moment which certainly showed a tougher side to the new era of Colin Baker's incarnation.
I remember my bestie secondary school buddy and I watching the second episode of Attack of the Cybermen live on original transmission that January, Saturday in 1985, and feeling that the hand crushing was a particularly strong moment for a 6 pm time slot (and still feel that now with re-watching). That doesn't mean we didn't both think it was cool, though- that Who was continuing to feel more adult again since The Caves of Androzani, and especially when linked to the uncompromising and emotionless, brutal Cybermen.
It's great to see that the intriguing character of Lytton is returning for an all-new comic series, via his creator, Eric Saward:
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2020/07/new-independent-comics-set-in-doctor.html
No comments:
Post a Comment