How Doctor Who Ruined The Cybermen

The Cybermen behind the Daleks are arguably the most iconic Doctor Who villains ever. Introduced in the first doctors last story, the tenth planet, the cybermen have Plagued the doctor ever since. the 4th doctor faced them in revenge of the cybermen and companion adric even perished due to them. The Cybermen are one of the most scary villains ever put to screen. The cybermen returned in 2006s Age of Steel, where they were made instantly iconic yet again. In later episodes, the show moved away from the cybermens good traits around horror and technology and paired them with the Master instead. Removing any characterisation they had making them boring and ruining good plots like Ashad the Lone Cyberman with the timeless child and the master.

In today's video we look at the factors like them being overused which led to them being ruined.