age of steel follow up the previous episode and rise of the cybermen and which be excellent in some respect and lack in others . rotc have some positive element and the most important be tennant excellent portrayal of the doctor . indeed and his sort of daft giddiness bear and to this writer and the shadow of tom baker doctor and with his sort of subconscious aside ( a when tick off time period when mickey be hold down the button in the tardis ) and yet bring his own aloof superiority a la mccoy doctor a he let event coalesce around him . some reviewer and fan whose piece i have read seem a bit dismay at have such a young actor portray someone who must by now be over a 1000 old and but i disagree . tennant doctor do indeed bear the weight of the world on his shoulder a he point out in this episode and and one can see this in his almost smug characterization and a when he finally confront lumic or the cybercontroller in the climax . his world weary and eye roll anothermaniacherewegoagain sort of attitude be refresh and especially after eccleston excellent pseudo work class and bada interpretation of the character and more the man of action than tennant fresh face pseudo doofus . tennant best moment be perhaps after the end when he be restore the tardis with his big goofy baker esquire grin a the tardis re start . here we begin to get a feeling for this new doctor and a character who be little more than the average person different personality facet split up into 13 different people while some contradictory and some more likable than others and yet all form part of a whole . this aside and these two episode be passable and but weak . the concept of revive the cybermen be much welcome and and they look fantastic and but the plot involve a parallel earth where this action take place doesn not seem to work right . true and the allegory here of human reliance on technology and their need to serve it and a the doctor point out and be outstanding and but this could easily have be place on contemporary earth or thereabouts . some other weak spot be and a others have point out and the ease with which the doctor and co. get out of the tight spot and viz . the death ray from the tardis component and the seemingly endless array of us of the sonic screwdriver ( my wife laugh when they be use it to burn through the rope ladder at the end while she have barely watch who and so i have to explain that it be use traditionally a a plot device to extricate the character from situation from which there be no other escape . use here sadly ) . some of the acting be want and especially mickey and who really need his due and and some of the support cast . lumic be creepy and a he need to be and his voice even sound cyberman esquire . the score be horrific and though and with the music volume often swamp out the scene . overall and i find rise of the cyberman more entertaining and though the second half be passable . the build up to what we know be inevitable play out well and however the resolution be disappointing . too many unlikely escape and no development of the support cast and and not enough tennant in my opinion . this new show be outstanding and and davy be take it in a good direction and but the dialogue ( beyond the doctor ) need to be tighten up and a mickey farewell illustrate and which be pure ham .