Day 150: The Moonbase Episode 2

The Moonbase also features the return of the Cybermen, which draws the question: why are the Cybermen returning? Their costumes have had a complete overhaul, so it clearly isn't for budgetary reasons, so it's probably for story reasons: they are incredibly creepy monsters. They have subtelty, a concept that the Daleks lack, and they are able to hide in corners and take out their prey. But that's not what makes the Cybermen scary, that instead lies in their emotionlessness. So here, they are just being used as generic monsters who want to take over the Earth, with the added bonus of not having to explain to the viewers who they are and why they are important. Bearing in mind that this is only episode 2 of 4, and that perhaps there could be darker factors that could be due to the Cybermen, this does not bode well for their second appearance on screen.