And it would be foolish of me to ignore one of the most iconic moments in the history of Doctor Who that occurs in this single episode. But which one? Firstly, there's an extraordinary scene where Tobias Vaughn goads his captive into shooting him, only to reveal that he has been partially cyber-converted, and the bullets have no effect on him. It stands out in the episode as a wonderful scene as it shows the extent of control that Vaughn has over the situation. It begins with the audience realising the fear that he can instil in everyone, such that even if they have a gun in their hand, they still are unable to shoot him, due to his power over them. It means that when the gun is fired, we're shocked because it represents a new direction in the story, we as an audience know that the villain cannot die this early and this inconspicuously, so when it is revealed that he is part machine, we're left with realising that this was all a ploy, and we appreciate Vaughn's power afterwards. It's the most definitive villain moment in the history of Doctor Who so far, and possibly of all time.
Another all time great moment occurs as the Cybermen's plan is put into action. We see them burst out of manholes in London, and advance through the streets, most memorably walking down the steps of St Paul's Cathedral. It is the epitome of the idea of the ordinary becoming extraordinary as we see alien monsters walk down an iconic landscape in the public consciousness. These are steps that are well known, and so the audience already has some sort of connection to the place in which the action is happening. This represents the epitome of the idea of 'Yeti on the loo in Tooting-Bec', where suddenly monsters can be hiding in everyday areas, probably causing children to be terrified of the mundane as well as the not-mundane.
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