Fear (2005)

The second part of the Cyberman series steps up a gear. After the first part was spent developing the characters and the setting we finally learn a bit more about some of the characters and what their motives are. It was important to make sure that this moves things along because otherwise the rest of the series was going to be a failure. The story pushes the character of Samantha Thorne. She was someone who was portrayed as a bit of a throw away character but in this she is given some character development. It was development in quite an unusual way. We also get a bit more information on the character of Karen and Liam. Liam's relationship is starting to break down as he spends most of this story separated from Karen. She is now working more and more closely with Paul Hunt who's motives are becoming more and more suspicious. Liam’s usefulness becomes less and less and his concerns about how the war is going doesn’t help matters.

The story takes an usual turn when Samantha is bought back. We learn that she has been working in the White House and has been abusing her power. This forms the beginning of a new strong relationship. This has potential to be something quite impressive but of course that could change. The cliffhanger is totally out of left field and totally thrilling. It’s the best cliffhanger so far sets a high standard.

This story did exactly what I expected them to. They moved the story along sufficiently enough to keep me interested in knowing the outcome of this series. All the different groups all have their own distinct characteristics. The second half of this series proves to be a fine ending. Nicholas Briggs has done a great job of writing and directing this series.