Not the full review which, as usual with the 2-parters, I'll leave for next week.
There's loads to get niggled by in here, notably the very unconvincing idea of the "Army of Ghosts" being so widely accepted as dead family members (and even more bizarrely as "Eastenders" characters) and just the general counter-intuitive nature of Rose telling us at the outset how she died and this 'Imperial' Torchwood being so far removed (morally and geographically) from the "Torchwood" we're promised on BBC3. I think we're just having to accept the implausibility of the ghosts (especially as it was pointed out in the episode) but hope the rest is explained next week, along with how the Alt-Earth gang have followed the Cybermen to 'our' Earth and why the Daleks appear to have facilitated it.
But somehow it all worked - sometimes you just enjoy the ride and suspend your disbelief for the sheer thrills. Tracy Ann Oberman as the villainous Yvonne was spot on with her performance, completely comitted to the xenophobic aims of Queen Victoria's Institute but keen to know all her staff by their first name. A pity she'll probably not survive as this was a character ripe for return. Like Tennant, Oberman is a "Doctor Who" fan from way back and it's obvious she relished doing this.
And one of the best cliffhangers ever with Mickey's surprise reappearance swiftly followed by millions of now-armed Cybermen literally popping out of nowhere then the Daleks gliding malevolently into view with cries of "exterminate". How could you not love that?
9/10 and the promise of Andrew Hayden-Smith next episode too!
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