I came into this audio very excited thanks to it's very positive reception among fans.

Sadly this might have set me up for disappointment. By no means was this a bad Cybermen story and I really liked how it takes place against the backdrop of early cinema history. That leads to a very distinct and unique story for these recurring Doctor Who enemies.

Outside of some standout moments like the Doctor reacting to the Cyberman and some good horror scenes with the Cyberman and some of the characters, I didn't quite find this as memorable or as moving as I was hoping for. I like the story enough, it just didn't affect me emotionally much nor draw me in, so I didn't get that good sense of pay-off you want in the story. Still, I can appreciate it is well-made and interesting. I just wish more were done with the idea of this taking place around the production of Metropolis. That's a really neat movie but the idea feels a bit underplayed - Monsters in Metropolis really feels like it could have taken place around any film set and the story would be functionally the same. So we aren't really using Metropolis here. Maybe it is because I most love that movie through its visuals and that is pretty much lost entirely to the audio format. I would love to see this adapted for the show for that reason.