Although I'm a fan of Doctor Who, I can't say I'm a fan of science fiction. In fact, I like it, but not when it gets into hard science fiction. Doctor Who does for some episodes, but there's always something to hold onto to make me enjoy the story. Unfortunately, for Sword of Orion, there's nothing that resonated with me. So, I was bored and I can't say I had a good time in the face of memorable audio, but I think the story has qualities, it's just me that's not interested in this kind of story.

One of the biggest problems with Sword of Orion is that its ideas are old like it came out of the 80s. The plot is a mostly generic rinse and repeat Cybermen premise in every sense of the word. Paul McGann and India Fisher's performances are both strong and very enjoyable but she is noticeably given a background role despite it being her first adventure as an official companion. The rest of the actors are not anything particularly noteworthy, but they're still tolerable. The most interesting thing about this story are the references to a war between human's and androids elsewhere in the Galaxy, I want to see that instead.

A cool twist, which provided a lot to think about at the end, I was ready to write it off completely, but the last part helped elevate it.

But besides that, its very mundane, and brings down the story. A paint by numbers Cybermen story, that has a quite cool location not utilised fully, and in a story that drags through, without providing enough new to truly stand out. By no means bad, just a little average.

the most 5/10 cybermen story theres ever been, christ

A paint-by-numbers Doctor Who serial which is entertaining enough while you're listening to it but not really worth going back to.