History YMMV / TorchwoodS1E4Cyberwoman

* WTHCostumingDepartment: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin. And while the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it. Apparently the design was influenced by the work of famed erotic artist Hajime Sorayama, only proving that something which looks great in a picture doesn't necessarily work in real life.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin. And while the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it. Apparently the design was influenced by the work of famed erotic artist Hajime Sorayama, but that just proves that something which looks great in a picture doesn't necessarily work in real life.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin. And while the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it. Apparently the design was influenced by the work of famed erotic artist Hajime Sorayama, but that just proves that something which look great in a picture doesn't necessarily work in real life.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin. And while the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it. Apparently the design was influenced by the work of famed erotic artist Hajime Sorayama, but that just proves that something which works in a picture doesn't necessarily work in real life.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin. And while the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it.

* VindicatedByHistory: At the time of release this was considered ''Torchwood's'' single ''worst'' episode. Several viewers looking back on it now believe it to be a decent premise with some great tension and good moments for Ianto, but the final version of the story was dragged down by Lisa's bizarre costume.

* VindicatedByHistory: At the time of release this was considered ''Torchwood's'' single ''worst'' episode; several viewers looking back on it now believe it to be a decent and tense story, but the entire premise was dragged down by Lisa's bizarre costume.

* {{Narm}}:
** You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. While we do get some gore with Dr. Tanizaki's failed upgrade, we ''also'' got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin.
** While the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' That's right. '''CYBER.''' '''HEELS.'''

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Even Creator/ChrisChibnall ''hated'' the infamous Cyberwoman costume, having envisaged something more BodyHorror-based, but there was no time to change it and they were stuck with it.

** You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. Instead, we got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin.

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Or how one really bad costume design can use up many fans' remaining reserves of willingness to give a new show the benefit of the doubt.

* HilariousInHindsight: Lisa mentions how the Hub would make a good Cyberman factory. The Hub set was redressed as a Cyberman factory in "[[Recap/DoctorWho2008CSTheNextDoctor The Next Doctor]]".

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: The dark tone of Torchwood could have been a good opportunity for a dark, gory Cyberman story, but instead we get illogical Fanservice that's hardly creepy at all.

** While the amount of skin is somewhat justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' That's right. '''CYBER.''' '''HEELS.''']

* {{Narm}}: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. Instead, we got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin.
** While the amount of skin is justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' That's right. '''CYBER.''' '''HEELS.''']

* WTHCostumingDepartment: Or how one really bad costume design can use up many fans' remaining reserves of willingness to give a new show the benefit of the doubt.

** While the amount of skin is justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' That's right. '''CYBER.''' '''HEELS.'''

* WYHCostumingDepartment: Or how one really bad costume design can use up many fans' remaining reserves of willingness to give a new show the benefit of the doubt.

** While the amount of skin is justifiable in that the transformation was incomplete and "bare bones" procedure, there's no getting around the fact that the Cyberwoman costume has ''heels.'' That's right. '''CYBER.''' '''HEELS.'''

* {{Narm}}: You would expect the producers would use their newfound ability to show gore to really play up the BodyHorror of the Cybermen, and show what it's like to have a lover's body be stripped of its organic material and violently replaced with machinery. Instead, we got an actress in a cyber-thong and bendy plastic top that doesn't even slightly look like it's part of her skin.