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Review of An Unearthly Child by timeywimeythespian

20 June 2025

My New Who rewatch is done; it's time to watch Classic Who for the first time! It was a bit strange going directly from "The Power of the Doctor" to "An Unearthly Child," since both of them are Doctor Who, but are polar opposites in most regards. I was not expecting the theme music to be the exact same, so that was a nice surprise. That and the TARDIS sound effects are the same ones I'm used to, but the rest of the music was aggressively "60s speculative fiction TV show." The slower pace will certainly take some getting used to for me; I was a bit surprised when the credits rolled for the first episode and Ian and Barbara hadn't even really left the TARDIS yet. I had a hard time getting invested in the plot, but I obviously understand why this first serial was so important, hence my rating. This was my first pure historical, and I'm interested in watching more of them. I love Susan already. I wonder if there were autistic people in 1963 who infodumped about a new TV show called Doctor Who to their friends and family. I hope so.


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