Admittedly I am saying this as a white person, but I'm one of the Rosa likers! Robinson puts in an amazing, nuanced performance as Rosa Parks, and actually so do all of our TARDIS Team too! Whittaker plays a much more subdued 13 than in the previous two stories and it works super duper well, showing off her range and adding depth to the character.

I also enjoy seeing everyone get more to do! And I appreciate the story explicitly drawing attention to the companions' race, and that playing into the setting.

The story isn't perfect though. It really is yet another example of tell not show dialogue that has annoyed me with the series so far, and feels very very surface level education of this moment in the civil rights movement. It's good that they're educating kids all this, but I think a gentler touch that's a bit less like a lecture would have helped. And Krasko is one of the worst villains the show has ever had. He's such a nothing character other than being comical racist, and not even his performance adds any depth as it's incredibly flat. Honestly, this should have been a pure historical.

Still, the episode has good intentions and as far as I can tell it executes them decently well. Plus it's entertaining enough to watch on top.

Next up: arachnophobia!