Review #2

The Start of an era

This episode changed everything. Before this doctor who was a little tv show with wonky sets and wobbly monsters. This is where that changed. Rose is a fun story but I really don't like Rose but we'll get to that in the later episodes I'd give this story a 8/10

I started with this episode over 10 years ago, and am now rewatching it as I'm getting back into Who (I stopped watching partway through 12, didn't have access to it for a while). The effects are kind of cheesy being from 2005 but this is a really good introduction to The Doctor and the concepts that make up the basics of this show. Now that I've seen some Classic who, the Autons were a nice choice to start off with (though I think Spearhead was a bit better as an episode).

RIP Clive

Rose is an excellent opening episode. It wastes very little time hooking us on the action, while introducing us to a strong cast of realistic-feeling characters on the side. The Doctor is excellent, as is Rose and the rest of the characters. I was not a Doctor Who fan when this first aired, but I can imagine how it must have felt: yes, this was new and different, but it was also fun and exciting, gritty and realistic. And still Doctor Who. Everything here, from the music to the directing to the sets to the effects, I feel is working to reinforce this: still Doctor Who, just new and modern.

As I rewatch I'm realizing how good this first episode is to introduce yourself to this universe. Charming first adventure with sooo much unmatched chemistry between nine and Rose. Everything is balanced and I will forever remember this episode with so much love <3 It has everything you'd expect from DW and I just adore nine, so, so, so much. Wishing he'd had more seasons every time I think about him. Probably the worst episode of the season and that's the highest compliment I can give because it only gets better even with a great start!

This episode is the lightning in the bottle that people are still trying to catch 20 years later. It is a supremely confident, instantly iconic debut for Doctor Who in the 21st century. It's not perfect, but boy does it have charm, and gusto. Rose feels unbelievably real in a way that is so difficult, and it feels like a whole world of adventure is being opened up. Christopher Eccelston isn't completely dialed in yet, but his madcap adventurer is great fun. Noel Clarke is, uh, appropriately pathetic. Camille Coduri is instantly memorable. Autons? Bringing something so basic to life, it fits this episode like a glove. Truly a classic.