Doctor Who S01E01 Rose

This won't be linear, sorry. I'm not a writer or critic. Forgive me my trespasses, oh internet junkies.

I had forgotten how cheesy and creepy Season 1 was. What a great introduction to The Doctor, though. I was new to the DW thing, shocking for a massice SciFi/Fantasy freak, I know.I didn't really know what to expect. I'm so glad I jumped in!

The Doctor: 

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I think Christopher Eccleston did a fantastic [pun intended] job introducing newbies to the Doctor Who world. He showed how angry and lonely and lost The Doctor was after The Time War. I know I just got ahead of myself because we don't know about that yet but... I said this wasn't linear. I'm also not above spoiling. I'm going to assume you're an adult and if you haven't watched and don't want to know, you'll stop reading. Anyway, he was quirky and fun to cover up the pain. I love how hurt he was when Rose first turned him down. He knew she'd change her mind, though.

Rose Tyler:

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Billie Piper was a great companion. She really dug in and portrayed the average person: not brilliant but not stupid, not perfect but not completely flawed, and very very human. I think Rose is what kept The Doctor from going off the deep end and becoming something akin to The Master. My favorite thing about Rose is the split second decision she makes at the end of "Rose" to go with The Doctor. She knows she's unhappy with her mediocre life, boyfriend, family. She wants more and she sees the chance to take the opportunity for adventure by the tail and ride. 

I'll get into Micky and Jackie in other episodes.

Overall, what a great intro to DW. Crazy freaky spooky aliens trying to invade Earth for whatever ridiculous reason: this time plastic mannequins. What? Yeah. That's right. Store mannequins. The Nestene were weird! If you can't take over the Earth with electronics (or taking it away from us), invade by controlling all the plastic.

Next time: The End of the World...and the introduction of The Face of Boe (Hi, Jack!).