Doctor Who Rewatch: "Rose"
It hasn't been that long since I've seen these again, but still the first thing that strikes me is how the show has changed over these five seasons. The style has evolved, but it doesn't take anything away from these first episodes.
Love Rose, oh, Rose Tyler... Took me a little while at first to distance Billie from having known her as a pop star (I still remember when she was up here in Montreal one time!), but it didn't change the fact that she was (ha) fantastic. And Jackie Tyler, Jackie, Jackie, Jackie... I love this woman to bits, you don't even understand! Cracks me up and breaks my heart all the same sometimes. Then Mickey, oh how he's changed so much, too! From the guy crawling away on his hands, cowering by Rose's side, to one badass (hot hot hot) fighter ;)
And the Doctor... Oh, Chris... Him too, at first, I had to distance from what I knew him from, which is the invisible man on Heroes, but he got through that right quick. In the grand scheme of things it does feel like he gets left behind sometimes, having only done the one season back at the start, but oh how I love this man... So always glad to revisit him here.
I only started watching the show last summer (June 23rd indeed!) and at first I didn't know what to expect. But this episode got me intrigued enough to keep going. I watched one more episode that day, then had to go to bed, and then the next day I watched the whole of season 1 in one sitting... So, yeah ;)
And the old Tardis... *sniffles* I'm still not quite adjusted to the new one, it's just... it's not my Tardis, if that makes sense... Mind you, same goes to the new opening credits... But anyway, back to the episode, some parts of it still give me goosebumps, and some parts have perpetuated my giddiness over seeing people running hand in hand together, especially when those people are the Doctor and his companion.
Tomorrow: Double episode Saturday: "The End of the World" & "The Unquiet Dead"