1.1: 'Rose' Review

Hello, everybody, are you following my Doctor Who coundown schedule, my plan is to watch all 60 Doctor Who episodes from 2005, and write down my reviews, think of it as The Time Team, which 'sort of' ended at the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie! So, I'm their replacement. So, here is my review of Series One, Episode One: Rose...

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Rose, originally aired, Saturday, March 26th, 2005, the first new Who episode for 16 years. Directed by Keith Boak and written by Russell T Davies. And starring the brilliant Christopher Ecclestone and the wonderful Billie Piper. But, was it any good?
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We start off with the new opening credits and theme, back in 2005, this was the most exciting thing ever, I expect this excitement will be repeated this April 3rd. Anyway, I must say, five years on, this episode has aged a bit, the special effects have improved, along with the music, and naturally, the acting, but if you forget about the future, then this really is a fantastic start to the new series of Doctor Who. Re-watching it I now notice some of the funny dialogue, like Jackie, exclaiming that a woman got £2000 of the council because someone said she looked Greek, "I know she is Greek, but that's not the point", and Christopher Ecclestone, looking at a mag and exclaiming "That won't last, he's gay and she's an alien" (Katie Price and Peter Andre I wonder?) --- ------------

There is some good acting throughout, and good writing from Russell T Davies, but there were a few little things throughout that caught my attention. Firstly, Rose, not noticing that her boyfriend is absolutely plastic, although a quick recovery by the clever re-introduction of The Doctor. Yes, there are a few iffy bits, but mostly througout the episode triumphs, rejuvenating Doctor Who, introducing new Doctor, new Companion, new everything. And Clive, oh, poor Clive. But, still a very clever scene which I loved, showing pictures of The Doctor at significant points in time, although what would have been fantastic, would be Rose with him! Ooh!
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But I thouroughly enjoyed re-watching 'Rose' and even though it is not the best episode of Doctor Who, it is the episode which helped me fall in love with the show in the first place. And that final scene. "Thanks", "For what?", "Exactly". RTD Gold. Along with some fantastic speaches about the turn of the Earth and the infamous line "If you are an alien, how come you sounds like you're from the North?", "Lot's of planets have a North!"

Now, rating time: Acting: 8/10, Directing: 9/10, Story: 8/10, FX: 7.5/10, Music: 7/10, Writing: 9/10, Overall Mark: 8.5/10
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And don't forget, tonight, I will be watching the next episode if you wish to join me and tomorrow morning, a review of Series One: Episode Two: The End of the World followed by a review of Series One: Episode Three: The Unquiet Dead

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And also, coming soon, at the end of my Series One reviews, a gallery of pictures from each episode in 3D! Only at: TheMedusaCascade!