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Post by The Thinker on May 23, 2006 10:38:56 GMT -5
I think we should have a "Rate an Episode" poll here. So I thought I'd set up the first one. So, what do you think of 'Rose'?
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Post by davisonera on May 23, 2006 11:02:05 GMT -5
Rose was good when I first saw it but that was probably because it was the return of Doctor Who and only something really crap would have made me not like it. Now though it's good but not that good.
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Post by Eryx on May 23, 2006 12:21:54 GMT -5
Rose was good when I first saw it but that was probably because it was the return of Doctor Who and only something really crap would have made me not like it. Now though it's good but not that good. Yeah, thats how I feel as well. If it had been a feature length "pilot" episode it could have been a lot better. I mean its still good and love going back to re-watch it every so often, but compared to some later episodes it is lacking something. |
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Post by Dominic Smith on May 26, 2006 14:51:32 GMT -5
3/5 from me on this one.
To be honest I wasn't that impressed by this when it first came out. It just seemed a bit rushed and so out of place to be a Doctor Who story. However as time and the series went on I warmed to it and crossed that line where you realise that this is how television has progressed; pacing is essential to grab the audience and the more domestic side to the series is needed in a way to make it more credible, if you just had Rose swanning off with no consequences I suppose it would seem a bit odd in this day and age, looking at the original series you do wonder what the companion's families must have felt like when their loved ones disappeared off the face of the Earth.
Yes the Doctor is different; more wild and unorthodox but then again isn't that the idea of regeneration? The Doctor can change and this is simply how his regeneration has turned out, and it doesn't take long for him to mellow with time.
I look back at it now with a bit more warmth than I once did but I still think it;s a bit too rushed in places.
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Post by The Thinker on Jun 4, 2006 4:09:08 GMT -5
When my Dad saw this episode he refused to put the rubbish in the bin for weeks!
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Post by Massimo on Jun 29, 2006 5:08:54 GMT -5
3/5 for me too. They run all the time so you can barely start to understand who's the new Doctor and who's Rose. There are some really good moments ("Nice to meet you, Rose. Run for your life!", the end with Rose running into the Tardis with a huge smile) but 45 minutes are a really short time for a pilot.
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Post by The Thinker on Jun 29, 2006 9:56:17 GMT -5
I voted 3/5 as well.
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Post by jove on Jun 29, 2006 16:42:36 GMT -5
I agree with the majority on this one. I give it 3 out of 5. I thought the plastic mannequin aliens were a bit silly, though the idea of living plastic is interesting, and I liked Rose's mom and Mickey. They are like real people, not a generic tv mom and boyfriend, and they brought some humor to the show. I don't think they should have returned in later episodes, though, at least not so often. This episode does a good job of establishing Rose as an ordinary girl, caught up in extraordinary circumstances, which is probably what the creators wanted. She is someone the average viewer can relate to, which is a good way to attract fans who may normally be alienated by science fiction. This isn't one of the better episodes of Doctor Who, but it isn't a bad introduction to the character of Rose.
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Post by Massimo on Jun 30, 2006 4:47:01 GMT -5
Jove, the Autons are and old enemy and for what I read RTD wanted to start the new series using a menace from the classic series.
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Post by metamorphosis on Sept 15, 2006 8:09:11 GMT -5
The episode was great. I gave it a five. Since I'm in the US and don't have cable, I hadn't been able to see any episodes on TV until just recently. As a result, I've watched this episode on the computer about 1000 times, and I just love it. There are some great lines and the early part is very tight and well done.
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Post by Dalek on Sept 19, 2006 14:03:54 GMT -5
I liked this episode it was a good start Autons where a strenge one to bring back to start it but it worked out well  . |
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Post by Mark Senior on Feb 14, 2007 17:50:49 GMT -5
I watched this one again recently and really enjoyed it. Classic enemy; that whole 'bigger on the inside' spiel; neat dig at 'Doctor' websites; shoot-out in a shopping mall; loadsa jokes (and funny too). Best bit of all was the walk past the park where the Doctor said he could feel the movement of the Earth. That gave me the shivers, not just empathising with the characters in the show but the way it said explicitly that it was going to keep faith with the spirit of '63 and stick alien strangeness alongside mundanity for maximum effect. I was so happy after this episode.
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Post by Nytik on Feb 15, 2007 10:53:16 GMT -5
RTD wanted a monster that wasn't going to take the centre of the story- he wanted Rose and the Doctor at the forefront. The autons were an old monster, and not that amazing, which allowed them to support the story rather than take centre stage.
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Post by The Valeyard on Mar 18, 2007 10:35:49 GMT -5
A good start to a new Doctor
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Post by bigman012 on Aug 7, 2011 0:15:14 GMT -5
First episode of doctor who i ever saw and it got me hooked on the show. However not the best episode ever. 3/5
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