The Doctor who series one review.

In the year 1963 a group of people including canadian sydney newman (go canada) created one of the greatest series of all time in creating doctor who but in 1989 the series low ratings put the series on hold but the series memory stayed in peoples minds long enough for 16 years later the Series of doctor who I have a habit of calling the revived era Started up piloted by Russel T Davies and it started with the story of a girl named Rose.Rose lived a normal life and lived it happily until the alien and bizzarre caught up with her.Trapped in her workplace with living plastic mannequins known as autons coming after her she was saved by a mysterious man known only as the doctor,A man whose history is coated in death and destruction to the few who believe in his existance but to few is one of the greates heroes of all time.But before I get into the actual tales of these two allow me to do introductions.

The 9th Doctor (Christopher eccleston)

Before rewatching Series 1 again I really didn't have much to say about the 9th but I do have to say he got my interest alot more times then I was expecting. Eccleston's portrayel is definatly respectable and while most people don't think of him due to his short run he managed to impress me quite a few times.Compared to the previous doctors his look is immensly different from the more elegant looks of the past doctors though I always thought face wise he looked alot like paul mcgann though that may just be me.At the beginning he seems very down on humans almost to the point of racism but he always showed the best interest of human kind at heart.

It's revealed that during the time war as the 8th doctor he caused the destruction of the entire time lord race and what he thought to be the entire dalek race causing his regeneration into the 9th.As such his attitude is alot darker and more aggressive and it easily shows him having alot less mercy having no problem using methods that could kill enemies where as past or future doctors would at least go alot further to prevent it.However he is still incredibly merciful still being the doctor showing alot of compassion to rose.Though in long game he showed that if you cross him you end up revealing your brain to your mother.....I'll get to that later.

A few small thing as well namely that he has alot of similarities to the 11th doctor matt smith.Things like half way through a series doing things that make people question his peaceful nature for 9 the episode dalek for 11 the episode a good man goes to war.also and this is a nitpick so take it with a grain of salt but The way he says his catchphrase "Fantastic" drives me nuts here and there though often It's okay.All and all the 9th just got a bad hand being in one season and before david tennants run but I do really like the guy.And also I won't go into his reasons for leaving but I like to think it's that he felt he didn't want to be typecasted though I will say something about his career after and I may need matt smith's help with this again

Gi Joe really?!? Fire your agent man

Rose Tyler (Billie piper)

Ah Billie piper.Fun story when I was younger Ms. piper was a rather popular pop star in britain and me being a complete like 7 year old kid because i was one was a huge fan of her and while I hadn't heard about her in years I recognized her face in the episode love and monsters and it cought my eye to the point where I decided to start watching before I even really knew what It was.A week later I was a massive doctor who fan so as of right now russel davies and steve moffat each owe her some money.

Anyways as a companion she does her job exceptionally well being shown as a normal girl from the very start. Her amazement brought people easily back into the series after the break.She always had a massive sense of what's right and if anyone disagreed with her she'd let them know but she was usually pretty average but that was a smart idea.keep her as a high morality smartass then in the second series......well I'll get to that.

But nonetheless two other things namely Her musical theme's are excellent and......she's really attractive.Seriously look at the above picture and tell me she's not hot.I'm rambling though She's a great character all in all.

Mickey smith (Noel Clarke)

Ah Mickey,mickedy mick,mick,Mickey the idiot This guy is an interesting sort.He's at first just played off as the average guy shoved into an odd world and not liking it a bit.He's mostly just comic relief but after a while he sort of turns into the anti doctor trying to get Rose to come back to him and in all honesty Alot of the time you really feel bad for this guy.It just feels like he's lost the most out of all of this. Hell his acting is pretty damn good in those sections not like his acting was bad to start but it does say alot about noel. All in all I like mickey but I'm glad he's kept as a minor sidekick.

Jackie Tyler (Camille Coduri)

Jackie does feel alot of the time like she's just along for the ride except for some times when she's part of the plot.She has good comic relief moments a bit better then mickey but she isn't quite as good as mickey in terms of serious stuff.maybe that's me though but She's not bad really so She's fine in my books.

Jack harkness (John barrowman)

Ladies and gentlemen The only living omnisexual being. For those who don't know jack is basically bisexual but I have seen him hit on a blue grasshopper woman before which was an interesting thing to see.behind the scenes It's more to show the openly gay john barrowman as a strong gay role model and all the power to him for that.In all honesty though I love jack.he's just a hoot to watch especially after his torchwood days in series 3 but here he's more just a little scamp but he's enjoyable

Now every season I'll highlight a villain from the series that I think deserves credit and really in this series there is only one I can talk about

The Dalek Emperor

Upon re watching the series I noticed this character in particular was just incredibly menacing.The sheer size and tone of his voice was eerie but his claims of being a god,his claims of being immortal are just sinister in how arrogant he is but you really do feel like it's possible.He's just Insane taunting the doctor the whole time saying to either let him destroy the universe or turn the doctor into the destroyer of the entire human race,Forcing him to repeat his actions of the time war just replacing the time lords with humans.It's truly something to watch and again the daleks are just psychotic so he has to be mentioned.

It may not be a huge surprise but this is my least favorite series of the show.It's good it just starts off so Insanely slow that it kills a bit of interest.The first episode is fine but 2 and 3 just seem to drag.They aren't terrible just kind of slow and really I think a two parter a bit sooner would've done the series good but then we did get a two parter and while it is pretty good the villains.....the slitheen are a bunch of farting team rocket-esque idiots and really they just seem like they got lucky.

Episode 1: Rose

This is a pretty good start I have to say.Not The eleventh hour good but I'd say second best easy.....maybe thrid I'm still not sure How I stand on the impossible astronaut but I'm getting off track.The episode does a damn good job creating a mystery around the doctor and for new viewers It's actually kind of fascinating thinking about how new people would think of what the doctor is and plus it adds more of a connection to rose as we find out with her.For older viewers it's not as strong but It's a damn good start.Also the autons did their job well I personally think it's the best choice but I can't put my finger on what bugs me about the choice just chalk it up to me being odd.

Episode 2: The End of the world

And here is where the brakes got applied.I know why this episode exists it acts as a kind of test to see how much wackiness people can take and it does that well but it just seems like that's all it does.One of the things that does pop up is how the doctor wants to deal with cassandra.While she dying he basically says just leave her to die which rose does disagree with intensly and it makes me recall The beast below again another paralell to series 5.Though granted again we do discover it with rose again so it does make rose very easy to identify with but after the first watch the little backstory with the doctor and the villain being as rose called her a "bitchy trampoline" (nice one by the way rose) It just doesn't have much reviewability.The good thing is We won't see cassandra again since she exploded so we neeeeeeeeeeever have to see her again (I say knowingly)

Episode 3:The unquiet dead

Again we have a case of just slow but this time It's not so much because of the episode.I find it hard to disconnect the episode from what's going on in continuity.The episode itself is great and in all honesty the villain is great too (The gelth) and the story is good it just feels to me like it's just not doing anything.I know that's the point of alot of episodes of doctor who to move away from the seasonal plot but a bit more action this early again I think would've done some good.Good but not amazing long story short.

Episode 4 and 5: Aliens of london and World war three

Here we go.I admit while I really can't stand the villains of this episode I do admit all in all this is a good two parter.It adds a well needed return to rose's time with her mom and mickey giving both some time to explain just how peeved they are at her running off with someone she bearly knew Adding alot of logic to the whole situation with rose.plus the two parter is fairly well put together.If it wasn't for how much I really dislike the slitheen It may be my favorite two parter this season but because of the often disgusting slitheen I just can't go all out and I can't even make the neeeeeeeever again see them joke since at the end of the series guess who's a main villain again.But I'll get to that.

This is about the point where the series seems to get back on it's feet.the slitheen two parter got things going full blast and the next few episodes from returning enemies to a certain actor to one of the most depressing episodes I've ever seen would easily continue the streak.

Episode 6 Dalek

And 6 episodes in in one of my favorite villain reveals in the series history The last remaining dalek in existance (We know of) breaks from it's chains and only the doctor can.......Well sort of.the dalek kidnaps rose but all of this ends up with rose actually talking the dalek into being peaceful and when the doctor confronts it with possibly the biggest gun I've ever seen rose defends it.I won't reveal the ending but it's something to really think about. This is a fascinating episode showing how things changed so drastically since the time war and It's a real thinker.It's my favorite episode this series and I highly reccomend it.

Episode 7: Long game

SIMON PEGG!!!! Sorry I had to get that out of the way but by a long way above even matt smith and david tennant simon pegg is my favorite actor.Seriously watch shaun of the dead and try not to laugh I dare you.But I digress.I nice break from the seriousness of the last episode though they did take along adam A man from the last episode who literally tried to get information from the future to make himself rich in his own time.Suffice it to say he ends up getting his commupance which I won't spoil due to how awesome it is.but yeah cool episode something about the face of boe from episode 2 getting pregnant which in hindsight Is hilarious and a giant ceiling monster.......SIMON PEGG!!!!!

Episode 8: Father's day

This is one heluva sad episode.I mean It's great but my god this is just depressing.It''s great in terms of character development for rose and her family.Namely her father showing both how he died as well as what happens when someone tries to change the past.but here's my problems When she saves her father at the beginning and unleashes the reapers (Think time police but part gargoyle) They are known as being unimaginably powerful and able to break time walls to fix errors in time like someone who should be dead.And spoilers here but they do beat them and they never show again despite the fact that I'm sure history has been affected in some way like the doctor appearing in old comedy sketches or marrying marilyn monroe or......man #11 had alot of fun.....where was I? Oh yeah.They didn't die cause they're too powerful fo rthat kind of thing as I know and they couldn't have gotten locked out since that seems to be their purpose and yet they are nowhere.Maybe I'm just overthinking or over estimating don't mind me.

And as for how things went from here well great news and surprisingly great news then just weird.

Episode 9 and 10 The Empty child and The doctor dances

Now this is brilliant.this two parter is the funniest the saddest and the scariest part of the first series and I highly reccomend it.Combined I like it more then dalek but for one episode dalek does still win. the relationship with the kid.The doctor's lines,Captain jack everything is just amazing.I love this and I really don't know what else to say but for gods sake watch this one if it's the only thing you get out of this review.Fun fact the friend I keep bringing up I shall now refer to as Lady K (No relation) openly cried at the end end of this.I can't blame her but just a fun little tidbit

Episode 11 Boom town

Goddammit more slitheen! Well actually surprisingly this is a damn good episode even the slitheen in the episode becomes a deep character and actually quite likable all things considered.It's a good sign that the writers really got going around this point.It's actually a really good story and I won't say what but near the end they fully set up a few things for the two part finale.

Episode 12 Bad wolf

Two running themes of this series have been massive pop culture references and the term bad wolf popping up everywhere.This is where they both come to a climax and my god do they collide with an audible thud.namely the anne droid

THE ANNE......DROID

This is by far the worst episode I've seen of the show but in all honesty It ends well and it's pretty damn funny just so flippin' stupid in some parts and for the lead up to the finale as well but trust me It does lead up to my third favorite climax in doctor who history.

Episode 13 The parting of the ways

This is The best dalek episode ever.I know that's one hell of a claim but it's the daleks at their best.The religious claims of the emperor make this insanely threatening and how it all goes is just intense.I love this episode.Again I'm not really sure what else to say except.I won't spoil it but the bad wolf phenomenon is well explained and I have to say what it is makes for a rather cool moment in a later season.All in all a damn good end......also of course the first lines spoken by the next doctor david tennant

This series was excellent once it got going but it almost felt more satisfying once it did get good almost like it deserved it from trying.All in all if reigniting interest in the series was the idea then I'd say mission accomplished.But this is only the beginning for the 10th doctor would only have far worse to deal with then just daleks and next season a new enemy joins in one of the greatest battles of science fiction.The battle of canary warf;Doomsday