Doctor Who?
Sep. 24th, 2007 01:00 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
I want to start by saying I fully, 100%, blame
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This is also your official spoiler warning for Doctor Who, Season One, and a few spoilers for older Doctors!
The premise is pretty simple. The Doctor is a time traveler, his ship (the TARDIS) disguised as a blue telephone box. He travels in time and space to watch history happen and usually takes along a companion for the ride. The Doctor meets Rose in the first episode and invites her to come along with him, and she does. Later on in the season they pick up Captain Jack Harkness, another time traveler.
Christopher Eccleston plays the part of the 9th Doctor, but I'll come back to him later. From what I have been told, the part of the 8th Doctor ends with him ending a war between his race and his enemies by destroying them all. The 9th Doctor is the only surviving Time Lord.
Eccleston aside though, I think the Doctor as a character is incredibly cute (wrong word maybe? XD). From the enthusiasm, the jokes and grins and the way he enjoys showing off in a way that's not at all annoying, to the anger that pours off him during certain memorable occasions, I was really just happy watching the character unfold without worrying much about anything else. It was fun to watch, and interesting, and I don't really need more than that to watch something.
I'm going to mention Jack first because I am totally biased. Captain Jack Harkness shows up in episode 9 where he tries to con the Doctor. He fails (obviously XD) and ends up joining the Doctor and Rose along on their trips. I loved the interaction between the three of them that they showed in episode 11, it made me grin; they were like a bunch of hyperactive kids, best friends forever. Of course that doesn't last; by the season ending things go very very bad and poor Jack gets the short end of the stick. He's such a fun character though, what with the constant flirting with anything on legs. XD ♥
Rose's turn. Because
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I also want to take a moment to mention Mickey, Rose's sometimes-boyfriend, because he has so many awesome moments and probably gets under-appreciated what with all the love for The Doctor, Rose and Jack. ♥
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I won't say all the episodes of Doctor Who are breathtakingly awesome. Some of them are normal, others are beneath normal. Most are creepy in some way, all except one or two have extremely funny moments. The seasons are 13 episodes each so watching all of it isn't much of a chore. However, if you want the best of the best and don't mind missing out on some things, these are what I would recommend.
Episode 2 - The End of the World
This episode isn't really all that special plot-wise but I thought the idea was amazing. Was already hooked from the preview - the Doctor said "welcome to the end of the world" and I wanted to instantly go and watch. I still really like it although it doesn't compare to the episodes that come later. But it's a good episode and a good way to start.
Episode 6 - Dalek
This is the first episode that has the Dalek. Eccleston was great in here, every second of it. A little bit of the history comes out (I think anyway, am not 100% sure) and the interaction between the Doctor and the Dalek made me extremely happy. This episode also has what is in my opinion the best line of the show.
This one focuses mostly on Rose and shows how much the Doctor cares for her. It's a really sad episode but the story is good and it has tons of great moments between the Doctor and Rose. Not really critical to the overall storyline though but definitely worth the watch.
Episode 9-10 - The Empty Child and The Doctor Dances
Jack's entrance into the series. I found these to be pretty creepy. :X The story itself is pretty nice but not critical to the overall plot. Recommended because of Jack and Jack and oh, Jack!
Episode 11 - Boom Town
The Doctor in-depth. Kind of depends on episode 4-5 but they show a short preview at the beginning so you can skip those two completely if you want. Not critical to the plot, but since it shows new information about the Doctor and the TARDIS and is overall amusing I still recommend it.
Episode 12-13 - Bad Wolf and The Parting of the Ways
The end of the season. I love these two the most; there's very little to laugh at, more to cry at since this is the end of Eccleston (for me anyway D:) but gorgeous episodes anyway. Starts off a bit weird, don't let the beginning turn you away; it's totally worth it. The Doctor, Rose and Jack were all so ♥ in these two episodes.
I'll probably start to download the next season soon and hopefully David Tennant will charm me as easily as Eccleston did. *tentatively optimistic*