Rose

Well, I've held off talking about the new season of Doctor Who as of yet, mainly because I didn't want to spoil it for anyone who has yet to see it. 

Well Its not the best episode of Who I've seen, but if this episode is any indication, I CAN'T wait for more. Rose was really well done, the pacing was spot on, and although silly, the special effects were great.

Actors

Christopher Eccleston - well, I'm very impressed. The only other thing I've ever seen him in was "28 days later" where he played the military major, that was the head of the base. For that role he was very dark, and not too terribly likable. I sort of was scared that this who would be too dark, to me that isn't doctor who. Thats why I didn't like the movie nor did I like the BBCi flash cartoon very much - Because it was too mature for its own good. Even in the old days who was always a family show, even the scary episodes. Thats why when everyone thought Bill Nighy was going to be the doctor I kind of cringed. Now I sit back and watch Eccleston, which reminds me a bit of Tom baker's doctor. Sort of goofy, but with a dark side. He has the possibility to be one of my favorites if his acting stays like this, or he gets better.

Billie Piper - I'm not too familiar with her, because I honestly try to avoid british pop music because of some of the stuff I heard when I visited London a while back. I know she was basically the Britney Spears of the UK, but I'm not too familiar with her career. I was really impressed by her performance, and felt that she was really good in the role of Rose. She was a strong female character without being as over the top as Ace, a companion during the McCoy era.

Plot

What I liked about this episode was how it appeared to be a part 2 of 2 part series where we didn't actually see part one. We saw from Rose's eyes, and have no idea what the doctor had been doing up to that point. This was a good plot device, because without all the extra baggage that a regeneration scene, and such, the scene was allowed to flow, and not be bogged down with over explanation or continuity as with the Paul McGann TV movie. I do hope that they revisit the regeneration later on.

Music

I thought the incidental music was good, not the pseudo porn music from the movie, or the odd sci-fi music from the original series. It was modernized quite a bit. Also I LOVE the theme tune, it was actually quite a bit different than the BBC radio version that I downloaded a while back. It seemed like they cranked up the "diddy dums" in the bassline a lot. I think Murray gold did very well, and I think its the best theme since the Tom Baker theme.

So yeah, I really liked it, 4/5 stars.