Looking at Doctor Who

There is something magical about Doctor Who. It can make you laugh, cry, yell in anger; possibly all within the same episode. I think because most of the time it doesn’t take itself seriously. Something that many shows that I’ve seen these days are lacking. In the doldrums of Summer, I’m going to bingeing Doctor Who again just so I have everything fresh in my mind just in time for Christmas.

Series 1 Episode 1-Rose

I have to back up a little here. This one requires a story. Before becoming a Doctor Who fan, I had heard of the series through a friend who at the time was crying over the departure of Matt Smith. I sympathize as well as I could but as I wasn’t a fan of the series. I couldn’t really understand the pain of what she was feeling.

This brought me to a summer afternoon. I was stuck indoors, roasting from the soaring temperatures and a slight case of food poisoning. I was surfing the net looking for something new to watch because I had finished binge watching Sherlock and was dying for more British television. This brought me to Doctor Who. I added it to my Netflix queue and started to watch.

Five minutes in, I was watching Rose Tyler creep through the basement of Henrik’s holding a pillow in front of me as the heads of the mannequins started to move. I was terrified and it was exciting. How was she going to get out of there?

Then came the Doctor with his blue light (later I discovered it was a sonic screwdriver) and manic personality and the rest we could say was history. The chemistry between the Doctor and Rose was amazing. Rose was everything I felt I was at the time and the Doctor was the mysterious puzzle I needed to solve.

The Autons were creepy. I never liked shop window dummies and now I can’t look at them without shuddering and thinking of this episode. This was a great introduction to someone who was unfamiliar with Doctor Who and its mythology. It’s one I recommend to anyone who is just starting out with the series as a good starting point.

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