Great article! I did a similar rewatch for the first time in ages and found The End of the World to be my easy favorite. I weirdly kinda liked The Long Game but it almost required me to close my eyes and imagine if it had an actual budget with that story.
Have you read any of the Target novelizations of the new series? The ones I've read have all been pretty fun, but the Dalek one was on a new level. Robert Shearman returned to write it but the episode makes up maybe 30% of the book. It's somehow even more upsetting as he tells these mini-stories of the lives of the victims and getting further into the Dalek's head. Well worth the read.
Ooh that's cool that Robert Shearman returned to write the novelization himself! Thank you for the rec.
I also have such a soft spot for The End of the World. I feel like it's not usually held up as a fan favorite episode, but I find so many layers to its character work.
Agree on Fathers Day (its pipers favorite shes done on the show as well!) I would put unquiet dead in soild but 100% agree that RTD, eccelston, piper really are part of the reason the reboot has gone on for so long...and Rose is such a invention of the modern companion; She’s my first and favorite companion
Strong argument to be made that "The Unquiet Dead" should be bumped up a bit! I just feel like it falls apart after the twist that the Gelth lied about being innocent survivors. But the mood and vibes are definitely there
Damn, this all feels like so long ago! If I had enough time on my hands, I would definitely do a rewatch as well. As things are, I can only remember how taken I was by this first season. The character of Rose, in particular, felt so real and true.
I have to admit that my favourite thing about NuWho is the River Song arc that started so amazingly in "Silence in the Library" but the first season was indeed a very strong start.
Great article! I did a similar rewatch for the first time in ages and found The End of the World to be my easy favorite. I weirdly kinda liked The Long Game but it almost required me to close my eyes and imagine if it had an actual budget with that story.
Have you read any of the Target novelizations of the new series? The ones I've read have all been pretty fun, but the Dalek one was on a new level. Robert Shearman returned to write it but the episode makes up maybe 30% of the book. It's somehow even more upsetting as he tells these mini-stories of the lives of the victims and getting further into the Dalek's head. Well worth the read.
Ooh that's cool that Robert Shearman returned to write the novelization himself! Thank you for the rec.
I also have such a soft spot for The End of the World. I feel like it's not usually held up as a fan favorite episode, but I find so many layers to its character work.
Agree on Fathers Day (its pipers favorite shes done on the show as well!) I would put unquiet dead in soild but 100% agree that RTD, eccelston, piper really are part of the reason the reboot has gone on for so long...and Rose is such a invention of the modern companion; She’s my first and favorite companion
Strong argument to be made that "The Unquiet Dead" should be bumped up a bit! I just feel like it falls apart after the twist that the Gelth lied about being innocent survivors. But the mood and vibes are definitely there
Damn, this all feels like so long ago! If I had enough time on my hands, I would definitely do a rewatch as well. As things are, I can only remember how taken I was by this first season. The character of Rose, in particular, felt so real and true.
I have to admit that my favourite thing about NuWho is the River Song arc that started so amazingly in "Silence in the Library" but the first season was indeed a very strong start.
Rose really is such a tremendous character. Davies and Piper created something so special with her.