Doctor Who 2 Series 1 Episode 1-6 Russell T Davis is the show runner and main writer of this series. Christopher Eccleston is the 9th Doctor and Billie Piper is Rose Tyler. This was the only season for the 9th Doctor.
This is the first time I'm seeing the new version of the show. I had started watching the first run of the Doctor's adventures on November 18 2012 and ended on May 3 2015. For some reason I decided to put off watching the new series. I hadn't thought it would take over 7 years to get back to it.
Rose Aired March 26 2005 Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Keith Boak.
The Autons return to London. Rose meets the Doctor at the department store that she works at. The Doctor blows that up. He figures out that the Autons are controlled by a central hub located in the London Eye. The Doctor blows up the Autons control center. Rose decides to take the Doctor's offer of a ride in the Tardis
The End Of The World Aired April 2 2005 Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn.
The Doctor crashes an end of the Earth party on a space platform. It's packed with rich aliens who've come to see the sun expand and destroy the Earth 5.5 billion years in the future. Rose nearly gets burned to a crisp when the baddie starts killing the viewers. The Doctor figures out who that is and lets her blow up. Then the Doctor and Rose watch the Earth blow up.
The Unquiet Dead Aired April 9 2005 Written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Euros Lyn.
It's 1969 and the Tardis dumps the Doctor and Rose in Cardiff. They meet Charles Dickens and a lady who has a psychic connection to some aliens. The aliens turn out to be evil and the Doctor blows them all up.
Aliens Of London Aired April 16 2005 Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Keith Boak.
Rose returns home a year after disappearing and her mother is in a right state. Rose's old boyfriend Mickey was suspected of murder, lucky for him the Bill hasn't got any evidence. The police are informed Rose has returned. Things would have settled down but an alien spaceship crashed into the Thames.
World War Three Aired April 23 2005 Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Keith Boak.
This is a continuation of the previous episode. The Aliens are creeps who want to destroy the Earth so they can sell off the remains. The Doctor blows up 10 Downing Street to kill the aliens. Rose leaves with the Doctor for some more adventures.
Dalek Aired April 30 2005 Written by Robert Shearman and directed by Joe Ahearne.
The Tardis lands in a private museum of alien bits and bobs. The owner is a rich guy who's got the last Dalek chained up in his basement. His megalomania gets his brain wiped and is tossed away. Rose gets the Dalek to blow itself up.
There's a lot of explosions in Doctor Who and a big body count in many episodes. I enjoyed the series more than I expected. It's quickly paced and the stories are interesting. Both the CGI and physical special effects are fairly good. Good locations and good sets too. It's nice to see the show made with a better budget.
I'm kind of sad that Christopher Eccleston is only in the one series. I'm enjoying his doctor. Rose is fun but she brings a lot of personal drama. Her mom was alright but I'm not much of a fan of Mickey. I heard he's in the second series.
Disc one has the first three episodes with a commentary for each and several featurettes. Disc two has episodes 4-6 with commentaries, some trailers and a couple of featurettes. I've looked at all the featurettes so far but I've only listened to the first couple of commentaries. I'll get to the rest before I watch the last half of the series.
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