They are killing me with camera work. That might be why this episode, “Rose,” and “The End of the World” are tied for second place on my list of favorite Doctor Who episodes. Rose’s footprint in the snow reminded me of the first footprint on the Moon. There was the same sense of wonder. (I’m guessing that was the point, actually.)
I would classify Rose as agnostic and the Doctor as atheist, as this point.
That fits. Rose doesn’t strike me as being particularly religious, but she seems open to the possibility that there’s more out there (maybe because she’s seeing and doing things she would’ve said were impossible, a few days ago). And the Doctor might be an atheist, but it’s also clear that he doesn’t know everything—“There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Even for you, Doctor.” I love that.
This is, quite possibly, where the Doctor screws himself over for series one.
Oh, Doctor. He does have a knack for shooting himself in the foot, doesn’t he?
What Rose says here is such a defining character note—she takes full responsibility for her choice to travel with the Doctor and she never blames him for the danger and horror that she faces in the journey.
That’s one of the things I like best about Rose. She has every right to blame him (or at least say “I told you so”). But she refuses to let him… the only word I can think of here is “objectify” her. Traveling with the Doctor isn’t something that happened to Rose—it’s something she did.
(We see that again in “Aliens of London,” when she gets home a year late and never so much as hints that it’s his fault. Not to mention “Dalek,” “Father’s Day,” and “The Parting of the Ways.”)
He is, always, intensely aware of her.
I know. The only thing better than watching Rose in action is watching him watch her.
Gwyneth and Dickens both get to be quite heroic.
That’s one of the things I like best about season one—more often than not, it’s the one episode characters who save the world.
Plus, I adore Gwyneth. I just do. And I love that Rose never forgets her.
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Date: 2008-08-11 06:00 pm (UTC)That fits. Rose doesn’t strike me as being particularly religious, but she seems open to the possibility that there’s more out there (maybe because she’s seeing and doing things she would’ve said were impossible, a few days ago). And the Doctor might be an atheist, but it’s also clear that he doesn’t know everything—“There are more things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy. Even for you, Doctor.” I love that.
Oh, Doctor. He does have a knack for shooting himself in the foot, doesn’t he?
That’s one of the things I like best about Rose. She has every right to blame him (or at least say “I told you so”). But she refuses to let him… the only word I can think of here is “objectify” her. Traveling with the Doctor isn’t something that happened to Rose—it’s something she did.
(We see that again in “Aliens of London,” when she gets home a year late and never so much as hints that it’s his fault. Not to mention “Dalek,” “Father’s Day,” and “The Parting of the Ways.”)
I know. The only thing better than watching Rose in action is watching him watch her.
That’s one of the things I like best about season one—more often than not, it’s the one episode characters who save the world.
Plus, I adore Gwyneth. I just do. And I love that Rose never forgets her.