October 21st, 2018
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Poll – What Did You Think of Rosa?
Now that the third episode of series 11 has aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected.
Montgomery, Alabama. 1955. The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America. As they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder whether someone is attempting to change history.
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Graham
October 21st, 2018 - 9:03pmWas better than the 1st 2 episodes of this series but as mentioned in another review felt it was preaching the message a bit to hard at times.
Still doesn’t feel like Dr who but some spin off show maybe some repeated viewing once this series has concluded may change my opinion.
Mark Braddock
October 21st, 2018 - 8:57pmI felt genuinely moved at the end of the episode and really enjoyed it. Sometimes Doctor Who is at its best it’s character led. Not entirely sure of the “Cold Case” approach to the ending with the music and the slowing down of the footage!
So far so good and enjoying the dynamics of the companions. Bradley Walsh is excellent as I knew he would be. Looking forward to seeing “the rage of the Timelord” at some point.
Tim M
October 21st, 2018 - 8:56pmGreat episode. Good to see Doctor Who covering proper historical events, much like that seen in the Hartnell era. Would have liked it to be a pure historical though. If felt somewhat needless to have a ‘time meddler’ inserted into the story, just because it’s what Doctor Who must do. There was enough jeopardy that could have happened without the ‘time meddler’. The story would have been better for it. 7/10
The Living Shadow
October 21st, 2018 - 8:56pmWow, that was incredible. I love how the historical event wasn’t undermined at all by sci-fi elements. Amazing to think that kids watching the show will have an understanding of the impact that Rosa Parks had on the world. I really appreciate how they managed to convey that, to a lot of people, many places were a living hell for them at the time. This episode had real emotion and had me tearing up at the end.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
October 21st, 2018 - 8:50pmIt’s nice to see all the positive comments!
Personally, while I liked it, I was actually a little underwhelmed. I didn’t find it all *that* exciting or enjoyable to watch, and in the end I watch Doctor Who because I enjoy watching it.
That being said, I appreciate that it wasn’t necessarily meant to be exciting. I do understand the importance of the episode and I think this will go down as a classic in the same way that ‘Vincent and the Doctor’ is generally regarded as a classic. I appreciate the educational aspect of the episode too – as an advance review said, Doctor Who going back to its 1960s roots. And it did have some pretty nice moments in there.
On first watch, 7/10.
DannyTheNerd
October 21st, 2018 - 8:49pmEh, it wasn’t too bad.
FlyingBox
October 21st, 2018 - 8:46pmSeemed like another attempt to look back on a past age and judge attitudes and people according to our values today. Very poor show tonight indeed!
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 8:45pmLoved it, villain could have been better though, and i still hate the TARDIS.
When The Doctor Was Me
October 21st, 2018 - 8:37pmI think it was referring to his own time. Not 1955 England.
Hello sweetie
October 21st, 2018 - 8:18pmTRULEY BRILLANT EPISODE I WAS CRYING AND IT WAS INCREDIBLE IT HAD AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE AND THE MUSIC WAS AMAZING I ACTULLY THINK ITS UP THERE IN MY TOP 5 EPISODES
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 8:17pmYes, but it was no where as legalised as in the southern united states. Don’t think I’m defending it as unfortunately the attitude of many English people is still horrendous, but bare in mind the character of Graham is from now, not 1950s Britain.
the ergon
October 21st, 2018 - 8:16pmNo , he said his name was Allan.
The Drums The Never Ending Drum Beat
October 21st, 2018 - 8:14pmThis episode is so far the best episode of series 11! The acting was great, the music was great, the plot was solid and I cannot sing this episode’s praises enough. But I would like to point out some minuscule knit picks 1: the character who was meddling with time wasn’t really necessary when you look at the plot as a whole. I would have preferred it if the TARDIS team just found out that time wasn’t going according to and had to put it in the right direction without the other character. 2: if you disagreed with me on point number one then we can all agree on this the character, if kept in, should have been replaced with the meddling monk, as both characters do the same thing and I do not understand why the character has been resurrected in the first place. I think bringing back the man could have helped to spice up the story a little bit more as well as giving little bit more reasoning as to adding the character in.
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 8:12pmRather missing the point of the alien threat. There is no need to kill rosa, just to slightly alter the situation so as to change the future. As i don’t know much about the history of rosa parks, the story did what it had to. This isn’t a biopic!
Dr phil
October 21st, 2018 - 8:10pmGood episode. Didnt like the revisionist bit where Bradley said “we do things differently in England”. Is that right? How about “no dogs, no blacks, no Irish”.
Rewriting history is awful.
obsie
October 21st, 2018 - 8:04pmI enjoyed it but I see no reason to substitute the show’s theme music at the end. If it’s intention was to move me emotionally, then I have to say that I dislike being coerced into having my heartstrings plucked. The story itself did enough of a job to stir passion at the injustice of the time. I know the said American dramas use songs to fit stories and they work in that particular respect but not here. Leave the show with at least some individuality please.
WHO13
October 21st, 2018 - 8:03pmVery poor. Came across very ‘preachy’ at times, robotic dialogue, supporting cast were not that strong in my opinion, villain was rubbish. 2/10
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 8:01pmJesus
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 7:59pmGood episode, the cast was good especially vinette Robinson, who was great as rose,and had great scenes .Jodie was okay a bit wooden at some points, the Villian was boring and bland. The supporting cast was good. I think the story as a whole was done well, but the talks about modern day was a bit jarring.
6.5/10
Allan Lloyd
October 21st, 2018 - 7:59pmThis episode moved me. Loving the new doctor, Jodie Whittaker. She could turn out to be one of the best doctors ever! My son Jacob and Harry are 9 and 6 respectively and we all watch doctor who together. Could we have a signed photo of her and her team as there great also especially Bradley. Could Jodie sign a photo to allan, Jacob & Harry as my boys would love that. Kind regards allan
Robert Booth
October 21st, 2018 - 7:56pmI don’t know what I just watched but it wasn’t Doctor Who !!
With something this important in American History I was expecting better but what I got was a Ladybird Book of Rosa Parks.
No threat from the alien whatsoever and a carry on esque plan to get everything in place!
This is what I was frightened of when it was announced that historical stories were being included!
And I had so enjoyed last weeks episode.
doctorsmith12
October 21st, 2018 - 7:54pmKind of reminded me of Back to the Future 1
Who rules
October 21st, 2018 - 7:53pmBrilliant. Love that they showed the racism fully and didn’t sugercoat it. Love the song at the end, and yes i bet ‘fans’ will be up in arms but a lot of American dramas use songs as part of the drama, especially at the end of episodes. Csi in all it’s versions, cold case, nsis in it’s versions to name but a few. I liked the fact that the villain was not over explained, he’s just a representative of the kind of irrational, almost phobic racism which sadly is still very much prevalent today. All in all, a great piece of drama
Doctor909
October 21st, 2018 - 7:53pmOne of the best episodes I think the show has seen. It proves perfectly that you don’t always need an alien running about and that actually sci-fi drama can be character led. Amazing, I’m loving the new direction of the show and feel proud to be watching it develop and blossom into something accessible for all!!!
Anonymous
October 21st, 2018 - 7:53pmGood historical event. Werid marriage. Like they are try to do Vincent and the doctor again but failed. The villain’s plot was really messy and so was the doctor counter plot. But the performances where great.
whovian
October 21st, 2018 - 7:52pmVery well acted from all involved, music was emotional and its extremely rare a Doctor Who episode makes me have tears in my eyes. So much better than last week.
Graham
October 21st, 2018 - 7:51pmThat was fantastic! Certainly best of this series so far
When The Doctor Was Me
October 21st, 2018 - 7:50pmBest episode so far! I love a historic epsiode and this didn’t disappoint. If I could change one thing it would be to put the theme on the credits. Other than that, I thought it was BRILLIANT!!
Trev Gilbert
October 21st, 2018 - 7:48pmBest episode I’ve ever seen. Great. Well written.
Dan23
October 21st, 2018 - 7:48pmMeh