*Doctor Who* is ABSURD (and I love it) | 1x1 Reaction | Rose

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19:10 "Is it bigger on the inside?" Doctor Who fans, losing their minds: "SHE SAID THE THING"

DEAR GOD - SOMEONE WHO ACTUALLY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT DOCTOR WHO WATCHING IT?! This is a huge treat!

Nobody explain anything. Let her discover it all organically.

"Something light-hearted" Oh my sweet summer child, you have NO idea what sorts of heartbreak and laughter you're in for.

"Does Doctor Who take place on Earth or Space?" Yes.

"This is absurd and incredibly cheesy, but delightful at the same time." Yep, you got it.

"What were they shooting people with?" Oh that's simple.... Handguns *cough*.

ROSE: You sound like you're from the North. WHO: Lots of planets have a North!

"Heroes are important. Heroes tell us who we want to be but when they made this particular hero they didn’t give him a gun, they gave him a screwdriver to fix things. They didn’t give him a tank or a warship or an X-Wing, they gave him a call box from which you can call for help and they didn’t give him a superpower or a heat-ray, they gave him an extra heart. And that’s extraordinary. There will never come a time when we don’t need a hero like the Doctor." -Stephen Moffat, second Nu-Who showrunner.

Eccleston is often remembered as the "angry" Doctor, but I say his comedy chops shine when he's literally fighting with a disembodied hand.

"This is absurd and incredibly cheesy, but incredibly delightful at the same time" Yep, that's Doctor who - and then it rips your heart out and leaves you a blubbering mess

1:20 - "Sarah Jane? Sarah... Jo?" Long time fans - "That's not a simple answer."

Angela: "It's bigger on the inside?" Me: "She said it!"

The JFK reference is also a nod into the history of the show, Doctor Who originally debuted on Nov 23 1963, the day after Kennedy's assassination. The show was delayed a few minutes due to a news report of the assassination.

I grew up with the original Who from the 60s to the 80s, and when this episode first aired I thought: "oh, it's not a re-imagining or a reboot, it's a straight continuation and they're doing it properly." My wife and I both love nu-Who, in part because the people making it get the original that they grew up with.

Eccleson sums up everything about what you need to know about New Who with his first line. "Run!"

"This is absurd and incredibly cheesy but very delightful at the same time." I think she's got the essence of Doctor Who nailed down in just the first episode.

Yess Christopher Eccleston era has some of the most iconic episodes. But he’s often forgotten. Glad you’re starting with him and continuing from there. You’re gonna in for a wild ride.

On the subject of former Doctors, the oldest surviving actor who played the role is Tom Baker, who was the most famous Doctor and the one who first made the show successful in America. Tom is 90 years old now. I expect that his passing will get some mention in the media even in the US. Tom played the Doctor from 1974 to 1981. Another fun fact is that one of his female companions on the show was Lalla Ward, they were married in real life for 2 years, but she ended up marrying the famous evolutionary biologist, zoologist and author Richard Dawkins, but they too are now divorced.