Quite an emotional and deep story in series one. I always think this episode is where series 1 starts to get a little darker, you have this story with the scary dinosaur like creatures that are the reapers (wonder who they're hinting to). Then you have the doctor who classic that is the empty child/the doctor dances, then you have the return of the Slitheen in 'Boom town' which shows Cardiff nearly being destroyed and finally you have the Bad wolf arc finally being revealed, and all the ties of the series coming to a nice little end, with a massive attack from the Daleks featuring the emperor, a lot of death, Anne Robinson (AKA Annedroid) and a surprise regeneration in the amazing finale. Anyway, this story is very much about Rose, also the effects of time travel and what it can do if your not careful. I think it was quite a good decision to put this story here as you need to show the effects of time travel and that there are laws about what you can and can't do (featuring a mention of the time lords). It also show the effects of what can happen which come in the form of the horrifying reapers. The reapers are amazingly made with effects, the way they move is very well designed and the design is very much like something you would find In hell, they even have a tail shaped like the grim reapers stick. The script is very smart brimming with knowledge and wit. There is also an excellent conclusion with Pete (Rose's dad) having to kill himself in order to put time back on track (did I mention Rose's dad dies when she was a baby so she went back to see him when he died but saved him which caused the reapers). My favourite scene is probably when the doctor walks into the TARDIS and the bigger on the inside has gone leaving just a blue box (another effect on tampering with time) Overall a smart well thought out script with excellent effects and amazing acting from Billie Piper, you can really believe her character and she acted the emotional scenes excellently.
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