Doctor Who season 1 is great. Christopher Eccleston is great, Billie Piper is great, the stories are all great, and the overarching mystery is great. It's a difficult season to criticize and rightly gets lauded for bringing the BBC's Time Lord back from the dead, better than ever. The start of modern Doctor Who is also praised for revolutionizing the companion's role, with Rose Tyler taking a huge leap forward from the " scream, run, ask question " archetype that dominated the classic series.

Rose spearheaded a change in Doctor Who 's DNA that all companions since have benefited from. Alas, Doctor Who didn't get everything right in season 1 , and one of the most glaring issues, specifically concerning Rose, was something even the classic series knew how to avoid.

The Doctor

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