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Doctor Who – Season 11, Episode 3 Rosa

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Doctor Who – Season 11, Episode 3

Rosa

Aired Oct 21, 2018

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The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America when they arrive in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955; as they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder if someone is attempting to change history.

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First time Doctor Who writer Malorie Blackman pens an insightful installment that returns the show to its educational roots and serves as a reminder of how powerful purposeful science fiction can be.

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Heather Hogan

Autostraddle

11/09/2018

Right around the time I realized the Doctor and her companions weren't going to take over Rosa Parks' story, but guard the timeline so she could simply carry on as the hero she always was, I started to cry.

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Stephen Bush

New Statesman

10/22/2018

The result is a series that, for all the presence of a woman in the role, feels closer to the show's original purpose than it has for a long time.

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Dan Martin

Guardian

10/22/2018

Vinette Robinson's portrayal of Parks as warm and brittle that steals the show without sugarcoating history. The time it took Parks to get due recognition is this story's history lesson and its emotional suckerpunch.

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Alex Baldwin

Cultured Vultures

10/09/2019

This is a historic episode of Doctor Who. It is required viewing and reaffirms the importance of this show as a bastion of learning in the face of irrational hatred.

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Debbie Lawrie

Film Inquiry

04/02/2019

The episode is in-keeping with Doctor Who's new trend for opening up discussions surrounding gender, disability, and now race, with hopefully many more progressive themes in the upcoming installments of Series 11.

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David Hogan

hoganreviews.co.uk

01/27/2019

4/5

More good than bad, that's for sure, and while I wouldn't want all of my Doctor Who this blatantly educational, it was fine for a rare example.

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Synopsis

The Doctor and her friends find themselves in the Deep South of America when they arrive in Montgomery, Ala., in 1955; as they encounter a seamstress by the name of Rosa Parks, they begin to wonder if someone is attempting to change history.

Director: Mark Tonderai
Executive Producer: Matt Strevens, Chris Chibnall
Screenwriter: Malorie Blackman, Chris Chibnall
Network: BBC
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: Oct 21, 2018