Doctor Who Rose 1/13
Rose Tyler, a young woman working in a London department store, finds herself one night after closing surrounded by plastic mannequins that have come to life in the basement of the store. She is saved by a young man, introducing himself as "The Doctor", and tells her to flee the building while he destroys the transmitter that is being used to control the mannequins.
Rose races for her council flat that she shares with her mother Jackie, clutching one of the mannequin arms pulled off during their escape, as the top floors of the building explode behind her. The next day, Rose finds that the Doctor has found her at her apartment, just in time to subdue the arm with his sonic screwdriver. The Doctor then leaves to an old blue police box, Rose following him to try to get more answers, but the Doctor just tells her to simply forget him and return home; when Rose looks back, the police box is gone.
Rose talks with her boyfriend Mickey Smith about the events of the previous days, and they find a conspiracy theory website that describes a man similar to the Doctor that has appeared throughout history. Rose and Mickey visit the web site's owner, a man named Clive. While Clive describes to Rose the various evidence he has that suggests the Doctor is an immortal alien, Mickey investigates a plastic rubbish bin that seems to move on its own, gets pulled into it, and is replaced by a plastic replica, unbeknown to Rose. Rose leaves Clive, dismissing his claims, and she and the fake Mickey head to a restaurant, where the fake Mickey tries to pry what Rose learned about the Doctor from her.
As she starts to suspect something strange, the Doctor shows up and defeats the fake Mickey, dislodging its head in the process. The Doctor grabs Rose and takes him to the police box, which is revealed to be his TARDIS, and uses the fake Mickey head to lock onto a signal and materialize the TARDIS nearby. The Doctor explains to the shocked Rose that the fake Mickey was an auton, controlled by the Nestene Consciousness, and that if he cannot stop it using a vial of "anti-plastic" liquid, it will destroy all humans on Earth. Leaving the TARDIS on the banks of the Thames, Rose identifies the London Eye ferris wheel as a possible transmitter, and she and the Doctor race towards it.
In an underground complex under the Eye, the Nestene Consciousness has taken residence in a large vat; the real Mickey is in a state of shock on one of the catwalks. While Rose sees to Mickey, the Doctor tries to negotiate with the Nestene Consciousness, held back by two autons. However, the Nestene has discovered the Doctor's TARDIS, and recognizing what he is and that he cannot make up for the destruction of its home during "the war", the Nestene activates all the autons at the Queens Arcade. Several shoppers are shot dead, including Clive after realizing what he knew was the truth, while Jackie manages to escape the Arcade, but ends up surrounded by autons.
Rose uses a nearby chain to swing over to the Doctor and knock one of the autons holding him away, allowing him to defeat his other and dropping the "anti-plastic" vial into the Nestene. The Nestene wails in pain and explodes while the Doctor, Rose, and Mickey escape safely in the TARDIS. Jackie and the remaining shoppers find themselves safe as the autons stop functioning. After the TARDIS rematerializes safely, Mickey flees in a state of panic, while the Doctor offers Rose more adventures with him. Though Rose initially refuses as she is concerned about her mother and Mickey, she quickly joins with the Doctor when he explains that the TARDIS can also travel in time as well as space.
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