I know Series 1 gets memed on for the plastic bins and the farting Slitheen, but I’ve been doing an Eccleston rewatch and Aliens of London completely wrecked me.

When I watched this as a kid back in 2005, I hated Mickey. I thought he was just an annoying, cowardly boyfriend holding Rose back from cool space adventures. The Doctor constantly calling him "Mickey the idiot" felt hilarious.

Rewatching it now in my late twenties? It is straight-up psychological horror. The Doctor screws up the TARDIS timing and brings Rose back twelve months late instead of twelve hours. For an entire year, Jackie was grieving, the police dragged Mickey in for questioning multiple times, and teh entire estate genuinely believed he murdered his teenage girlfriend and hid her body. His life, reputation, and mental health were completely shredded for twelve months while Rose was eating alien chips.

And when they finally return?…