theostry:

liliaeth:

roaminganon:

Yaz and Ryan’s utter amazement at meeting Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. respectively was the best part of this episode, and I loved Graham saying he was Steve Jobs and was trying to market a smart phone, LOL.  XD  Jodie continues to hit it out of the park as well.  I loved her channeling 12 by writing on the wall.  I also love how they all work as a team to make sure history stays on course.  The only bad thing is that the villian Krasko was really flat, but at least the other guest characters were top-notch, especially Rosa herself. 

The villain wasn’t the point though. There’s plenty of people just like him in everyday life. He was recognizable enough as it were. So why waste time going more in depth on him?

^^^ Exactly. As @lilbasthet so aptly said, “racism is the monster of the week”. Not just Krasko, but the whole social and political milieu of Alabama 1955. The ex-con space racist was just an excuse for the Doctor and her friends to be there and bear witness.