Directed by Euros Lyn. LOUIS: … … because The Girl in the Fireplace is all about the Doctor falling in love. Doctor Who Series 2, The Girl in the Fireplace The Girl in the Fireplace: Behind the Scenes. ‘I have some homework to do…’, We do love a timey-wimey prequel, it has to be said. Back on the ship Mickey realises that as the Doctor is the only one who can fly the TARDIS they are now stranded. She asks him to confirm her suspicions – that he came to save her knowing he would have to trap himself in a world that wasn’t his own. The masked attacker swipes at him but misses and lodges his arm in the mantle. With David Tennant, Billie Piper, Noel Clarke, Sophia Myles. She tells the French courtesan that the robots will arrive to take her in five years time, on the night of her thirty-seventh birthday. The Doctor activates the rotating fireplace and arrives back on the ship, where Rose and Mickey are waiting. ... "The Girl in the Fireplace" certainly would not stand up well against the scrutiny of Trekkies and midi-chlorian haters around the … Rose - Eccleston's first episode - aired in March 2005, while The Girl in the Fireplace was filmed in October 2005. Rose wanders over to an observation window and gazes out at the stars, and three thousand years ago the Doctor is doing the same in Versailles. What Could Have Been: In the original script, it was that the "mind meld" with the Doctor is what actually attracts the clockwork robots to Reinette. He walks over to a dresser and takes out a letter Reinette has written for him, and at last the Doctor understands – Madame de Pompadour has died. And could even, whisper it, David Tennant be involved too? The Girl in the Fireplace. They have been opening up various time portals and checking her age – for when she is thirty-seven they believe her brain will be ready – because the ship is thirty-seven years old. We’ll have to wait and see…, Reinette rises again! The official reason is Doctor Who (2005+) Transcripts >> 2x04 "The Girl in the Fireplace" EXT. Mickey grabs his own fire extinguisher and they run off to investigate the rest of the ship. He still doesn’t understand why the brain used must be Reinette’s, but the droids insist, “she is compatible”. Ben Turner (King Louis), On the ship, Rose, the Doctor and Mickey watch the chaos through the entrance to the time portal, a giant mirror suspended on the wall of the main hall. Doctor Who S02E04 The Girl in the Fireplace. In the hall, Reinette refuses to go with the droids so they decide to kill her and take her brain with them instead of her whole body. When he steps through one of these portals, shaped like a fireplace, the Doctor discovers the even greater mystery of actual, romantic love. Still from "Doctor Who: The Girl in the Fireplace", BBC Studios "The Girl in the Fireplace" was Steven Moffat 's first script for the 10 th Doctor in the new show's second series in 2006. The revolving fireplace allows him entry into Reinette Poisson's bedroom. Having greeted Reinette he tries to interrogate the monster, but discovers it will only answer to Reinette. He leads her back to the ship but Reinette follows. He tells her it would mean leaving the timeline, which they must not do because they are already part of established events. However, as she is still not ‘complete’ they cannot take her yet. Close to tears Reinette takes him to her room in the palace and shows him the fireplace that once sat in her room in Paris – she had it moved when she came to live as the King’s mistress. The arm belongs to a tall masked figure in authentic period dress. Davies revealed that both Doc Martin star Martin Clunes and Hugh Grant were considered, Paul Hollywood Eats Japan viewers fall in love with laughing chef who survived Hiroshima nuclear attack in World War II, Nicolas Cage loves playing wild characters so he’s more than ready to take on Tiger King Joe Exotic. The Doctor, Rose, and Mickey all land on a spaceship in another galaxy and 3000 years in the future. He explains the ship is covered in portals to different time periods in Reinette’s life. Doctor Who “The Girl In The Fireplace” Name This Band: Gabbing Geek Edition Helstrom “Scars” Doctor Who “School Reunion” Weekend Trek “Manhunt” Weekend Trek “Up The Long Ladder” Gabbing Geek 2.27: Yearly Vision And Wandavision Vikings “All Change” Doctor Who “Tooth And Claw” Doctor Who 's former boss Steven Moffat is resurrecting Madame de Pompadour for a new prequel to 'The Girl in the Fireplace'.. Mickey arrives to tell Rose that they have found the time portal the droids have entered. The view of a starry night sky drifts down to that of a lavish estate - … Elsewhere on the ship Mickey discovers a security camera, which he and Rose identify as being made up of a human eye wired into the security system. The serial was originally broadcast in 2006, as part of the sci-fi show’s second series, and followed the Tenth Doctor (David Tennant) as he encountered French socialist Madame DePompadour (Sophia Myles) at various points in her life. Gareth Wyn Griffiths (Manservant), 45:01. She bids farewell to her ‘lonely angel’ and thus the two are parted forever. Rose claims there cannot be because the mantle is attached to the outer hull of the ship. However, her relief turns to horror as she realises it is not there to save her. Upon Reinette’s command she turns, revealing herself to be another of the clockwork droids from the ship. The Doctor folds up the letter and puts it in his jacket pocket, before resuming his place at the TARDIS controls and setting the ship in motion. Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), The Doctor is smitten by Madame de Pompadour, but the court at Versailles is under attack. After Rose and Mickey recount their findings onboard the ship the Doctor realises the droids could not find the parts they needed to repair the ship and so cannibalised the bodies of the crew instead – the cooking scent they detected earlier was the human body parts being warmed by the computer. Rose realises they are standing behind a mirror, and watches with Mickey as a man enters the room accompanied by his aides. He leaves his two friends to star gaze and turns his attention to the computer banks, which have been subject to many botched repairs. The Doctor runs in and blasts the robot with one of the fire extinguishers, causing its mechanisms to jam. At last the reason why the droids needed her is clear – the ship was called the SS Madame de Pompadour. Jessica Atkins (Young Reinette), After a while he discovers an ornate door mounted on the wall of the ship, and realises it is the portal through which the creature boarded the ship. Former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat is re-visiting his iconic series 2 story The Girl In The Fireplace with a prequel. I have some homework to do… #Clockdown ⁦@StevenWMoffat⁩ ⁦@Emily_Rosina⁩ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ pic.twitter.com/EULpcC9bTi. The Girl in the Fireplace (2006) Full Cast & Crew. Suddenly they are ambushed by two of the droids, which grab them and threaten them with the weapons mounted on their arms. A few moments later he returns to the fireplace and goes back to Versailles, where he finds Louis standing alone. Today’s Doctor Who watchalong is David Tennant episode The Girl in the Fireplace by Steven Moffat – scheduled for today at 7pm UK time. Suddenly a bell begins ringing and the Doctor realises one of the robots is still in one of the time portals, and has found Reinette when she is thirty-seven. He turns a corner and emerges in a corridor occupied by a large white horse. She asks what the Doctor is doing in her fireplace and he tells her is conducting a … He turns to one of the droids and fires insults at it, before explaining to his friends that the robots are awaiting a time when Reinette’s brain is ‘complete’ so that they can remove it and wire it into the main computer. He manages to active it and as he returns to the ship he asks Reinette to wish him luck. She retains some hope she will see him once more and asks him to hurry back to her. She remains calm and tells them that they are simply a nightmare from her childhood, and if she can be found by her nightmare then the droid’s nightmare can find them as well. He warns her to stay still and crouches down to investigate further. She resolves to return to her proper time and take the slow path for the next five years – when she knows she will see the Doctor again. Angel Coulby (Katherine), Back in Versailles the Doctor tells Reinette to block any thoughts or memories she doesn’t want him to access. Rose tells her that when the droids appear she must keep them talking until the Doctor arrives to save her. The Time Lord returns to the TARDIS again. Sure enough the Doctor is on his way. The voice of a small girl rings out from the room behind the fireplace, and the Doctor speaks to her, discovering she is a young human named Reinette who is living in Paris in the year 1727. Five fears in Doctor Who Wednesday 12 February 2020. In it she reveals that she has realised the Doctor may never see her again. As a grand ball begins elsewhere in the court Reinette leads the Doctor away to join the party, claiming that every lonely little boy must learn to dance. He examines it and realises that because it was offline when the link was severed it might still work. The other droids reactivate and teleport away to join their counterpart. Now worried for the young woman’s safety, the Doctor decides it is time he spoke with Reinette and tells Rose, Mickey and Arthur (the name he has given his horse) to go in search of the droid. The creature extends its metallic arm, on which is mounted a blade. It advances on the Doctor and he retreats to the fireplace. 37:50. Doctor Who Temporada 2 episodio 4 "The Girl in the Fireplace" (español latino) Doctor Who - S02E04 - The Girl in the Fireplace. It does not explain why, so Reinette orders it to leave, which it promptly does. The Doctor notices the clock in the room is broken, but a ticking can still be heard. Doctor Who Girl in the Fireplace Series Two: Condition: Used. As the droids prepare to carve them up and use their bodies to repair the ship, the Doctor arrives to save the day, although he appears somewhat drunk from the party. She notes that the Doctor hasn’t aged at all in the intervening years, which she considers to be very rude. Reinette also realises something is wrong when she sees she is not alone – another woman is standing nearby with her back to her. He uses the ship to close the time portals forever and then, as Rose leaves to show Mickey the rest of the ship, he reads Reinette’s letter. However, his courtesan does not listen. The scene where the Doctor plays Reinette's harp is a reference back to, The Doctor's comment about monsters having nightmares about him was mentioned again in. The SS Madame de Pompadour had a crew of fifty people and a similar number of clockwork repair droids ready to repair the ship at any cost to the crew or themselves. She is doomed, Clockwork robots were also seen in the BBC Ninth Doctor novel, The Doctor talks about bananas being ‘good’ a hark back to the series one episode. Rose awakens and calls out to the Doctor, and soon Mickey also regains consciousness. Rose enquires as to what the Doctor has been doing and he recounts how he has become the imaginary friend of a future French aristocrat, fought a clockwork man and met a horse, which soon appears by his side. He notes that the ship’s engines are working on full power, generating enough energy to punch a hole in the universe. The ship contained smoking pods where the crew could smoke. Realising the clockwork creature could still be onboard the Doctor warns Rose and Mickey not to wander off. The voice summoning her rings out again, naming her Mademoiselle Poisson. This set also features a clockwork droid which hides in Reinette's room. The French king recalls how Reinette always said her friend never aged – now he is disposed to agree with her. Back in Versailles Reinette is alone in one of the stately palace rooms when Rose enters, having found a portal to a time frame before the droids have arrived. The Doctor calls her name and after a few moments a young woman arrives. The last survivor calls for help and is greeted by a mysterious ticking sound, which she is initially comforted by. for a secret, future Doctor hidden in plain sight in an series four episode. ‘Reinette rises again!’ She wrote, tagging Moffat. During his research, Davies became fascinated by Madame de Pompadour and wanted to include her in a story which also involved The Turk—a clockwork man who played chess around the same period and which was later revealed to be a hoax. Lewis to concoct a truly timeless and tragic love story between the dark future and the brightly lit, stunningly executed past. Ellen Thomas (Clockwork Woman); Whatever it is that scares us, be it clowns, heights, public speaking or anything else, there’s always something we never want to face. When they are gone he turns to Reinette and places his hands on her temples, hoping to scan her mind himself and discover what the link is between her and the droids. The voice of a small girl rings out from the room behind the fireplace, and the Doctor speaks to her, discovering she is a young human named Reinette who is living in Paris in the year 1727. There is no Torchwood reference in this episode, which is understandable since the part of the story taking part in the past predates the creation of Torchwood during the reign of Queen Victoria. In a conversation with fellow former showrunner Russell T Davies, he revealed tantalising details for a secret, future Doctor hidden in plain sight in an series four episode. She hears the screams of her future self coming from the portal the Doctor has uncovered and is disturbed by what she hears. He looks up to the mirror and finds there is a blank wall staring back at him. In Reinette’s bedroom it is now daytime. He confronts one of droids and tells it the mission to take Reinette is over, he has sealed them off from the ship forever. The Doctor asks why the droids have not returned the ship to a repair yard and it claims that the ship still requires once more component – Reinette. Rose then hears a rhythmic beating emanating from within one of the control panels. In one of the court’s rooms King Louis XV watches as his mistress Madame de Pompadour examines a broken clock on the mantel. Although initially sceptical about the situation, Rose and Mickey seem impressed by the prospect of visiting 18th Century France, and discuss the fact that the TARDIS translation circuits allow them to understand and speak French. Will Joe Exotic be pardoned by Donald Trump? Noel Clarke (Mickey Smith), In one of the court’s rooms King Louis XV warns his mistress Madame de Pompadour that they are under attack by inhuman creatures and must flee. He threatens the creature with his Sonic Screwdriver but does not go unchallenged. Doctor Who. Rose and Mickey, meanwhile, find themselves strapped to two operating tables, surrounded by the robotic droids. Once he has returned he speaks with her through the flames of the fireplace and tells her that she will still be able to visit the stars. She announces that it is time for the Doctor to arrive and save her, as Rose promised he would. In early 2005, Steven Moffat—who had written "The Empty Child" and "The Doctor Dances" for the series—was assigned to write the story… When the TARDIS dematerialises from the ship it reveals a picture of Reinette hung on the wall behind it. This is the beginning scene from a beloved Doctor Who episode, Girl in the Fireplace. David Tennant (The Doctor), He realises he is not the first to enter her mind; the droids have entered there many times before. She learns that he is called ‘the Doctor’ and discovers the loneliness that has always surrounded him, particularly in childhood. Light-years away an ornate clock sits on a mantelpiece ticking away, until suddenly its face cracks and all goes silent, In the court of Versailles the dignitary of France are running for their lives, chased by an unseen pursuer. As the droids lead Reinette into the hall Rose asks the Doctor why they cannot go to Versailles in the TARDIS. JoshuaTrenton5610. Romance on the Set: David Tennant and Sophia Myles began dating soon after filming this episode. Five years later, in the time portal the droids have invaded, the dignitary of France are running for their lives, chased by the masked droids. The Doctor turns on them and by convincing them they have no purpose any more, causes them to deactivate. 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