Tuesday, January 8, 2013

NuWho - Series 2, Episode 5 - The Girl in the Fireplace (Season 28, Story 171)

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Quotes
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"Nah, nothing here. Well, nothing dangerous. Well, not that dangerous. You know what, I'll just have a quick scan, in case there's anything dangerous." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"Now, let's think. If you were a thing that ticked and you were hiding in someone's bedroom, first thing you do, break the clock. No one notices the sound of one clock ticking, but two? You might start to wonder if you're really alone." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"You're mister thick thick thickity thick face from Thicktown, Thickania. And so's your dad." ~ The Tenth Doctor

The 10th Doctor: Just a nightmare, Reinette. Don't worry about it. Everyone has nightmares. Even monsters from under the bed have nightmares. Don't you, monster?
Reinette: What do monsters have nightmares about?
The 10th Doctor: Me!

"Oh, you are beautiful! No, really, you are. You're gorgeous! Look at that. Space age clockwork, I love it. I've got chills! Listen, seriously, I mean this from the heart, and, by the way, count those, it would be a crime, it would be an act of vandalism to disassemble you. But that won't stop me." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"I'm the Doctor. And I just snogged Madame de Pompadour." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"Rose? Mickey? Every time! Every time! It's rule one. 'Don't wander off.' I tell them, I do. Rule one. There could be anything on this ship." ~ The Tenth Doctor

Mickey: What's a horse doing on a spaceship?
The 10th Doctor: Mickey, what's pre-Revolutionary France doing on a spaceship? Get a little perspective.

"Oh dear, Reinette. You've had some cowboys in here." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"Doctor. So lonely. So very very alone. Such a lonely little boy. Lonely then and lonelier now. How can you bear it?  Oh Doctor. My lonely Doctor. Dance with me. Doctor. Doctor who? It's more than just a secret, isn't it? ...There comes a time, Time Lord, when every lonely little boy must learn how to dance." ~ Reinette

"Oh, look at what the cat dragged in. The Oncoming Storm." ~ Rose Tyler

"It's the way it's always been. The monsters and the Doctor. It seems you cannot have one without the other." ~ Reinette

" 'Supposed to happen'. What does that mean? It happened, child. And I would not have it any other way. One may tolerate a world of demons for the sake of an angel."  ~ Reinette

King Louis: What the hell is going on?
Reinette: Oh. This is my lover, the King of France.
The Doctor: Yeah? Well I'm the Lord of Time.

"The link with the ship is broken. No way back. You don't have the parts. How many ticks left in that clockwork heart, huh? A day? An hour? It's over. Accept that. I'm not winding you up." ~ The Tenth Doctor

"So here you are, my lonely angel.  Stuck on the slow path with me." ~ Reinette

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Trivia
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Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies described the episode as a love story for the Doctor. The Girl in the Fireplace was well-received by most critics despite the time constraints imposed on the plot. The episode was nominated for a Nebula Award and won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

While working with David Tennant on Casanova, Russell T Davies researched Madame de Pompadour and decided to use her in Doctor Who.

Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies described the episode as a love story for the Doctor. The Girl in the Fireplace was well-received by most critics despite the time constraints imposed on the plot. The episode was nominated for a Nebula Award and won the 2007 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form.

Sophia Myles and David Tennant started dating after working together on this story, according to an interview with Myles on GMTV (25 April 2006). It was rumoured she carries a "Doctor Who" doll in her handbag. However, their relationship ended in 2007 after Sophia moved to the United States to pursue her acting career.

As seen in the Doctor Who Confidential episode "Script to Screen", the horse was not allowed to set foot in the ballroom in the climactic scene. The various elements of the Doctor riding Arthur through the mirror (the horse, the mirror breaking and the reactions of the extras in the ballroom) all had to be filmed at separate times and then composited together

Throughout this episode, Mickey wears a T-shirt which has a picture of the Nintendo Entertainment System controller over the caption, "Know Your Roots". This particular T-shirt, a limited edition, could be obtained either by subscribing to the British Nintendo Official Magazine, or by being purchased at selected GameStation outlets. In Doctor Who Magazine #367 Noel Clarke admitted to being a Nintendo fan and to being the owner of a Nintendo DS console. He also comments upon the T-shirt in the commentary which accompanies the episode on the BBC Website. Appropriately, Mickey is involved in a video game-related adventure in the spin-off novel Winner Takes All. Mickey also mentions playing a Playstation in The Age of Steel.

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Trailer
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