May 30, 20178 yr Author http://www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org/2006-04_files/The%20Girl%20in%20the%20Fireplace%20(14).jpg 12 The Girl in the Fireplace Series 2, Episode 4 Doctor: Tenth Companion: Rose Tyler, Mickey Smith Mickey's first trip in the TARDIS sees he, Rose and the Doctor on the SS Madame de Pompadour ship, with not a single crew member in sight. What they do notice however is a retro fireplace, and through it, the Doctor speaks to a young girl named Reinette. The Doctor realises it's a time window, and uses the fireplace to hop into 18th century France. In the minute or so since the Doctor spoke to Reinette, several weeks or months have passed in her time. He warns her of a potential danger, as they hear a ticking sound, like that of a clock, despite the only clock in the room being broken. A figure emerges from under the bed and deduces that Reinette is incomplete, and it teleports away. The Doctor returns and warns Rose and Mickey not to go looking for the clockwork android, but of course they ignore him. The Doctor finds a horse on the ship, which he names Arthur, having stumbled through a time window itself. He goes through another time window and sees that Reinette is now a young woman. They flirt, and she kisses him. The Doctor realises afterwards that she is actually Madame de Pompadour. Reunited with Rose and Mickey, the Doctor explains that there are time windows all over the ship leading to different periods of her life. Rose and Mickey have discovered that the ship is powered by human organs, as the clockwork androids turned on their own crew to keep the ship running. The Doctor saves Reinette from another android, and creates a telepathic link with her, which she uses to look into his mind and learn more about her childhood hero of sorts. She invites him to a party, while Rose and Mickey get captured by the androids. A drunken Doctor saves them both just in time, as he realises they want her brain for the ship, but only when she's 37 years old. They find the correct time window and teleport away. The time window is a giant mirror, and they can only pass through by smashing it and therefore breaking the connection. Seeing the androids taking Reinette hostage at a ball, the Doctor uses Arthur to ride through the window, smashing it and saving her by breaking the link. He prepares to stick on the slow path with no way of return, but when he finds the fireplace time window active, he returns to the ship and promises to come back for her. He does so at a time that is too late - Reinette had died and her body was being taken away, but she'd written him a letter. I love the mix of character moments and scary monster moments in The Girl in the Fireplace. Moffat excels at a scary monster in all of his RTD era scripts and although the clockwork androids are perhaps the least scary of the four (Empty Child, Weeping Angels and Vashta Nerada being the others), the Doctor and young Reinette's first encounter with it hiding under the best is a genuinely scary moment for me, and it's every child's worst nightmare I expect! The idea of the time windows showing different parts of Reinette's life was very inspired and it allowed for quite a tragic story to be told, as the Doctor saw her live our her life in what was basically minutes. The Doctor arriving back to collect Reinette and finding she had already died was particularly tragic, but beautifully written into the plot. A really well-rounded tale, not difficult to see why it's such a fan favourite!
May 30, 20178 yr Also, he flirts and feels attraction to her, but in other series he is asexual and cannot even kiss his wife? Awful doctor.
May 30, 20178 yr Author 11 The Day of the Doctor 2013 50th Anniversary Special Doctor: Eleventh, Tenth, War Companion: Clara Oswald Also starring: Rose Tyler (as the Bad Wolf), Kate Stewart, Osgood The Doctor and Clara are summoned by Kate Stewart to the National Gallery, and shown a painting known under two names - No More or Gallifrey Falls. The painting is Gallifreyan art, so is therefore in 3D, and depicts the Time War. However, it simply serves as the credentials for Queen Elizabeth I for more paintings, that previously contained creatures and no longer do, having been broken from the inside. They're interrupted by a time window, which the Doctor jumps through, meeting the Tenth Doctor, his former self, and two Queen Elizabeth Is - one real, one Zygon. After Eleven attempts to get Clara to join him, the portal instead leads to the War Doctor, in the moment before he decides to finish the Time War for good, leaving both Ten and Eleven horrified when their long-since buried past incarnation arrives. Together, the three Doctors are locked up by Queen Elizabeth, while Clara heads to the Black Archive with Kate and Osgood. Clara learns, however, that they are Zygon imposters, and she teleports away using the vortex manipulator in front of her. She rescues the three Doctors, finding out their cell wasn't locked in the first place. Queen Elizabeth explains that she killed the Zygon imposter and was posing as it ever since so she could find out the plan. The Zygons trapped themselves in the paintings during this time period, and emerged in 2013, currently taking over the Black Archive. They are confronted by the real Kate and Osgood, while the three Doctors and Clara arrive via the No More / Gallifrey Falls painting, using the Zygons' technology. They cause both human and Zygon to forget which one is which, so they can negotiate a peace treaty. Meanwhile, the War Doctor tells the "Moment" (in the shape of Rose/Bad Wolf) that he is ready to make his decision, and plans to destroy Gallifrey, Ten and Eleven arrive to help make the decision, but Clara begs them to change their minds, and alongside all ten other incarnations (including then-future incarnation Twelve), they seal Gallifrey in a pocket universe. The War and Tenth Doctors depart in their TARDISes, while Eleven meets the Curator of the under-gallery, who bears a striking resemblance to a familiar face... I had very high hopes for the 50th anniversary special, as did most I expect, and I was particularly excited for the return of my personal favourite Doctor, David Tennant. The chemistry between Ten and Eleven is brilliant, as Tennant and Smith bounce off each other with ease. I was wary of the War Doctor potentially messing up the numbering but John Hurt portrays him superbly and I'm really glad he's been welcomed with open arms by the fans (RIP :cry:). I was a bit disappointed at first that Rose's return wasn't actually as Rose, but it was a good twist. The timey-wimey stuff is present but doesn't make the plot confusing or overbearing for me, and it's also incredibly rewatchable and a fantastic celebration of a massive landmark. Bonus points for the scene with Tom Baker at the end, what a fantastic surprise!
May 30, 20178 yr Author TOP 10 Army of Ghosts / Doomsday Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways Blink Heaven Sent Human Nature / The Family of Blood School Reunion The Empty Child / The Doctor Dances The Impossible Planet / The Satan Pit The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End Turn Left PLACE YOUR BETS
May 30, 20178 yr I'm predicting that Blink is #1, Empty Child/Doctor Dances at #2, & Stolen Earth/Journey's End at #3.
May 30, 20178 yr Aww I was hoping The Girl In The Fireplace would be well within the top 10. Best episode by far from the first two series, I've cried at the end of it before, it put the focus on a historical character I wasn't really aware of before seeing this episode, and it's just a really excellent love story. For the Doctor no less and I've normally been very much against him having no love life but he and Madame de Pompadour had such great chemistry I was cheering for them so hard by the end. Like with Vincent & The Doctor the monsters are a bit eh but that helps put the focus on the characters of the story. And it's responsible for one of the best ending scenes and best lines in the series 'It is the way that has always been. The monsters and the doctor. It seems you cannot have one without the other.' Reinette was such a good one-episode companion, I wish she'd gone travelling with the Doctor for a bit, she'd have bounced off Rose very nicely.
May 30, 20178 yr Otherwise YES at Human Nature being within the top 10, that for #1 please. Or The Impossible Planet, just to see Michael's reaction. Calling Turn Left/School Reunion top 2 though.
May 30, 20178 yr Plotwise, I don't care too much for School Reunion but I can accept it being this high based only on everything to do with Sarah Jane.
May 30, 20178 yr Girl in the Fireplace had real depth and thought into the threat and characters rather than just 'monster of the week', I didn't get it at first but it's certainly a massive standout upon rewatching. I'm hoping Blink will be top 5 at the least x
May 30, 20178 yr Another reason the second doctor is f***in shoite: him tryna rub nasties with half the women characters on it! Along with his arrogance and preaching and overacting, it makes him the worst by far. Any episode with Clara, except Listen, does not deserve to be so high. Pleaaase tell me thosr awful rainy cyber men episodes are already out. Garbage.
May 30, 20178 yr The Girl In The Fireplace is definitely one that you appreciate more on repeat viewing. I liked School Reunion but I don't think it is better than some of those that missed the top 10.
June 1, 20178 yr http://www.doctorwhoreviews.altervista.org/2008-01_files/Partners%20in%20Crime%20(8).jpg 13 Partners in Crime Series 4, Episode 1 Doctor: Tenth Companion: Donna Noble Also starring: Sylvia Noble, Wilfred Mott, Rose Tyler Speak of the devil :magic: The Doctor and Donna both investigate Adipose Industries, a company selling weight loss pills fronted by Miss Foster. Donna begins working as a temp while the Doctor uses his psychic paper to get in. Both follow the same leads, narrowly missing each other as they visit a client each to learn more. Donna visits Stacey Campbell, a woman who's preparing to go on a night out, and she couldn't be happier with the effect of the pills. However, with a pendant she's picked up, Donna unwittingly causes the pills to activate in Stacey, and she witnesses what they really do - create tiny little creatures of fat. Once she's seen the creature, the pills are fully activated by Miss Foster and Stacey is killed as her body turns into many of the little creatures. The Doctor meanwhile visits Roger Davie, a man more sceptical of the pills after he gets woken up at 1:30am when the burglar alarm goes off - by which point, he'd lost exactly 1kg. Donna returns home after Stacey's disappearance, to a whining Sylvia, and joins grandad Wilf "up the hill", where she has a heart to heart with him, telling him she wants to find "a man", referring to the Doctor specifically. The next day, Donna is almost captured by Miss Foster, who was actually on the lookout for journalist Penny Carter instead. She follows them up to Miss Foster's office, as does the Doctor who takes the more scenic route using the window cleaning lift. Donna and the Doctor finally meet, communicating to each other using mime. When Miss Foster notices them both, they both escape, and Donna meets the Doctor on the roof. They descend in the lift, but Miss Foster uses her sonic pen to snap one of the cables, leaving Donna dangling. The Doctor climbs in through a window and helps Donna in through one of the lower windows, also helping Penny escape..... before being captured again :') The reunited duo come face to face with Miss Foster in the offices, who explains that her real name is Matron Cofelia, a nanny of sorts. The Doctor and Donna head to stop the plan, but Miss Foster activates the Adipose, as Sylvia notices on her night out with friends. The Doctor and Donna manage to stop it using the pendants, but with so many Adipose born already, Miss Foster sends them up to the newly arrived nursery ship, along with herself. However, ignoring the Doctor's warnings, she plummets to her death as the Adiposian First Family are aware that their actions were illegal. Donna invites herself in the TARDIS, with the Doctor being wary after the events with Martha. He accepts however, and takes her to wave goodbye to Wilf on the hill. Partners in Crime may not be as "deep" as a lot of the episodes surrounding it, but this is what works to its advantage for me. It's an incredibly fun opening episode, with lots of laughter and comedy moments with a pretty decent plot, if not one of the biggest threats the show has seen. The Adipose are incredibly cute and I kinda like the idea of them not being vicious, angry creatures like you'd stereotypically expect - it's not their fault that humans are being turned into them! The mime scene between the Doctor and Donna is one of my favourites of the new series, never fails to raise a smile, and Rose's re-appearance was a huge surprise at the time, I loved it. Shoutout also to Donna and Wilf's scene on the hill, incredibly heartwarming and just one of the many reasons why both Catherine Tate and Bernard Cribbins are exceptional in the show. A really fun start to series 4 with endless rewatchability, which sees it to perhaps a surprise high position. I'm watching season 4 right now and think that the thing that makes Donna IMO the best companion is her humanity. She has moments of being comedic and brash but then she has this softer side and always manages to connect to people no matter where they go. This seaosn feels a lot more emotional than others ones and I think it's down to Donna and the way Catherine played her. Donna also seemed to make the Doctor change as a person too I think. She also gets properly stuck in with things which I like. She's brave, caring, strong, clever, everything you need in a companion and more. Currently on Silence in the Library and the way she interacted with Miss Evangelista brought me to tears.
June 1, 20178 yr Just done Series 4. Donna is flawless. Was once again in bits at the end of Journey's End.
June 1, 20178 yr Author I always loved Donna but I've appreciated her more and more over time, Grant summed her up perfectly, she's the most human companion they had I think (although Rose, Martha and Bill have all been pretty grounded characters too, no surprise that these are all my favourites).
June 2, 20178 yr The Stolen Earth / Journey’s End or Turn Left for the winner pls and those two/three as the top 2.
June 2, 20178 yr That's the only little flaw in it though, the rest is solid gold. You only see the beetle in a few tiny scenes.
June 2, 20178 yr Hmm I want Blink, Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit, Bad Wolf/Parting of the ways or The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances to win as their up their as my faves
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