tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post6511876590329493853..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #729: The Girl in the FireplaceSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-52494345943678564582013-11-20T22:26:10.191-04:002013-11-20T22:26:10.191-04:00Pardon, how could I remember the episode so well, ...Pardon, how could I remember the episode so well, and forget the title... especially after reading it yesterday!<br /><br />Just opens the door for the Doctor to do an actual episode called "Old School."jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-32989461343821442522013-11-20T20:02:38.932-04:002013-11-20T20:02:38.932-04:00Jason: I think the fake-out is when Rose looks out...Jason: I think the fake-out is when Rose looks out the window into the starry sky (the sky that ties together the two locations). In a world where the Doctor took the slow path, he would have arrived in a space ship soon after that moment, perhaps with some story about putting himself in cold storage so he's not actually 4000 years old. But that's the timey-wimey solution.<br /><br />jdh: Do you mean School Reunion? I think I like your title for it better!<br /><br />Liam: You don't remember it incorrectly. Sometimes he just doesn't THINK.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-40885636794708422242013-11-20T19:16:59.714-04:002013-11-20T19:16:59.714-04:00It's been a while so I might be misrememeberin...It's been a while so I might be misrememebering, but at the end when the Doctor goes into the fireplace and telles Reinnette to pack a bag and that he'll come back and get her, I seem to remember shouting at the TV "no! Have you not been paying attention? When you come back years will have passed!"LiamKavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01996095233681105682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-34168296105762611202013-11-20T18:15:25.075-04:002013-11-20T18:15:25.075-04:00I remember watching this episode the first time ba...I remember watching this episode the first time back to back with Old School. Wow! <br /><br />Funky technology and time travel twists aside, the emotional content of this episode is what makes it so totally work, not just for the characters, but for the audience. Especially, that heartbreaking moment when audience figures out that the Doctor and Reinette are going to be separated forever, before the Doctor does.jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-23192065785712468942013-11-20T13:54:46.898-04:002013-11-20T13:54:46.898-04:00I love this episode. And though Moffat comes back ...I love this episode. And though Moffat comes back to this well plenty of times (too many I think) this remains the best and I think part of that is, as you mention, Sophia Myles' excellent portrayal of Reinette. The chemistry with her and Tennant is real (apparently, since they dated in real life) but more importantly she's a well-written character. Unlike later Moffat creations/potential love interests, she doesn't speak in one liners or constantly utter catch-phrases - she feels and reacts like someone in her situation would (probably) and keeps the episode grounded despite the craziness.<br /><br />Also, Murray Gold's music is excellent - by far one of his best scores. Pedro Cabezuelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-65079275165473064502013-11-20T11:24:59.190-04:002013-11-20T11:24:59.190-04:00The Girl In The Fireplace remains close to my hear...<b>The Girl In The Fireplace</b> remains close to my heart, despite the remakes since. The romance, the style, the audacity of the plotting, the bit where he crashes through the mirror on a horse...Craig Oxbrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388821789251515974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-25753455277556321012013-11-20T11:03:12.388-04:002013-11-20T11:03:12.388-04:00I'm not a New Series guy, but I liked this epi...I'm not a New Series guy, but I liked this episode for some of the same reasons you did. I despise the 'Doctor as romantic lead' angle, but if I squint and pretend this is a different show also called "Doctor Who" (which is pretty much how I think of the New Series), I have to admit it's a beautiful story.<br /><br />Now I haven't seen it in years, but it always bothered me how the Doctor maroons not only himself, but also Rose and Mickey, and them in far, far more dire circumstances. Although they're characters I can't stand (well, Mickey's OK), it doesn't seem like the kind of thing the Doctor would do to show off to a pretty girl.<br /><br />Couldn't he have sent Rose and Mickey through the mirror and followed in the TARDIS? It really seemed like it would have been that easy, unless I missed something, which is possible.<br /><br /> - JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-88528045237702367852013-11-20T08:07:40.007-04:002013-11-20T08:07:40.007-04:00I don't have a problem at all with the "d...I don't have a problem at all with the "disabled" ship being able to punch holes in the universe; the ship is lacking a main processor and some of its subsystems are still functioning, but haphazardly and not entirely sensibly. Malfunctioning software. Additionally, you can't reason with malfunctioning software, which makes it scary in ways that the Borg were (initially anyway).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com