It'd be sad if the show ends without him ever seeing her again, even if it's from a distance on her death bed with no words spoken, and even if matt smith, or the next actor has to do it. But they made a clean break to matt smith so I guess that won't happen :(
would have been nice to see madame de pompadour in david tenants last episode, when hes dying and goes to "claim his reward" just to get a glipse of those he loved
I like how the Tardis leaves right at the end...the wind blowing around the empty ship then the windy noise before she dematerialises and just fades into..nothing! So melancholy..so sad..the Doctor disappearing back into the depths of the universe with yet another little piece of him broken off and tunbling away.. :o(
@TheBarryAT maybe..but theoretically, all he needs to do is enter the co-ordinates for their destination, lock them into the nav system, engage the stablisers & take off - the ship's auto systems do the rest! All this crap about going off course all the time - even the fourth doctor was quite good at steering the Tardis!
i love this episode, i cried the first time i had seen it. the irony of it is, it happened to me, just i was shaking worse than a leaf in a hurricane when i got the letter and almost couldn't open it.
how come when he loved rose so much was he prepared to abandon her on the spaceship? he didn't know there would be anyway back but he cleared off to madam de Pompadour land anyway.......
So... because he can't travel back in his own time line... I'm sorry, but does that me he doesn't really EXIST in a particular place/time unless he visits there? Not meaning in the minds of the people, but... in the universe?
This is all getting really existential, I apologize. Does the Doctor... does anything... really exist until somebody knows it?
time is relative. the faster you travel, the slower you seem to feel like you're going while the world around you is traveling at it's normal pace while you fly by. look at the im of a wheel on a car, the faste it goes, sometimes it looks like it's traveling slower and almost looks like it's going the opposite direction. bad analagy, easy way to grasp a concept
It would've created a paradox. If he went back to before and let her travel with him, she would never have written that letter, so he would've just gone through the fireplace instead of using the TARDIS to get to her, which would mean she would've written the letter, which means he would've gone to get her, etc. etc. Besides, she's a part of history, he's not meant to change that is he?
Theoretically, could he not have taken the Tardis back in time to the exact moment before her death, or at least when he left her last? And then she could have become the Doctor's next companion, which is a bit of a weird thought
My excuse for The Doctor in these cases is always that he gets The Big Picture, while I do not. I'm thinking that once he's gone to the moment after she has died it is too late to go back and pick her up. He has been physically present in a reality where she is already dead, and he can't cross back over. Plus, I should think he was just being impulsive earlier - she is a fairly prominent historical figure - it seems like he couldn't really have gotten away with removing her from her time.
god i hate madame de pompadour, i am so a doctor and rose shipper.
SuperRubix123 10 months ago
One of the most underrated episodes of all time, it's genius and heartbreaking.
XxXLucozadeXLoverXxX 11 months ago 5
@XxXLucozadeXLoverXxX Yeahp. There is only one thing that annoys me is the bad acting for the actress playing madame de pompador.
sqccccccccc 10 months ago
I cry everytime i watch this episode but it is my favourite
YoujubPlu 11 months ago
It'd be sad if the show ends without him ever seeing her again, even if it's from a distance on her death bed with no words spoken, and even if matt smith, or the next actor has to do it. But they made a clean break to matt smith so I guess that won't happen :(
luno44 1 year ago
so sad... waiting for someone that will not come. aww I always cry for the doctor in this kind of episodes.
this episode is remarkable.
DoAnnoyMonaAlways 1 year ago
does anyone know what the ending music is or soundtrack from 0:11 - 2:01 is?
megalord921 1 year ago 2
@megalord921 its sad but catchy
tom926a 1 year ago
@megalord921 the song is "Madame de Pompadour's theme song"
momosman1234 11 months ago
@momosman1234 thx man for telling me this :) this song always makes me cry
megalord921 11 months ago
The ending is so sad, but really celver how it all makes sense in the end...
FriendsFan0209 1 year ago 2
this is one of the best episodes of dr who ever. i am a man, i dont usually cry, but this made me cry like a little girl :)
cvrnda 1 year ago 3
What an amazing episode!
broadwaymbw 1 year ago
I never would have thought Doctor Who would make me cry. Such a beautiful ending.
blueishmonkey1 1 year ago 5
The episodes that utilize time travel as a plot device are always the best.
noman72211 1 year ago 5
would have been nice to see madame de pompadour in david tenants last episode, when hes dying and goes to "claim his reward" just to get a glipse of those he loved
scorpmk 1 year ago 4
I like how the Tardis leaves right at the end...the wind blowing around the empty ship then the windy noise before she dematerialises and just fades into..nothing! So melancholy..so sad..the Doctor disappearing back into the depths of the universe with yet another little piece of him broken off and tunbling away.. :o(
danivarius 1 year ago 5
Awwwwwwww
Its ok, Doctor, people come and go, but the memories will stay, and live on.
Suerocks11 1 year ago 4
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Suerocks11 1 year ago
thats really sad bt not da first time i've seen it
marids 1 year ago
maybe if he showed his campanions how to drive the TARDIS it wouldnt be off course so much
TheBarryAT 1 year ago
@TheBarryAT maybe..but theoretically, all he needs to do is enter the co-ordinates for their destination, lock them into the nav system, engage the stablisers & take off - the ship's auto systems do the rest! All this crap about going off course all the time - even the fourth doctor was quite good at steering the Tardis!
danivarius 1 year ago
@danivarius so basically it's just an elaborate rouse to make his campanions go where he wants them to?
TheBarryAT 1 year ago
@TheBarryAT lol probably..and the first Doctor apparently didn't have a clue about how to fly her!
danivarius 1 year ago
i always cry watching this episode
alisa9marchel 1 year ago
Idiot man!! you have a frikin Time Macine!
sierrasky12 1 year ago
they probably wanted her because the ship was called SS madame de pamadour
rockman895 1 year ago
@rockman895 that's the whole point......that's why you dont find it out until the end, it's part of the ending's impact.
elderberry666 1 year ago
:( It seems as though this Doctor is quite taken with blondes.
Anyhoo, I love Renette. She has such a way with words. I love her amazing speeches.
purpleeturtle97 1 year ago
@purpleeturtle97 anyhoo? not anyway or anyhow
marids 1 year ago
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@purpleeturtle97 anyhoo? not anyway or anyhow?
marids 1 year ago
They chose her because she'd seen inside the Doctor's head. It's a paradox/
Pikaronni 1 year ago
The Doctor got sadder and sadder after this ep.
KsAnNa 1 year ago
great
singercity40 1 year ago
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veryinquisitivegirl 1 year ago
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veryinquisitivegirl 1 year ago
Trust me to miss one of the best first time round!
Thanks for uploading.
SamusDrake 1 year ago
this episode never fails to make me cry, best episode from that season if i must be honest x
Zombiefiedx 1 year ago
The writing and the music in this just makes this... complete. :D
Serenity113 1 year ago
*Sadface*
lediadruid 1 year ago
Oh I see why they needed her brain now.
lv2draw1 1 year ago
i was expecting the letter to say, "That one" as in a response to picking a star
MegaMonkeyExtreme 1 year ago
Oh, poor Rose! First she has to handle Sarajane and now Madame de Pompadoure!
killerpussy84 1 year ago 4
i love this episode, i cried the first time i had seen it. the irony of it is, it happened to me, just i was shaking worse than a leaf in a hurricane when i got the letter and almost couldn't open it.
CmdrALF 1 year ago
how come when he loved rose so much was he prepared to abandon her on the spaceship? he didn't know there would be anyway back but he cleared off to madam de Pompadour land anyway.......
topliff12345 2 years ago 4
@topliff12345 Moffat doesnt like Rose.
TacoBadger1 1 year ago 5
So... because he can't travel back in his own time line... I'm sorry, but does that me he doesn't really EXIST in a particular place/time unless he visits there? Not meaning in the minds of the people, but... in the universe?
This is all getting really existential, I apologize. Does the Doctor... does anything... really exist until somebody knows it?
xxIdinaxx 2 years ago 2
ur saying i dont really exsist?
TheCounterClockwork 2 years ago
time is relative. the faster you travel, the slower you seem to feel like you're going while the world around you is traveling at it's normal pace while you fly by. look at the im of a wheel on a car, the faste it goes, sometimes it looks like it's traveling slower and almost looks like it's going the opposite direction. bad analagy, easy way to grasp a concept
CmdrALF 1 year ago
Thanks for uploading this episode, it is one of my all time favourites :)
gialla111 2 years ago
It would've created a paradox. If he went back to before and let her travel with him, she would never have written that letter, so he would've just gone through the fireplace instead of using the TARDIS to get to her, which would mean she would've written the letter, which means he would've gone to get her, etc. etc. Besides, she's a part of history, he's not meant to change that is he?
MilliwaysCarPark 2 years ago
Theoretically, could he not have taken the Tardis back in time to the exact moment before her death, or at least when he left her last? And then she could have become the Doctor's next companion, which is a bit of a weird thought
thatdrattedcat 2 years ago
There's also that whole "Can't travel back over his own timeline/ Now we're part of events" deal that he has to abide by.
MsWholigan 2 years ago
riiiiiight
I always forget
thatdrattedcat 2 years ago
...wait, though - isn't he kind of doing that already by going through the fireplace/mirror/whatever?
Rules are tricky and I have especially never understood this one
thatdrattedcat 2 years ago
My excuse for The Doctor in these cases is always that he gets The Big Picture, while I do not. I'm thinking that once he's gone to the moment after she has died it is too late to go back and pick her up. He has been physically present in a reality where she is already dead, and he can't cross back over. Plus, I should think he was just being impulsive earlier - she is a fairly prominent historical figure - it seems like he couldn't really have gotten away with removing her from her time.
MsWholigan 2 years ago
This makes me sad every time. :[
tragicXdownpour 2 years ago 2
I cried so much in this ep...
tenrosefan 2 years ago
i nearly cried. its so sad.
kwellskids 2 years ago
Yeah...damn you Steven Moffat! why is your writing talent so...talented?!
tenrosefan 2 years ago 50
So sad. And the ending is just genious in its semplicity. *_*
alcibiade666 2 years ago 3
The very end was a twist worthy of the classic days of "Twilight Zone"
BumwhiffleZoopstanky 2 years ago 2
best doctor who episode ever
idontknowwhattobut12 2 years ago
Heartbreaking x
syzygy85 2 years ago
evry1 he cares about he loses a thousand heartbreaks poor doctor
Mrspankbank 2 years ago 2
The single most beautiful episode of Dr. Who *ever*. And here are some awesomely moving Rose episodes. But, this one... Oy.
swmyers7 2 years ago 3
I completely agree.
Steven Moffat is a genius when it comes to script writing!
RoxasGF 2 years ago 2
this ep made me cry!
kasante 2 years ago 34
me too T-T
bellekd1413 2 years ago 2