We’ve recently heard that Captain Jack Harkness won’t be returning to Doctor Who any time soon. But it’s looking like another character to have locked lips with the Doctor might be: Madame de Pompadour, from the excellent season two episode “The Girl in the Fireplace.”
The source of the rumor is a trio of tweets from Sophia Myles, who played Madame de Pompadour, a.k.a. Reinette:
I keep missing calls from Steven Moffatt. bugger.
— Sophia Myles (@SophiaMyles) March 26, 2013Just left a voicemail for Moffatt:”Times’s up. Let me out of the Fireplace, please.”
— Sophia Myles (@SophiaMyles) March 26, 2013I have just spoken to Steven Moffatt. We have figured everything out. Not to worry. Relax. Breathe. Let go…
— Sophia Myles (@SophiaMyles) March 26, 2013
Now, we don’t know for sure whether the two of them have been chatting about Doctor Who—the “let me out of the fireplace” could just be a Moffat-style misdirect. Moffat’s doing Sherlock as well, after all. I wouldn’t mind seeing Myles in that—she’s a great actress. Wouldn’t it be great if Reinette did come back to Who, though? It’s been years since I saw “The Girl in the Fireplace,” and I don’t remember much about it, but one of the few things I do remember is that Madame de Pompadour was awesome in it.
Also: Creepy clockwork robots with French-style wigs. And Rose and Mickey pretty much just ran around the whole time, right? And there was a horse. There was definitely a horse.
I really need to rewatch this episode.
(via: blastr)
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