Hee, Moffat's Aussagen über diese Ep haben so ziemlich alle Doctor/Rose Shipper aus ihren Löchern gejagt:

Alongside action-packed adventure sequences, Davies also explores the Doctor, now played by Scottish actor David Tennant, and his assistant Rose Tyler, played by Billie Piper, on a more intimate level.

"Stephen Moffat has written what is practically a love story for the Doctor in episode four. That's never been seen. It's very understated, very beautifully done, but it's nonetheless a Time Lord falling in love and Rose's reaction to him falling in love with someone else."
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Namentlich wohl Madame de Pompadour.

Hee, ich wette erstens kommt es anders, und zweitens als alle denken.