Proofs that the Doctor was in love with Rose and not with Reinette in āThe Girl in The Fireplaceā a thread:
Okay, so, I decided to do this thread ācause I believe FIRMLY in this theory of mine. I donāt know what else to say, since I will talk a lot during the thread so letās begin!
Lets start simple shall we? When The Doctor met Reinette for the first time sheās a kid. He knows that time is different when goes to her the second time but it only took five or ten minutes for him. How is it possible that he falls in love with her practically immediately?
Of ācourse heās in shook when he saw her and heās a bit uncomfortable especially when she said that heās not a stranger since she know her since she was 7, because again for him itās been only 5 minutes.
Now, Iām not saying heās not finding her attractive but if you think he fell in love with her after that he saw her all grown up, then even Eleven should had been in love with Amy, right? Since for him has been five minutes as well when he saw her as a kid and then as an adult.
Of course Reinette is in love with him. Heās the hero who saved her from the monster. The monsters are afraid of him. She thought he was an imaginary friend (Amy!!!) and now she sees him again, heās real, sheās a grown woman, OF COURSE SHE KISSED HIM.
This again when he said āyou never want to listen to reasonā I believe she thought, āokay, so Iāll stop, and Iāll follow my heart, ācause clearly heās pushing me not to listen to my brain because heās feeling the sameā
Okay, youāre telling me that this reaction is love? This is him being a total geek because one of the most famous woman of the history kissed him. If you know this character well you KNOW thatās the reason. How can you see love in this?
Yeah, ur right, heās madly in love with Reinette, in fact the first thing he wants to do after the kiss is going to Rose and tell her what happened. The way he called her itās like āyou never know what just happened to me!ā but in a fanboy way. (Next)
In the last episode he almost said he loved her and now heās in love with Reinette. Probably heās so excited that he wants to tell her something like āMadame de Pompadour kissed ME! Can you believe this?ā Rose jealous? Probably. But for him there was nothing
Yes, heās looking for them but the way heās calling Rose, in this singing way āRooooseā. Like a kid.
Heās not looking at her like this bc heās in love but bc sheās Madame de Pompadour! Yes, not a news that he can meet important historical figure but, he always keep that excitement. He change expression bc he realize she and the kind didnāt met yet so he has to be careful-
-with the time or what they do in France because they (Reinette and the kind) HAVE to meet so that Reinette can became one of the most import woman in history alias Madame de Pompadour.
He didnāt tell Rose they kissed not because he wants to keep it for himself or other craps, but like he said āI became an imaginary friendā. So again where did you see all this love? Also, yes he was excited but I believe itās not the first time he kiss someone famous
āYeah, but he called her Cleoā there you go. We all know the Doctor is charming.
Rose is a bit jealous here but Mickey itās kinda teasing her and then whatās wrong with it? They are practically dating.
Rose is a bit jealous here but Mickey itās kinda teasing her and then whatās wrong with it? They are practically dating.
Sheās flirting, heās not. Heās focus on the āmissionā letās call it that. Heās now in that mood where he need to stay focus and as you see he is with no problem.
Heās not impressed that she could step into his memories. Heās scared that she might see something personal. I think itās pretty obvious this is a very āintimeā technique and she step in with no permission.
Also heās not alone. Heās been alone, he will be alone, but right now heās not. He has a family (Rose, Mickey, Jackie). He act like it I think because he never believe that he can fully happy. āLonelier nowā where? Like Sarah Jane said āyou ACT like such a lonely manā
This scene is a bit hard for me to understand. She might have seen his name but the way she said āitās more than just a secretā make me think that maybe she saw something else, also because I believe he close that door immediately (unless its always close) idk.
And here comes the troubles. She thinks that now sheās the only one who can truly understand him because she saw his mind (without permission) and sheāll start bein a bitch with Rose as well. Guess what, you know nothing about him, dear Reinette :)
Dance = sex. He said he canāt because if he do that and king see that she will not became Madame the Pompadour (listen to his tone) since that was THE night they met e became lovers.
In the episode they make us believe the Doctor and Reinette danced but this doesnāt happened-
In the episode they make us believe the Doctor and Reinette danced but this doesnāt happened-
Reinette is a beautiful woman but the king is always the king and if he saw her dancing with someone else he easily choose another woman as next lover. Heās not waiting, please. So they didnāt dance even tho Ten comes back all ādrunkā and messy. (nice try Moffat)
A little tenrose being husband and wife moment because we deserve this
(again sooo in love with Reinette right?)

How can he be drunk (and so he party all night, and supposedly dance with Reinette) if that is not even wine and heās immediately sober after 2 minutes?
Reinette being a bitch with Rose part 1:
Rose is there trying to do whatās sheās best at: trying comforting people who are scared and Reinette is constantly talking to her with that tone.
Also Rose is probably feeling inferior since how smart Reinette is. āHeās right about youā
Rose is there trying to do whatās sheās best at: trying comforting people who are scared and Reinette is constantly talking to her with that tone.
Also Rose is probably feeling inferior since how smart Reinette is. āHeās right about youā
The doctor said the Reinette is smart and Rose is feeling probably intimidated because she couldnāt explain to Reinette whatās happening in the best way, yet she understood perfectly. Remember what I said once: Rose lived a life pretty boring before the Doctor-
-she didnāt finish the school, she had a āpoorā job and she remark that in the first episode (and others). She hated that. So of course when she met someone that smart that can ācallā the Doctor attention (whoās also very smart) sheās feeling intimidated.
She might never said that out loud, but sheās not feeling confident some times, especially about her intelligence (also because I believe not a lot of people, before the doctor, told her she was brilliant)
The Doctor send Rose there for a reason. She can calm people. āHeāll be there when you need himā. If the Doctor was so in love with her why heās not there? Heās looking a way to save everyone at the moment? Sure, but still...
Also when Rose said ātell me about itā the glance the Reinette gives her... I believe she realize that Rose feels the same about The Doctor. The Rose loves him just as she loves him.
Rose is trying to say āIām sorry if youāre so scared, itās not your fault if this is happening, everything is gonna be okayā and this bitch is treating her like this? Omg! Sheās treating her like a stupid kid āit happened child!ā Just calm down
Even tho Reinette treat Rose like garbage she still trying to make her feel better, asking her if sheās alright and genuinely feel sad and sorry for her. And you still think sheās one of the wrost character? Okay.
āWe canāt use the tardis, weāre parts of the events nowā = this will change history (in a biiiig way tho) and heās trying so hard not to!
āCan we smash through?ā No because there will be no way back (yet he did it. Why? I explain later)
āCan we smash through?ā No because there will be no way back (yet he did it. Why? I explain later)
Heās all nervous cause he want to find a way that will save everyone and with no problems (without change history) in no time. Classic him. Yes, heās scared for Reinette but not because heās in love with her, because thatās who is! The Doctor cares!
The Doctor smashes the mirrors even tho he said he couldnāt because he would have been trap (and so Rose and Mickey). He will never leave Rose like that! And you know it! I believe Rose told him to do it. I wrote a fic where I explain better, if u want: https://archiveofourown.org/works/17535581/chapters/45599338
You are all so cute because you think heās jealous of the king. Heās just being sassy... wait isnāt being sassy part of Ten?
āItās over. For you and for meā and heās looking at the broken mirror. This really is a phrase said by a person in love that is trapped with the woman he loves.
I wonder if heās looking the mirror because the actual woman he love is trapped on the other side
I wonder if heās looking the mirror because the actual woman he love is trapped on the other side

THIS SCENE EXISTS AND YALL THINK HE IS IN LOVE WITH REINETTE!
Why put Rose looking at the stars and then immediately after Ten whoās doing the same FUCKING THING?! Because itās love!
Why put Rose looking at the stars and then immediately after Ten whoās doing the same FUCKING THING?! Because itās love!
āYou know all their names, donāt you?ā Reinette think that Doctor miss the stars. Because she saw inside his head and so she saw how he loves the tardis and traveling. But, honey ur so wrong
Heās smiling but soon enough the smile fade. Heās sooo happy to be there with Reinette, doesnāt he?
āIf the doctor had the chance he would have take the slow path with Reinetteā -Moffat. Technically, he has this choice? I mean he could have said āscrew yāallā but look how happy he is! āIf Iām lucky, if Iām very, very lucky!ā Seriously?
Reinette said to the doctor that she would love to see the stars and the doctor tell her to choose one star. Not because heās in love with her but because he wants to take her to ONE trip (so that she could stay away from her monotony just for a bit)
If he want to take her away forever the history would have been a mess so what was the point of the whole episode? (No dancing, no tardis cause = parts of events = changing history)
The Doctor (ten especially) is someone who never wants to change hugely the history. Heās a science man (all black and white).
Cute tenrose moment cause we deserve this.
Here you can see once again Roseās insecurity. As I explain before.
We are able to see a part of Rose that itās almost invisible too see because she act in different ways usually, which is not jealousy. Sheās scared and insicure and the fact that you insult this soft baby makes want to punch you together with Reinette.
He wants to read the letter on his own because he wants to deal with the pain alone like he always does (part 1)
(Idk why it didnāt take the doctor that says āIām always alright). AND AGSIN ROSE SHOWING THE BEST PART OF HER. You donāt deserve her, byeee.
She think he was feeling something for Reinette (plus she knows him and she knows he hates when something like this happens)
She think he was feeling something for Reinette (plus she knows him and she knows he hates when something like this happens)
Yet there she is being worried and all the she wants is make him feel better because she knows heās not always alright. If thereās someone who knows the doctor in this episode is her. Not Reinette.
Part two. He wants to deal with the pain alone. And no heās not in love. Heās feeling guilty (LIKE ALWAYS) because he couldnāt give Reinette one adventure away from the monotony. Heās probably thinking āI could have come sooner.ā Itās not his fault yet there he is feeling guilty.