Doctor Who (TV Series)
The Fires of Pompeii (2008)
Catherine Tate: Donna Noble
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Quotes
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Donna Noble : You fought her off with a water pistol. I bloody love you!
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Lucius : Is that so? Man from Gallifrey.
The Doctor : What?
Lucius : The strangest of images; your home is lost in fire, is it not?
Donna Noble : Doctor, what are they doing?
Lucius : And you, daughter of... London!
Donna Noble : How does he know that?
Lucius : It is the gift of Pompeii, every single oracle tells the truth.
Donna Noble : But that's impossible.
Lucius : Doctor, she is returning.
The Doctor : Who is? Who's she?
Lucius : And you, daughter of London, there is something on your back.
Donna Noble : What's that mean?
Evelina : Even the word Doctor is false. Your real name is hidden, it burns in the stars, in the cascade of Medusa herself. You are a Lord, sir. A Lord of Time.
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Donna Noble : What if I said something in actual Latin? Like, "Veni, vidi, vici"? My dad said that when he came back from football. If I said, "Veni, vidi, vici," to that lot, what would it sound like?
The Doctor : I'm not sure. You have to think up difficult questions, don't you?
Donna Noble : [excited] I'm gonna try it!
Stallholder : A'ernoon, sweetheart. What can I get ya, my love?
Donna Noble : Um, "Veni, vidi, vici."
Stallholder : Huh? Sorry?
Stallholder : [slowly and loudly] Me no a-speak Celtic. No can do, missy.
Donna Noble : [sarcastically] Yeah!
Donna Noble : [to The Doctor] How's he mean, Celtic?
The Doctor : Welsh. You sound Welsh. There we are. Learnt something.
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Donna Noble : But I'm history, too. You saved me in 2008, saved all of us. Why is that different?
The Doctor : Some things are fixed, some things are in flux. Pompeii is fixed.
Donna Noble : How do you know which is which?
The Doctor : Because that's how I see the universe. Every waking second, I can see what is, what was, what could be, what must not... That's the burden of the Timelord, Donna. And I'm the only one left.
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[as Donna lays tied to a sacrificial alter]
Spurrina : The false prophet will surrender both her blood... and her breath.
Donna Noble : I'll surrender you in a minute. Don't you dare!
Spurrina : You will be silent!
Donna Noble : Listen, Sister. You may have eyes on the back of your hands; but you'll have eyes on the back of your head by the time I'm finished with you! Let me GO!
Spurrina : This prattling voice will cease, forever!
[raises her knife to finish it]
The Doctor : [sardonically] Oh, that'll be the day.
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Lucius : There is nowhere to run, Doctor, and Daughter of London!
The Doctor : Now then, Lucius, my Lord Pyrovillian, don't get yourselves in a lava.
The Doctor : [to Donna, on "lather" pun] "In a lava"? No?
Donna Noble : [Donna gives a disdainful look] No.
The Doctor : No. But if I might beg the wisdom of the gods, *before* we perish: once this new race of creatures is complete, then what?
Lucius : My masters will follow the example of Rome itself! An almighty empire, bestriding the whole of civilization!
Donna Noble : But if you've crashed, and you've got all this technology, why don't you just go home!
Lucius : The heaven of Pyrovillia is gone.
The Doctor : What do you mean, "gone"? Where's it gone?
Lucius : It was *taken*! Pyrovillia is lost. But there is heat enough in this world for a new species to rise.
The Doctor : Yeah, I should warn you, it's 70% water out there.
Lucius : [contemptuous] Water can boil! And everything will burn, Doctor!
The Doctor : Then... the whole planet *is* at stake. Thank you. That's all I needed to know. Donna?
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Donna Noble : [she and the Doctor have returned to find the TARDIS missing] You're kidding. You're not telling me the TARDIS is gone?
The Doctor : Ok.
Donna Noble : Where is it?
The Doctor : You... told me not to tell you.
Donna Noble : Don't get clever in Latin.
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Donna Noble : Hold on a minute.
[points at a sign]
Donna Noble : That sign over there is in English. Are you having me on? Are we in Epcot?
The Doctor : No, no, no, no. It's the TARDIS translation circuits, makes it look like English. Speech as well. You're talking Latin right now.
Donna Noble : Seriously?
The Doctor : Uh-huh.
Donna Noble : I just said seriously in Latin?
The Doctor : Oh yeah.
[she laughs]
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Donna Noble : [outraged] You can't just *leave* them!
The Doctor : [bitter] Don't you think I've done enough? History's back in place and everyone *dies*.
Donna Noble : You've got to go back! Doctor, I am telling you, take this thing *back*!
[the Doctor pulls a control and the TARDIS shudders]
Donna Noble : [softly] It's not fair.
The Doctor : [softly] No, it's not.
Donna Noble : [crying] But your own planet, it burned.
The Doctor : That's just it. Don't you see, Donna? Can't you understand? If I could go back and save them, then I would, but I can't!
The Doctor : [pauses] I can *never* go back. I can't. I just can't. I can't.
Donna Noble : Just someone. Please.
Donna Noble : [sobbing] Not the whole town. Just save someone.
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[the Doctor and Donna think they're in Rome]
Donna Noble : Have you been here before, then?
The Doctor : Mmh, ages ago. Before you ask, that fire had nothing to do with me. Well, a little bit.
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Caecillius : Who are you?
The Doctor : I am... Spartacus.
Donna Noble : And so am I.
Caecillius : Mr. and Mrs. Spartacus?
The Doctor : Oh, no no no, we're not married.
Donna Noble : [overlapping the Doctor] We're not together.
Caecillius : Oh, brother and sister? Yes, of course, you look very much alike.
The Doctor , Donna Noble : [looking at each other; surprised and a bit disgruntled] Really?
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Lucius : The prophecies of women are limited and dull. Only the men folk have the capacity for true perception.
Donna Noble : [partly to herself] I'll tell you where the wind's blowing right now, mate.
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Spurrina : No man is allowed to enter the Temple of Sybil!
[Sybil was a soothsayer]
The Doctor : Oh that's all right.
[mocking]
The Doctor : Just us girls. You know, I met Sybil once. Hell of a woman! Blimey, she could dance a tarantella! Nice teeth... Truth be told, I think she had a bit of a thing for me. I said it would never last, she said "I know." Well, she would.
[to Donna, who is tied to an altar]
The Doctor : You all right there?
Donna Noble : [sarcastic] Oh, never better.
The Doctor : I like the toga.
Donna Noble : Thank you. And the ropes?
The Doctor : Eh, not so much.
[cuts her free]
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Donna Noble : [after the Doctor goes back to save Caecillius & his family] Thank You.
The Doctor : Yeah.
[pause, he works with dials on the TARDIS; finally looks at her]
The Doctor : You were right. Sometimes I need someone.
[beat]
The Doctor : Welcome aboard.
Donna Noble : Yeah.
[both smile at each other]
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Donna : I'm here.In Rome.Donna Noble in Rome.This is just weird!I mean, everyone here's dead.
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Donna Noble : What time does Vesuvius erupt? When's it due?
The Doctor : It's 79 A.D. 23rd of August; which makes Volcano day-tomorrow.
Donna Noble : Plenty of time. We can get everyone out, easy.
The Doctor : Yeah, except we're not going to.
Donna Noble : But that's what you do. You're the Doctor. You save people.
The Doctor : Not this time. Pompeii is a fixed point in history. What happens, happens. There's no stopping it.
Donna Noble : Says who?
The Doctor : Says me.
Donna Noble : What, and you're in charge?
The Doctor : TARDIS, Time Lord-yeah!
Donna Noble : Donna, Human-no! I don't need your permission. I'll tell them myself.
The Doctor : If you stand in the market place, announce the end of the world they're just gonna think you're a mad ol' Soothsayer. Now come on; TARDIS, we're getting out of here.
[takes off down the road]
Donna Noble : Well, I just might have
[shouts after him]
Donna Noble : something to say about that, Spaceman!
The Doctor : [shouts back] Oh, I bet you will!
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Donna Noble : Where are we going now?
The Doctor : Into the volcano.
Donna Noble : No way!
The Doctor : Yes, way.
[spins water pistol around finger]
The Doctor : Have it your way.