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=== Arrival of the Blue Box === | === Arrival of the Blue Box === | ||
Mira had eyes painted on the back of her hands, a sign of the cult. She had psychic powers from breathing in dust from [[Vesuvius]] that was converting her into one of the Pyroviles, and could see through time because of the rift activity there. | |||
She was the first of the Sisterhood to see [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", which had appeared in one of their original [[prophecy|prophecies]]. She communed with [[Spurrina]] telepathically to alert the Sisters about the arrival of the Blue Box. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | She was the first of the Sisterhood to see [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", which had appeared in one of their original [[prophecy|prophecies]]. She communed with [[Spurrina]] telepathically to alert the Sisters about the arrival of the Blue Box. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]]. Coincidentally, Amy had an affinity for Romans. Unlike other guest actors who later played more prominent characters (such as [[Lalla Ward]] or [[Freema Agyeman]]), no attempt was made, either on-screen or in behind-the-scenes interviews, to connect the | * Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|series 5]]. Coincidentally, Amy had an affinity for Romans. Unlike other guest actors who later played more prominent characters (such as [[Lalla Ward]] or [[Freema Agyeman]]), no attempt was made, either on-screen or in behind-the-scenes interviews, to connect Mira the Soothsayer to Amy. | ||
* Mira is only named in [[James Moran]]'s [[The Fires of Pompeii (novelisation)|novelisation of the story]]. This was not derived from any information given in the televised version. | |||
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