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This''' Soothsayer''' was a member of the [[Sibylline Sisterhood]] in Pompeii in [[79]] AD. She had eyes painted on the back of her hands - a sign of the cult. She was the first of the Sisterhood to see the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", that had appeared in a prophecy. She had psychic powers from breathing in dust from Vesuvius that was converting her into a [[Pyrovile]], and could see through time because of the rift activity there. It is likely that she died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''). | This''' Soothsayer''' was a member of the [[Sibylline Sisterhood]] in Pompeii in [[79]] AD. She had eyes painted on the back of her hands - a sign of the cult. She was the first of the Sisterhood to see the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]], or "Blue Box", that had appeared in a prophecy. She had psychic powers from breathing in dust from Vesuvius that was converting her into a [[Pyrovile]], and could see through time because of the rift activity there. It is likely that she died during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii]]''). | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* Actress Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], played by [[Matt Smith]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. This is the most recent example of an actor being cast in an ongoing role in ''Doctor Who'' after making a one-off guest appearance as another character, similar to [[Freema Agyeman]]'s one-off character [[Adeola Oshodi]] before her appearance as the Doctor's companion [[Martha Jones]] and [[Eve Myles]] as the character [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], before her role on ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen Cooper.]] | * Actress Karen Gillan was later cast as [[Amy Pond]], first companion of the [[Eleventh Doctor]], played by [[Matt Smith]], beginning in [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|Series 5]]. This is the second most recent example of an actor being cast in an ongoing role in ''Doctor Who'' after making a one-off guest appearance as another character, similar to [[Freema Agyeman]]'s one-off character [[Adeola Oshodi]] before her appearance as the Doctor's companion [[Martha Jones]] and [[Eve Myles]] as the character [[Gwyneth (The Unquiet Dead)|Gwyneth]], before her role on ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' as [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen Cooper.]] Similarly, [[Peter Capaldi]] would later be cast as the Twelth Doctor, an amusing fact that did not pass by Karen Gillan who remarked on Twitter that she swore she saw him in Pompeii. <ref>https://twitter.com/KarenGillan2/status/364101139249106945</ref> | ||
* Coincidentally, Karen Gillan earlier played as a Roman soothsayer in her first appearance, and a character that has a penchant for Romans, similar to [[Amy Pond]]. | * Coincidentally, Karen Gillan earlier played as a Roman soothsayer in her first appearance, and a character that has a penchant for Romans, similar to [[Amy Pond]]. | ||
