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An alternate reading of Whouffaldi that might make Hell Bent a bit sadder. We know the Doctor and Clara do not communicate their feelings directly. Yet we know from copious on-screen evidence that the Doctor was in love with Clara and vice-versa. But what if the Doctor and Clara never properly realized how the other felt until the very end? I’ve read a few comments suggesting that Clara may not have truly realized how much the Doctor was in love with her till the Cloisters, for example.

thescholarlystrumpet: Oh, it’s ok, Anon. I didn’t need my heart today… (Ok, but yeah… I kind of had that reading of canon, too. Clara’s reaction to what he had undergone just to save her… it was so raw. I think she always knew he cared about her but not to that depth until that point. …

Continue reading “An alternate reading of Whouffaldi that might make Hell Bent a bit sadder. We know the Doctor and Clara do not communicate their feelings directly. Yet we know from copious on-screen evidence that the Doctor was in love with Clara and vice-versa. But what if the Doctor and Clara never properly realized how the other felt until the very end? I’ve read a few comments suggesting that Clara may not have truly realized how much the Doctor was in love with her till the Cloisters, for example.”