The Doctor and Clara problems from last season feature prominently, but we won’t explain how the two misguided friends do end up in a better place than at the end of last season. The closing moments between two lead actors are sure to bring a tear your eye. But the biggest thrill and surprise of …
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But as one impossible man of Christmas spars with the other, the Doctor loses the awkward brittleness that has plagued him and softens, just enough, to let Clara, and us, love him once more. – (x)
At the beginning of the series there were all these rumours that Jenna Colman, your companion, would be leaving, but here she is in the Christmas special at least! Yes, I’m thrilled. I really am. Jenna has been fantastic and it’s such a pleasure to work with her. As a new person coming to the …
The main thing about this episode is the relationship between Clara and the Doctor. It’s been… well, “some time” since they last met, but both have missed the other, and they fall back into their old team with little effort. Clara still takes no nonsense from the Doctor, who himself is a lot more open …
Clara and the Doctor continue their rather problematic relationship with the fall-out from the Series 8 finale all too visible. These facets are woven in to the plot, gratefully, and rather than slowing down the story, add to its menace. Elsewhere, Capaldi finally gets to show some unadulterated joy and you won’t fail to feel …
“Clara’s guilt is heartbreaking – because she knows she wasn’t actually a good girlfriend to [Danny] and she did let him down, but she realises it all too late.” “Danny was the ideal boyfriend. He was strong and supportive and everything that Clara could ever wish for – but ultimately, Danny wasn’t the Doctor and …