#clara's doctorification in s9 is fantastic but it Would Not Be Like That without the groundwork laid by s8 | Explore Tumblr Posts and Blogs

quantumshade · 1 year

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here's my hot take.

[image id: a meme from the joker movie. the first panel is a man saying "let me get this straight. you think series 8 of doctor who is good?". the second panel is the joker saying, "i do. and i'm tired of pretending it's not." end image id.]

as long as you skip three specific episodes and alter a couple storylines in your head it's actually really good.

#its about clara struggling with what she Should do (return to normal life) versus what she Wants to do (become the doctor)#and not being able to give up the life of adventure even for the man she loves and slowly losing her grip on the Real World #until she loses her last real connection to normal life (danny) and she flies off the handle #like. clara thinks the show is called clara who and it SHOWS #she's insane and a terrible person and that's why she's a great character #also the doctor struggling with what it means to be a good person #before ultimately realizing it doesn't matter in the way he thought it did #and missy is so fucking great.#AND. the motw episodes in s8 are sooooo good #time heist mummy on the orient express flatline etc #clara's doctorification in s9 is fantastic but it Would Not Be Like That without the groundwork laid by s8 #there are definitely criticisms to be made about s8 BUT it's not as bad as people say it is.#doctor who #twelfth doctor #clara oswald #delia.txt

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