10 Times Doctor Who Trolled You (And You Fell For It)

4. Clara... Who?

Moffat two-parters are notorious for giving us an almighty cliffhanger at the end of part one, then throwing in a completely separate curveball at the start of part two.

One of the most audacious examples is the Series 8 finale – which, directly after revealing that Missy is the Master, sees Clara try to convince us, and a bunch of Cybermen, that she’s the Doctor.

Fans first went into a frenzy following the trailer for Dark Water/Death in Heaven, with the line “Clara Oswald has never existed” suggesting that there was a lot more to discover about the Impossible Girl. And in context, the moment where she actually claims that she’s the Doctor isn’t actually as ridiculous as it sounds. After all, Clara had already played at being the Doctor earlier in the series, in Flatline!

Sure, it doesn’t make an ounce of sense when you stop and think about it (why would the Doctor have split herself across her own time stream?). And on rewatch, the gag becomes annoyingly obvious. But it’s a surprisingly elaborate one too. Heck, they even continue it into the title sequence, with Jenna Coleman’s eyes appearing in place of Peter Capaldi’s and their names given in the opposite order.

They were really determined to try and fool us all, weren't they?