Series 7s Impossible Girl story arc caught a fair bit of flack from some fans with criticisms including Clara being written as a mystery more than a character, and it being yet another long-running mystery storyline so soon after the conclusion of River Songs story. But the real criticisms didnt kick in until the story arc concluded in the Series 7 finale The Name of The Doctor (2013). The Impossible Girl arc and the threat of the Great Intelligence are resolved by Clara throwing herself into the Doctors time-stream and splintering herself into millions of different Claras across all of the Doctors lives, stopping the Great Intelligence at every point where he tries to kill the Doctor, and even popping up on Gallifrey to tell the First Doctor which Tardis to steal. Clara was now an intrinsic part of the Doctor's lives, always running to save him. And more than a few fans were less than impressed. Those unhappy with the resolution to this story arc mainly felt the way they did because they thought far too much importance was being put on Clara by her being made such a big part of the Doctors life, and that the act of saving the Doctor millions of times over made her close to a Mary Sue; a character written in such a way that she is vital to the characters of an already established universe while having few to no negative traits. These same fans also considered it an instance of Moffat trying too hard to make his own stamp on the programme, and putting the characters he created at the heart of Doctor Who outside of his own era.
JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.
