Doctor Who: 10 Things We Learned From Into The Dalek
7. His Secret
While this is set up as a character point to be revisited in a future episode, the way its written makes it so incredibly clear what Dannys secret is that they may as well have flashed up a sign saying Danny killed a civilian during that scene. In all fairness though, for now the audience are left completely in the dark about the circumstances. Meaning that all currently we know is that somehow and for some reason, Danny was responsible for the death of an innocent. And although what weve seen means hed be very capably keeping it in check, the implication that he might be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder is there. Were able to work out what Dannys secret is but what remains to be seen is how the Doctor and Clara will take it. And although this is severely lacking in anything resembling subtlety, you have to give Steven Moffat credit for having the cojones to introduce a recurring character that killed a civilian and is implied to have PTSD into the mix. Were not in Kansas anymore, Toto.
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.
