10. WordsMan
The Doctor told Clara in "The Snowmen" repeatedly not to follow him, to forget about him. Not only did she follow him all the way to the Tardis and knock on the door (presumably to rub it in), but the next day she went back and apparently intended to shout at him until he came down. Then Clara had a conversation with Madame Vastra, in which the lizard lady told her that the Doctor stands above this world, and doesnt interfere in the affairs of its inhabitants. He is not your salvation, nor your protector. And she told Vastra she didnt buy it. When Vastra told Clara that the Doctor had retreated from the world because of his broken hearts, Clara didnt see it as a special-Doctor-thing, a Gods prerogative. She saw it as human. To indicate her understanding, she said man. This is a moment of awesome because it demonstrates Claras clarity of perception. She doesnt buy any of the Doctors special time lord stuff hype. She doesnt do what River and Amy did, and see the Doctors actions as part and parcel of his special nature, of the fact that he doesnt like endings. Clara cut past all the obfuscation and saw a man whose heart had broken.