4. Touching And The Limits Of Friendship
The Eleventh Doctors a touchy fellow. He kisses people at random when the mood takes him, and insists on dancing with everyone at weddings (male and female). The Doctor often holds hands with his companion while they run: its practically his thing (although hes much more likely to do it with a woman than a man, but thats another article). Still, there are limits to the amount of touching one can do before it stops being platonic. Take face-stroking and neck-touching. Now, on a deathbed such a thing doesnt seem out of place
But after a while
They seem to be stroking one anothers faces
Rather more than can simply be put down
to friendship.
And its one thing to hold hands while running..
But its another thing to do it every..
single..
episode..
Even when theyre not running at all.
And theres a fine line between hugging and clutching, and that line has definitely been crossed when a hug could be mistaken for a kiss:
Seriously, there was a point about halfway through the season when, noticing how much these two touch each other just in casual conversation, I shouted at the television that either the actors were sleeping together or the characters were in love. It's a great drinking game: every time Clara and the Doctor touch inappropriately/unnecessarily, drink.