Doctor Who Review: Listen - 10 Ways The New Doctor Is Revealed
9. The Doctor Manipulates Claras Timeline
Clara and Danny are a dating disaster. They talk over each other without listening to what the other has to say. When one unwittingly says something that stirs a fear they panic and run away. Without the Doctors interference, Clara and Dannys story may have ended before it began. They are so busy making assumptions about each other they cannot see what is right in front of them. Are Clara and Danny already connected in some way? Is there such a thing as fate in the Doctor Who universe? There may be a grand design yet the Doctor seems more agent of change than god. Much like the Doctor, Danny is a man haunted by his past. Every soldier was a frightened child once. As the Doctor manipulates Claras timeline she in turn influences his. She teaches his child self to accept his fear and use the strength it provides in the service of kindness rather than cruelty.
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