3. Make A Choice
Clara cannot become the heroine without choosing to. The potential is there but it cannot exist without a conscious decision to accept the role. She is aware of the personal consequences of her actions should she jump into the Doctors time stream River has made sure of that. By informing Clara, River is giving up her own role as the Doctors savior passing the torch to her apprentice. As the GI passes through the Doctors life he chooses the path of destruction while Clara chooses the path of salvation good and evil are sharply defined. The John Hurt Doctor, however, is more ambiguous. The Doctor calls him a breaker of promises and treats him with contempt. But the John Hurt Doctor maintains he had no choice that he did what he must for peace and sanity. What happens when there are no good choices? Is an act of evil absolved if good comes out of it?