Am I alone in thinking that Anya is Clara?

 

I've only just seen Saturday's episode as I was away at the weekend. It was all a bit of a mess at the start, but it got better. He even got to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow :P

Peter Capaldi has made a decision on his future as the Dcotor.

He has agreed to come back for another series next year, and an option for another year

after that.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-...di-made-6696486

Am I alone in thinking that Anya is Clara?

 

I've only just seen Saturday's episode as I was away at the weekend. It was all a bit of a mess at the start, but it got better. He even got to reverse the polarity of the neutron flow :P

 

That's an interesting theory.

Episode 6: The Woman Who Lived

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Discuss the episode below, full spoilers will therefore follow

I think tonight was more or less an indication that Maisie Williams could be the next companion if she's wandering around in modern-day Earth. :drama: But hopefully that was just Catherine Tregenna exploring her immortality further.

I think Maisie Williams will be back when we see Clara depart, as a reminder to the Doctor that saving Clara/bringing her back from death will have consequences.

 

I'm not sure what I thought of that episode - so many of Peter Capaldi's episodes benefit from a second viewing before making a decision either way. It seemed a bit messy - I really enjoyed the indepth look into Maisie's character and the effect immortality has had on her (and the Doctor), but I'm never really here for "historical romps."

Not the greatest 2 parter I've seen this series, it just lacks something, it didn't draw me in like the opening 2 parter. As for Maisie been the new companion I can't see that happening when she is committed to Games of Thrones apart from some odd appearances, takes 9 months to film a whole series.

Seemed clear from that episode that Maisie (can't remember her character's name) will be the next companion, seemed to be quite a lot of hints they'd be suitable together throughout that episode, which I would be totally on board with, but maybe I'm biased :x

 

I didn't think tonight worked as well as last week's, that was quite an effective full story told, but a lot of the 'story' around this felt very shoehorned in and rushed (those big cat aliens really?). The chemistry between the two leads was excellent though, it worked well on that level, but I don't think it needed a whole episode.

Edited October 24, 20159 yr by Chez Werewolf

Personally I preferred Maisie's acting/character last week. I think she pulls off "normal innocent girl" much better. I would be disappointed if she became full-time companion.

I reaaally don't think Capaldi should stay as the Doctor.

 

He hasn't made the role his own and the show is losing popularity.

Personally I preferred Maisie's acting/character last week. I think she pulls off "normal innocent girl" much better. I would be disappointed if she became full-time companion.

I'll post my full thoughts later but I agree that she's more suited to a nicer, friendlier role. I didn't necessarily believe everything she was saying. I expect her to return for the finale but I personally very much doubt she'll ever be a full time companion.

She's on Game of Thrones, I don't think she could manage both shows.

Well that was all a bit silly wasn't it? I liked that 'Me' had grown to become completely unaffected by life in general and the concept of her seeing other people's lives as being short and somewhat disposable was good. But then we had silly medieval banter and alien lions thrown in to make it all just a bit too pantomime for my liking. And I really hope Maisie doesn't become the next companion, I'd rather her character became another cameo one with occasionally dubious morals so you're never quite sure if she's on the doctor's side or not.

 

I do now think that Clara will be dying at some point this season, seeing 'Me' in the background of the selfie made me think she'll play a part in the finale and remind the doctor that it would be a mistake to bring Clara back - after all, by his own logic, they wouldn't be able to travel together any longer regardless if she became immortal.

Sarah Dollard, the writer of episode 10, 'Face the Raven', has said that

Maisie Williams will be appearing in that episode

.

This is soon becoming my favourite season of Nu Who! I've loved the first 6 episodes, and the Zygon two parter looks great, the found footage idea of Sleep No More is very intriguing and has the potential to be a Nu Blink if successful, Face The Raven's should be great too if the premise delivers (particularly with the above spoiler) and the final two look very ambitious with Heaven Sent being a Doctor one-hander and Clara inevitably leaving. I'm amazed at how consistent this show has been over 10 years, even if you haven't personally liked the episodes as a whole you can't deny the moments of brilliance and the plethora of poetic lines interwoven into literally every episode.

 

I'm also excited to see how the arc plays out too as there hasn't been anything obvious, just little themes like the hybrid, immortality, finding friends in enemies and Clara's seeming immunity to fear (I'm liking how Danny's death has caused this, rather than it being completely forgotten about), and thinking she can keep up with the Doctor, catching up to her.

Edited October 26, 20159 yr by JVSH

this two-parter wasn't quite up to the earlier ones, and I wasn't that bothered by "me" as a character. I also didn't go for the sudden "oh everythings all right then" ending when she has a sudden change of heart about saving the Earth. Already clearly a moral-free killer, the whole issue should have been around "choice" rather than "blame". We all get hurt and scarred, and see people as short-lived as we get older, but we don't turn into cold killers as a result, or immune to death, and that arrogance and convenience of blaming the Doctor doesn't wash. It's fairly clear "Me" isn't immortal, just very very long-lived. Even Captain jack died, despite seeming immortal and didn't have a problem with a side-industry in murder at any stage of his life....

 

That the Doctor forgave her, out of regret or guilt, should come back to haunt him or else it seems illogical plotting....

That big cat alien was awfully pointless. The 'jokey' highwayman and cronies were cringeworthy!

I wasn't so sure about that last episode. I agree that I wasn't invested enough about 'Me' for the episode to basically be a two-hander with her and the Doctor about immortality. By the time, it got to the actual adventure of the episode, it was too late to care about that too. It was perhaps a nice episode as a one-off but not something I would be excited to come back to. I am perhaps interested to see what they're setting up with the character in relation to the rest of the series.

 

I am VERY excited about next wek's episode though which looks set to be amazing to me, putting the aloens right at the forefront again which is perhaps what this series has lacked. It's going to be interesting seeing how the paranoia plays out and I guess that's why Osgood is going to be at the centre of the episode and why they haven't announced if the Zygon version or the 'real' version died. Hence why she's the best person

to be kidnapped by them.

 

I'm getting lots of allegorical vibes from this episode. They seem to be trying to draw parallels between the Zygon high command and Islamic State.

Knew that American cop would be a Zygon the moment we saw her.