#doctor who series 7

[enbyeighthdoctor]

DOCTOR WHO SERIES 7:

Clara Oswald + Smiling

[foolishlyzephyrus]

no one talks about how horrifying of a concept asylum of the daleks has. to be so convinced of your humanity that you cannot accept the fact that you have become a monster, to have lived in a dreamt up world inside your head despite its nonsensical rules because the reality is far too disturbing to bear.

[bowtiesarecool11]

"That's your plan!? I get fired at a planet and expected to fix it?"

"In fairness, that is slightly your mo."

"Don't be fair to the Daleks when they're firing me at a planet!"

[ethan-nestor-owns-my-heart]

No.1 Clara Oswald defender

If there’s a million Clara Oswald defenders, I’m one of them. If there’s one Clara Oswald defender, it’s me. If there’s NO Clara Oswald defenders, I’m dead but best believe I’m gonna do the impossible and come back from the dead to defend Clara Oswald.

[thefiresofpompeii]

he had to actively stop himself from saying "do i look like people"

bonus: five minutes, i promise

(the doctorification of clara begins here. not really, it's been a theme even earlier, ever since the snowmen, ever since she grabbed his hand and ran)

...

[man049]

A couple months ago I made a post about how I thought the reason Clara was the impossible girl should have been something tied thematically to The Doctor's storyline of his name. Just like Clara accepted The Doctor for the person he chose to become and didn't care for his 'real' name, the answer to the mystery of the impossible girl should have been something that made The Doctor accept Clara for who she was, and I implied the echoes didn't do that.

But with time I've come to the realization that the echoes do actually tie thematically to The Doctor's name in a way.

The big answer the echoes bring isn't how Clara is the impossible girl but why she is. Her big character moment isn't jumping into The Doctor's time stream, but why she did it, and she did it because she was brave and heroic enough to risk her life to save all of reality. It isn't about she being this inherently special being, but who she is as a person.

And how can't The Doctor accept her? How can't he accept the answer being something like that?

I think this also greatly sets up The 12th Doctor's relationship with Clara.

From The Doctor's side, he was already feeling guilty over the death of the two echoes he met and now he discovers Clara has been dying to protect him through his entire life? Of course he is going to develop an insane 'duty of care', but simultaneously it also makes sense for The Doctor to start acting like a dog for Clara lmao.

From Clara's side, it really adds to the codependency and inability of both to let go from the other which gets so bad they are willing to die god knows how much and mess with all of reality. The echoes also add to Clara's tendency to risk her life and play being 'Doctor', and they also parallel The Doctor's name as they are the promise that Clara will always protect The Doctor which ties greatly with Death In Heaven.

Although, I think this could have been better if it wasn't something inherently tied to The Doctor. It's easier to accept someone for who they are if they have saved you a billion times because they love you a whole lot, while Clara had to accept The Doctor entirely for who he was. But I do think it still works, The Doctor already loves Clara for who she is anyways, the echoes just really add to the obsessive nature of their relationship.

[nortism]

doctor who liveblog pt 39

s7 ep13 nightmare in silver

- classic heads poking out the door one by one

- i’ve not seen classic who but that guy looks the amalgamation of all their doctors

- always the fucking cybermen

- hello warwick davis

- obviously they’re gonna wander off

- uh oh cyberman

- uh oh cyberbugs

- uh oh the cyberman got the little kid

- no blowing up this planet is good advice tbh

- uh oh half cybermen.

- uh oh he got cybered

- they really need a new companion handbook so clara can get how serious cybermen are

- oh that is quite a few cybermen

- oh no the most thing didn’t work

- porridge is the emperor?!

- i think i would have taken him on up on the marriage proposal

s7 ep14 the name of the doctor

- ayyy gallifrey

- oh the first doctor hello

- omg all the classic doctors

- impossible girl lets go

- MADAME VASTRA!!

- RIVER!! i’ve been wondering where she got to

- trenzalore sounds like an anti depressant

- JENNY?!!?!::)/£ NOOOOOO

- oh i don’t like these guys

- what do u mean an ex, u guys just got married??

- uh oh he’s crying, this is unsettling

- oh shit we’re going to the doctor’s grave

- the tardis always the most sensible person around

- oh giant tardis

- hello river

- RIVER’S GRAVE?!

- yay jenny

- oh this fucking guy again

- this is not good

- JENNY NOOOO

- strax omg

- omg clara no

- oh she said the line

- goodbye river

- ohhh the leaf

- this whole name business feels very much like a trans allegory

- hello john hurt as the doctor

mini episode - the night of the doctor

- i’ve been told there’s other mini episodes but this is the one that’s on iplayer

- not sure i got that but crazy stuff

the day of the doctor

- ooh the old intro

- she’s a teacher now??

- WITH BILLIE PIPER???

- also hello david tennant or whatever

- hello billie piper??

- is this meant to be rose?!

- wait she’s the conscience??

- ohhhhhh

- i forgot he married elizabeth i

- oh hello painted david tennant

- david what has happen to your hair?!?

- this is so silly

- uh oh zygons

- jack harkness mention!!

- NO CLARA!!

- yes then clara !!

- that’s a lot of dead children

- ofc the door was unlocked

- ALLLL THIRTEENNNNNN

- oh this is hype as hell

- ohhh the war doctor turning into nine

- i think i supposed to know who the curator is but i don’t

- that was a crazy crossover, i loved it. i just wish eccelston didn’t hate being the doctor bc i would have liked it if all three of them showed up

the time of the doctor

- oh yes fake dating subplot

- ohhh gallifrey

- oh great the silence

- the tardis should work by remote

- oh great the wall crack

- shitttt trenzalore

- oh he pulled a the parting of ways on clara

- how has he aged??

- oh he’s only got a finite number of lives, like a cat

- not again, poor clara

- oh he’s old old

- oh bonus regeneration power

- that’s not peter capaldi??

- oh he’s still cooking

- aww amelia

- AMY 😭😭

- oh the bow tie

- PETER CAPALDI!! i hope he treats clara better bc my girl has been through the wars

- tragic we didn’t get to see him looking awkward in the bow tie, that’s always my favourite part of each regeneration

[proxy-alpha]

10 years ago, The Snowman premiered and gave us these two and sealed the deal between the two.

Also Merry Christmas.

Also Victorian Clara is the best imo.

Whouffle ftw

[alies22]

I was watching Doctor Who for the millionth time and I realized something

the eleventh doctor always says "never ignore a coincidence unless you're busy"

and that could have come from what happened to Donna.

around her was an acquaintance who took her to the Tardis, to the doctor and to all the events that would lead her to the episode "Journey's End".

the doctor didn't see the coincidences and when I went he didn't care. He only realized what was happening at the end (actually the clone that came from his hand noticed it first)

So it must have been after these events that he started using that phrase.

it was probably just "never ignore a coincidence", but since the doctor is the doctor he had to have this condition.

[theemmtropy]

Something I noticed while rewatching the 11th Doctor's episodes is the cognitive dissonance of being told Amy is sexy vs her presentation and her storylines being very unsexy. Like, we're told she's a kissogram and we're shown she likes wearing outfits that show off her legs. There's also a line about her favorite subject in school being Romans ("invasion of the hot Italians" as she says). But we're introduced to her as a very serious child, and shown (by Prisoner Zero mimicking her) that as an adult, she sees the world through the lens of meeting the Doctor as a child. She sounds uncomfortable admitting she's a kissogram, like she's unhappy about it. Her first TARDIS adventure, she's wearing a nightgown. She lives with her family before marrying Rory. A LOT of her storylines revolve around children. When we ARE shown flashbacks of her in school, we see she's being responsible while Mels is being reckless. Her big character developments are marriage, having a child, divorce, and then reunion with Rory- none of which I would describe as "sexy". She only seriously flirts with the Doctor and Rory- who is her husband. She's really not sexy at all, but other characters and fans talk about her as though she is.

[s-h-a-s-e]

i love the recurring theme of pictures where she's got a sheet thrown over her (i get it's for protective reasons, but still, it amuses me)

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[foolishlyzephyrus]

yo, 2001: a space odyssey reference in dinosaurs on a spaceship?

[bowtiesarecool11]

One of my favourite scenes with my favourite side characters in the show!

[oswincoleman]

RIP David Warner who, among many other roles, played Professor Grisenko alongside Jenna Coleman in "Cold War" (Doctor Who series 7 episode 8).

[thefiresofpompeii]

hey not to act cwayzee but also i’m building a recent hyperfixation playlist and this is an

AMY POND SONG. HEAR ME OUT

^self explanatory

^statue’s crying huh? saddest book you’ve ever read?

^ “my responsibility has found a place” “strong warnings in the guise of gentle words” “family wider net absurd” (previous companions)

“you’ll take care of her i know it you will do a better job, maybe, but not what she deserves” addressed to rory…

^ “my heroine pretend” that’s so fairytale girl, etc . “settle for an epitaph, walk away” “meet you at the statue in an hour”

[badxwolf]

It seems to be one of the most hated series of the show but I’ve always thought it was pretty good. Two of my favourite episodes (Rings of Akhaten and Crimson Horror) come from it. I’m curious how the Tumblr fandom feels about it because I’ve noticed we sometimes have very differing opinions to the fandom on other sites.