( MOFFAT ERA )

First of all, you should all go read this:

Doctor Who: The Name Of The Doctor Review - 8 Ways Steven Moffat Defined The Heroine’s Journey

Because I won't be talking much about Clara, and that review does a beautiful job of explaining a lot of the ways I see her.

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Meta cafe time again... Dealing with Doctor Who?, themes in S7 and why Clara is a penguin. (Bet you didn’t see that last one coming! Heee!) ETA: OK, also speculation on finale. (Some of this might be more shorthand than proper indepth meta, because... well, lifeSpoilers up to, and including, Nightmare in Silver + finale trailers. Please DO NOT post ( Read more... )

( Spoilers for the episode in question. )

( Spoilers for Hide )

( Still spoilers for Rings of Akhaten )

( We are all stories in the end )

At some point I'll have coherent thoughts. Until then...

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Amy: You can’t just drop me off at my house and say goodbye like we shared a cab.
The Doctor: What’s the alternative? Me standing over your grave?
- The God Complex

( The end is the beginning... )

I've been meaning to write something all week, but a combination of work [still] eating me alive and a lack of ability to formulate any sensible/original thoughts have prevented this... Not sure I have any thoughts now, but I want to write something.

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