The saddest thing about this scene is that clara knows the doctor is behind her the whole time watching her death. I partly wish i watched and liked doctor who just because of the fandom, haha. After an episode that was almost exclusively peter capaldi interacting with inanimate objects, doctor whos season 9 finale was quite the opposite. Now that the doctor and clara have established a dynamic as a partnership of equals, theyre relishing the fun and thrills that all of space and time has to offer. He picks up the sand on the floor at his feet and examines it.
With no chance of saving clara from the chrononlock she spends her last few moments with the doctor, before facing the raven. The 10th episode of this doctor who season marked the end of jenna colemans threeyear run as clara oswald, the doctors longtime companion. The doctor and clara, with their old friend rigsy, find themselves in. Doctor whos season 9 is the last one for jenna colemans character clara. Was claras death emotional or did it miss its mark. It is written by sarah dollard and directed by justin molotnikov in the episode, the alien time traveller the twelfth doctor peter capaldi is lured to a hidden trap street populated by extraterrestrial refugees in the. Justin molotnikov was to direct two 60 minute episodes for doctor who, according to his cv, though this was removed at a later date. The \pudding brained\ graffiti artist once again gets the chance to save the world. There are fan theories that clara was meant to be pregnant at the end of season 9 that was what she called to tell danny when he was killed, why when the doctor scanned her in the tardis she was. Clara oswalds finest hour is her last those lines along with capaldis intense, pitchperfect delivery set the tone for the. It a credit to jenna and again the writing for the first time in a long time claras history on the show finally felt like. The regular series was preceded by last christmas, opened with the magicians apprentice, concluded with hell bent and followed by the husbands of river song. It is even more impressive, then, that in delivering an episode already weighted and made significant by the death of the doctors companion, doctor who so successfully ties the event to the main ideas and themes that have, for the most part, been an integral part of the seasons story. New episodes of doctor who premiere saturdays at 9 8c on bbc america.
Doctor who season 9 the doctor will end you ep 10 spoilers duration. Face the raven doctor who season 9, episode 10 writer. Doctor who season 9 face the raven ep 10 spoilers youtube. Clara oswalds anticlimactic death was doctor who at its. Clara gets cocky and thinks she can out doctor the doctor by cheating a bird. Last weeks episode of doctor who was seemingly written by the proverbial room full of monkeys with typewriters. This would be the last installment for jenna coleman as clara oswald. Untalented monkeys, with defective typewriters, mind you.
Season 9, episode 10, face the raven the story is a tragedy in the literal sense, which means that claras end comes about as a direct consequence of a flaw in her character. Face the raven is the tenth episode of the ninth series of the british science fiction television series doctor who. Claras gone to that great big tardis in the sky, and strangely im not upset about it. Face the raven season 9, episode 10 playing at being the doctor might have succeeded once for clara death in heaven, but her second attempt went horribly awry. Clara oswalds finest hour is her last ree hines former contributor opinions. But, if you take this episode in its own right, without thinking of moffats prior tendency to portray death as always reversible, it was an interesting bolt out of the blue for claras longtelegraphed death to suddenly occur in what seemed, initially, like a. The series was led by head writer and executive producer steven moffat, alongside executive producer brian minchin. Moments after claras death and surrendering his confession dial to ashildr in last weeks marvelous. Without a doubt, santa claus could find a way to reverse the heartbreaking consequences of. With no chance of saving clara from the chrononlock she spends her last. Its also the episode where we say goodbye to clara oswald, schoolteacher, control freak and impossible girl in a heartbreaking and unexpected. Episode 9 will put the doctor peter capaldi and clara jenna coleman back on earth with an old friend, rigsy joivan wade. Before the season of doctor who initially kicked off, it was announced that this would be the last season where clara oswald was a companion. Doctor who face the raven drunk reaction video youtube.
The episode of the week for november 29 through december 5, 2015, is hell bent, the season finale of the ninth season of bbc americas doctor who reboot. That to be continued at the end of tonights episode is a reminder that we have only just begun sorting through the consequences of what just happened, and claras death will surely inform the decisions the doctor makes as he faces his latest, mysterious trial. Tangling with ghosts, vikings and the ultimate evil of the daleks, they embark on their biggest adventures yet. Doctor who recap season 9, episode 10, face the raven. The doctor and claras escape from the city is also a little rushed, as a convenient bit of magic restores the tardis though, in retrospect, the fact that the doctor never showed the slightest concern over it apparently being disintegrated last episode could be seen as a clue. Nikki wilson, peter bennett, and derek ritchie served as.
A main reason why this season worked so well had to do with the loss that the doctor had to face. Season 9 episode 10 face the raven the doctor and clara, with their old friend rigsy, find themselves in a magical alien world, hidden on a street in the heart of london. Clara oswalds finest hour is her last, forbes, 20151121. And you made a mighty fine doctor thats not from face the raven, but you, loyal who fan, knew that. After the first oneoff episode of the year last week, the threestory arc of the doctor who. Not just a long time, but in fact the longesttenured of all the doctors companions.
Doctor who faces life and death on trap street screen rant. And meanwhile, the doctor keeps confronting the possibility of claras deathhe thinks shes dead in the season opener, and then again in the zygon story, and it wrecks him both times. He met the time travelers in season 8 when aliens were absorbing. Doctor who season 9 goodbye, doctor ep 10 spoilers. The 10th episode of this doctor who season marked the end of jenna coleman s threeyear run as clara oswald, the doctors longtime companion. The doctor and clara are called back to earth when rigsy discovers a strange. Doctor who season 9, episode 10 airs tonight, and an old acquaintance is calling for help from the the doctor and clara rigsy, played by joivan wade, is.
The ninth series of the british science fiction television programme doctor who premiered on 19 september 2015 with the magicians apprentice and concluded on 5 december 2015 with hell bent. It was first broadcast on bbc one on 21 november 2015. Clara jenna coleman with the doctor peter capaldi in the doctor who episode, face the raven 10 face the raven a ticking countdown had appeared on. Our drunk reaction to the saddest and most requested episode of season 9, face the raven the tenth episode of doctor who season 9. To watch the next episode right now, unedited, to s12 finale pat. Season 9 of doctor who not only saw peter capaldi truly become comfortable in the role and find his own rhythm as the doctor, but it also offered a very fitting end to jenna colemans run.
Clara convinces rigsy that passing the chronolock to her is a good idea the doctor 101. I dont know if youll ever hear this clara, i dont even know if youre still alive out there. Series 9 of doctor who ran between 25 december 2014 and 25 december 2015. I dont mean to take away from the wonderful performances in doctor who season 9 episode 10. Our round table panelists discuss doctor who season 9 episode 10 in detail and theorize about seeing her again. The doctor and clara are in postadventure bliss when rigsy joivan wade rings the tardis phone in a panic. From the getgo, season 9 has been concerned with an. The doctor has always been a character haunted by his demons, particularly his losses, and has always acted according to that. Face the raven begins with the doctor and clara returning to the tardis after another exhilarating adventure, before the tardis phone rings.
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