soufflesimmons:
I’ve been putting together the shots of all the post-it notes that Clara has at the beginning and I’ve noticed something.
Clara is telling Danny everything. Absolutely everything. Not just the truth he asked her for, corrections of her previous lies. She’s telling him everything he doesn’t know, about the dinosaur in London, about Courtney on the moon, about Robin Hood. Back before she even knew him, to Vastra and Jenny and the half-faced man. She’s telling him about her interference in his past. She’s telling him loads of things that put her in a bad light, but she’s telling him the truth.
This is a complete and total loss of control, which is what Clara is absolutely terrified of. This is the biggest sacrifice she can make for someone, bigger than jumping into a timeline. Something simple but so difficult, and something very very human.
I’m so proud of her.
I don’t want to derail from being proud of Clara (I am too, for this decision), but – look at all the interesting character stuff hidden in her bookshelves! Lots of classic literature. Some things that look like they’re from adventures we didn’t see (Hyperscape body swap tickets?!) Lots of travel books, echoing back to the desire for travel she had before the Doctor even came along. A picture of Danny in a rare relaxed moment. A picture of Clara’s dad (this one, actually.) God, I love it when set designers put the effort in.