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one manipulative guy đź‘Ś
Literally all he ever asked of Clara was that she tell him the truth, not lie to him…
So manipulative, that!
well, to me it is, from the moment he starts to criticize 12 and his behaviour, barely knowing him, guiltying Clara into spending time with him and leaving her life in tardis for good, a life she loves although he really doesn’t seem to care about that fact.
but we’re all entitled to our own opinion of manipulative, i guess
Because Twelve’s behaviour towards Danny IS outright awful for most of Series 8. He’s judgemental and dismissive of him at almost every turn.
Likewise Danny sees Twelve as the kind of man who he’s served under in the army before – somebody who pushes you to do things that you never thought you could do until you scarcely recognise yourself.
Danny doesn’t “guilt” Clara into spending time with Twelve. He says “you’re never finished with someone while they can still make you angry” at the end of Kill The Moon, where Twelve WAS manipulative and Clara calls him out on that. At no point does Danny tell her what she has to do from there, he gives her ADVICE to help her current situation – that advice is to take the time she needs to cool off and then make a considered decision about what SHE wants.
I am not convinced we’ve watched the same show because I don’t know what to tell you if you think that’s “manipulative”…
