It’s just occurred to me that Bill and Clara act as each other’s spiritual guardians in a strange sort of way at the beginning and the end of Series 10.
In The Pilot, it’s the memory, or rather the lack thereof, of Clara that convinces the Doctor not to wipe Bill’s mind, and subsequently invite her to travel with him in the TARDIS. Clara’s legacy changes everything for her.
In Twice Upon a Time, as one last gift, Bill gives the Doctor back his memories of Clara, almost like she’s returning the favour. Bill’s compassion and hope finally heals the wounds left when he forgot her, bringing them the closure they needed.
These two women never met onscreen, yet they both did the most wonderful thing for each other and for the Doctor. I love Bill Potts and Clara Oswald and their silly old Doctor so much.
Jenna Coleman has had such a wild time on this show:
– 38 episodes of Doctor Who in total, from 2012 to her final appearance in 2017, making her the longest-running modern companion, and in terms of duration as a series lead potentially the longest-running companion period.
– She’s appeared in four Christmas specials.
– She’s featured in stories with every single Doctor to date, including Thirteen, and has worked directly opposite four different Doctors.
– She’s appeared in two (technically four if you count One and War) regeneration stories.
– She appeared for the 50th anniversary, the return of Gallifrey and the introduction of the first female Doctor.
– Clara met the Doctor as a child, helped them choose their TARDIS, changed their mind about destroying Gallifrey and got them a new regeneration cycle.
– Got her own TARDIS and companion.
– She attended the Doctor Who Proms celebration with Matt in 2013 and the Doctor Who world tour with Peter in 2014, among many other big events for the show.
– She’s technically the first woman to have top billing for a Doctor Who story and her face in the titles.
– Her cameo in Twice Upon a Time was the last thing Steven Moffat ever filmed for the show.
Damn Jenna.
wait when was the 2nd to last one? can someone direct me to the episode?
I got a fantastic dress from Primark last month and… it immediately ripped. I’m super sad about it. But while trawling ebay for a replacement (I have not found one yet) I did find a couple of dresses that would be really good for low cost Doctor Who cosplay:
Clara’s Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS dress option:
