However, it still feels different to a certain degree in regards to the perspectives we’ve grown accustomed to in the last few series.
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Now that Clara’s taken on the traditional expanded development of the companion, she is the window that the audience can peer through and connect to the events of the show through due to Series 8 playing out very much through her own point of view. It’s an unconventional and long term plan for an unconventional and long term companion – but given the success of Series 8 so far, I’d say it’s a plan that’s slowly, but surely paying off. With this, the initial connection the audience feels for a companion through their digestion of the Doctor is lost. Due to the aura of ambiguity to the character, Series 7B was different to other series in it’s feel due to the fact it was being told through the point of view of the Doctor, not the companion. This ensures a completely unique experience in what is usually classed as a repetitive one – a feat in my mind that should be appreciated a little more than it is). This is for me what makes the “Impossible Girl” arc so rewarding: because with the revelation that Clara hasn’t been the puzzling plot device we were led to believe all along, our perception of the series is completely and utterly changed upon a rewatch. As such, the amount of character development she indubitably did achieve (Believe it or not – she did) isn’t as initially noticeable due to the fact we are more invested in solving the conundrum rather than appreciating the character. Hopefully you’ll be able to salvage the point I’m attempting to make (or rather end up a little thirsty) and you’ll see that this contrast is achieved for many reasons the first being perspective.Ĭlara in Series 7 is an extraordinary mystery – both to the audience and the Doctor. If however you touch a glass of cold water (Series 7 Clara) before the second glass of warm water, it will feel much hotter to your senses not because the temperature has changed from the first glass of warm water, but because of the contrast achieved. For example if you take two glasses of warm water – both at the same temperature, they feel the same to your touch. What I do believe is that the contrast between her role in Series 7 and Series 8 has made it seem like she’s had more of a pronounced role this series when actually her development has just been more gradual.
I don’t believe Clara is characterised to overshine either the Doctor or other companions – not at all. To get my stance out straight away on the matter: No. In today’s article we’ll be addressing why I believe these calls are slightly unjustified and that the extent of her role in the show is possibly more familiar than it seems. Sadly, with this influx of attention and improvement there entails a risk that such investment on Clara’s part might take away significance from her many predecessors as well as taking focus off the Doctor himself in his own titular series.Ĭomplaints from certain members of the fandom echo the idea that not only is Clara’s role in the grand narrative of Doctor Who trumping the companions of yesterday’s, but also that the show seems so “overly focused” on Clara that it in essence feels like a series of “Clara Who” rather than Doctor Who. Series 8 of Doctor Who has undoubtedly seen an immense level of development and increased presence in the characterisation and writing of Clara Oswald. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on E-mailĬonnor Johnston addresses claims regarding Clara’s “overly significant” role on the show.
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