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How Did Doctor Who Manage To Waste a Companion Like Clara Oswald?

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It’s official: Clara Oswald has left the building, and Clara’s final season of Doctor Who is coming to a close—making her, depending on how you chart it, one of the longest-running companions in history. But even with all that time on the show, it never felt like Doctor Who knew how to solve a problem like Clara.

WizzroSupreme3065d ago

I have no earthly idea why Clara was written to be so shallow from the get-to. I admire what Face The Raven was trying to do for the character, but the send-off just feels too little too late.

-Foxtrot3065d ago

Shitty writing...but it's Moffatt so you can't be surprised.

He can write something like Sherlock which is amazing but Doctor Who he just drops the ball constantly. I mean RTD was no perfect writer but he got the job done.

SniperControl3064d ago

Yeah, not been impressed with this season, Capaldi is a fine actor, but he has been let down by poor scripts and direction.

-Foxtrot3064d ago

His first season as the Doctor was totally ruined by Clara and her writing. The moaning, the crying, the anger, her love thing with Danny, her life outside of the TARDIS.

It really brought Capaldi down and he's a great actor

Heaven Sent and the Woman who lived were great because it focused heavily on him and not Clara.

Avery3065d ago

I really liked some of the earlier Moffatt episodes especially the ones in Season 4. I think him and RTD are the same some good some average. As for Clara the time was up for her from the perspective it felt like he needed a new companion right about now so good timing IMO.

sonicwrecks3064d ago (Edited 3064d ago )

This season really didn't do much to rectify the place they'd written Clara. I guess part of that was the result of the actress's decision to not leave at the end of the last series. It's all felt a bit tacked on as a result.

mahmoods263064d ago

Waste a companion. She was a horrible person, the epitome of selfish behaviour. Yes, she has moments of brilliance in a few episodes but moments are all there were. The rest of the time she was an infuriating character, not because she was written badly but because the character is a horrible person.

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