@thebadfairyprincess I’m with you on River having written the book.
The ‘other’ book – Summer Falls – I’ve only read the free first chapter, in which I assumed it was the story of Amy (not Clara) meeting the Doctor, with a picture of Amy and ‘her boys’ on the cover. Of course, the rest of the book probably contradicts that entirely! However, I’d be surprised if there were ‘true’ hints about this season in the book – that doesn’t strike me as how the BBC/Moffat would work.
Surely how Moffat would work, though, is to throw in very deliberate red herrings… Twice in the last 2 episodes the Doctor has given ‘explanations’ of whatever the current space/time problem is using metaphors that only barely make sense: blue/red balloons, then flickering lights. Surely that’s just forum-baiting behaviour!!
(Stephen Thompson’s other episode – CotBS which I controversially quite enjoyed – also contains 2 universes in the same place at the same time that flicker in and out of contact with each other. Not relevant, I just thought it was interesting.)
@bluesqueakpip I love your TARDIS behaviour list, especially her choice in Hide to let Clara in only once Emma’s opened the portal. Makes sense of some interesting editing and some interesting theories!
