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Quick thought… when Me/Ashildr and the Doctor are hiding in the chimney, he mentions Clara. She says (in what I interpreted as a mildly derogatory tone of voice) something along the lines of “oh, she’s still with you is she?”. He queries if she remembers Clara, and then Me/Ashildr says something like “Yes, ine always remembers one’s witnesses”… just checking if I heard that right, and if so, what the hell does that mean???

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@mirime – Interesting that you bring up anachronisms. There’s been a few… electric eels, horns on helmets also come to mind. I would love to rewatch to see what Missy said exactly about this topic!

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<p style=”text-align: left;”>Reference to Captain Jack Harkness… !!!!! (I’d love him to pop up again in future).  I also agree with @bluesqueakpip and @phaseshift that at least one of the possible people Ashildr has met that may have told her about the Doctor is probably Missy.</p>
<p style=”text-align: left;”>I enjoyed this episode. The absence of Clara, and the theme of ‘immortality’  explored throughout the episode, really helped to make her presence at the end seem fleeting and transitory. Clara the ‘mayfly’, floating in on a breeze.</p>

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@whisht Thanks! ☺

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Addition to my post… we know the Doctor can project a hologram on to someone, quote from Tardis wikia in relation to The Time of the Doctor: “When the Papal Mainframe arrived, the Doctor made Clara swallow a holographic projector to generate holographic clothes around her, as it was considered very courteous for visitors to appear naked.”

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I have to share a bonkers theory my husband has been tossing about now for 5 weeks.  His theory is based on the fact that not only did the Doctor express sorrow when he saw Clara in the dalek armour, but that we don’t see him remove her from it (I know many of you have dismissed this idea,  but hear me out 😆). During this season so far we have seen three examples of hologram tech in action, holograms so good even alien tech and other sentient species are tricked by them (the ghosts, hologram Clara, & the Mire dude). My husband’s theory is that the Doctor (or someone) is projecting a hologram over dalek clara. For what purpose I have noooo idea. But holograms have been featured a fair bit, so who knows? Maybe to shield Clara from the truth of her situation.

Bonkers! I thought I’d post this, even though it’s probably way off. Good fun guessing!

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@purofilion

Yes I’m new! I’ve been reading along for a few weeks now, thought I might join in on the discussion now and then. 😊 Thanks for the welcome. This is such a great discussion board, everyone’s ideas are ao imaginative!

The thing about this season so far that has stuck in my mind is from ep 1, where as the Doctor assists Clara out of the Dalek he says something like ‘I’m so, so sorry”. The way he said this felt to me like there should have been a follow up “there’s nothing I can do”… but cut scene, and they’re standing on a ridge looking ok. My gut feeling is the Doctor knows that by Clara being connected to the daleks in this way, and by being infected with dalek nanotech, she is no longer completely human (i.e. hybrid), and is changing. He is watching for changes – sonic sunglasses might help in this sense.

That’s all I’ve got! Lol. 😆

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Sorry, haven’t read all the posts. Just had a thought about the “run, you clever boy, and remember”… if precognition is really “remebering things backwards”,  maybe what the Doctor needs to remember is in the future, not the past. I’m sure someone has probs thought of this/posted this.

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Hi! I’m new here, and have been reading everyone’s  wonderful theories for the past few weeks! Love it. Decided to sign up and go a bit bonkers. ☺

So…. my husband and I think perhaps Clara is still being effected somehow by the Dalek nanobot/gene thingies (sorry if I stuffed up the terminology!) and part of using the sonic sunnies is to keep an eye on her, noting any changes.  This might account (potentially) for why the Doctor couldn’t use the Mire’s healing device on her – maybe it’s not compatible with dalek tech?

I’m still hearing the occasional oddity from Clara that makes me think of Daleks – e.g the very start of this episode when she says ‘Explain’ on a fairly curt voice to the Doctor. I’m sure it’s probably nothing, but it caught my attention.

Anyway, I can’t post often, however I will continue to enjoy reading the crazy theories,  and if I think of anything especially bonkers I won’t hesitate to share. If that’s ok! 😆

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