@tegan   Ok so the doctor has now forgotten Clara completely right? Including all of their adventures etc. But then how does he know anything about himself? He met her as the 11th and regenerated while with her, she has been his companion since the start so how does he know anything about himself

Do you mean how can he remember his own past, t…[Read more]

@Tegan

Including all of their adventures etc.

No – he remembers the adventures. That was clearly stated in-text. The Ice Warrior on the sub and the Mummy on the Orient Express.

He thinks he knows her name (thanks to a song and a friendly local) and knows the shape of the hole she left. But he cannot connect it to a specific person, even when that…[Read more]

@tegan  each time he regenerates he basically has to learn about himself from scratch, he would have done this while with Clara so wouldn’t he forget those memories completely? Or am I completely wrong here?

He tells Clara in the diner that he *does* remember their adventures together — he’s just told her the whole story.  Except that there was…[Read more]