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What Did You Think of Face the Raven?
Now that the highly anticipated tenth episode of series 9 has been aired what did you think? Was it everything you had hoped for or not what you expected.
Why do people say Amy and Rory died? Seriously, they didn’t… They lived on happily ever after in 1930s New York until they grew old together and then died…
WOW! I didn’t think I’d be that upset! I was holding back the tears! Capaldi’ s performance was just FANTASTIC! One small tiny winy little thing I didn’t like was that the Doctor just kinda left Clara’s body in the street! I was expecting him to kneel over and shed a tear! But apart from that tiny thing, it was fantastic!
Still not fully convinced for the reason he just left her body that she really is just dead yet because of the Impossible Girl backstory.
matparks08
November 21st, 2015 - 9:18pm
At the end of this episode I found myself thinking…who on Earth would really want to travel with the Doctor these days….life expectancy/quality of life has really gone down hill for them. As for the episode, very good, wondering if they’ll ever return to the events of last weeks episode, and very much looking forward to the last episodes of the series.
What do you mean “life expectancy”? The last companion to die was 30 years ago
Run you clever boy
November 21st, 2015 - 9:15pm
STILL CRYING STUPID RAVEN FANTASTIC EPISODE I THINK CLARA WILL APPEAR AS A GHOST BUT NOTHING ELSE IT WAS SOOO BRUTAL WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A COMPANION DIE ON SCREEN BEST EPISODE SO FAR
Hmm…..if you’re old like me ….then yes you will have π
Simon
November 21st, 2015 - 10:12pm
yes there has been 2 others that have died in the show. Lets see if u can name the 2?
Jammy2305
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:42am
Katarina and Adric
A
November 22nd, 2015 - 8:57am
Dunno about Katarina, but Adric’s death is not ON SCREEN in the same way as Clara’s. His last seconds are seen before the shot of the ship is shown & the others reactions. Picky I know & it’s probably down to budgets or the time slot in the 80’s, but always read the question(or statement in this case).
Simon W
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:23pm
I should have said there was 3 of them I did for get about Katarine who came in in the story the Myth Makers and died in the Daleks Master Plan. So yes she was 1, Adric was 2 in Earthshock, He was on the ship that blow up and there was no way he could get off it and the doctor couldn’t land the tardis on it as it was moving about in time. and 3 was Sara Kingdom was a 1 off companion for the story Dalek’s Master Plan died in episode 12.
The super whovian
November 21st, 2015 - 9:13pm
Very good episode but I now feel very depressed and sad
Ashilder is now one of the most annoying doctor who characters
Olga
November 21st, 2015 - 11:31pm
She’s not that bad but I haven’t been a fan of her since she appeared in “The Girl Who Died.”
the eternal doctor
November 21st, 2015 - 9:09pm
i am debating if this was the best episode of the season so far or the second best. that was amazing and I was really sad when Clara died (I was more sad when Rory and Amy died though). absolutely fantastic and I am so glad Maisie Williams was actually In a great episode she deserved it. 9.5/10 or 10/10.
brilliant. loved the memorial at the end, and next week looks awesome.
Good episode,but I’ve a feeling this isn’t the last well see of Clara. Also if you think about she’s had a death wish ever since Danny got killed,that’s the way it seems to me anyway.
Ishildur (because calling her ‘Me’ is just confusing) is supposed to be this greatly pained character, and the Doctor is being unfair on her. However, it doesn’t really work consider she just comes across as being entitled child having a temper tantrum. Rigsy is still fine, I’d say I like him. It’s nice to have a very down-to-earth character along for the ride sometimes. The Doctor mind you, he had some great monologues. Please, can we get more angry Doctor?
Good solid episode. Was to easy to predict Clara would take on the mark, but all the same still strong. I loved how despite being the end, Clara faced death with strength and dignity! She was fantastic and has become a great edition to the shows history.
Goodbye Jenna, Thank You.
Goodbye Clara, Thank You.
Goodbye Impossible Girl may your spirit live on in The Doctor!
Well, she has lived long enough. Her immortality should be stripped away and then she needs to be executed.
Cyberman2
November 21st, 2015 - 9:04pm
BWAHAHAHAHA *struggles for breath* HAHAHAHAHA
I was in tears watching this. Not because I was crying, but because of the events that led up to Clara’s death. The reason why she died was because of stupidity. Also the Doctor wasn’t as sad with her death as he was with Amy and Rory’s death (even though they did live out their lives.) Jesus Christ I must sound like a bad person.
I had a think about it and decided that after living dangerously around Cybermen abd Daleks, she was finally killed off by a bird. Yeah a freaky spirit bird but a bird all the same.
Olga
November 21st, 2015 - 11:35pm
Maybe the Doctor is just shocked. When you lose somebody important it sometimes doesn’t strike you immediately. Moreover, the Eleventh Doctor was way more emotional.
Cyberman2
November 22nd, 2015 - 9:52am
Forgot to say I was laughing not crying. But yeah, the reason why she died was because a bird pecked her. Wow so deadly.
Olga
November 22nd, 2015 - 12:55pm
I agree that her death was kind of stupid, she faced so many monsters etc. but she died because of such a tiny silly thing but it happens in real life as well.
It was an ok episode, I thought there would be a bit more to it, but it was good! Clara’s exit was god, but not the best, as I think she got a rubbish last line, and THE DOCTOR SHOULD’VE RUN TO CATCH HER!It was a bit sad that she just got left there, though. Also, it wasn’t as dramatic as Amy’s exit
CLARA! Oh my god. The feels. Loved the little inclusion of Rigsy painting the tardis as a memorial for clara at the end. Fairly shocked from Clara’s send off, but we all knew she was going to die. Correct me if im wrong, but I think we see frobisher from torchwood at the end?
But overall, a good episode!
Well. Clara’s death was a bit drawn out but it was emotional I suppose. My digi-box froze just at the point she started to silently scream so that was irritating but the rest of the episode was gripping, heartracing and exciting with an element of Harry Potter. Just Brilliant, everything I had hoped for and more.
Because Jenna Coleman has decided to leave the show and we are not allowed to have a companion just return to a normal life like what usually happened in the old days.
Olga
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:43pm
I think their relationship was too strong just to leave like that. Personally I preferred the ending of “Death in Heaven”, when she just said goodbye, thanked the Doctor, and left. Optionally, she could have stayed old in “Last Christmas.”
Michael
November 21st, 2015 - 8:59pm
Bloody brilliant episode. Brilliant acting all round.
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CJ
November 21st, 2015 - 9:22pmWhy do people say Amy and Rory died? Seriously, they didn’t… They lived on happily ever after in 1930s New York until they grew old together and then died…
Lord President
November 21st, 2015 - 9:19pmWOW! I didn’t think I’d be that upset! I was holding back the tears! Capaldi’ s performance was just FANTASTIC! One small tiny winy little thing I didn’t like was that the Doctor just kinda left Clara’s body in the street! I was expecting him to kneel over and shed a tear! But apart from that tiny thing, it was fantastic!
The Moffat Paradox
November 21st, 2015 - 11:54pmStill not fully convinced for the reason he just left her body that she really is just dead yet because of the Impossible Girl backstory.
matparks08
November 21st, 2015 - 9:18pmAt the end of this episode I found myself thinking…who on Earth would really want to travel with the Doctor these days….life expectancy/quality of life has really gone down hill for them. As for the episode, very good, wondering if they’ll ever return to the events of last weeks episode, and very much looking forward to the last episodes of the series.
Anonymous
November 21st, 2015 - 10:05pmWhat do you mean “life expectancy”? The last companion to die was 30 years ago
Run you clever boy
November 21st, 2015 - 9:15pmSTILL CRYING STUPID RAVEN FANTASTIC EPISODE I THINK CLARA WILL APPEAR AS A GHOST BUT NOTHING ELSE IT WAS SOOO BRUTAL WE HAVE NEVER SEEN A COMPANION DIE ON SCREEN BEST EPISODE SO FAR
matparks08
November 21st, 2015 - 9:19pmHmm…..if you’re old like me ….then yes you will have π
Simon
November 21st, 2015 - 10:12pmyes there has been 2 others that have died in the show. Lets see if u can name the 2?
Jammy2305
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:42amKatarina and Adric
A
November 22nd, 2015 - 8:57amDunno about Katarina, but Adric’s death is not ON SCREEN in the same way as Clara’s. His last seconds are seen before the shot of the ship is shown & the others reactions. Picky I know & it’s probably down to budgets or the time slot in the 80’s, but always read the question(or statement in this case).
Simon W
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:23pmI should have said there was 3 of them I did for get about Katarine who came in in the story the Myth Makers and died in the Daleks Master Plan. So yes she was 1, Adric was 2 in Earthshock, He was on the ship that blow up and there was no way he could get off it and the doctor couldn’t land the tardis on it as it was moving about in time. and 3 was Sara Kingdom was a 1 off companion for the story Dalek’s Master Plan died in episode 12.
The super whovian
November 21st, 2015 - 9:13pmVery good episode but I now feel very depressed and sad
anon
November 21st, 2015 - 9:12pmI really want Ashildr to face the raven, see how she likes it.
The super whovian
November 21st, 2015 - 9:17pmAshilder is now one of the most annoying doctor who characters
Olga
November 21st, 2015 - 11:31pmShe’s not that bad but I haven’t been a fan of her since she appeared in “The Girl Who Died.”
the eternal doctor
November 21st, 2015 - 9:09pmi am debating if this was the best episode of the season so far or the second best. that was amazing and I was really sad when Clara died (I was more sad when Rory and Amy died though). absolutely fantastic and I am so glad Maisie Williams was actually In a great episode she deserved it. 9.5/10 or 10/10.
brilliant. loved the memorial at the end, and next week looks awesome.
Luke
November 21st, 2015 - 9:12pmBest episode 10/10
Olga
November 21st, 2015 - 11:31pmI have mixed feelings about the episode. I loved it and hated it at the same time.
Jammy2305
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:43amAmy and Rory didn’t die though?
Last companion death was Adric in ‘Earthshock’.
Anonymous
November 21st, 2015 - 9:09pmHave a strange feeling Clara not dead. Maybe she comes back only to leave on her own terms.
I was waiting on Missy making an appearance. Think ashildr made a deal with gallifrey
mark Belsom
November 21st, 2015 - 9:07pmGood episode,but I’ve a feeling this isn’t the last well see of Clara. Also if you think about she’s had a death wish ever since Danny got killed,that’s the way it seems to me anyway.
The Legend Doctor
November 21st, 2015 - 9:07pmOmg!! Such a sad episode π I don’t know why this had to happen! π We will miss you Clara Oswin Oswald π 2012-2015 π
Doctrue
November 21st, 2015 - 9:07pm8/10
whorules
November 21st, 2015 - 9:07pmnoooooooo!!!!
ah, but wait… clara is on the cover of the who mag dressed in a fifties diner waitress outfit… er… is she really dead?
CJ
November 21st, 2015 - 9:17pmI’d imagine that be one of her echoes…
Squidcakes
November 21st, 2015 - 9:06pmWell, Clara’s dead until next week. A+.
Ishildur (because calling her ‘Me’ is just confusing) is supposed to be this greatly pained character, and the Doctor is being unfair on her. However, it doesn’t really work consider she just comes across as being entitled child having a temper tantrum. Rigsy is still fine, I’d say I like him. It’s nice to have a very down-to-earth character along for the ride sometimes. The Doctor mind you, he had some great monologues. Please, can we get more angry Doctor?
daleksean
November 21st, 2015 - 9:06pmBrilliant episode and a very emotional send off for Clara. I’m going to miss Clara she was the best companion in my opinion.
When The Doctor Was Me
November 21st, 2015 - 9:05pmGood solid episode. Was to easy to predict Clara would take on the mark, but all the same still strong. I loved how despite being the end, Clara faced death with strength and dignity! She was fantastic and has become a great edition to the shows history.
Goodbye Jenna, Thank You.
Goodbye Clara, Thank You.
Goodbye Impossible Girl may your spirit live on in The Doctor!
collector
November 21st, 2015 - 9:05pmJust shed a few tears, phenomanol acting from Jenna Coleman.
Now what i REALLY want to see is Ashildr get killed. Never mind Daleks, Silurians and Cybermen, she is the REAL monster!
And yet again, masie williams wooden acting. A dead tree could do better than her!
And a very nice tribute to Clara from Rigsy on the TARDIS.
Clara is reunited with her mother and Danny now.
IeuanLikesCrossbones :D
November 21st, 2015 - 9:12pmAshildr is immortal.. Remember?
collector
November 21st, 2015 - 9:18pmWell, she has lived long enough. Her immortality should be stripped away and then she needs to be executed.
Cyberman2
November 21st, 2015 - 9:04pmBWAHAHAHAHA *struggles for breath* HAHAHAHAHA
I was in tears watching this. Not because I was crying, but because of the events that led up to Clara’s death. The reason why she died was because of stupidity. Also the Doctor wasn’t as sad with her death as he was with Amy and Rory’s death (even though they did live out their lives.) Jesus Christ I must sound like a bad person.
Dalekparadigm2
November 21st, 2015 - 11:17pmI had a think about it and decided that after living dangerously around Cybermen abd Daleks, she was finally killed off by a bird. Yeah a freaky spirit bird but a bird all the same.
Olga
November 21st, 2015 - 11:35pmMaybe the Doctor is just shocked. When you lose somebody important it sometimes doesn’t strike you immediately. Moreover, the Eleventh Doctor was way more emotional.
Cyberman2
November 22nd, 2015 - 9:52amForgot to say I was laughing not crying. But yeah, the reason why she died was because a bird pecked her. Wow so deadly.
Olga
November 22nd, 2015 - 12:55pmI agree that her death was kind of stupid, she faced so many monsters etc. but she died because of such a tiny silly thing but it happens in real life as well.
JasonisnotaRobot
November 21st, 2015 - 9:03pmThat was brilliant and actually quite emotional!
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
November 21st, 2015 - 9:03pmIt was an ok episode, I thought there would be a bit more to it, but it was good! Clara’s exit was god, but not the best, as I think she got a rubbish last line, and THE DOCTOR SHOULD’VE RUN TO CATCH HER!It was a bit sad that she just got left there, though. Also, it wasn’t as dramatic as Amy’s exit
Goodbye Clara Oswald! My favourite companion
Think I’m still in shock π
doctor who fan 11
November 21st, 2015 - 9:02pmOMG that was sad I even wanted her to leave
just hope now Moffat doesn’t do anything stupid to bring her back
CJ
November 21st, 2015 - 9:01pmWonderful episode! Had a tear in my eye π
IeuanLikesCrossbones :D
November 21st, 2015 - 9:01pmCLARA! Oh my god. The feels. Loved the little inclusion of Rigsy painting the tardis as a memorial for clara at the end. Fairly shocked from Clara’s send off, but we all knew she was going to die. Correct me if im wrong, but I think we see frobisher from torchwood at the end?
But overall, a good episode!
the a
November 21st, 2015 - 9:01pmwhat did you think booboo?
booboo
November 21st, 2015 - 9:23pmI have not watched it yet, decided not to until i can watch it with Luke
the a
November 21st, 2015 - 9:00pmshe’s gone…….forever
Simon
November 21st, 2015 - 9:02pmYes about time. lol
Dalekparadigm2
November 21st, 2015 - 9:00pmWell. Clara’s death was a bit drawn out but it was emotional I suppose. My digi-box froze just at the point she started to silently scream so that was irritating but the rest of the episode was gripping, heartracing and exciting with an element of Harry Potter. Just Brilliant, everything I had hoped for and more.
Dalekparadigm2
November 21st, 2015 - 9:02pmAlso, Rigsy you public menace! You just wait till the Doctor gets back!
Assimilation
November 21st, 2015 - 9:00pmbrilliant! much better than I thought it would be
The Five Doctors
November 21st, 2015 - 9:00pmWOW!!!!!!!!
the astronaut of death
November 21st, 2015 - 9:00pmπ
Dem squiggles
November 21st, 2015 - 8:59pmWhhhyyyyyy!!!!!!
Mick181
November 22nd, 2015 - 12:20amBecause Jenna Coleman has decided to leave the show and we are not allowed to have a companion just return to a normal life like what usually happened in the old days.
Olga
November 22nd, 2015 - 1:43pmI think their relationship was too strong just to leave like that. Personally I preferred the ending of “Death in Heaven”, when she just said goodbye, thanked the Doctor, and left. Optionally, she could have stayed old in “Last Christmas.”
Michael
November 21st, 2015 - 8:59pmBloody brilliant episode. Brilliant acting all round.