I think that's a good insight. God knows if I'd fallen in love (romantically or not; I prefer to ignore Clara's infatuation) with the overflowingly joyous (with patches of despair) Eleven, I couldn't cope with the reserved, angry Twelve. And, as a viewer, that's part of my problem. I greatly admire Capaldi's performance, and his microexpressions, but Twelve is not fun; he's hard work.
is on the one hand trying to stop it, on the other hand knowing it's impossible to stop, and alternately trying to remind her of the good times ("in the past") and lashing out at alternative possible futures in which he has no part.
Absolutely. And is competing against Clara's boyfriend in a way we haven't seen since The Green Death. I suspect -- we've seen that this Doctor has preternaturally good hearing -- that he knew Clara was lying about having Danny's permission. "I do believe her, though I know she lies." and all the rest of that sonnet. He's been clinging to Clara's affection all season, even though he's known from the beginning that she loved Eleven, not him.
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Date: 2014-10-14 03:46 pm (UTC)is on the one hand trying to stop it, on the other hand knowing it's impossible to stop, and alternately trying to remind her of the good times ("in the past") and lashing out at alternative possible futures in which he has no part.
Absolutely. And is competing against Clara's boyfriend in a way we haven't seen since The Green Death. I suspect -- we've seen that this Doctor has preternaturally good hearing -- that he knew Clara was lying about having Danny's permission. "I do believe her, though I know she lies." and all the rest of that sonnet. He's been clinging to Clara's affection all season, even though he's known from the beginning that she loved Eleven, not him.