The Name of the Doctor (TV story): Difference between revisions

Clara lands in a dark, misty and cavernous place. As she stands up, various incarnations of the Doctor run past her on all sides. She hears the voice of the Eleventh Doctor talking to her. [[Leaf#"The most important leaf in human history"|Her leaf]] appears, which she grabs, as the voice of the Doctor instructs her. The Doctor then arrives, promising to save her and take her home. As they embrace, they both notice a shadowy figure standing nearby, with his back to them. Clara does not recognise this figure, despite having thought she'd seen all of the Doctor's faces. The Doctor, showing great apprehension, explains that the figure is in fact him, but isn't the Doctor. He continues that his real name was not the point; he chose the name "the Doctor" himself like a promise, and this mysterious man was "the one who broke the promise." He is his secret. As Clara collapses from exhaustion, the Doctor picks her up in his arms. The figure defends himself, saying that he had no choice and that his actions were "in the name of peace and sanity". The Doctor acknowledges this but defiantly states that it had not been "in the name of the Doctor". As the Doctor carries Clara away, the man turns around, showing his elderly face as an on-screen caption reveals his identity to be "[[the Doctor]]".