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* In this episode, it is revealed that Clara has lived thousands of lives throughout the Doctor's history, saving him from the Great Intelligence's sabotage in each life, finally revealing why the Doctor had previously met two versions of her at the Dalek Asylum and in Victorian London, respectively. However, according to her, he almost never notices her. The [[First Doctor]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] do interact with her, and the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor]] appear to notice her, but only for a moment. Despite the First Doctor actually carrying on a brief conversation with her, it would appear he later forgets this as the Eleventh Doctor doesn't recognise Clara. | * In this episode, it is revealed that Clara has lived thousands of lives throughout the Doctor's history, saving him from the Great Intelligence's sabotage in each life, finally revealing why the Doctor had previously met two versions of her at the Dalek Asylum and in Victorian London, respectively. However, according to her, he almost never notices her. The [[First Doctor]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] do interact with her, and the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Seventh Doctor]] appear to notice her, but only for a moment. Despite the First Doctor actually carrying on a brief conversation with her, it would appear he later forgets this as the Eleventh Doctor doesn't recognise Clara, though this could simply be because of how much time has passed since the First Doctor's meeting with her. | ||
* This episode had the record for the most incarnations of the Doctor portrayed in one episode — 11, plus [[War Doctor|the unknown Doctor]] played by [[John Hurt]], revealed in the final moments of the episode. However this was broken by [[The Day of the Doctor]], which featured 13, possibly 14 Doctors due to cameos from [[Peter Capaldi]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | * This episode had the record for the most incarnations of the Doctor portrayed in one episode — 11, plus [[War Doctor|the unknown Doctor]] played by [[John Hurt]], revealed in the final moments of the episode. However this was broken by [[The Day of the Doctor]], which featured 13, possibly 14 Doctors due to cameos from [[Peter Capaldi]] and [[Tom Baker]]. | ||
* Ultimately, Clara's companionship with the Doctor is something of an [[ontological paradox]]; the Doctor might not have invited 21st Century Clara to travel with him if he had not met the echoes of her in the [[Dalek Asylum]] and [[Victorian]] [[London]], but if she never travelled with the Doctor, those echoes would never have existed. | * Ultimately, Clara's companionship with the Doctor is something of an [[ontological paradox]]; the Doctor might not have invited 21st Century Clara to travel with him if he had not met the echoes of her in the [[Dalek Asylum]] and [[Victorian]] [[London]], but if she never travelled with the Doctor, those echoes would never have existed. | ||
