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It was the final regular appearance of [[Jenna Coleman]] as [[Clara Oswald]]. Although Clara met her demise in ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', ''[[Twelfth Doctor|the Doctor]]'' arranged for time to be frozen around her, yet Clara would remain conscious of everything happening around her, which left her alive but no longer affected by physical qualities such as breathing, heartbeat or even aging. | |||
It featured the return of the [[Time Lords]] for the first time since ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]''. Among them was [[Rassilon]], now in a new incarnation after his previous one was last seen being attacked by {{Simm|the Master}} in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. Also returning was [[the General]], who [[regenerated]] and was revealed to be a naturally female Time Lady who had assumed a male incarnation, marking the first instance of an on-screen regeneration where a Time Lord changed genders (while also changing ethnicity). | It featured the return of the [[Time Lords]] for the first time since ''[[The Time of the Doctor]]''. Among them was [[Rassilon]], now in a new incarnation after his previous one was last seen being attacked by {{Simm|the Master}} in ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', who was banished from [[Gallifrey]] along with the [[High Council]] after losing the allegiance of his race for his cruelty to the Doctor and his role as one of the driving forces of the [[Last Great Time War]]. Also returning was [[the General]], who [[regenerated]] and was revealed to be a naturally female Time Lady who had assumed a male incarnation, marking the first instance of an on-screen regeneration where a Time Lord changed genders (while also changing ethnicity). | ||
[[Ohila]] and the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] also reappeared, as | [[Ohila]] and the [[Sisterhood of Karn]] also reappeared, wherein Ohila was hinted to have a greater personal history with the Doctor that may have gone back to his earlier days. [[Ashildr]] made another appearance as well, this time having persisted to the final moments of time. She eventually ended up in possession of a [[TARDIS]] which the Doctor stole, and began travelling with Clara, who was not ready to return to Gallifrey and face her end. | ||
''Hell Bent'' ended up being full circle for both the Doctor and Clara. For the Doctor, he was once again running away in a TARDIS which had the original control room layout of the one which the [[First Doctor]] stole, For C;ara, she was now time-travelling again, but with Ashildr, another long-lived being. Moreover, the [[chameleon circuit]] on this TARDIS, though not broken, was not working properly and left it stuck in the form of an [[American]] diner which the Doctor had visited in ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]''. | |||
This story witnessed the Doctor reach his limit, seeing him break his own moral codes, step away from being the Doctor and unleash his fury on the Time Lords in an attempt to save his companion's life, which came with the price of losing his memories of Clara as atonement for what he had done. Additionally, several facts about his past before fleeing Gallifrey and prophecies of the Hybrid were revealed, though who or what the Hybrid was remained a mystery. | |||
The Series 9 finale saw the return of the [[sonic screwdriver]], with [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] once again gifting him with a brand new screwdriver. | |||
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