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===Metaphorical interpretations===
===Metaphorical interpretations===
In [[DWM 591]]'s ''The Runaway Pride'' article, writer [[Molly Marsh]] expressed her reading of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s early character arc as being an extended metaphor for the transgender experience, citing the scene in his first full episode, ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', where he asks Clara to "please, just see me":
In [[DWM 591]]'s ''The Runaway Pride'' article, writer [[Molly Marsh]] expressed her reading of the [[Twelfth Doctor]]'s early character arc as being an extended metaphor for the transgender experience, citing the scene in his first full episode, ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', where he asks Clara to "please, just see [him]":
{{quote|The Doctor wants his best friend to see him the way he sees himself, and she's struggling with that.}}
{{quote|The Doctor wants his best friend to see him the way he sees himself, and she's struggling with that.}}


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