User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-188432-20130129081336/@comment-1166667-20130401180232

Let's try this from a different angle, as we're still running in circles:

Two things in particular seem to be clogging this up:

Do we consider Claras of different time periods to be the same Clara Oswin Oswald? As they have flickers of memories, but no conclusive evidence suggesting their deaths were faked or unnatural in any way, and they all are very specific about the (different) uses of their full names, I am inclined to believe that they are distinct, separate people. I imagine Oswin and Clara Oswin's cleverness will be explained (probably as a result of TGI's actions, and some kind of duplicity throughout time), but just as Rory and Auton Rory are separate despite sharing memories, so would the three time period sets of Claras.

Do we consider the three contemporary Clara Oswalds to be the same person? There appears to be an intended inference that these three are the same Clara (unless we are to believe that three of them are running around concurrently). There is evidence (albeit inconclusive) that suggests these three are the same Clara Oswald.

We need to follow the narrative. And the narrative is pointing us to there being a connection among Claras, but that only the contemporary Clara(s) are the same exact person.

Thoughts?