(This was from a friend who has seen almost none of the new Who and is a non-fan of the Doctor having romances.)
Peter Capaldi is himself a non-fan of the Doctor having romances, which I consider a point in his favor. I don't find emotional rapport creepy in itself, but I agree that I really don't want to see Capaldi romancing Coleman. Or anyone else, really. Non-romantic relationships are interesting, damn it. Give them some air time!
I was less interested in what comments everyone else made about Clara than about what Clara was able to do herself, and I was happy with that.
That's fair. I felt the script was really going out of its way to tear her down, including the comedy clock on the head with Strax's newspaper; it seemed unnecessary.
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Peter Capaldi is himself a non-fan of the Doctor having romances, which I consider a point in his favor. I don't find emotional rapport creepy in itself, but I agree that I really don't want to see Capaldi romancing Coleman. Or anyone else, really. Non-romantic relationships are interesting, damn it. Give them some air time!
I was less interested in what comments everyone else made about Clara than about what Clara was able to do herself, and I was happy with that.
That's fair. I felt the script was really going out of its way to tear her down, including the comedy clock on the head with Strax's newspaper; it seemed unnecessary.