Fleeting Thoughts

Lookie here. What do you see? Clara, in a red dress with a flower in her hair. Normal until you see it’s a ROSE.

Yes. Another Rose reference.

This was the introduction of Clara Oswald. And they threw a Rose reference in. Of course, we were getting closer to Day of the Doctor, so some will say it was just a hint. You’re right. A hint that ROSE is always with him. The face she chose specifically for him.

I always saw Clara has Rose 2.0. Eleven tells her she reminds him of someone. He’s clearly speaking about Rose, seeing her spunkiness and personality. He saw Rose in Clara. Perhaps that was Moffett’s plan?

This. Ask yourself “what did the Doctor do for River to prove his love?”

Nothing. He left her to the weeping angels.

But Rose. He BURNED UP A SUN JUST TO SAY GOODBYE. Did he have to do that? Absolutely not. She was in the parallel universe; he could have just moved on. But he couldn’t. He HAD to see her, even if one last time.

(And let’s not forget that he literally gave her a piece of himself too)

And had Rose asked him to get her; had she admitted SHE was the pregnant one, he would have stopped at nothing to get her back.

Let’s talk about this episode.  Trenzalore.  The episode where the Doctor is supposed to die before he’s given his regeneration energy.  He spends 900 years there.  He saves the planet time and time again.  And he grows older.  And at the end of his eleventh life, he summons someone to be with him.

But it’s not who you think.

That’s right.  Clara.  He calls Clara to be with him.  And she witnesses him fight the Daleks, receive his regeneration energy (thanks to her) and is the first to see his new face.  Guess who is not there?

Correct.  River Song.  The woman he “loves.”  Why wasn’t she there?  If she is “the love of his life,” wouldn’t he want her there?  After all, she’s part Time Lord.  Maybe she could use her regeneration energy to extend his eleventh life a little longer (but we all know she’s selfish and wouldn’t do that). 

No.  He summons Clara.  He wanted Clara by his side.  Not his wife.  Why do people ignore this fact?  Why do people assume that the Doctor had romantic feelings for this woman?  He clearly doesn’t.  He called Clara, whom he might have romantic feelings for.  Not River.

And not only that, but Clara is only the second companion in NuWho to witness the change.  Who was the first?

Bingo. 

Clara had to adjust to a new Doctor, just as Rose had to.  River wasn’t around.  She recorded their adventures but was never there for the heavy lifting.  She just showed up, annoyed the f*** out of people, and left.  Doctor Who could’ve carried on without her.  River really had no purpose, other than to fulfill some “wife” role.  How stupid.  Clara was the Impossible Girl.  She saved the Doctor numerous times.  She sacrificed herself for him.  What did River Song ever do?  Besides trying to kill him and slap him?

Whiny crybabies. 😭

Seeing this image caused me to have a thunk.

What if, behind each wall, was Rose?

We know she was on the other side with Ten; but what if, metaphorically, she was with Eleven or Twelve as well?

I've always suspected that the crack in Amy Pond's wall was caused by the rift Rose created coming across the void. Something else got through, of course, but what if she was there too?

As for Twelve, perhaps the wall represents that she was always with him. She did tell Nine that she saw everything as Bad Wolf. So, theoretically, she would've seen him regenerate into a grumpy Time Lord. She would have seen him beat himself up over Clara's death. She could've created the wall for him to work through his grief; knowing her Doctor would come out stronger on the other side.

If this is the case; if this is a subtle nod for Rose; then it is proof that she IS the Doctor's OTP. He carried her in his hearts; why wouldn't she reappear at some point? Even if only in his subconscious. Perhaps he truly didn't know why the wall was there or what it represented. But perhaps, his hearts leapt when he saw the walls because deep down, in the lowest recesses of his brain and body, he knew. Perhaps the part of his hearts that he tried to shutter away suddenly burst open. He tried to bury his Bad Wolf because the pain of losing her was too much.

Maybe this was her way of telling him she will always be there.

This is why the whole River Song storyline was ridiculous. He didn’t love her; he couldn’t.

What do you see in this pic? I see two people standing there. But they are supposed to be "married." Why do they look so unhappy? And if they're "so in love" as fools think, why is there so much distance between them? I mean, look. You could drive a bus between their shoulders. This was the moment when he confirmed to her that he did NOT love her with his sad, small smile. The look on her face says it all. But not many husbands and wives stand like this; at least, not ones who are ACTUALLY in love.

Here's a comparison:

Nine with Rose. He had basically just met her; taken her on their first "date." Still learning who the other one is. Basically strangers. And look. No bus could make it through. There is NO space between them.

Another example:

She's holding his arm, they're both smiling and happy. Again, zero distance.

But sure. The Doctor "loves" River Song. Give me a break.

And this isn’t the first time, either. ❤️

We all know this pic, it is The Pandorica Opens.  I noticed that Eleven’s speech contained a familiar sentence.  He says “look at me.  No plan, no backup, no weapons worth a damn.”  And then follows that up with “I don’t have anything to lose.”  So, it took me a few times watching this scene and then it dawned on me: THIS IS A ROSE REFERENCE.  Forgetting the “don’t have anything to lose” for a moment, listen to the first part.  The whole no backup part.  THAT was referenced before.  By the Daleks in Bad Wolf during Nine's run. 

So, Eleven is REPEATING something that the Daleks said to his NINTH self.  While Rose was in captivity.  How is that not a reference?  Answer, it’s not. Because Eleven HAD to have been thinking of her when he said it, given that the Daleks said it to him while he could see her captive.

Also, Eleven says “I don’t have anything to lose.”  Which is true, he doesn’t.  He’s already lost the woman he loves, Rose.  And no way in hell is that a River reference.  THAT in itself should tell the River stans that he didn’t care about her; otherwise he wouldn’t have said it.  And she was in that episode; she probably heard him.  So that HAD to have stung.  Good.

And as we know, a man with nothing to lose is a dangerous man.  Eleven was proving that.  He had lost his planet, his people, (according to him) his daughter.  And the woman he fell in love with.  He literally had nothing else.  And that was the most terrifying thing.

So yes.  Rose reference number 3 in season 5.  Proving, as always, that she truly never left him.  After all, she promised him forever.