This is Clara’s farewell to The
Doctor, and to us, in episode 10 of Doctor
Who: Face the Raven, broadcast on the 20th November,
2015.
They both know that she is going to die in a moment of
two - and they both know who is to blame.
Clara says to the Doctor…
“You; listen to me. You’re going to be alone now. And you’re very bad at that. You’re going to be furious. And you’re going to be sad. But listen to me. Don’t let this change you.
…. I know what you are capable of. You; don’t be a warrior, promise me. Be a Doctor.”
"What’s
the point of being a doctor if can’t cure…"
“Heal yourself . You have to. You can’t let this turn you into
a monster. So, I am not asking you for a
promise. I am giving you an order. You will not insult my memory. There
will be no revenge. I will die, and no one
else, here or anywhere, will suffer.”
"What
about me?"
"If there was something I could do about
that I would. I guess we’re both just
going to have to be brave.”
This was obviously written (by Sarah Dollard) and recorded months
ago, but how terribly relevant it is
now. If there is ever going to be peace
on Earth we have to be brave enough, and truly human enough, not to let our anger and grief turn us to violence. We must not let monsters turn
us into monsters. We need to respond to the worse that can happen to us
– and to those we love - by being the best we can be. And do you know what? Time after time that is what happens. We saw it in Paris last week. If we look for it we can see it over and over again.
It cannot be by accident that Clara then faces
her death with her arms held wide open.
And I cannot believe that Stephan
Moffatt, the originator and guiding hand of the new Doctor Who, will insult her courage and humanity by allowing some later
resurrection. Clara is dead. And she lived her death in the best possible way she could. Thank you Clara. Thank you Sarah Dollard and Stephen Moffatt. And thank you The BBC.
