神秘博士 第八季

上一次看可能还是五六年之前的博士之时，最近突然又想追了，于是接着第八季看起。

第一集的主题也很明确，借由博士质问机器人的话，“当你不停的换去身上的零件时，你还是你么？”，这句既是对机器人的拷问，更是博士对自己的独白。每一次重生都是新的皮囊，面对着新的旅程。而这一次显得更加特别，作为打破十二次规律的新一次重生，连doctor自己也没有适应这一次的重生，变得迷茫，甚至忘了怎么使用tardis。而clara更是无法适应，doctor换了一张满是皱纹的脸，生着灰白头发。不过二人最终还是适应了这次变化，doctor是在与流浪汉和机器人的两次交流中找回了自己，纵使皮囊变化了，但他的内心并未变化，他始终是那个doctor。doctor与机器人最大的不同，就是经历了十三次重生后He never changed his heart. 而clara，在机器人餐馆和doctor的冒险让她清楚地了解，他还是那个doctor，那个“狡猾”的doctor。而在本集结尾，clara收到了11th重生前的电话，嘱咐她照顾好现在的“老头”自己，clara答应了，她愿意和doctor继续冒险，换了张脸，但是他依然是过去的那个doctor。

为什么总是这么喜欢指责博士🙄到底有什么理由觉得博士欠下她的了，又要谈恋爱又要波澜壮阔的旅行，还要双向隐瞒。而且难道不是过马路还打电话，这老哥才上马路撞死了，威胁博士要融化钥匙算怎么回事，博士把秘密都告诉她了结果被背叛……博士是自大没错，但是你要是这么讨厌他想要平静的生活那就在火车之后再也别回到塔亭斯啊……

在reddit回答过一次的问题，我觉得差不多算我对第八季的观感，贴过来记录下

When I read comments defending Clara by calling her an “independent and strong woman with equal importance as the Doctor”, I feel like what these people are defending is theideaof Clara, not her actual execution on screen.

The classic "tell with no show" writing style of Moffat sets the audience up with what Clara should be, can be, and wants to be. However, the actual episode-to-episode plot, dialogue, and dynamic with the Doctor sabotage Moffat's plan and turn the audience against Clara, because we do not find that intended connection or relation by watching the show ourselves.

We are constantly forced by the writers to applaud for her independency or strong character, while all she does is manipulating, abusing, and lying. It's like the writers give Clara a giant label read as "GOOD", then do whatever they want with her because she carries that label with her everywhere and is hence excused from whatever problem she causes.

As a companion, she is supposed to stand for humanity and morality, making the alien Doctor more sympathetic and kind. A character can totally do that while still having her own strong personality. A perfect example is Donna. Donna also disagrees with 10th constantly, but still can be gentle or firm in her own way to persuade and educate him. Clara does not have that likable quality to her, and most of the time her approach of choice is to slap, scold, or yell at the Doctor to get what she wants.

What is more awful is that it works.

The 12th Doctor tolerates her, even indulges her. No matter how problematic, selfish or stubborn Clara is, the Doctor does not clap back. He can be very cruel or indifferent in flashing moments when he faces the fragility of the human kind, but he is always vulnerable and compliant in front of Clara and all of her lies.

I think people also dislike Clara for what she does to the Doctor, or what she fails to offer him. She does not make 12th a better Doctor or a better man. People claim that she is the Doctor's equal. While in fact Clara thinks she is above him. She makes him suffer and it is horrifying to see how much he seems to enjoy the suffering. I feel bad for 12th and Peter Capaldi because they deserve a better companion. They deserve a better friendship. And better writing.

The relationship with Danny Pink is another example of "tell with no show". Clara quickly blurts out "because I love him!!" early in s8, when all we have seen from previous episodes so far are their unpleasant first date and awkward conversations at school. There is absolutely no chemistry between the actors and the dialogue is frustratingly bland. We are supposed to understand how much Clara loves this man who lacks personality and character. We are told to root for them by the writers who throw in a lot of "I love you"s throughout the season without showing how that love grows, flourishes, and matures.

Again, the ideaof Clara finding a new love interest and having a life outside the Tardis is a good story arc, but fails tremendously for the way it is actually carried out.

When you ask why people dislike Clara, they pull out receipts from various episodes in different seasons where her action, decision or exact lines show how annoying or un-enjoyable she is. When people defender her, the reasons are more likely to be "she's independent and strong", "she's a woman", "you don't like her because she's important". -- No, people dislike her because she is actuallynot likable. Not all of us can like a character for who she is supposed to be.

Also, I personally dislike her because I see how much potential she has and how that potential gets wasted, episode by episode, till she is no longer recognizable. I do not hate her. I just feel disappointed with her. And the creator of her as well. Clara reminds me of all the flaws of Moffat's writing during his era. All of his incoherenceand the tendency to come up with a fantastic idea only to drag it for way too long till the sparkle dies.

In a metaphorical sense, the vessel of Clara as a character is beautiful and promising, but there is nothing exciting or intriguing inside.

I dislike her the most when I am actually watching the show. When I'm away from the screen, my memory blurs a bit and I find her less frustrating. Over time, theidea of her has gradually replaced what she is really like in my head. But I re-watched some episodes this week and then saw this thread. I realize that she never grew on me. I simply forgot her flaws because there were too many and thinking about them is very unpleasant.