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Doctor Who: Face the Raven (2015)
Fabulous!
This is the episode Clara dies. But what an episode to go out on. Capaldi offers a virtuoso performance, particularly scintillating when he tells 'Me' that the 'universe is a very small place' when the Doctor is angry with you. When I saw it wasn't Moffat who was writing the episode I was initially concerned but boy did Sarah Dollard provide a belter. The episode started with the return of Rigsy (who provided a much better performance than his previous performance 'Flatline'). The series had been hinting that Clara's recklessness may be her downfall but very discretely and it was beautifully set up. What was originally portrayed as a comedic moment as Clara hung out of the TARDIS above London there was a small conversation between Rigsy and the Doctor about Clara's recklessness but the majority of us just disregarded it. But it was a hint. Now, onto the main event Clara's death. Clara, being reckless once more, volunteered to take Rigsy's supposedly inevitable death however you can't cheat the 'Raven' and Clara had to die according to 'Me'. Cue a fantastically scripted scene between Capaldi and Coleman. I genuinely thought she wouldn't die but she was killed off, quite brutally I'd like to add. We saw her screaming. Tear-Jerking. And the to cap it off Capaldi threatens 'Me' with a fantastic the 'universe is a small place when I'm angry with you.' Fantastic!