Doctor Who: The Legends of Ashildr

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If the Doctor had let Ashildr die in " The Girl Who Died", none of the events leading up to this episode would have happened. To be fair to him, it was a Sadistic Choice: save her or fail to live up to his chosen name and leave a family bereft, resulting in a different kind of guilt. He chose Screw the Rules, I'm Doing What's Right!, and it went awry. Chekhov's Gun: Clara left Rigsy an emergency TARDIS number at the end of " Flatline" — and now he has a reason to use it.

The episode saw the return of Rigsy from series 8's Flatline, and saw Ashildr make her third appearance in the series, as well as her first time meeting with Clara since The Girl Who Died. Doran, Lorna (13 October 2015). "What happened when Maisie Williams swapped Game of Thrones for Doctor Who?". Wales Online . Retrieved 1 December 2015. This review points out that if the Doctor told Clara about how Ashildr's personality had changed since " The Girl Who Died", Clara wouldn't have trusted her so much. Related to the above, Clara's fatal decision not to inform the Doctor of what she learned is the epitome of this trope. In " Flatline", Clara prevented Rigsy from making a Stupid Sacrifice to save a handful of people. Now it's Clara's turn to commit a Stupid Sacrifice, only this time Rigsy is unable to prevent it.The Bad Guy Wins: The Big Bad gets the Doctor where they want him, and Ashildr/Me gets protection for the trap street. Clara basically demands the Doctor let this trope stand by telling him he can't have Revenge on either party to boot. Averted with regards to the trope-naming TARDIS as Rigsy paints a memorial mural to Clara on its side, clearly intending for it to be visible. ( All There in the Manual: in the shooting script, published online, Rigsy was accompanied by his girlfriend in this scene, who had no problem seeing the TARDIS.)

The Doctor's chilling threat to Ashildr at the end also counts: "You'll find that it's a very small universe when I'm angry with you."She also didn't seem to need nourishment, given she had no food with her in the reality bubble; only a chair and a table holding a chess board. ( TV: Hell Bent) Clara and Ashildr find themselves on a spacecraft with the other Vikings. The men are killed and drained of their adrenaline and testosterone, while Clara and Ashildr meet Odin, the leader of the Mire species that pride themselves on their merciless conquests. Before Clara can stop her, Ashildr declares war on the Mire, and Odin grants them 24 hours to prepare. On Earth, Clara brings the Doctor up to speed. He recognises the villagers are too weak to fight, and devises a plan using Ashildr's storytelling skills and a supply of electric eels. Trap Is the Only Option: As soon as he sees the keyhole on the stasis chamber, the Doctor realizes that his TARDIS key is meant to go there. This doesn't stop him from obliging, of course, both to save Rigsy and Anahson's mother. (They better be grateful, given all that happens to him afterward.) Cooldown Hug: Although Clara and the Doctor's hug is primarily intended as part of her farewell and an attempt by her to comfort the Doctor, it also qualifies or this trope as it occurs during Clara's last-ditch effort to prevent the Doctor from going berserk after she dies — this includes the fact that she consciously stops the Doctor before he has a chance to say "I love you" or anything approaching this which could undo her efforts. He does appear noticably calmer (if no less sad) afterwards.

Under the alias Lady Sherade, Ashildr caught the eye of the King of Samarkland and married him, telling him the story of how she met Sinbad and Ali Baba under the alias Ash El Dir. ( PROSE: The Arabian Knightmare)This name derives from the Old Norse name “Áshildr”, composed of two elements: “áss” (heathen god, god, deity), from the Proto-Germanic “*ansuz” plus “hildr” (battle, fight). In turn, the name means “God fights for us”. The misdirection circuit stops people from noticing the trap street by leaving them momentarily confused whenever they glance upon it. Even if they manage to find their way in, the circuit has the secondary effect of disguising all the residents as human. Soon becoming bored of life, Ashildr turned to living a double life as a criminal, stealing the riches from wealthy people while also living as "Lady Me" with a servant, Clayton, whom she gradually became bored with. By this time she had become cold, detached and saw little meaning in life since by her point of view their lives were like smoke. She also became bitter at the Doctor for not taking her with him in his travels and leaving her to move through life. Written by Sarah Dollard, this episode's events open the three part Series 9 finale , with Clara Oswald's fate the turning point of the entire season.

Sam Swift, from the last time Ashildr appeared. While the Doctor did say he didn't know if he was immortal or if the second Mire medical kit was used up, it's still odd that there's not so much as a single mention of him.The Doctor took Clara to the second most beautiful garden in the universe. He'd previously taken Amy and Rory to the second best planet claiming that everyone goes to the best one and it's a "planet of coffee shops".