Odin's face appearing in the sky to talk to his disciples directly references a scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail in which God does the same thing. [2] Ruediger, Ross. "Doctor Who Recap: 3 Immortals Walk Into a Bar …". Vulture.com. Ross Ruediger . Retrieved 26 October 2015. As in " The Woman Who Lived", Ashildr makes a deal with another party without being fully aware of their intentions — although for much less selfish reasons this time around. She has no idea what this other party, whom she does not identify, wants with the Doctor and his confession dial. It's possible she doesn't remember how badly things went with Leandro, or she does but doesn't care what happens to the Doctor at this point, as when the deal is made and the plan to frame Rigsy hatched, he looks to be the only one who might suffer. She might even be assuming that whatever happens to the Doctor, he'll find a way out of it before he suffers. Clara's choice, however, not only leaves her dead but completely ruins any hopes that the Doctor will forgive Ashildr's actions, given he initially threatens to have her and everyone else brutally killed as vengeance. Ultimately, it's never made clear whether he forgives her or not when all is said and done. The episode has a moody setting and involves a supernatural corvid and the notion that one should come to terms with a beloved person's death by other means than seeking and enacting revenge on the people responsible. Hm...

a b Tregenna, Catherine (writer); Bazalgette, Ed (director) (24 October 2015). " The Woman Who Lived". Doctor Who. Series 9. Episode 6. BBC. BBC One. The Doctor's ability to "speak baby" is demonstrated again in this episode. It appeared previously in the Eleventh Doctor stories " A Good Man Goes to War" and " Closing Time". [3]Me considers the trap street to be a more favourable way of housing aliens on Earth as opposed to the settling of the Zygons. ( TV: The Zygon Invasion, The Zygon Inversion) Leaning on the Fourth Wall: the portrait of Clara seen on the TARDIS at the end of the episode (and more clearly seen in " Hell Bent") is based upon a publicity headshot of Jenna Coleman taken for a 2013 Guardian article about the actress (and which she often uses to promote convention appearances). Family-Unfriendly Death: Clara's death scene resulted in complaints from parents who felt it was too disturbing for young viewers. The Doctor is seen leafing through a book entitled "2000 Year Diary", an upgraded version of the 500 Year Diary belonging to the Second Doctor ( The Power of the Daleks, 1966) [2] [3] and the Fourth Doctor in The Sontaran Experiment, and the 900 Year Diary of the Seventh Doctor ( Doctor Who, 1996). [3]

Unable to save the warriors, who were killed for their testosterone and adrenalin, Ashildr confronted "Odin" to the point of declaring war on the Mire. She and Clara were returned to the village, where they were given one day to prepare for the Mire's return.

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Clara dies simply because she wants to help a young father return home safely to his child. On a larger scale, because she aspires to be more like the Doctor. A Time Lord author learnt of Me while doing research for his book and briefly considered that she might have been the Hybrid but ultimately dismissed the idea as her story didn't fit the prophecy, instead agreeing with her theory that the Hybrid was the Doctor and Clara's relationship. ( PROSE: A Brief History of Time Lords)