And so it all comes down to this. The final episode of Series Seven, the one that has to tide us over until the 50th anniversary celebrations later in the year. This is the one where we are supposed to learn of the mystery of Clara, and, perhaps, the Doctor's name? As ever, here's the official BBC blurb: "The Doctor has a secret he will take to his grave. And it is discovered..."

106 responses

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 17:53

    Right, just getting settled in. Not sure I'm ready for this!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 17:54

    Right, just getting settled in. Not sure I'm ready for this!

    Did you watch the Trenzalor-clip from before River's wedding?

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 17:57

    Did you watch the Trenzalor-clip from before River's wedding?

    Nope. All I've seen is that crazy double-preview thing.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 17:58

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00ksqwl

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 17:58

    Dunno if you'll have time though

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 17:59

    Ooh, it's starting. I'm scared. What if his name is Bob?

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 17:59

    Faulty Tardis...

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 17:59

    Ahh, the past

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:00

    Old Drs

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:00

    Woah, this is weird!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:00

    Saving all the old Drs, or at least trying to

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:00

    Ahhh the leaf. Still gets me every time.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:03

    Strax!!

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:03

    What is it, GIRL? :)

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:04

    I like Strax in a suit.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:04

    "I'm going to have to ask to render me unconscious"

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:05

    Souffle girl.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:05

    Souffle Girl

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:05

    Was your mum deep on puddings?

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:07

    "Hello Sweeties"

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:07

    Hello River

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:07

    Professor Song

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:07

    Potato man continues to be awesome :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:09

    Uhoh. A Whisperman near Jenny

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:09

    Do we know the Whispermen? Have I forgotten them?

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:09

    He's Matt Sniff. EVERYBODY knows that.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:09

    They are new baddies

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:10

    I think they are pawns (or similar) of The Silence

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:10

    Slender men!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:10

    The GI

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:11

    The little Daleks!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:11

    "The little Daleks"

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:11

    "The little Daleks"

    I'm using that one :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:12

    I'm using that one :)

    Perfect for the classroom :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:12

    He's not happy about it being Trenzalor

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:12

    Awww, Doctor tears.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:14

    He's buried on Trenzalor, of course.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:14

    TARDIS doesn't like it!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:15

    He's taking a secret to his grave, is that very literal and the secret the Tardis or Clara?

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:16

    That's down to earth with a bump!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:17

    Is his grave going to be HUGE... yes it is

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:17

    He should've put airbags in the tardis

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:17

    A sizeleak.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:18

    River's dead in the future

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:18

    River was dead in the past too. Mm, time travel.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:18

    River was dead in the past too. Mm, time travel.

    Wibbly-wobbly

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:19

    More slender men.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:20

    A quick reboot

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:20

    Awesome top hats. If the Doctor doesn't put one on, I'll be very unhappy

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:21

    Potato man should get his own tv-show.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:21

    Potato man should get his own tv-show.

    Oh definitely.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:21

    Potato man should get his own tv-show.

    He'll have to survive this first

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:22

    "I am information." He is Google!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:22

    I knew his stare was a bit vacant.

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:23

    He'll have to survive this first

    Otherwis he'll always have his revive machine that they can use on him.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:24

    Are her consciousnesses bleeding through?

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:24

    Silence will fall when the question is asked

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:25

    Doctor Who?

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:25

    He mustn't open that tomb

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:25

    This is almost as confusing as the hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:25

    Doctor Who?

    There you go!

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:25

    There you go!

    I got one! I never get them! :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:26

    River opened it

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:26

    Please?

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:26

    Mr G Intelligence

  • lou18/05/2013 at 18:27

    I <3 River.

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:27

    "That was not nice."

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:27

    I <3 River.

    It's nicer to see her after a bit of a break. She's awesome in small doses :)

  • lou18/05/2013 at 18:28

    It's nicer to see her after a bit of a break. She's awesome in small doses :)

    i've missed her so much this past series. She rocks :)

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:29

    She was made to save the doctor ;-)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:30

    Self-sacrifice somewhere?

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:30

    Self-sacrifice somewhere?

    River maybe. Or Clara.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:30

    Clara jumps in? Is why she appears through his timeline

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:31

    ...trying to save him everywhere and everytime

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:31

    "The universe without the Doctor. There will be consequences."

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:32

    No time for questions.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:32

    It's a bit like Turn Left only bigger.

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:33

    Never mind the tv-show about potato-head.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:33

    Go on Clara: Make. The. Jump.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:33

    Never mind the tv-show about potato-head.

    Maybe that's where he went.

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:34

    Maybe Clara will morph into the tardis.

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:36

    Dr. Google Who.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:37

    Heheheheh!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:37

    :D :D

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:37

    What anniversary are they on?

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:38

    What anniversary are they on?

    How would they ever keep up? :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:38

    Is this the last we'll see of River? (Until the next time)

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:38

    Is this the last we'll see of River? (Until the next time)

    Like Rose. Again. And again. And... again.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:38

    #Spoilers :)

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:39

    Like Rose. Again. And again. And... again.

    And again indeed.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:39

    And again indeed.

    Keeps Mr C happy, anyways.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:39

    What is he doing now?

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:40

    Someone had fun with the dry ice!

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:41

    50th ep is saving Clara. Being inside his time-stream means he can meet other Drs.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:41

    (As a guess)

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:42

    How would they ever keep up? :)

    With a calendar that can count backwards AND forwards.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:43

    Who was that?

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:43

    Who was that?

    The credits say the Doctor. Our Doctor says not so much!

  • Rosie18/05/2013 at 18:43

    John Hurt

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:46

    That was good! Confusing at the end, obviously. And his name wasn't Bob, so I'm happy.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:50

    That was good! Confusing at the end, obviously. And his name wasn't Bob, so I'm happy.

    I was very satisfied - it tied up a good few ends, made sense (without too much mindbending) and the cliff-hanger was a new one :)

  • Lukeh18/05/2013 at 18:51

    My theory - I'm sure this will relate back to the Time War in the 50th and a previous incarnation of the Doctor that he chooses to ignore because of something awful he did or caused.

    Ergo. Matt Smith is the 12th Doctor.

  • Will^18/05/2013 at 18:52

    Ergo. Matt Smith is the 12th Doctor.

    So it can still be the fall of the 11th.

  • Lukeh18/05/2013 at 18:53

    So it can still be the fall of the 11th.

    Yep. Either that or he is the valeyard.

  • Christine18/05/2013 at 18:56

    Ergo. Matt Smith is the 12th Doctor.

    Interesting! They wouldn't have been able to do that if they hadn't side-stepped the "only 13 Doctors allowed" thing :)

  • Lukeh18/05/2013 at 18:57

    Also another example of Moffat managing to keep another appearance secret like he did with Clara. Brilliantly done.