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Tiernan_Mccarth
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Clara.... I noticed last week that Strax referred to Clara as 'Miss C' rather than 'Miss Clara' and it's obviously more than a coincidence that Missy and Miss C sound similar. Also Missy referred to the Doctor as her 'boyfriend' and the past 2 episodes we have seen reference to the Doctor think that he was Clara's boyfriend.
They also sound quite similar and both have dark hair (stretching it a bit far here).
Your thoughts?
They also sound quite similar and both have dark hair (stretching it a bit far here).
Your thoughts?
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Interesting idea!
I just want Missy to be an errant library programme that has used river songs knowledge of time travel to port people there that were dead or close to dying for some undisclosed reason...eek! It is exciting..and I am nosey, of course!
Sounds interesting if you ask me, so I'm eager to see what the deal is with her.
Not quite - I mentioned that Gomez was using a (Cara-like) Lancashire accent for some reason and then someone else pointed out the "Miss C" line - it's wasn't done to back-up or prove anything (and the thread where that was said was just a load of gags and "what if" observations - no "theories" or serious suggestions about who Missy is.
Taken to extremes, there must be millions of dead Clara's cluttering-up heaven by now - makes sense that they'd have to open a new branch.
The bit that's interesting me regards the nature of that "heaven" is the "Promised Land" - I'm wondering who made a "promise" to a cyborg - presumably when it was still 100% robotic.
Missy being short for Mistress ?
and Mistress being the female of Master.
The Master was well known for collecting things, especially once shrunken in size.
We may have had the analogy last night with that Dalek's memory - "Heaven" could be the part of the Doctor's mind/memory and "Missy" is a manifestation of part of his personality.
His own damaged psyche may be the "villain" of this series - perhaps related to him "breaking the rules" when he rescued Caecilius and linking to his new face and "Celtic" accent. (also a neat way to show him having a "feminine" dimension without actually having him played by as a female).
(Interesting note - an "early warning" test for Alzheimers uses a "Memory Impairment Screen" - or "MIS")
How about everything we see this series actually taking place inside the Doctor's mind at the split second of his regeneration - showing us what "goes through his mind" in that moment and leading up to us seeing him chose his new face
I could certainly see her as a Doctor. With a cute toyboy companion.
The Dark Clara theory is really good though.
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-06-30/satanic-michelle-gomez-joins-peter-capaldi-in-doctor-who
From that picture she could be Missy Poppins.
I'd say so far it's not been clumsy at all. We had the traditional end-of-episode tease last week, and then the decision to work her into the middle of proceedings this week was a really good idea - it suggests that the bigger developments are actually happening whilst The Doctor is saving the universe, rather than feeling like a bolted-on afterthought.
As for Missy's identity, if she isn't someone new, then I'd say the two best opinions I've heard have been The Master and Clara. The whole Missy>Mistress>Master slant is certainly inventive enough and would be an ideal way to test the waters regarding Timelord gender changes for if they ever wanted to cast a female Doctor.
The Clara angle is also interesting... given the "Miss C" reference from before, the 'boyfriend' reference, the 'period Nanny' vibe which is also an integral part of Clara, and various other things.
The Master (Missy > Mistress > Master)
or
The Doctor (I do like his new accent. I might keep it.)
or
The Rani
or
A new character?
If she's Clara I'll eat my hat
She said boyfriend.....