Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-1350697-20160118150156/@comment-1350697-20160122160112

Clara: "Who are you talking to?" Doctors: "Myself."

Well, yeah, but he's not actually talking to the individual person known as Myself. Me, on the other hand:

The Woman Who Lived: DOCTOR: Oh, Ashildr, I'm sorry. ASHILDR: Who's Ashildr? DOCTOR: You are. That's your name. Ashildr, daughter of Einarr. Chuckles. I used to call him Chuckles. Do you remember? ASHILDR: Yes. I think I remember the village. DOCTOR: You loved that village. ASHILDR: If you say so. DOCTOR: Anyone in that village would have died for you. ASHILDR: Well, they're all dead now, and here I am. So, I guess it all worked out. DOCTOR: Ashildr. ASHILDR: That's not my name. I don't even remember that name. DOCTOR: Well, what, what, what do you call yourself? ASHILDR: Me. DOCTOR: Yes, you. There's nobody else here. ASHILDR: No. I call myself Me. All the other names I chose died with whoever knew me. Me is who I am now. No one's mother, daughter, wife. My own companion. Singular. Unattached. Alone. Anyway, I should get started. Jump on, I'll give you a ride. You can help me.

She's later referred to by Llewellyn and Sam as "Lady Me" a few times, and in Face the Raven two of the streetsfolk, who clearly know and respect her, refer to her as "Mayor Me", to which the Doctor responds:

RUMP: Mayor Me. CLARA: Ashildr. ASHILDR: Ashildr? DOCTOR: That's your name. I keep telling you that. ASHILDR: Do you? Infinite lifespan, finite memory. It makes for an awkward social life.

And then in Heaven Sent

DOCTOR: Ashildr ASHILDR: Me. DOCTOR: Me, go to hell. By my calculations, you've got about five minutes.

(I haven't read The Legends of Ashildr yet, so if anyone has, feel free to chime in.)

There's really only a single televised story where Me is okay being called "Ashildr," and three where she makes a point of correcting the Doctor.

I'll grant you Me might be confusing, but I think if anything is clear, it's that the article, if nothing else, absolutely shouldn't be at Ashildr.