Howling:Unresolved plot cookies - Series 7 part 2

As the new half series approaches, it might be fun to note some things which are or seem unresolved then explore the clues. I've started us out with 7, add more if you have them. --ComicBookGoddess ☎  19:00, March 27, 2013 (UTC)

Unresolved major plot cookies

 * Who is Clara Oswin Oswald and why has the Doctor encountered two versions of her that died? (Previous speculation - Howling:A collection of theories and questions regarding AotD and Oswin)
 * What is The Question? It is really the Doctor's name? How is that a dark secret?

Other unresolved cookies

 * Why exactly were The Silence trying to make the Doctor angry? If they weren't, why have Amy tell him about the pregnancy?
 * Is Silence in the Library related to the Silence story arc? Is it through River or CAL?
 * Is River at Trenzalore? Is that how she finds out what she says to the Doctor in Silence in the Library?
 * If the Daleks were brought back by the Big Bang Two, who else might have been?
 * Why was it called a duck pond when it didn't have any ducks?

Clara Oswin Oswald
She's the Red Riding Hood to Rose's Bad Wolf. She's got a Time Lord subconscious trying to make herself known. She's been spread throughout time as the result of story we haven't seen yet. She's Jenny, regenerated. She's CAL hacking herself back into reality. She's been splintered so as to live her life in numerous timelines. She's an extreme example of Spatial genetic multiplicity.

"Remember me, for we shall meet again" and 23 November...--ComicBookGoddess ☎  19:00, March 27, 2013 (UTC)

The question
As I've mentioned on it's talk page, I think a particular head writer is playing silly with us on this. We're meant to think it's merely the Doctor's name, but to be so hidden, it really can't be merely. Also, why was River Song so sad - why did she feel the need to apologise to him - when she was saying it to him in The Library?

Why did the silence try to make the doctor angry
One of the things that can be pretty clear to us but not to the Doctor in The Impossible Astronaut is that at least the Silent in the bathroom was trying to get him both involved and angry. There doesn't seem to be another rational reason to hypnotise Amy into telling him about the pregnancy. What possible motive could there be for this? I mean, sure, anger makes him make mistakes... But they completely tipped their hand for what doesn't seem to be a very good reason.--ComicBookGoddess ☎  19:00, March 27, 2013 (UTC)

The duck pond
This one is my favorite. Are we really and truly done with the Cracks in Time story? Is the Doctor overlooking things? Was this just Amy's storyline and now it's over? Or will we see it come back, like the Big Bad Wolf?

I have to admit that my main thought as I watched through series 5 and 6 was that Amy Pond seemed more like an imaginary friend to the Doctor than the other way around. The duck pond is a symbol of this theory to me.--ComicBookGoddess ☎  19:00, March 27, 2013 (UTC)

Hmm, some interesting questions raised. Who is Clara is going to be one of the main ones, and thinking about the timing, I think it might have something to do with who the Doctor is, because with the Clara mystery being introduced right now after the whole "Doctor who?" thing, and with the show now leading up to the anniversary, I can't help but think these two points are somehow connected. Which brings me to "Doctor who?". I think that, as suggested elsewhere in old Howling threads, that it's going to be much more than just his name. It is going to have something to do with who he is as a person. OH, and he's going to whisper his name into River's ear, but the audience won't hear because a) that would destroy a lot of the feel of the character and more importantly b) they could never come up with a name which satisfies fans' expectations. And on the subject of the Big Bang 2, I think the more important question is who blew up the TARDIS and why? Most people seem to think the Silence did it, but how and why? I really don't have any opinions currently on the other questions. Imamadmad (Contact me) 06:23, March 28, 2013 (UTC)

The timing does suggest that who (& what) Clara is has something important to do with the "Doctor Who?" question. As far as the Silence blowing up the TARDIS is concerned, it seems to me that what happened then (destruction of the universe) looks a lot like what the Silence is trying to prevent & that we may eventually discover that it was done by whoever is the real enemy of the Silence.

The duck pond with no ducks: As far as I know, the absence of ducks was intended to be because the ducks had been swallowed by a crack & we were meant to see that the ducks had been restored in The Big Bang but they didn't get round to filming that. Since it wasn't actually shown, they could still change the significance of the duckless pond, though that seems unlikely now that Amy has gone. --89.242.64.79talk to me 11:12, March 28, 2013 (UTC)