Out of all the 'splinters,' Clara Oswin's death was one of saddest in Doctor Who since Moffat allowed the audience to connect with this version more. Eventually, it was revealed by the real Clara Oswald in episode 13, 'The Name of the Doctor' that she was another 'splinter.' While she did save the Time Lord's life after the Great Intelligence tried to kill him, Clara Oswin did end up dying (like her predecessor) from the injuries she sustained after she fell from a cloud.

Introduced in the season 7 Christmas episode, 'The Snowmen,' viewers met the Victorian governess as she assisted the Eleventh Doctor in defeating the powerful villain, The Great Intelligence, who tried to take over London with their ice-like creatures. However, since this episode happened before Amy and Rory's exit from Doctor Who, the inclusion here served to only generate intrigue since Moffat didn't indicate what The Doctor was meant to remember about her specifically. RELATED: Every Weeping Angels Episode In Doctor WhoĪlthough not a lot of attention was paid to it at the time, Moffat did allude to Oswin's splinter identity through her final words, 'Run, you clever boy and remember.' This quote proved to be important down the line as it was the final words 2013 Clara said to The Eleventh Doctor on Trenzalore before she jumped into his time stream (wanting him to remember her sacrifices). While Oswin's story initially ended on a tragic note as she died at the end during the destruction of the planet, it was later revealed that she was one of 2013 Clara's splinters, pre-destined to save the Time Lord (episode 13, 'Name of The Doctor').

Drawing the Time Lord's attention after he discovered she had been fighting the 'pepperpots' alone for a year, Oswin spent this episode protecting Amy, Rory, and the Doctor from behind closed doors. Marking Coleman's first on-screen appearance, the iconic Dalek episode 'Asylum of The Daleks (season 7, episode 1) introduced viewers to Oswin Oswald - a witty Junior Entertainment Manager of Starship Alaska. Given all the sacrifices Clara made, this was hugely disappointing that they had to let her death happen because she deserved to get her happy ending. While The Twelfth Doctor later tried to bring Clara back to life in season 9, episode 13, 'Hell Bent,' breaking the fundamental rules of time travel by extracting her from her own timeline and running to the end of the universe to escape The Time Lords, they soon realized their partnership was too dangerous as they were putting their own needs ahead of the greater good (shockingly making them 'The Hybrid' that Doctor Who viewers had been warned about). Unfortunately, her 39-episode run ended on a heartbreaking note as the real Clara Oswald died in season 9, episode 10, 'Face the Raven' saving Rigsy from the Quantum Shade. Even when she was rescued from his timestream, 2013 Clara continued to 'save' the Time Lord in many ways (especially from themselves as she convinced three versions of The Doctor to work together and stop Gallifrey from being destroyed in the Time War, which was a groundbreaking moment as it retconned the established canon). The concluding twist was well-executed as it added depth to Clara and The Doctor's relationship and changed the franchise's history as it showed Clara had been there from the beginning of the journey. Clara Oswald was first introduced at the end of the iconic Doctor Who Christmas special, 'The Snowmen,' after Moffat closed out season 7a with the reveal that there was a third 'Impossible Girl.' However, she quickly became an important staple to the show in episode 13, 'The Name of the Doctor,' when the viewers discovered she was the creator of 'Impossible Girl' 'splinters.' This was explained by Clara after she jumped into The Doctor's time stream, stating that because she was splintered across space and time (hence the name), multiple copies of herself were scattered across the entire Doctor Who timeline - all predestined to save every incarnation.

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