I agree with all of your points, though for me the adventur-y bits and good things were enough to outweigh the clunkers of Moffat's relationship writing. I think the worst bit was the whole "Of course I recognized your boyfriend" thing; also made me roll my eyes. Especially because Clara saw how he was talking to Danny and saw him being an idiot when she and Adrian were talking, and still didn't put two and two together. That is thickness-for-the-sake-of-plot.
I think that the Doctor this time around is perhaps realizing he was a bit in love with Clara, or as evidenced here, loving the idea that she could be taken with him. (ETA: And the lines in "Deep Breath": "I'm not your boyfriend." "I didn't think you were." "I didn't say it was your mistake.") So his feelings of betrayal are relevant even if his actions upon such are frustrating. Childish behavior, when coming from adults in positions of power, is often abusive. I am baffled the sudden (this season anyhow) antipathy for soldiers.
I also think they will waste no time and that next week's episode will bring the "Doctor pushes Clara past the limit" plot point.
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Date: 2014-09-28 11:55 am (UTC)I think that the Doctor this time around is perhaps realizing he was a bit in love with Clara, or as evidenced here, loving the idea that she could be taken with him. (ETA: And the lines in "Deep Breath": "I'm not your boyfriend." "I didn't think you were." "I didn't say it was your mistake.") So his feelings of betrayal are relevant even if his actions upon such are frustrating. Childish behavior, when coming from adults in positions of power, is often abusive. I am baffled the sudden (this season anyhow) antipathy for soldiers.
I also think they will waste no time and that next week's episode will bring the "Doctor pushes Clara past the limit" plot point.