Matt Smith (The Doctor), Jenna Louise Coleman (Clara)
CREW
Written by
Steven Moffat
Directed by
Saul Metzstein
Produced by
Denise Paul & Marcus Wilson
SYPNOSIS
Shot in a dreamlike style and set in a dusty old museum, possibly located within The Doctor’s TARDIS, She Said, He Said sees the Eleventh Doctor and Clara Oswald talking directly to the camera as they reflect on how little they really know about one another.
plot
The prequel is divided into two parts:”Clara” and “The Doctor.” Each part consists of a monologue delivered by its title character.
Clara and the Doctor each walk down memory lane, and discover just how much they don’t know about each other. They then reveal that they found out each other’s secrets, when they went to Trenzalore. As each speaks, the other stands watching, but immobile.
NOTES
Although titled as a prequel, both Clara and the Doctor refer to events in the past tense, making this more correctly a sequel/coda to The Name of the Doctor.
This story is unique in terms of style: consisting of two parts, each with a monologue from either Clara or The Doctor. It also breaks the fourth wall, something uncommon in stories meant to be set in the DWU. The fact it is set amongst props from previous episodes also makes it difficult to rationalise in terms of canon.
The BBC cr She Said, He Said as “one of the show’s longest prequels.”[1] However, The Night of the Doctor is longer.
Clara discusses trying not to fall in love with The Doctor, continuing a theme previously addressed with Rose Tyler and Martha Jones (and, to a lesser degree, Amy Pond).
