Moffat: Hell Bent Will Leave Fans “Devastated”

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Tonight, Doctor Who Series 9 ends. Where has the time gone?! I’m sure the Time Lords can inform us about that – and they’re back in Hell Bent.

Showrunner, Steven Moffat says the episode will be devastating – but will the pain overshadow that felt when Clara got consumed by the Quantum Shade in Face the Raven? Or add to that anguish? Moffat promises that Hell Bent will leave us:

“hopefully satisfied, and pleased, and a tiny bit devastated. It’s pretty emotional stuff. We get quite dark. It’s quite a journey.”

This comes after the onslaught that was Heaven Sent, and Moffat also reflects on that already-iconic episode, and its visuals:

“[Heaven Sent] is one of the strangest, and most atmospheric, and creepiest episodes that we’ve done. And then, in episode 12, we’re in a huge, epic, big-scale Star Wars world. [Rachel Talalay]’s got a tremendous range as a director, covering all of that.”

There are so many mysteries about tonight’s episode – who really is the Hybrid? Will Gallifrey return? If so, what’s to stop the Time War starting all over again? We already know what the Doctor’s doing at Christmas, and it’s not fighting Daleks on all fronts – but a pressing matter is if we’ll see Clara one last time.

Unsurprisingly, Moffat’s keeping schtum.

Well, we’ll find out soon, as Hell Bent airs tonight on BBCOne from 8pm.

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