"He might just be a story to us now but there can be a bit of truth in stories." The Doctor had been determined to prove all of it wasn't real, maybe hadn't fully believed it in the end either but had come to respect Robin for what he stood for.

Clara's had a few people to talk about the Doctor - usually under extremely strange and dangerous situations but it sounded as if Rose had traveled with the alien much like she did. That was something she couldn't do with just anyone. They didn't seem to see the world through her eyes, they were all old pros at dealing with the new and wonderous things the Doctor could show them.

"Yeah, a while back. Really he's the oddest man I've ever met." Don't ask her because Clara couldn't tell how he knew the color of his kidneys. He hadn't even done a scan or anything - he'd just known. "I've traveled with two of his faces and neither of them has ginger hair. Oh god he got himself a new accent though! Before he was all British-sounding and now he's gone Scottish!"