You weren't far wrong at all! (and hey, as we know Moffat is the trollingest troll to ever troll, so you could still be right!)
She knows she’s extremely clever and capable, and she doesn’t feel like she particularly fits in the world that she lives in. She’s a bit more like the Doctor in the first place. She’s not really very good at living a normal life. The other companions, like most people, like you and me, can be quite good at living normal lives. I’m very happy living my normal life, I’m sure you are too. Going to the shops seems fine for an adventure, but Clara’s not like that.
I think it's really interesting that Moffat says Clara is the one companion of recent times who really doesn't feel like she fits into the world she lives in - I would have said that applies much more to Amy. Certainly of the young Amy of S5, and even really of Amy in S6. She's so scared of living a domestic, 'normal' life, the Doctor has to convince her it will be an 'adventure'. She goes through a succession of very different jobs, almost gets a divorce due to S6-induced trauma, and even in her domestic bliss she always has one ear out for the Tardis engines. And then at the end, she DOES live a really great, happy, successful life….in a time period that is not really her own.
Meanwhile, Clara certainly DOES get addicted to the adventure, and certainly DOES see herself as the hero and not a secondary player (and good for her!) but she also has a small family she's close to, and family friends she will put herself out for (the Maitlands) and a job and her own flat (not one the Doctor has bought for her). Yes, it spirals out of control, and yes she lets her relationship fall apart because she wants the adventure more….but I see Clara as fitting in quite easily in this world. She may WANT more, she may be bored by the mundanity of daily life (and aren't all the Companions, at some point?! I remember Rose certainly was) but I don't think I interpret her quite the same way Moff seems to here.
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She knows she’s extremely clever and capable, and she doesn’t feel like she particularly fits in the world that she lives in. She’s a bit more like the Doctor in the first place. She’s not really very good at living a normal life. The other companions, like most people, like you and me, can be quite good at living normal lives. I’m very happy living my normal life, I’m sure you are too. Going to the shops seems fine for an adventure, but Clara’s not like that.
I think it's really interesting that Moffat says Clara is the one companion of recent times who really doesn't feel like she fits into the world she lives in - I would have said that applies much more to Amy. Certainly of the young Amy of S5, and even really of Amy in S6. She's so scared of living a domestic, 'normal' life, the Doctor has to convince her it will be an 'adventure'. She goes through a succession of very different jobs, almost gets a divorce due to S6-induced trauma, and even in her domestic bliss she always has one ear out for the Tardis engines. And then at the end, she DOES live a really great, happy, successful life….in a time period that is not really her own.
Meanwhile, Clara certainly DOES get addicted to the adventure, and certainly DOES see herself as the hero and not a secondary player (and good for her!) but she also has a small family she's close to, and family friends she will put herself out for (the Maitlands) and a job and her own flat (not one the Doctor has bought for her). Yes, it spirals out of control, and yes she lets her relationship fall apart because she wants the adventure more….but I see Clara as fitting in quite easily in this world. She may WANT more, she may be bored by the mundanity of daily life (and aren't all the Companions, at some point?! I remember Rose certainly was) but I don't think I interpret her quite the same way Moff seems to here.