By Slanted Light

I wondered if the Doctor is not objecting to her lying to Danny as much as he's upset she's lied to him about Danny.
Yes, it could well be a reflection of that... and perhaps he's clinging to her hopeful-goodness because that's what he's used to with companions, and in fact even from his first glimpse of her as the dalek, and then in her role as saving him through history...

I'm a bit conflicted about Danny. It's not so much whether or not he knows Clara's lying to him, but that he knows she's off having adventures around the universe and he doesn't want to go as well! I know we've had other people who didn't want to travel with the Doctor, but... really? With everything else we know about Danny?

Billy is one person I always recognise, to be honest, because I "knew" him first as Moxie from Auf Wiedersehen, Pet and only later spotted him as Billy (though of course he was Billy first...) It's the same with the telecom man in Purging (not the main one, his companion who's with the van) - he will always be Arthur from Eastenders to me, even though he was in Pros first! On the other hand, "Miranda's" mum will always be Ann Holly! *g*