Race to Save River Song | Forest of the Dead | Doctor Who

The Doctor has made peace with the Vashta Nerada long enough to free everyone trapped in the library. But before he can leave he takes a closer looker at River Song's sonic screwdriver. Is there a chance that she can be saved? Subscribe: / doctorwho
Taken from Doctor Who: Series 4 Episode 9 Title: Forest of the Dead
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[@leo9981]

*Melody Pond has left the library. Melody Pond has been saved.*

[@alexharper7699]

Leo9981 sssh spoilers !!

[@MalachiFostermurphy]

That’s amy ponds grand children

[@DarthJCS]

Okay, first of all, how dare you! 😭

[@cosmichobo4216]

Well that's got answer quickly

[@SteveCowlishaw]

It was obvious even back then to be fair. Well, at least I gathered "It'll be the daughter of the next Doctor's companion", no other theory came to mind.

[@WildRover92]

"I am very good" that moment when you realise Ten was complimenting Twelve

[@halofanatiks]

I mean, he did pick Twelve's face for a reason. Alot of it loops back around.

[@laurenceroberts5239]

12 calls 10 Bambi , its quite amusing (Titan comics !)

[@TheNightman.]

or that they just wrote it in and twelve/thirteen were both gigantic mistakes, with twelve being the beginning of the downfall of the series and thirteen being the fate sealer.

[@laurenceroberts5239]

Ha ha ha ha ha, ha ha ha.... No.

[@eli_berdugo04]

@@TheNightman. Don't you dare insult my man 12 like that

[@nicholasdickens2801]

“Love the Doctors. Splendid chap. All of them.” The Brigadier.

[@patchworkfellow]

*Sobs*

[@malcolmmorin]

At the very end of the 2015 Christmas special, when 12 gives her the screwdriver, he scans her face for a second. Very subtle.

[@gabrielmenchaca1715]

malcolmmorin very clever of him

[@Tahoi5678]

Has it been 6 years already?!

[@oke4326]

@@Tahoi5678 It's been 9

[@alexmiller1800]

Steven Moffat’s greatest ability as a writer was being able to write time travel so well, with all the nuances and complications involved. I always admired Moffat’s writing when playing with time travel: the Eleventh Hour, the set up of the Tardis exploding, the Pandorica season ending, Clara’s ubiquitous appearances in episodes prior to her becoming 11’s actual companion, but this takes the cake. The culmination of all Moffat’s talents: introducing a character and killing her off at the same time while setting up her entire story arc that would go on to span the next two doctors. And he got all the emotions right, years before viewers could possibly understand the significance and sadness of this moment. Absolute genius

[@bagofgroceries]

Steven Moffat is utterly genius. Starting from the end. And letting us see it from the Doctor’s POV. And when we finally figured it out, it showed how much forsight went into it all.

[@zjoshuac4373]

1:39 You can hear part of Vale Decem playing which is Tennant's regeneration music. Just listen carefully.

[@MelissaHash]

#ThosePeskyBridgeDoctorFeels River was kind of a bridge between 10 & 11, if you think about it! That Doctor is so awesome! #EverybodyLives

[@gawthic1]

I love this scene so much - the false ending followed by the epic race to save River

[@josefzalusky7307]

When the wind stands fair. I do believe Twelve said that to her at the Singing Towers. Don't mind me, just crying in the corner.

[@vijay221b]

Moffat's yet another masterpiece what else

[@Wolfencreek]

Ten saving the daughter of Eleven's companion using a screwdriver from Twelve.

[@art-n-filmsam3844]

"Future me had all those years to think about it"

[@sevoid6524]

Moffat, you son of a b-

[@abdullahalshuwaier3538]

That's doctor who for ya ;)

[@AzureKyle]

Eleven's wife

[@sparkymist]

Wibbly wobbly

[@zoeyb]

The first time you see this it's just like "oh how nice he saved another person" then you finish Rivers TL and you come back to the start and just tears. All the tears. "You and me, one last run!"

[@MilenaMitamina]

And you thank for saving Melody❤️

[@chasgalaxy6721]

It was his first run with her And her last run with him 😢

[@paigebutler6405]

Watch this after the final scene with twelve and river 😭

[@milesperhour9256]

Technically river saved herself, since if she let the Doctor die, she wouldn't have existed.

[@wowdogememe1541]

I actually watched this episode last out of the entire river arc and I cried

[@inkbery4473]

Only Moffat would kill a character before introducing it XD

[@phonehseng8859]

#claraoswald

[@itsbebe3695]

omg... just wow.

[@MilenaMitamina]

GOT does it too :(

[@parsnip168]

it was such a good twist though as it made you look forward to the future.

[@evildeed90s]

it was the only good thing he did. it started getting old in series 6

[@j0doe1]

When your phone is at 1% and the charger is across the house.

[@66LordLoss66]

Genius connection to make.

[@whereami2477]

+66LordLoss66 'Connection'. I see what you did there

[@Balsocks]

C'MON STAY WITH ME

[@GreenNekoProductions]

YOU CAN DO IT, STAY WITH ME, COME ON!

[@a_melon8754]

ONE MORE RUN C'MON, STAY WITH ME!

[@dannytheman1313]

11 loved her, 12 scanned her, and 10 saved her. Only this show can have a story arch that is resolved before it begins

[@jordanfitzgerald7886]

Both 11 and 12 loved her. 12 spent more time with her than anyone else. 24 years.

[@dannytheman1313]

@@jordanfitzgerald7886 I wonder how many years 11 spent with her since technically they were operating backwards.

[@WackoMcGoose]

@@dannytheman1313 On top of that, Ten's actions here ensured that Eleven (and in fact, One through Ten as well) would be saved at Trenzalore, because River's dreambubble projection gave Clara the info she needed to survive long enough to do _the thing._ Though the question is, since the _Fall of the Eleventh_ no longer resulted in his permadeath prior to becoming Twelve... _which incarnation_ became the Time Wound?

[@StormsparkPegasus]

@@WackoMcGoose Yeah that confused me too. I assume those events were rewritten. Normally I'd say, yeah fixed point in time, but since the Time Lords are the ones that intervened so he didn't die on Trenzelore, maybe all of them collectively can give the proverbial middle finger to fixed points in time with no consequences. Plus, they were technically outside of the universe when they did it too.

[@MatthewStephensAU]

Only Dr Who can give you the most heartbreaking moment of the whole series, and not let you know it for three years.

[@titania7485]

Ikr. when I finished series 7 I actually went back and the watched the episodes in rivers timeline and then cried all the way through it.

[@djbrouwer7712]

+Tonia Osakwe me two

[@moderndaymidas]

watch it again after the end of the last christmas special The Husbands of River Song. You can see him scan her.

[@titania7485]

Omg yeahhhhhhhh

[@bobstery6288]

moderndaymidas too sad, literally all Whovians Instantly understand it, except my mom, who just watched it and still think scanning her was just a show off...until I explained to her, that is the first Time I see her drop a single tear in front of me.

[@bmsvg7356]

What I love most is that this doctor has no clue who this woman is and yet he is fulfilling his futures selfs wishes

[@arianebolt1575]

He knew they were married. Besides, he saves people. That’s his thing.

[@tokusatsukeyblade797]

@Ariane Bolt, he had a hunch based on the fact that she knew his real name.

[@christina4012]

@@tokusatsukeyblade797 yeah he'd only tell someone his name if they were married

[@gullinvarg]

And yet, he had to do it because it was 12's past

[@Rahn-ft6qo]

I’m always wondering like the first time she meets him is here or the 11th and then what about all the adventures including the audio dramas where do those take place. If anyone could help with this I appreciate it thanks

[@wavewingman5993]

I can't believe nobody else seemed to pick up on "Everybody lives". Come on, guys, that was one of Eccleston's most famous lines!

[@overlorddracorage6410]

YES

[@Xidphel]

+B Jones (Dan) A few people died to the Vashta Nerada.

[@titania7485]

+Xidphel I love that that's what u picked up on. hahahah

[@2306AAA]

Dan The Meme Master yes!

[@ashleighdean6943]

It’s one of the best lines!

[@RevanJJ]

When Peter Capaldi scanned her before handing her the screwdriver it was a “the circle is now complete” type of scene. Tied to this great scene so well.

[@tunderstorm2769]

Oh yeah when he scans her and the laughs its a trick to sve her

[@Tantalus010]

That's actually one of the things I've always loved about Moffat's writing. He was never afraid to play around with time travel paradoxes and the like. Other writers always ignored that sort of thing, treating time travel as though it has no more quirks or consequences than driving across town does.

[@anshroow]

The only minor thing that bug me was that the scan was done before the library happened. So how did she remember what happened? But im sure there could be some in universe explanation. It is the doctor after all

[@Paul-jy8cv]

i think the part everyone seems to miss is technically the humans created a version of the time lord matrix with this planet

[@briang.2218]

​@@anshroow Perhaps it functioned like a receiver of sorts. Constantly uploading her consciousness as new information up 'till the moment she died, at which point it's inserted into the computer and her full being is entered into it.

[@kimdkus]

When I first saw this episode, I thought, huh. I wonder who she is? Now that I see it, I can't stop crying. Mr. Moffat is very cruel man.

[@ainasong]

+The Eleventh Doctor Yeeeeeeesss!

[@kimdkus]

Has anyone seen the 2015 Christmas special? Mr. Moffat is so mean. So very mean. I can't sob sobbing!!

[@djbrouwer7712]

+kimdkus I saw series 5, 6, and 7.1 before I saw this, so it just killed me

[@kimdkus]

Nathaniel Brouwer I can imagine!!

[@jackpalmer7577]

The number of likes on this video 😂 cursed

[@lennonmccartney9234]

"You and me, one last run." So beautiful and sad at the same time.

[@Umbra2079]

Makes me wanna cry.

[@callumchild]

Especially seeing at this time the doctor had now idea who she was

[@dewy200884]

Thumbs up to everyone who came back here right after watching Husbands of River Song

[@potat04]

meh

[@BlackRoseRhamnous]

Me.

[@TheAdorkableRJ]

I hadn't seen the entire David Tennant era yet when I watched Husbands of River Song. That made for an interesting experience when I finally got around to watching this.

[@jackeuiiijiuiuiiuoioiiobro4202]

dewy200884 dewysOO884

[@kaitlynrowena5463]

Rivers story/timeline is basically doctor who’s version of endgame lol 10 years of stories to one big happy/sad climax

[@vullord666]

I love how looking back this is basically Peter Capaldi passing the torch to his predecessor, David Tennant, to save River. This show goes full circle and I just love it.

[@anshikapant9180]

True

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

And Twelve got his face from a man Donna begged Ten to save. "Just save someone"

[@doctorjohndisco]

a plot arc which lasted for 6 seasons. Steven Moffat, what a brilliant writer

[@SGTRandleOneOne]

It's full circle, but counterclockwise and honestly, Rivers story is one of the most clever things ever written.

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Basically 12 going "Sandshoes, catch!"

[@Althalus2010]

When I first watched this as it aired, it was just a cool scene where he saved a bit-part character. Now, "you and me, one last run" makes me burst into tears. Moffat's run may have had its problems, but the balls it took to set River's arc up before he even became the showrunner and then actually make it pay off are incredible.

[@G.R.V-v4g]

Moffat wrote this episode knowing he was going to take over as show runner so he was preparing his story arc for once he was in charge.

[@Snagprophet]

@@G.R.V-v4g In all fairness it would even make sense if they never touched it again due to the Doctor's lifespan, like a reverse Lovecraft where he has no idea where he's going and it's never addressed

[@PapaLuge]

I just love how energetic David always is, like he absolutely does not need to jump over the set but it just adds perfectly to the tension

[@digimonalvatrax2738]

I laughed at that😂

[@Elipson52008]

"You and me, one last run!" After watching the last season with The Dr. and River on their last date, this line is a huge punch in the feels.

[@thomasnolastname8734]

Or is it technically his first with River?

[@bizarrebunny5579]

@@thomasnolastname8734 yes but he knew at that point that they’d travelled together so he knew for her it was technically their last run

[@TheSaneHatter]

"Why would I do that? . . . WHY WOULD I DO THAT!?" "Oh, I'm VERY good!" One thing that I'm learning to appreciate about Tennant, is that he handles stress the same way I do: by emoting like hell.

[@heatherfranklin295]

Theater people are just like that, to be honest

[@doodoo5594]

oh yh, tennant is a god at portraying vulnerability and emotion

[@clayton_rose]

I always miss remember that. I always think he’s says oh I’m good then shouts I’m very good

[@TheJon9001]

"Everybody knows that everyone dies" 9th doctor: EVERYBODY LIVES!

[@haninasayegh7623]

Jonathan_407 (Minecade) this is a contrast between series one and four

[@thekaboominator1]

That's the point though: "Come on, give me a day like this." He knew how rare it was that everyone lived.

[@idkm6776]

Jonathan_407 (Minecade) [saying in English accent] I KNOW RIGHT!

[@mattakins1559]

Jonathan_407 (Minecade) sadly, it was "just this once, Rose!" though :-(

[@negamewtwo5535]

Funny because Moffat wrote both of those

[@jameshendry5469]

After knowing River's entire backstory this moment is so much more emotional. Although Miss Evangelista did say to Donna "your physical form is stored in the computer as an energy signature that can be actualised". Does that mean that since River is stored on the computer that the computer could then rematerialise her?

[@bleeper4music36]

I love that theory 0.0 I hope that theory or something similar comes true, I don't want River to go :(

[@dlarge6502]

She already has re-materilised. On trenzalore she appears to the doctor.

[@GSMonroeFolkMusic]

+James Hendry , I believe so, all that is needed I guess is for someone to sit in that chair.

[@jameshendry5469]

***** I think she was less of a hologram and more of a delusion. Even if she was a hologram she would have been projected by the Tardis herself, and if she was a hologram, Clara would have been able to see her.

[@animo358]

No, she no longer had a physical form, her brain waves and similar data forms were saved similar to how you'd download an MP3, the song would sound just fine but we all know a live performance sounds so much better.

[@Astrithor]

The Doctor really is just the best. His wife dies, and he finds a way to make sure she gets to live in "Heaven".

[@AVRILFUNNY1]

Stay with me. You can do it. Stay with. Come on. You and Me, one last run. 0:54 - 0:59

[@flipflop3594]

when my phone charge %1

[@SEXYCBO]

I cry every single time i got past that line. From the very first time I saw it to the nth time ive watched it since. And the music (The Doctors Theme Season 4) perfectly fits itself here.

[@ComradeVenus]

Running across the house to my charger when my phone is at 1%

[@rachel-not-again-armamus89]

if you imagine Eleven doing this instead of Ten, it makes it a lot more sad..... "What have you done?" "Saved her!"

[@EmeraldWings90]

His smile after he snaps his fingers...

[@Artisan1979]

After watching Capaldi’s Doctor give river the sonic this feels all the more epic.

[@ellasarama362]

*capaldi

[@fishden204]

picaldi is Peter capaldi

[@jimmyreen3537]

Artisan1979 How dare u ridicule Capaldi's name

[@Artisan1979]

I fixed it. My audio function needs a hearing aid and I sent it too quickly. Happy now?

[@MH-wz1yh]

Although I always loved this episode. When you stop and think about it, it seems a bit like a hell. Never being able to die and your stuck in one place

[@disenoimagen7173]

Just this once! everybody lives! -Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston)

[@luke8801]

Love how you can see 11 and 12 in him when he says “stay with me, you and me, one last run”. It’s easy to forget they’re the same person but not here.

[@kendrixhavlik3051]

I can easily imagine the line in either of their voices, and how they would stress it

[@avatarofdeath]

Moffat and Davies said they wanted Doctor Moon to be the last regeneration of the Doctor who saved himself to the Moon at the end of his life. He saved himself so that in the end he would be with River. This story will never get to be told, but it's the best head cannon that Moffat ever wanted to have.

[@AnglicanFish]

I imagine that because of the crap of today’s seasons

[@typemasters2871]

This is interesting At the moment “The Curator” is when the Doctor decides to retire, so if Doctor Moon being the Doctor was canon then that would be the regeneration he takes when he is done with retirement and wants to be with River

[@richardrobertson1886]

Wouldn’t it be great if they already filmed those scenes so when they finally decide to end the show they can do an epilogue to bring it all full circle.

[@ThePsycoDolphin]

Thats what i love about that scene where River meets her friends. Doctor Moon knows full well its his 10th self saving his 11th self's companion based on a plan made by the 12th. The 789th (or whatever number at this point Moon is) must be thinking 'ah yes, everything has gone according to plan'.

[@davidrobb8136]

I think that this a very defining scene for the tenth doctor. Not in that its the beginning of the river song story line, but I think that its a good representation of where he's going. The tentg doctor is, i think, extremely prideful. His reasoning in the beginning of the video is that "I'm so clever i must of figured out a way to save her". Of course he's right, he's the doctor, and he is every bit as clever and amazing as he thinks he is, but its the ego that is the tenths downfall. He continues along this path of egotistical thinking, and then when he has no Donna, no rose, no Martha to help balance him out, the ego takes over, the timelord victorious. Which I always found a very compelling concept, especially in the way that Tennant played it, the timelord victorious was not happy, but cold and brutal. A life he had just resigned himself too, no longer the doctor but the ruler.

[@demonslayer-ny6ww]

I think that this a very defining scene for the tenth doctor. Not in that its the beginning of the river song story line, but I think that its a good representation of where he's going. The tent doctor is, i think, extremely prideful. His reasoning in the beginning of the video is that "I'm so clever i must of figured out a way to save her", Of course he's right, he's the doctor, and he is every bit as clever and amazing as he thinks he is, but its the ego that is the tenths downfall. He continues along this path of egotistical thinking, and then when he has no Donna, no rose, no Martha to help balance him out, the ego takes over, the timelord victorious. Which I always found a very compelling concept, especially in the way that Tenant played it, the timelord victorious was not happy, but cold and brutal. A life he had just resigned himself too, no longer the doctor but the ruler.

[@bumba6900]

I think that this a very defining scene for the tenth doctor. Not in that its the beginning of the river song story line, but I think that its a good representation of where he's going. The tent doctor is, i think, extremely prideful. His reasoning in the beginning of the video is that "I'm so clever i must of figured out a way to save her", Of course he's right, he's the doctor, and he is every bit as clever and amazing as he thinks he is, but its the ego that is the tenths downfall. He continues along this path of egotistical thinking, and then when he has no Donna, no rose, no Martha to help balance him out, the ego takes over, the timelord victorious. Which I always found a very compelling concept, especially in the way that Tenant played it, the timelord victorious was not happy, but cold and brutal. A life he had just resigned himself too, no longer the doctor but the ruler.

[@WITNESSREVENGE]

Why can't moffat end his episodes like this anymore. The rippling emotion.

[@jasondale7920]

Two words, Heaven Sent

[@jasondale7920]

+Jason Dale wait that was posted a year ago nevermimd

[@constanza1033]

Funny because Moffat wrote this episode

[@Cavers]

Wibbly Wobbly!

[@filbencs5098]

numpteez Totally agree

[@darkhawk918]

The more we got to know River. The harder her death became. This writing is literally, out of this world.

[@caityhinds]

I am convinced that CAL is one of Clara's echos

[@LittleMcGriddle]

oh my god

[@gergogyalus7707]

+Caitlin Hinds Same, I actually thought that the "little girl" is somehow connected to Clara. (When I first saw the ep and only saw some random stuff with Clara ._. DWHub is a good place for spoilers)

[@whereami2477]

'Cal' is even in 'Clara'

[@ameliakyle7054]

Clara's Artificial Life/Lifeform :P

[@c.o7993]

How about no because it's just a little girl Clara isn't that important

[@Annekid333]

"What do we say to the God of Death? Not today.."

[@theamvgirlx]

Hell yeah!

[@arianebolt1575]

Wrong show- Nah, you’re good

[@Nemo.404]

Exactly what I thought

[@wwefannova]

river is one of my favourite companions

[@IsWhoEyeIs]

Same here :)

[@7pitpat7]

She was good to begin with however she became overused and worse

[@imurfangirl8842]

I miss her so much

[@imurfangirl8842]

mine too

[@friedaKatz]

She IS my favorite

[@BabPenguin]

The music at 2:25 is exactly the same musical score that is played when 12 hands over his Sonic Screwdriver in the Christmas Special.

[@NightBeastRTX]

That is Silence in the library theme

[@yo-tb8ik]

cuz that's when he scanned her brain to save her in Silence in the library

[@jessicadavis4541]

STOP

[@doodoo5594]

the music at 0:58 plays when 11 regenerates

[@SceneSurgeSnippets]

@@doodoo5594 No it doesn't. 11's regeneration music is a variant of the Long Song from the Rings of Akhaten

[@lswritings3340]

“You and me, one last run!” Chills! Absolute chills!

[@unkindled4965]

It's Ironic that this is the firat time The Doctor meets River, but the last time she'll seem him. "How long is a night on Duriliam?" "24 years" (I don't know how to spell Duriliam)

[@zyphru1200]

Its not technically the last time she sees him because in the name of the doctor in S7 we see her "saved" form with the doctor

[@kaitlynmaxwell3737]

"Everybody knows that everybody dies, and no one knows it like the Doctor. But I think all the skies might turn dark if he ever, just for one second, accepts it." I love that. I really, really do. I don't think he should have to accept it.

[@Pfisiar22]

It defines the doctor, the doctor's purpose, and the doctor's promise.

[@therealdomingo]

I'm on the last episode of Series 6. The Wedding of River Song answered so many confusing questions for me. I don't know how the next doctor will be, but I'll take it with an open mind :-)

[@laurynpolley6807]

Noo! Don't watch it yet! Wait until the next season comes out, and watch one every two weeks. You should survive that way...

[@filledegypte]

***** There are a lot of great episodes in Series 7 and barely two bad episodes (Nightmare & Journey). Stop being so negative.

[@theZEUShub99]

C-phora I don't even think that Nightmare in Silver was a bad episode. It could have been better, since it felt a bit rushed, but the Cyber Planner scenes were beautifully acted and executed. The only real bad part in terms of the plot was the whole emperor thing.

[@AN3h4i]

C-phora I watched these two.. after the St. Jhon,,and the Fields of Trenzalore.

[@GreenNekoProductions]

The next doctor's a woman. Jodie Whittaker.

[@NickHoad]

0:54 Is what I say when my laptop's low on battery.

[@CommandrMoose]

That's so me XD

[@jonahobrien1331]

This is the greatest comment ever

[@Zeldaplayersv]

Whener my computer has low battery, and I can't bother to charge it, I just watch Tennant's regeneration, so that the last thing it says before the screen turns black is "I don't want to go!" :)

[@titania7485]

hahahahahahhahah. OMG.

[@nickclarke8757]

omg that's good one have in stitches

[@JetZV]

Clever girl, impossible man, they had so much planned.

[@thebachiever234]

Jared Thompson just switch the gender and you will get the doctor nickname (well on of them) & Clara's nickname

[@sanwalyousaf]

Watch the husbands of river song. Watch this episode. Lie down on the floor. Try not to cry. Cry a lot

[@dancingmonkey08]

1:35 David just has one of those smiles that makes you feel better...he was perfect for the Doctor 3:00 this is an epic moment, goes to show how much he has bonded with his TARDIS...and the look of pure satisfaction on his face is brilliant

[@JediPhoenix1976]

"You and me! One last run!" Man, that line hits so much harder knowing all that we know now....

[@StellarPone]

I get goosebumps hearing it :)

[@katsunada]

"You and me, one last run!" That line hits so much harder after watching the full arc and coming back to the beginning.

[@CommodoreMudkip]

the ending of these videos make me miss Matt :'(

[@MisterLetsPlayDE]

Me 2 :/

[@shahoodkhan8180]

***** ur profile picture doesn't look like ur syaing that :p

[@MisterLetsPlayDE]

Shahood Khan I find this episode awesome and the pic 2 ^-^but matt is my fav. doctor

[@shahoodkhan8180]

ok, lol

[@DalekTheSupreme]

Shahood Khan If you judged people's favorite Doctors by their avatars, my favorite Doctor would be myself. Actually, that would be quite narcissistic of me if it was, lol.

[@Cool70sfreak]

Is it bad that when River said "Everybody Lives" I instantly thought back to The Doctor Dances?

[@MeMeMcsplosion]

Cool70sfreak No, It's Brilliant.

[@flipflop3594]

fantastic.

[@eli_berdugo04]

I just noticed that if anyone wants river's full diary, it can be found on a random railing in the biggest library in the universe.

[@jennypack217]

אלי ברדוגו If you can get past the Shadows.

[@cpstyxx6621]

The greatest story in the universe belongs in the greatest library in the universe.

[@lemonferret]

The Library has every book in the universe, now it's complete

[@ryankoh917]

Not anymore. Someone with a very significant set of skills retrieved the book, and brought it to the Doctor. Its probably with the Doctor now

[@cpstyxx6621]

@@ryankoh917 hmm you're probably right. Nardole did have the diary in series 10. It wouldn't make sense for River to give it to Nardole on Darillium bc that was last time they ever saw each other. And if River entrusted it to him then, she wouldn't have it while at the library. I guess Nardole must have known it was at the Library and retrieved it...so you are correct, the diary is with the Doctor!

[@mariapocalypse6314]

I absolutely love that, while he's running with her with the sonic, he's talking as if he has known her for her whole lifetime. Like the events and her sacrifice were enough for him to know he's that close to her

[@komentator7284]

2:07 "clever girl" refrence to "run you clever boy" oh Moffat sir

[@LeTropeur]

When you know who River Song is and rewatch these episodes, what a tearjerker.

[@Liam-bq1qp]

If there are still people who doesn't get how River was saved, basically the 12th doctor scanned her brain when he was giving the screwdriver to her. The 10th doctor downloaded her consciousness into the library so that she could be saved. This is for the people who still doesn't understand :P

[@raychances6251]

Wait so the River in the library doesn't know how she died?

[@Liam-bq1qp]

@@raychances6251 She knows. Watch the Trenzalore Arc and she talks about her own death in the library, but she doesn't say how she exactly died since it's a sensitive topic. She continued her career after the 24 years in Darillium and met her friends. The only logical reason why she was able to remember her death is after bringing the screwdriver, it continued to scan her conciousness up until the moment of her death.

[@FederationThunderbolt]

i will never stop crying every single time i hear the Tenth Doctor say "STAY WITH ME! you can do it stay with me, COME ON!, YOU AND ME ONE LAST RUN!!" and everytime i keep imagening those words being said to others, even things like Starships, AI robots and other things that have lived for so long and could break/die at anymoment but the Friend/Sibling/cousen/grandkid/owner/creator/captain/crew says those lines... D'X im crying while imagening that

[@SirLithen]

Easily one of the best Tennant episodes!

[@Axelphim]

Felix Hindemo easily one of the best two partners from new Who

[@rania9534]

I come here to revisit this amazing dialogue that I think encapsulates the Doctor perfectly- “ Everybody knows that everybody dies, and nobody knows it like the Doctor. But I do think that all the skies of all the worlds might just turn dark, if he ever, for one moment accepts it.” Instant tears.

[@itsrobotime]

"Not today." *epic music build up*

[@saucefreakystyle]

note the hint of vale decem

[@jonathansarmiento1739]

At 3:03 when he realizes that he can open the Tardis with a snap of his fingers always gives me chills. This hole scene is amazing.

[@marsajib]

move outta ma way.. gotta save my wife

[@LeonEllisZ]

It's interesting how the girl calls herself a "clever girl" and River calls the Doctor an "impossible man." SOUND FAMILIAR? The impossible girl (Clara) and the clever boy(The Doctor). Is there any connection there maybe? Any speculations?

[@CommandrMoose]

THATS MUST BE HOW RIVER MAY/WILL SURVIVE. You my friend are very good. Very very good

[@alexhadzima9268]

Jack Harkness was called the 'Impossible Thing.'

[@thebachiever234]

Foreshadowing the future (ding)

[@Jadguy24]

lazy writing

[@RogueAndroid]

I never made that connection until just now... And then people hate on Clara for all the wrong reasons...

[@AuraSight]

"You and me, one last run!" I didn't think it would get me But damn... It's so powerful now. The years have put so much weight on one moment. So much meaning in one line. The Doctor trusted her He ran with her He saved her And he loved her All of it right to the end, and all right from the beginning

[@VictorianEvening]

You’re going to make me cry!

[@bagofgroceries]

When Steven Moffat is at his best, he’s a fucking genius.

[@AmaraEmme]

This scene is so much better when you know that Dr. Moon is the final incarnation of the Doctor who plans to spend eternity with River

[@KimLyne0620]

This is true love for ya. River didnt fell in love for hes looks, or personality since the doctor regenerates. Even when he regenerates she still loves him like he was the same person

[@TheFiddleFaddle]

This truly is the kind of character arc that only Doctor Who could ever deliver.

[@mkevin1104]

Thumbs up to the ppl that have watched 2015's Christmas special

[@Juubi217]

Alpha_2099 the Christmas episode made this episode so deep, so emotional. Only Moffat would pull something like this.

[@Miss_Myth]

Everyone talking about how emotional this is after seeing The Husbands of River Song, and I'm sitting here tearing up (again, like every time I watch it), without having seen that. For me that's the beauty and brilliance of Alex's performance. I felt the history in her before it ever got laid out, and I felt her love, frustration, and awe towards The Doctor shining through the whole thing. Side Note: the shots of him preparing to open the TARDIS doors with a snap are some of my favorite in the series. Just gorgeous and meaningful and beautifully bittersweet.

[@laytonpro8655]

River Songs timeline is so good, how you start not understanding this woman and her connection to the doctor, you grow a connection to her AFTER she died and you can rewatch this episode and have a whole new outlook on it

[@LonePhantom756]

"Everybody knows that everybody dies. But not EVERY day. Not today."

[@iggytardis]

I was under the impression that throwback Thursday was for the classic series. Well, You showed me, Doctor Who.

[@DoctorWho]

A bit of old, a bit of new.

[@Beanoz4]

But mostly new, so far there's only been one classic and that's barely over a minute

[@ruudiluca]

Indeed, more classic please.

[@Beanoz4]

They've done modern who to death on this channel. They should really show stuff from the first 696 episodes

[@ruudiluca]

Scott Gerrard Yes, but the modern stuff gets more clicks.

[@rosePetrichor]

The really neat thing here is how it plays into 10's story arc. That smile when he opens the TARDIS with a snap of his fingers is very important. 10 was still wracked with the guilt of the Time War, of losing Rose, of letting the Master die. He saved everyone he could and disavowed violence but he still held himself back out of guilt. This moment gives him his confidence back, after River talks of him in awe and wonder and he realises that he can still be a force for good in the universe

[@doodoo5594]

it’s also kinda sad to think about because in later episodes he forgets that he’s never actually alone, the tardis is always with him, it takes “the doctor’s wife” for him to really remember

[@paulpemberton6852]

And to think the 12th doctor held that sonic screwdriver before the 10th doctor did

[@hermionebaggins2732]

The last 10 minutes or so of this episode were some of the most beautiful and emotional ones ever made on Doctor Who!

[@Tweed.Echidna]

00:21 - I remember that moment so vividly first time watching. Amazing.

[@jasonthyrion9554]

3:01-3:19 Underrated expressions that eat right into your soul... as if there was so much more at stake than finding out if snapping one's fingers really does open the TARDIS.

[@SaavMagician]

Crazy thing is that if 10 had looked at the end of Rivers diary, he would've discovered that he would gain a new regeneration cycle and bypass the 13 incarnation limit!

[@patchworkfellow]

Imagine if he saw the Eyebrows, he’d just be like _“Oh sweet, I get to see Caecillius again-”_ *Twelve* : Not quite

[@matthewentrekin7848]

Spoilers....

[@IvanTheGhostboy]

1:09 GERONIMO!!

[@Axelphim]

Next week could you upload the clip from the day of the doctor where all the doctors are saving Gallifrey?

[@RajanSharma-vi9bd]

O ya that would be good

[@cpstyxx6621]

This episode was damn good when I first watched, and now coming back to it years later I'm amazed by the amount of detail Moffat actually put into it. I had no idea upon watching this for the first time that a beautiful arc was ending where it began. Only Moffat can write a love story from end to beginning.

[@blackyoshi1230]

He definitely learned it from _The Time Traveler's Wife._ Hell, he managed to do a series adaptation of it! (Just the first half of the book, though.)

[@churchilltank615]

A lot of this was Russel t Davies wasn’t it, at the time he was the head writer

[@churchilltank615]

Moffat contributed (I think) but wasn’t lead

[@blackyoshi1230]

@@churchilltank615 - Russ was the show runner (in this regular season, he wrote _Partners in Crime, Midnight, Turn Left, The Stolen Earth and Journey's End),_ and Steven wrote this particular two-parter story (during filming of this, he was named the successor, but formally took the helm when David turned into Matt in _The End of Time.)_

[@UnearthlyLads63]

Remember the week leading up to this episode we saw that scene in the trailers where the Doctor goes through the blue vortex thing and we all thought it was the void? Ahh, those were the days. :P

[@nickloschen2717]

The doctor looks so awesome flying through the teleport thing. SWAG!!!!!!!!!!

[@kellywilson-lawson1857]

When bae is home alone but it's only an hour till her parents get home and she's like across town

[@ShadowtheRonin]

I've been there once. My gf lives a mile and a half away from me. Too bad I'm too unfit to run all the way, lol.

[@kellywilson-lawson1857]

+Daniel Rhodes I've been there and I made it to her house with about 10 minutes left to spare (I got there on foot too)

[@jsmoove592]

kelly wilson whitehead can relate

[@danbainbridge3155]

then when u get there, stick in ur sonic screwdriver

[@klaraward1008]

The Doctor knew he saved her when he was telling her it wasn't possible in The Husbands of River Song - to get her to go, he had to make her think he couldn't save her. That's why he took her to the Singer Towers, it gave him 24 years to "save her".

[@mark771977]

Back when DW was the best thing on TV. Even these little clips are superb. I'm praying that the new Doctor brings back the greatness that David gave us.

[@siddartharcot362]

this two part episode was directed by steven moffat

[@StealthMaster86]

Written by Moffat.

[@LeoCalonder]

Mark Dickson dw was the best thing on TV in Matt Smith’s era

[@bigbywolf5031]

@@LeoCalonder in ur opinion,i grew up with david tennant,and he is doctor that glued me to dw,and he will always be my fav doctor,and never be tired of his seasons,i do love mat and peter as well,not to forget esscoloten,but david will always be my doctor.

[@ookam9685]

still amazing and u still whining

[@LordAzimar]

Rivers final speech is an amalgamation of Eccelston and Smiths too quotes and the final things Capaldi said to her on Derylium. The bits and wind standing fair and everybody living

[@comicconcarne]

This becomes infinitely more beautiful after watching all the following episodes with River Song.

[@EyeBallMonster]

When 12th said he can’t save her on there final night together because they can break a fix point in time remember this, “The Doctor lies”.

[@ARSTARLESS]

Everybody knows that everybody dies but I do think that all the skies in all the worlds may just turn dark if he ever for one moment accepts it.

[@kevintran5939]

Rhys Montrose EVERYBODY LIVES!!!!

[@waynec38]

*scoffs* You know,to me,I Always believed it is better to save lives than to let them die..also,Why @ 2:15 did River acted so pissed? Her Life was saved,she`s in Veritable Heaven,She`s SAFE,With Friends,Why is She complaining? But to touch on her acting like it`s wrong to do your damnedest to save Lives: WHY? Why is it so terrible?

[@Juliet-Belcouleur]

When River Song is narrating, it is making me realize how much the reality of travelling in time is cruel. The Doctor can give us time and space, a thing that blows our mind, we are wondered and astonished by travelling with him. Yet, someday, we don't know when, we'll have to parted somewhere else, far from him, because he asked, because he decided, because he had no other choices, because we won't be able to follow him anymore. Many reasons for one result we still don't like. I just wished i could travel with him forever or no meeting him at all. Because i'm too afraid of seperating from him, the man who brings storm and yet needs to got is hard-shell broken for is own good.

[@ironicanimations]

There’s something so wholesome about the doctor’s past self (David tenant) saving River even though he doesn’t know her yet-

[@stephenmurphy2212]

I know we're gonna see River again! Because there are a few things left unexplained and unseen -- How did River hear about Donna Noble, Picnic at Asguard, Singing Towers and of course we're awaiting to see the scene where the Doctor gives her his sonic screwdriver... That sonic looked nothing like Matts so it could be Capaldi's! Or the Thirteenth Doctors cos we saw Capaldi use Matts screwdriver on the filming of series 8!

[@DodgerWho]

The Singing Towers when she got the screwdriver was in a minisode which was quite disappointing

[@Kwehliam]

That was a modified Tenth doctor screwdriver.

[@friedaKatz]

Exactly! I cant wait to see her again in S8!!!

[@wrsltnmusclefan]

SPOILERS! Well later in the series Donna saves the entire universe. All of the worlds know about what she did. So it makes sense that River knows of Donna Noble's name...

[@DodgerWho]

I guess she sort of got her name in Good Man goes to War but it wasnt that good

[@marcosvfilho8687]

0:59 Eleventh's Doctor First Regeneration theme, never noticed till now and I loved this theme in "The time of the Doctor"