River Song: Iconic Moments | Doctor Who

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[@ftwgaming0]

I love that River's actress had no idea why she said half of the things she said in the library, and yet she seemed to understand it completely. Looking back at it now, that whole episode feels far different from when we first saw it.

[@terozu5440]

Actually her notebook prop has an outline of most of their story in it. She knew exactly what she was saying. What made it fun was David wasn't told about her character so he was genuinely confused about what was going on.

[@miscstuff1238]

​@terozu5440 Even with the notebook, I'd argue Kingston's playing of River throughout the series was downright impressive. I've watched the River/12 special, then jumped right to the Library episodes, and it feels genuinely coherent, like she Knows the Doctor as a person. Between Kingston and the writing, every moment between River and 10 feels like a callback to future episodes and their relationship.

[@flamingwolfx]

I’m just

[@peter-hs3rp]

alex kingston is amazing ❤ i think if it was filmed in her timeline (she'd filmed all she said in the library before and then went to the library episode). she would have struggled to film it...watching her penguin books yt video...she gets super emotional watching the singing towers clips

[@brotheralaric7177]

i only remember her in the show Emergency Room where she played the Doctor Corday , i was very surprised to see her in doctor who for the first time

[@EdgyShooter]

Donna's potential husband is one of the saddest minor plot points ever :')

[@ameliaturner7061]

When he turns up just as Donna leaves, I always start sobbing. Even in their 5 minutes of screen time they had such a lovely relationship.

[@icano404]

In my mind someway, somehow in the future Donna finds him and they live happily ever after.

[@miscstuff1238]

@@icano404 Had to have a similar HC, because the alternative is so heartbreaking. Donna has so many tragic storylines, but imagine missing your real perfect soulmate by only a few seconds.

[@safiremorningstar]

So maybe that’s why they are bringing back tenant voice to text is not writing things as I would wish them to be so maybe they’re bringing back Donna to give her that proper ending. She didn’t get with the right man and the right time in the right place. Oh knows maybe Donna hast to rejoin the doctor in order for the doctor to get some of his mojo back so to speak.

[@lakehayden]

Amy and Rory were tragic figures but imo of all the modern companions Donna surely has the saddest story. Martha gets on with it and keeps fighting, Rose gets to live out her days with him (basically..) Clara becomes a multiversal Carmen San Diego and kind of gets a tardis and Bill gets to fang it around the universe with her baddie. Donna gets her memory erased, if I remember correctly, but I guess we’ll see…

[@Tolly7249]

"Not those times, not one line, don't you DARE!" is still one of the most powerful lines in the series.

[@kamakazeyt]

I mean she has a point to be fair, if he died in The Library, it would likely rip the universe apart. Remember that River is the daughter of Amy, who only met the Doctor during his 11th incarnation, and River was only created by The Silence to kill the Doctor. His death this early would mean River was never born, River never entered The Library and the whole scenario in The Library was impossible. Even something as small as her handing him her packed lunch would be gone. Obviously she could never tell The Doctor, but her death was a fixed point simply because of how vital of a role River played in The Library, and the universe as a whole. Even if the Doctor was right, and he survived The Library and regenerated into the 11th Doctor earlier it would've destroyed the universe. This is because the 10th Doctor's death would've led to the death of the 11th Doctor which without the extra regenerations granted by Rassilon would've meant the Doctor's death entirely. This would've been devastating as the 11th Doctor would've never met Amy or The Silence, therefore The Silence wouldn't have ever been created, meaning once again that River Song would've never been created. Once again, this all leads to a paradox and the destruction of the universe. A fixed point cannot be altered, and the universe will go out of its way to correct this, as proven within The Waters of Mars where Adelaide Brooke killed herself to prevent the entire future of humanity from being altered.

[@HandsomeLongshanks]

I love how 11 says it to her at lake silencio as a call back, which gives River the line to use on 10.

[@annariijarvi8866]

Eleven’s goodbye as well: ”I will not forget one line of this, not one day, I swear. I will always remember when The Doctor was me.”

[@Snuzzled]

The look she gives Donna when Donna asks "Why don't you know me? Where am I in his future?" Says everything with just her eyes. 😭

[@marshallwilensky7932]

Especially since Catherine Tate is so well known as a comedian!

[@moridin3336]

I'm always a bit surprised they don't just answer, "Well, the doctor is almost 1000 years old, now. You can only be with him in the span of a human lifetime" without alluding to her actual fate.

[@segevstormlord3713]

I can't believe they didn't consider, "I'm River Song. Check again." "...mercy?" "Say it again," iconic.

[@TheAceOfTrace]

River vs The Dalek is one of the 2 most iconic appearances, along with the Library.

[@francoisrevol7926]

One… more… time !

[@Gallifreydrummer]

@@TheAceOfTrace Also "I'm an archaeologist from the future. I dug you up"

[@NightmareproductionsOFFICIAL]

Omg yes

[@billenglish2804]

"You wouldn't answer your phone."

[@winoodlesnoodles1984]

One of my favorite River moments is skipped. Near the end of the Pandorica two-parter, River squares off against a Dalek. Because this Dalek "theoretically" killed the Doctor, she makes it beg for mercy before killing it. The scene is River giving completely into her darker side showing just how dangerous she truly is.

[@hunnybee971]

I liked this because she made the 'superior' Dalek BEG for mercy. Something that I have never seen with a Dalek before.

[@earlfrancart5687]

i loved how when asked about the dalek she said dead pan, it died

[@Thechaosmaster1997]

​@@hunnybee971 From what I've heard, Darlek's are programmed to not know Mercy, not even the very word of it. So, she made a Dalek say a word it wasn't supposed to even know. Making that an even colder moment.

[@freindlycommentator1710]

@@Thechaosmaster1997 later on its revealed that davros programmed in the idea of mercy and other emotions into the daleks but only as a thing to exploit and use to their advantage not something that they could experience

[@RodneyG669]

She didn't kill it per se, instead she scared it to death with her sheer presence.

[@jarethebear]

31:20 with the timelines of River and The Doctor going in opposites, his FIRST kiss with River is her LAST kiss, which makes her emotions after his surprise hurt that much more.

[@jarethebear]

EDIT, I posted this before she said "and the last time..." and now I feel like an idiot. I will leave this here for me to remember to finish something before I comment. feel free to reem me. 🤣🤣

[@aranyman9000]

But it's not necessarily... Yk, they where 24 years on Darillium 😉

[@darkener3210]

I really want to see an edit where it's every scene with River but it's in the order that she experienced them in

[@jevgeek7674]

There's one called the Diary of River Song

[@justaghostinthesea]

@@jevgeek7674 You're a saint

[@sistakia33]

"Hello Sweetie!" You just knew when you heard those two words that something spectacular was about to happen!

[@grantharriman284]

I love how this show uses circular logic and time looping in little subtle ways. From major things like knowing to give River a screwdriver because he know what it will do, all the way down to small things like finding out that he can open the tardis with a snap of his fingers from an off hand remark from River.

[@lorien833]

That's because The Doctor isn't just a passenger/pilot of the TARDIS, the TARDIS picked him to be its companion and accomplish what she felt needed to be done in the universe and across time.

[@grantharriman284]

@@lorien833 I know why she lets him do it, but he doesn't know that it's an option until that knowledge is passed back to him from a future version of himself via River. That knowledge followed a circular path. That's the fun part.

[@micron000]

My biggest wish for the 60th special, is for River to come back. She really is one of the most iconic characters ever.. And can you imagine her in a multi-doctor episode, or meeting another iconic character like Jack? The endless flirting cycle and The Doctor's reaction to it would be amazing.. lol

[@vindicated30.6]

I still have a theory that she met Jodie's Doctor but didn't know it. In The Husbands of River Song, she tells Capaldi that he reminded her of her ex wife. She could have met Jodie's Doctor, had a romance, but knowing what she knew about their last date, she had to pull a switch of that situation where River didn't know she was with the Doctor, but this time the Doctor couldn't reveal herself.

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

She already told them (Clara and Vastra) that she got out of the computer.... so she could very well return at some point.

[@lorifiedler13]

Jack and River? The universe would implode.

[@vindicated30.6]

@@lorifiedler13Which is funny when you consider that Alex Kingston and John Barrowman have the same birthday and have both been on Doctor Who AND Arrow, and yet I don't believe they have shared screen time even once.

[@lorifiedler13]

@@vindicated30.6 too much sexual tension on the set 😂😂

[@ce1834]

I didn't realise just how good Doctor Who and Moffat was till the last few series :( - River was iconic!

[@winoodlesnoodles1984]

This just proves how good a female hero can be if written correctly. River is a powerful female character with lots of flaws. That is what makes River both interesting and relatable.

[@hunnybee971]

@@winoodlesnoodles1984 ITA, and of all the Companions, I thought Donna was Top Drawer. She was not interested in a romance with the Doctor, and as pitiful as her education and lack of 'paying attention' was, she often got things right in a 'Timely Manner'. Except for the 'love interest' with the Doctor, Rose was pretty good, too. Well, I liked ALL of the Companions. But Donna is mine and my family's favorite.

[@hollygolightly8943]

@@hunnybee971 I have legit 😍😍 for Rose, but Donna was my fave as well. There was no romance, it was just adventures, good vibes, and saving the world.

[@hunnybee971]

@@hollygolightly8943 I have fond memories of Rose. But I thought she was a silly girl who fell in love with a 'hero'. Martha was sweet, and loyal. And I felt that she knew he still loved someone else. I just realized that I haven't watched The Doctor in several years. Not even re-runs. Donna. I loved Donna. I thought she was a bit like Rose. Innocent. Foolish. Silly. But instinctive. And loyal. She didn't have problems telling the Doctor what she thought or how she felt. Then Clara. I loved her. She was smart, and she wasn't in love with him, but she did love him. Her life was sad, but in the end ... She had her own TARDIS. Oh, I forgot the Ponds. I enjoyed them immensely. But River Song is my favorite, and I feel she should have stayed around more than she did. I'm just so disappointed that the writers and producers didn't have the imagination to come up with a grandmother and her four grandchildren ages 5, 14 {girls}. 15, and 16 {boys}. The adventures Peter Capaldi could have had. My grandsons spent every weekend with me just to watch The Doctor. Ah, the adventures WE shared while time travelling and visiting other planets. BBC just doesn't know what they missed. LOL They liked River Song, too.

[@michellemarshall6708]

I love River Song and Alex Kingston was perfect casting and she will always be my favourite character x

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

She could return, since she got out of the computer somehow....

[@kelleenrossman7781]

I would love to have seen her play Princess Margaret with a dash of RiverSong.

[@allamedits]

I'm guessing most of you are children of the 10th, but I had the privilege of growing up on 11th, watching Moffat's plots like the angels, the Pandorica and, my first and fav monster, the silence. Characters like Amy, Rory, and the "Madman in a box". I've been having one of the worst days ever, but this honestly warmed my heart.

[@allamedits]

@Jeny🍎 Bloody trolls

[@WildcardASMR]

Sorry to hear about your day. The Doctor has always been 'the Madman in the box', but during Moffat's era, he was the Raggedy man (in the box) 🙃. I'm a 'Tenth kid', as you put it, but that doesn't mean I don't love Moffat's writing or sort of TV auteur. He's been writing for Who for a while -- having even wrote the 1999 Red Nose Comedy Relief special The Curse of Fatal Death, which is a classic for me -- and has even penned such gold as the Girl in the Fireplace and Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead (among many more). So while I did 'grow up' with the head of Series 5 in a much more compressed state than that of Eccleston and Tennant, I've never doubted Moffat for one second. I may have only recently come to fully appreciate his Smith-era style, but hell, the guy practically invented the Angels -- and Blink is a masterpiece.

[@rafcorreia]

9th was basically the first Doctor I watched and then 10th came, but I had the privilege of experiencing everything you described about 11th as well. Every once in awhile I go back and watch my favorite 11th moments to lighten up my mood.

[@rafcorreia]

I hope things get better for you soon. Stay strong 💛

[@friendlystoryphantom2043]

I was around 12, when I first watched the 11th and I was at rock bottom during that time, but Raggedy Man made things a little better

[@tabitha3861]

This was such a perfect way to introduce a love interest for the Doctor. Their chemistry is so great just from her side and you can't help but be curious on what else there is to come from the way she passionately talks about it.

[@shahani6037]

Right? It was so very well done! I hated the Clara bullshit they tried to pull. But with River, it worked seamlessly.

[@MoAhmed75]

this video isn’t supposed to be 34 minutes. It’s supposed to be every single one of her appearances

[@WardNightstone]

it's also suposed to be announcing she's finally gettign a spin off of her own as a limited series where she teams up with lady vastra Jenny and Strax

[@omegagamer4124]

@@WardNightstone that could work if we didn't see her entire timeline

[@EternalPayne]

@@WardNightstone if anyone, Russell will make it happen

[@elijahmitchell9944]

@@WardNightstone i really hope this happens cause this is great! I really want to see more of river but i feel her character is over in doctor who. If they ever bring her back they are going to have to end the episode with river having her mind wiped of the events in the episode because she wouldn’t remember that doctor’s incarnation in the husband’s of river song. Which to be fair I wouldn’t mind if they did that for one more appearance, but I wouldn’t want that done more than once. Having that series would make me so happy. I love her character so much and the paternoster gang.

[@elijahmitchell9944]

@@omegagamer4124 we’ve seen pretty much her entire time with the doctor, not without him

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

When the music plays over Doctor Moon’s speech…….you can totally imagine he’s a future Doctor as Moffat suggests

[@allamedits]

🙂

[@elijahmitchell9944]

I like to imagine he’s the very last one, going to settle down with the only women that he loved and was remotely like the doctor until he died. When he died river song escaped to when we saw her in the name of the doctor.

[@Myne1001]

@@elijahmitchell9944 that was the idea. Doctor Moon was to the final incarnation of the Doctor, the one that River spoke about, who died before she did. He sets up the whole thing so they can be together in CAL forever. However it was a bit constrictive so it was brushed aside. Still a possibility though.

[@Starkiller5121]

When you see all the episodes with river song, we fondly look back on this episode as the episode that started the story of River Song. All the moments where she references the future gets made into episodes further down the line. Truly brilliant writing.

[@foxarific9350]

Oh they took it one step further than that. According to the actress, the actual prop she had her first time on set had a ton of stories of her travels in it. Almost all of them became actual episodes.

[@sixtinemeillier7694]

My personal favourite : “it’s a shame you were busy that day” … dying, murdered by me. That my dears, is how subtle and kinda salty Moffat’s writing was :) Miss them both

[@treefrog1018]

Oh! I just made the connection. Hahaha

[@wibblywobblytimeywimey4669]

Oh, I really do like River. I don’t get people who say her time is over…All those adventures she’s been on, all those stories YET to be told in her diary. Her time on the show is only the BEGINNING, imo.

[@EternalPayne]

For real, when asked in an interview Alex said that she'd love to return and that the only way for River now is forward which is true, so let's hope RTD brings her back

[@sixtinemeillier7694]

Yeah that is why the audios exist, but I don’t think we’ll ever gonna see her on screen again, her loop has just been completed too perfectly… (don’t get me wrong I would love to get River back on the official show

[@lovely_pariah]

Check out the _The Diary of River Song_ audio-play series from Big Finish. Also, Alex Kingston's River Song novel, _The Ruby's Curse_.

[@EternalPayne]

@@sixtinemeillier7694 while I get that, they can move past it, surely there's some way they could bring her back physically, even if it's at a point before the library and she has her mind wiped at the end

[@mudawott]

@@EternalPayne The only time she should be on screen is adaptions of the audio dramas or a spinoff for her, taking place during certain Doctors. She's had three seperate goodbyes. Her death in the library, the kiss on Trenzalore with her data ghost, and The Husbands of River song. Three different Doctors, three different goodbyes. Each of them is perfect. If she comes back to Doctor Who, it will only be a tragedy (Which do we really need to see more angst with these two) or overindulgent garbage where she shows up for pure nostalgia bait. I can pitch an idea if youd like

[@tasonjodd5151]

Love the weird connection that 10,11 and 12 share. They just casually help each other out sometimes. 10 being the memory used for reminding 12 to save people 10 helping 11 with the zygons 11 calling Clara for 12 12 helping 10 save river 12 helping both save galifrey

[@haddy106]

I love this

[@elliesteele2027]

And then there's the Master who repeatedly tries (and occasionally succeeds) to kill their past and future selves.

[@jarlairess]

Doctor: please don't tell me you're archeologists 😩 River: Professor River song, archeologist 😄

[@connorhill818]

I love how the first time The Doctor snapped and the tardis opened, it was a big moment. Then, later in the series, he does it multiple times without flinching while arguing with Clara

[@VictorianEvening]

River Song is my favorite character! She’s the reason I started watching Doctor Who as a kid. I was so excited to learn who she was.

[@Kaiimei]

"Time can be rewritten!" "Not those times, not one line, don't you dare." Those damn ninjas cutting onions!

[@jeremaynossa6220]

She better be back someday, she's literally the best character from Dr Who

[@jimbackusbackus2382]

First time I ever heard "SPOILERS' ever. Loved River, really passionate actor. Too bad River & Dr travel in opposite time lines

[@jevgeek7674]

I don't think they were in exactly opposite timelines, but it probably mostly was backwards which was unfortunate.

[@jenthejen]

at this point give river a season 😭 or two or three

[@julieeverett7442]

on big finish they have,I think theres currently 8. You should hear her interactions with the classic doctors, especially 7th, its hilarious

[@SummerDream222]

River was such an unexpected perfect compliment for the show. I love her character.

[@thedoctorwho73]

*"Nobody Loves River Song More Than Me!"*

[@WildcardASMR]

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[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

That scene where he says there's a first time for everything.... and she says "and a last" ... gets me EVERY TIME!

[@josemojicaperez4436]

No one could be a better "River Song" than Alex Kingston.

[@transitengineer]

River Song's role and the actress that plays her, are a match made in heaven. She should 100 percent have, her own weekly science fiction Doctor Who spin off TV show (smile...smile).

[@rosekay5031]

Totally!

[@Ph03n1xx]

It would *have* to be called Spoilers

[@transitengineer]

@@Ph03n1xx Ha ha ha ... well, as someone that lives in the USA the BBC always has me "shaking my head". They created a multi-season TV show with the actress that played Miss Shara Jane Smith targeted for Middle School and High School students. And even cast a female actress in the role of Doctor Who. Then, why not just create a spin-off TV show for River Song as Mrs. Dr. Who. If they did, I would even sign up for an extra streaming service, just to watch her adventures (smile...smile).

[@Ph03n1xx]

@@transitengineer that's what I mean, a spin off, but called Spoilers. Mostly because she says it so often people would remember it really well

[@UnderTheTableGremlin]

I love that this is over half an hour long. That says so much about how awesome River is.

[@jeffreymontgomery7516]

over half an hour and sorely incomplete!

[@maurer3d]

@@jeffreymontgomery7516 Yeah they need to add "part 1" to the title of the video. Since it ends only about half way thru her appearances on the show.

[@SpiritualBabe101]

River song and Donna Noble are iconic women of the Doctor Who series

[@rebecalima3747]

She needs to come back!! Most iconic character ever

[@catchyviddy]

There better be a part 2 because this one’s missing so much!!

[@vindicated30.6]

"Spoilers..."

[@CharlesEzakichi]

What happened to the Dalek?

[@jcsealock]

And a lot of "extra" stuff here should be edited out.

[@upandabove1713]

the fact they made one...

[@applejuice5272]

@@CharlesEzakichi It died

[@lucklass]

12:00 River : "Everybody lives" 11th Doctor : "Wrong, wrong, bit right, mostly wrong"

[@doctorwhoarabic7571]

The queen of the show

[@rvdsmith]

Best combination of modern Doctor Who was when Davies was showrunner and Moffatt wrote great episodes like this one. I doubt it will happen but it would be awesome if Moffatt and Davies collaborated on the 60th anniversary.

[@thalitaheiderich3716]

Best character, best love story. She is amazing

[@michaelbcohen]

Best River Song moment is the one where the Dalek Begs for Mercy when it hears her name, second best is where they reveal who her parents are.

[@julianaylor4351]

Who else would carve Hello Sweetie into an ancient cliff or write it on a space cruiser home box, in old high Gallefrian, but Melody Pond aka River Song, the Doctor's second wife ( spoilers ). 😁❤️

[@RaoulGodinez]

River Song was the most iconic figure in the Doctor Who universe..... loved her complexity and Alex Kingston's performance......

[@lupino77]

Oh, imagine River returning alongside with the 10th Doctor and Donna!

[@muziqaz]

Her whole arc is perfect example on how epic sci-fi should be written.

[@soule1337]

The best was when she told to his parents that who is really her. I cried that in the past and the music was going to help it to be more dramatic.

[@suzy1841]

Mind you, it makes sense ... but I've always wondered, what kind of parents is ok with their baby girl married to the Doctor? He's fantastic, but not altogether sane, and a happy ever after would never be in the cards. She burned brightly, but she was never going to die of old age.

[@bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb-]

You forgot the time when River faces down the Dalek and it tells her she's The Doctor's companion she wouldn't hurt a fly. Then she tells it, I'm River Song look me up. And then it says something to the effect of "Mommy" before it gets shot. And then the time when she faces down Nazis and tell them she's one of everyone of the people they labeled, sorted, collated, tagged, and then put into concentration camps or gassed in deadly showers. Then her regeneration knocked them out when they tried to shoot at her. All of this after they put Hitler in a cupboard and she poisoned The Doctor.

[@sisi7304]

yes! also love the moment of "I was taught [to fly the Tardis] by the best, it's a shame you (referring to the Doctor) were busy that day", as well as the hallucinogenic lipstick moments (both uses such as with a guard and mentions such as the deleted timeline where she uses it on Kennedy or when she becomes Cleopatra), and def the Dalek begging for mercy, there honestly should be a part 2 cause this is missing so many iconic moments!

[@dchegu]

Donna n river song, My favorite companions.

[@matejkovacic9310]

That "One last run!" makes me cry EVERY. SINGLE. GODDAMN. TIME!!

[@qnicole1679]

It's so sad that River was in her final days of her 24th year with 12 so she sent him this message, her husband, expecting 12 to show up - and then there's 10 instead. Slightly disappointing, but it's all right, that's still her Doctor -- then he has no clue who she is. Doesn't even recognize her. Doesn't trust her. Poor, poor River.

[@jamieking8011]

Seeing this uploaded so recently gives me hope we will see her again.

[@leesweets4110]

River knew the Doctors name, and when she died her mind and knowledge was uploaded to the database of a public library. Are we sure the Doctors name is a secret still?

[@wor1dconquerer170]

1. You'd have to know she's in there 2. It's a sentient computer so probably resistant to wireless hacking or doesn't have wireless features. 3. In order to get to the physical data bank you have to dodge shadows that will eat you

[@DeathAngel-ft8oz]

Dammit. I need to rewatch Doctor Who now. "You and me, one last run!" And i'm already tearing up for some reason.

[@cleoarbel]

River being so protective over her mum in the angels two-parter is really obvious in retrospect

[@nwgaming5205]

I was born as soon as Peter capaldi became the doctor but rewatching the series since christopher she is one of the best characters

[@chapa2282]

her iconic moments were each time she was on screen

[@nathanmckenzie904]

Damn skippy

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

29:50 - That moment when you realize that while she may not remember who the Silence are to her, River is getting revenge on her abusers in a way. They and Kovarian took her away, robbed her of her childhood, and turned her into a psychopath. The same Silence who took Amy while a young Melody in a space suit watched are now getting murdered by a grown up River. 100% iconic. Also, the butt bump she does to the Doctor while she says "Shut up and drive" makes me laugh every time.

[@dp3of5]

Tennant’s 14th Doctor NEEDS to have that scene with River

[@soundgal_sine_qua_non]

Or at the very least tell Donna he finally figured out who River was to him.

[@Eli_Is_Cool]

I love the three playlists in the description, good old LINK HERE, LINK HERE and LINK HERE.

[@SportyMabamba]

Yeah they’re pretty good but imo [LINK HERE] is just better

[@randomrandomperson6514]

Her and the doctor were the best duo.

[@unclebubba5584]

River Song aka Melody Pond, What a woman!!!!

[@CaydeVanlue1999]

Please bring her back!

[@debdoug4136]

River was everything

[@marybeelewis3861]

Every River Song's moment is iconic...She's the best female carachter of the Nu Who!

[@Slytherin_Snapeniac]

I still feel so sad for Donna tho. She never found her husband in the end.

[@hilljamie94]

It breaks my heart every time!

[@hunnybee971]

But didn't the Doctor erase her memory in a later episode? She became normal, and found 'another' love of her life.

[@Slytherin_Snapeniac]

@@hunnybee971 Well l, yeah, but just cause she doesn't remember doesn't mean it's not sad.

[@pujitarao600]

No like, the way she described it "He looks through me and it shouldn't k*ll me but it does" breaks my heart

[@brunaeduarda3926]

by far my fav doctor who character, amazing how she only appeared in 15 episodes and still made her into one of the most iconic character ever created!

[@vindicated30.6]

According to her Wikipedia, Alex Kingston has written a River Song novel! Definitely going on my Amazon wish list.

[@TonySnider69]

River Song is a fixed iconic moment in time that can't be rewritten.

[@haddy106]

Not one line

[@TonySnider69]

@@haddy106 don't you dare

[@michaelchan8281]

It's strange to watch this after seeing Rory as Rip Hunter in The Legends of Tomorrow.

[@MrMann0123]

For the most iconic River moments she isn't in a lot of this video.

[@MrMann0123]

And you even missed out her show down with the Dalek!

[@sarahjacko8316]

Absolute goddess

[@drwhowhatwhere]

@Jeny🍎 hey look the Russian bot likey

[@chapa2282]

@@drwhowhatwhere why russian if they're writing in turkish?

[@bryanabbott6169]

I'd love to see Alex King make a return to Dr. Who as The Doctor. If The Doctor could take the form of someone he'd rescue (Caecilius in the Fires of Pompeii (2008)), then The Doctor can take on the form of (an older) River Song. 😎

[@ciaran2745]

I mean, that's kind of a cool idea, but 1) it wouldn't really be River, it's The Doctor. 2) I dunno, I feel like The Doctor taking the form of their wife is a bit, strange.

[@bryanabbott6169]

1) Yep, it would be The Doctor. 2) Yep, that's The Doctor all right. 😁

[@theq2046]

How dare you not include the time she made a Dalek beg for mercy

[@cleoarbel]

The product of Amy and Rory was bound to be iconic

[@shiroi201]

River will ALWAYS be iconic and one of my fave companions😍 no one is as badass as she is👏

[@lupino77]

Would River return in the 60th anniversary special, or in series 14?

[@assyaarashi5907]

I miss you sooooo mutch!!!😭😍😍😍

[@jennylynch8411]

31:22 I love the fact that 11 is like 'OH oh okay HANDS' HANDS THE HANDS I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THE HANDS!' while kissing River. ahahahha

[@ZeForgottenSword]

She said her last goodbye to the 10th, Had an affair with the 11th, And met him for the first time as the 12th. We were shocked and left empty with David, Happy with her relationship with Matt, Devastated with the truth with Peter. She watched us run at the end, Had a wonderful life as we knew more, And knew only so little when we knew her end. You watched us run River Song, as we watched you run over the years. Thank you for an amazing experience and a character we will never forget, Alex Kingston.

[@orbital151]

What are you talking about she met the eleventh doctor first in the show. Unless you mean some book or audio drama or something

[@orbital151]

Also she “said her last goodbye” to the eleventh doctor as a ghost in The name of the doctor

[@Ph03n1xx]

@@orbital151 she met David Tennant, the 10th doctor, first. She said goodbye to him then, but he said goodbye as the 13th incarnation (Capaldi)

[@orbital151]

@@Ph03n1xx hmm no. He met her in his 10th incarnation. She met him when he was in his 11th incarnation. From her perspective she met 11 and 12 before she met 10. And then as a data ghost she said goodbye to the 11th doctor. So her final goodbye was to 11. And he saw her as 12 but that was before she went to the library and became a data ghost.

[@orbital151]

@@Ph03n1xx no. She said goodbye to 12 before 10. (From her point of view )

[@LordDrail]

It would've been nice to see her confrontation with the Dalek in The Big Bang where they're absolutely terrified be included as an iconic moment. Because it reminds the viewers that not all of he Doctors' companions are cuddly and nice.

[@mahiransworld_2011]

River Song: "You might want to find something to hang on to." *flies and floats away gracefully into the sky*

[@lilajaral6298]

Every River moment is an Iconic River moment and I for one would Love River to come back and give us more iconic moments😌

[@SuperAliciakeysfan]

River is the best Doctor Who character hands down with the best lines

[@johncalderwood1]

Rivers “spoilers” is amazing, says everything but nothing lol

[@xareliya166]

River Song is the embodiment of girlboss

[@LordCantalo]

Gods, I love River's look after Donna goes "What of it?" Like, "What's with the attitude?!"

[@ThisIsAHandleOrSomething]

Swappable head. That’s the red robot that Nardole and Ramon’s occupied during 12.

[@terryhaines8351]

I think I have loved River Song since I first saw her. Some companions are pretty, but River Song is beautiful.

[@terryhaines8351]

And at 77 years old, I STILL think she's sexy...

[@HerbyRaisin_Theology]

Is it just me or does it feel like river should have knocked the doctor out with a punch in the impossible astronaut

[@georgeshch]

“Spoilers” the most powerful line

[@Effi3]

"if we're gonna do this, let's do it properly" rory knows his stuff

[@Terzos-olive-oil]

Let’s face it, river is an a iconic queen

[@PamelaMarshall]

BRING HER BACK 👌🏻

[@samuelspurlock727]

I just realized that the little girl from the library that is the libray turned what was meant to be her heaven into her hell just to save people she did not know doing her best to make them happy on top of that like a even more sad version of the giving tree

[@robertfreeman6082]

It’s not until you want back clips like this that you see the links from the earlier series they later use such as the later episode with Peter Capalldi and the towers of derillium (which are mentioned here)

[@queen-lh5zw]

i’ve been waiting for this one!!

[@sun-youngsunnykim8794]

She is my favorite character. That's why I named my cat Melody Pond.

[@doctorwhoarabic7571]

HOW DARE YOU PUTTING 34 MINUTES VIDEO AS HER ICONIC MOMENTS?!!!!! all of her moments are iconic