Doctor Who | The Timeline of River Song

[@FallenOne669]

I feel like Stephen Moffat is one of the few writers who used the Time-Travelling aspect of this show to its fullest extent. He set this story up all the way back in the Russel T. Davies era.

[@patrickterryjr4764]

Team VLCN love how the byzantium was referenced way back in Tennants era

[@matthewparker9276]

Yes a story about time travel should have more stories finish before they start.

[@jeanneramirez9692]

Moffat is CRUEL but such a genius

[@cja5612]

@@jeanneramirez9692 Why is Moffat cruel Jeanne?

[@Sw33t_Psycho]

@@cja5612 I hope you will know if you are done with the show

[@victoriabrown8579]

"Left me, like a book on a shelf. Didn't even say goodbye." IMAGINE. Her husband, her true love, they just spent 24 years together, and he doesn't recognize her, and then leaves without saying goodbye. I'm sobbing.

[@vaclav_fejt]

The dark side of the timey-wimey.

[@Antifag1977]

Worst still would be kissing the man you love and knowing (or at least believing) that although you will see him again you will never kiss him again.

[@Mlpdashfriends]

Well to be fair to 10 he didn’t know who she was. Although at the end he realized who she was, he didn’t have that emotional connection to her like he did to Rose. And him not saying goodbye isn’t too far off of tens character.

[@blessedisyou]

well he didn't say goodbye for 2 reasons . 1 he didn't know who she was and 2 he hate goodbye's .

[@matty1442]

well he has the long way round

[@desertsniper23]

It's heartbreaking to watch as the Doctor slowly knows less and less about her.

[@itssammyejustbeingme]

Almost like the effects of dementia :(

[@FredrikSkievan]

depends on how you see it, in the doctor's point of view he get's to know her more and more, but for river he knew her less and less.

[@InnerEagle]

yeah, can be a metaphor of dementia too.. it makes me sad thinking about it

[@CanadianRyan]

Fredrik Bjerke Except when the 12th doctor meets her. They’re both pretty far along in their timelines then.

[@lumikkiharthri6658]

Yea that was like the last hurrah between them, as that night lasted 24 years

[@RedwoodTheElf]

The reveal that River Song was really "Melody Pond" was a massively awesome moment.

[@ldx7593]

Ikr My mum told me that she was the doctor’s wife, and my sister told me that she was the doctor’s daughter. I didnt know who to believe!

[@Crackernwbie]

It was so confusing^^ whatching the Doctor in Order and thinking of River :D

[@melvasaiel]

I get choked up and have goosebumps all over every time I watch that scene.

[@adammcfall5133]

@@ldx7593 speaking of the doctors daughter, where is Jenny?

[@sabin97]

@@adammcfall5133 she died

[@dustinstorer3201]

Ah yes. I forgot when the Doctor's wife killed the Doctor, in front of his wife and best friend...who was pregnant with his wife

[@PolyBiBadger]

Dustin Storer yep, crazy

[@pustogolovaya4809]

Dustin Storer XD

[@wofls2713]

Wibbly wobbly timey wimey indeed

[@mollyergen3132]

Dustin Storer wiat explain please I’m confused 😂 my head can’t comprehend who you’ve written about

[@tivasparis]

Molly Crombie the scene where river as the astronaut is forced to shoot the doctor on the beach, while Amy (who was pregnant with baby river at the time), Rory, and a past version of river stand and watch

[@Famegal123]

i always always always loved that they had the line "one day i will look into that mans eyes and he will have no idea who i am and it will kill me" and the episode she is introduced he doesnt know her and she dies i thought it was amazing continuity whether on purpose or not

[@toby1248]

It absolutely was, they must have planned out River's character arc years in advance.

[@donvalentino9822]

And the last time The Doctor see her he actually did take her to the singing tower, to the restaurant he made for her...Knowing it’s the last time he gave her the exact Sonic Screwdriver she needed to survive

[@Αφροδιτη-ψ9ο]

@@toby1248 actually they haven't ..Moffat said back when she appeared in the library He was planning to have River for 2 to 3 episodes,all that happened later wasn't in plan. He changed his mind later so typically Rivers story was written while the show was running..

[@BlueMoon56832]

They had her meet classic doctors so they really did some planning They planned her put decades in advance

[@Αφροδιτη-ψ9ο]

@@BlueMoon56832 based on the writers when River appeared first time in the library she was meant to do 2 to 3 episodes,nothing more.. Moffat changed his mint later so actually nothing was planned

[@warpdrivefueledbyinsomnia8165]

Now that I've seen it in this order, it makes the look on River's face when she realizes that the 10th Doctor doesn't recognize her devastating.

[@RGerrard12]

The only thing is. I just noticed that she asked the 10th doctor if they had done "Crash of the Byzantium". She did that with the 11th doctor and she has pictures of all his faces in order. So surely she would know that he would have NO idea what the hell "Crash of the Byzantium" is.

[@victorialikhacheva6766]

@@RGerrard12 they were planning on doing more River's episodes with Tennant's Doctor but didn't manage to.

[@RGerrard12]

@@victorialikhacheva6766still doesn't really explain why if she knows that the tenth doctor is before the eleventh doctor, then why did she think he would know what "crash of the byzantium" is.

[@LordHeadcheez]

@@RGerrard12 When that episode was made, Steven Moffat assumed Tennant would stay another season. This would put the Byzantum in Tennant's last season. Unfortunatly, he left earlier than expected and caused a plot hole.

[@haroonrehman6540]

@@RGerrard12 maybe she spent so long with him that she gets their faces mixed up

[@SheepdogSmokey]

Professor River Song's hair is so big, because it's full of spoilers.

[@calabee2362]

spoilers

[@eliquialz1841]

sreliops

[@slevinchannel7589]

How i hate these nausea-causing levels of Plot Holes and Nonsense. There is literally no 'normal' series of events how this Fix Point can/should happen. There is literaly no reason why the Doctor should let him self get shoot by the Astronaut. Also, putting much effort into creating survival-expert River Song and then putting her into an Astronaut Suit that negates all her abilitys is laughable and nonsensical. Stupid Silence. I like this Fix-Point Buisness, but it's virtually impossible to execute it worse than here. Wow, impressively bad writing. The Doctor has no reason to die but he for no reason wants to die. It's nonsensical. And the Silence is just incompetent as heck anyways. Well, everyone is.

[@Juliette_rs]

this is the best comment ive ever seen

[@TT-lk9vv]

This comment is legendary-

[@jacobward3952]

Looking at it from rivers pov, it's a tragic story, from the doctors pov it is beautiful. Beautifully tragedy or tragically beautiful

[@donttalktomeormysoneveraga827]

Beautifully tragic*

[@hollyisnotmyrealname9392]

Both x

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

well they had a night together lasting 24 yrs ,so aint all that bad

[@NickMarcha]

@@kianasheibani1708 a dream-like simulation or a simulation-like dream. Quite different or not?

[@happyfellowship4291]

It's beautiful either way

[@rottenrainbow6053]

As painful as rivers timeline was, THIS is how you write a character to rival the doctor. Her story arc was BEAUTIFULLY written. I love river song

[@AshtonishingJelly]

Oh my, me too! ❤❤

[@ReanniexXx]

This was HURTFUL. Am I the only person who lives in hope that because River was uploaded into a computer that she might be downloaded back into a body some day? I would prefer the same actress because Alex Kingston is a goddess but I'll take what I can get.

[@miletilblight2181]

Reanne i can see the master or clara doing that as either a sorry in the masters case or a thank you in claras case hell even bill could do it or testament because bills not dead

[@maxedgerton2374]

_MILETIL_ BLIGHT_ I think you mean testimony?

[@seandabest6353]

Reanne Nah, doubtful. It would defeat the point of River, and what made her cool - as you slowly went back through the episodes she mentions, you also see the extent of her changes in reverse order. Would be cool to have a short scene where they meet River while she was younger, and didn’t recognise the Doctor.

[@bevoss7573]

Sean Da Best We kind of already have, when she was Mel. I believe it was the episode 'Let's Kill Hitler'. Otherwise she's always known of the Doctor, because Amy constantly talked about/drew her 'raggedy man' as they were growing up. Ergo impossible for Mel/River to not know him at all.

[@get6149]

Sean Da Best it did happen

[@lazyperfectionist1]

This whole idea of two time travelling lovers, meeting out of sequence is _so_ poignant, _so_ romantic and _so_ incredible. It shows up here, and also in _The Time Traveller's Wife,_ in which we see _him_ meeting _her_ for the first time, in a scene in which _she_ knows _him_ but _he_ does not know _her,_ and then we see _her_ meeting _him_ for the first time, in a scene in which _he_ knows _her_ but _she_ does not know _him._ If not for the _massive_ complications that time travel opens up, this kind of thing would make you wonder why it isn't more ubiquitous.

[@moonrabbit815]

i hate these types of characters, The Time Traveller's Wife made me cry so hard at the end omg

[@matthewlacey4198]

And Moffat's just releasing an adaptation of The Time Traveller's Wife on HBO (I think)

[@hn5464]

Now that, dear friends, is Editing. And yes, with a capital E.

[@TheSuzberry]

Genius

[@rakshanaaaa]

E

[@slevinchannel7589]

How i hate these nausea-causing levels of Plot Holes and Nonsense. There is literally no 'normal' series of events how this Fix Point can/should happen. There is literaly no reason why the Doctor should let him self get shoot by the Astronaut. Also, putting much effort into creating survival-expert River Song and then putting her into an Astronaut Suit that negates all her abilitys is laughable and nonsensical. Stupid Silence. I like this Fix-Point Buisness, but it's virtually impossible to execute it worse than here. Wow, impressively bad writing. The Doctor has no reason to die but he for no reason wants to die. It's nonsensical. And the Silence is just incompetent as heck anyways. Well, everyone is.

[@LibbyGT]

"they've taken Amy... And our baby" RIVERS FACE, GOD IT HURTS

[@elliotblabla]

Both of my hearts broke when I saw the look 10 gave River and you could see in his eyes that he had no clue who she was 😔

[@cleohedin6199]

yea that made me want to cry. I'm gonna go watch some Doctor Who now

[@johnathonwarner6771]

Yeah, watching that episode after you see all of River's story is heartbreaking

[@mandala314]

Makes my heart ache every time I see it. River realizing that this is the last time she'll ever see him ... Alex Kingston putting all of River's long, long life with her Doctor into that look is simply amazing. That's why I hated Clara, never could stand her, because Moffat broke his own rules and had the Doctor tell Clara his name. Right here he states, there's only one time he could even be able give his name ...

[@HerSandiness]

Jigøku Shøjø But I thought he DIDN'T tell Clara. She read it in that book in the Tardis library in Journey to the Centre of the Tardis. And then in Night of the Doctor, when the graveyard Tardis was converging the timelines in her memory, she suddenly remembered it... At least, that's how I remember it. But I might have missed a snippet of dialogue somewhere.

[@shirley34]

+Jigøku “Hell Girl” Shøjø when was that time then that the doctor gave Clara his name? Did I miss something somewhere?

[@pastlife960]

“River you know my name. There’s only one way I could tell you that. There’s only one time I could...” He knew from the start that he’d have to get married...

[@blakecharles4501]

except he said "look into my eyes" instead of his name when they got married

[@WriterofChaos42]

@@blakecharles4501 which probably he told her at the singing towers and lord knows what caused the doctor to do that, but at the very least it was probably because she told him his name in the library. I love complicated romance stories.

[@salemdoesstuff]

@@WriterofChaos42 ok but she knew his name before Derillum though so it must have been on one of their lil dates ??

[@WriterofChaos42]

@@salemdoesstuff no she didn’t. What episode are you thinking of that makes u think that? I need a tiny bit more context

[@aceyspud551]

"River! We've got the wrong fish!"

[@campyouisthatway4099]

What episode was that from

[@aceyspud551]

One of the "Night and the Doctor" minisodes.

[@matthewb1867]

was it jack the fish?

[@L1z43vr]

Wait...Jim Kirk The Fish?

[@pvtrichter88]

And after that what's with the horrendous photoshop and 70's green screen shite!! now was that a minisode or just something the loader put together !~!? at any rate still an interesting little history of RIVER MERRY CHRISTMAS !! AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

[@4991ukasoy]

Her scene in Stormcage with Rory It's a Daughter telling her Dad it's her Birthday, that she had a wonderful time. God So much of Rivers story breaks my heart especially when you know more about her.. trust me go watch silence in the library now knowing her, have a good cry

[@SkyhawksAu]

I really never wanted river and the 11th to end. Amy and Rory running forever.

[@10cavendish]

Everything has it's time and everything ends.

[@Clonest]

Kathy Bartley I come from the future, that'll be a little awkward for her in his *caugh* her current incarnation 😂

[@jparrish6360]

Divided By Zero ditto

[@frenchprint]

Dion Blackburn Everything ends and it's always sad, but everything begins again, too. And that's always happy. Be happy.

[@nynkeglas6753]

Dion Blackburn but I don't like endings

[@Gubbykahn]

River Song / Melody Pond is one of the deepest Characters in the whole Doctor Who Universe, well written and weaved into every timeline

[@stupidluvdisc4019]

This randomly came up in my suggestions. I clicked on it because I was feeling nostalgic and now I need to rewatch the Matt Smith arc.

[@moshefrankel508]

totaly

[@stephman3154]

stupidluvdisc worth it

[@doorbella1357]

Same im gonna watch everything from 10 onwards now lol

[@takerhapsody]

I hated Matt smith when it was his time but now I watch them back and he was really good . Anything is better than now . Please someone confirm it’s coming to an end and we get back to a proper doctor with proper assistants and story lines

[@mekrabj2901]

River Song, one of the best character's in Sci Fci history. Intelligent, beautiful, and mysterious. I love her.

[@bethmackiewicz8894]

The fricking fact that Moffat knew that river would get the sonic from the 12th doctor in the husbands of river song SEVERAL YEARS before in the episode, "Silence in the library" with the 10th doctor Is just about the smartest thing ever. Her timeline was planned to perfection in my opinion.

[@lisanettepedersen6084]

It was supposed to be the only two episodes for River, but he changed his mind.

[@bethmackiewicz8894]

I am happy for that!

[@ej3016]

Lisanette Pedersen one of the few brilliant things from Moffatt's tenure : Alex Kingston as River Song - how could you just use her in 2 episodes

[@Perkyclo]

That's some straight up Bonkers Backwards writing, there WOW

[@jacobschlenker8130]

Beth Mackiewicz Or he just remembered what he wrote when he introduced River and made the rest of the crap up along the way.

[@adriennemccue]

You made me cry! I don't care what folks say about Moffat! He made River brilliantly! Best character of the new doctor! I would have added "Let's kill hiltler!" lol I loved that River too!

[@miaborges3674]

I LOVE the 10th Doctor, 11th Doctor, and 12th Doctor. The 10th never got the time to really know River. And even though the 12th Doctor technically spent 24yrs with River during that one night, 11th had the most episodes with her. Their chemistry was much more evident, and their close relationship makes River's full circle death a lot more heartbreaking. My favourite line by 11th "You are always here to me, and I'm always listening...and I can *always* see you." 😍😍😍

[@TheUnsinkableGirl]

Mia Borges That eleven line is so beautiful , but I don't think he wanted it to be goodbye though .

[@kaseyboles30]

Followed by the bit about it hurting and her saying should take it and he said that he meant himself and that it did hurt too much.

[@lesliejabine1783]

To me that line is the essence of Dr. Who. I've always found it very comforting.

[@moonrabbit815]

"so then why didn't you say anything?" "because i thought it would hurt too much, and i was right" breaks my heart every time

[@superitman5583]

Matt Smith and Alex Kingston's chemistry was 👌👌👌

[@morphman86]

3 thoughts that get me through hard times: River Song might be the Doctor's only wife, as his children were not Time Lords (as evident by Susan, his granddaughter) River is still alive, as long as the Library database is still there, meaning the Doctor can still visit her at any time in the future. These two together means River might be the first and the last love of the Doctor.

[@bruadarach9758]

Omg I bloody hope Jodie swings by the library

[@chrisbarke7669]

But what about the Doctor's Daughter? Was she a Time-Lord?

[@psychedelicmanicincarnatio2731]

@@chrisbarke7669 Yh sort of she had a type of regeneration

[@nadezhdaparakonnaya8643]

Wasn't she his clone as episode said?

[@stephenproulx175]

The tragic part of it though is he can't return. That species that eats all organic matter is still in the library. They only agreed to give him and the people there 24 hours to leave. If he returns he'll get eaten.

[@laytonpro8655]

I love river, I think she’s one of the best things to come out of the Moffat era. The way you get attached to her in reverse and then you rewatch the first episode she was ever in and get emotional even though first time watching you don’t have the emotional context

[@Kewlbeanse]

Their timelines have always confused me but this clears it up a bit. It's quite sad when she's asking him what they've done together and he doesn't even know anything about her. 😢

[@Trikeboy2]

in the new series I love that he has a photo of River next to a photo of his grand daughter, Susan, on his desk.

[@FtWDeathnote]

RM_Prime wait wait wait wait what? he has a granddaughter?!?!? WTF!!!??

[@Trikeboy2]

Someone has never watched the classic shows I see. The very first episode of the show with William Hartnell, the 1st Doctor is travelling with his granddaughter Susan.

[@bethdibartolomeo2042]

I know! I loved it too! :D I like when he tells them to shut up too because he knows what they would say, LOL.

[@FtWDeathnote]

RM_Prime well shut I didn't know that, I'm not gonna watch though, I don't like old looking stuff, it doesn't excite me or give me any sort of thrill.

[@ilittlemonster22]

Then clearly you have a short attention span if you need constant action to be invested in the stories and characters. You probably shouldn't watch a show like this if that's the case

[@seibz]

In "The Husbands of River Song", River says to 12th "You remind me of my second wife"... Could that possibly mean that she could return with the 13th Doctor as she could be that second wife River speaks about ?

[@Speedmcpolat]

But she doesn't have the 13th doctors photo. Wouldn't it also be on the album?

[@Dom-th3rp]

She's still in the library sorry bro, all the events with Peter go back with the screwdriver and will remain like that

[@sford557]

Kale Ling Sorry,had to....Its cast not casted. And its spelt Jodie not Jodi.

[@Silverwind87]

seibz nice theory!

[@azal5303]

i think she can because she didn't know that capaldi was the doctor so she probabily wouldn't kno jodie is the doctor too it could be made

[@charles-andredesgreniers8352]

6:17 has anyone ever noticed that: the first time River shows the pictures of the different Doctors, she shows the picture of John Hurt. Details makes that show magnificent.

[@CardKiwi]

I'm pretty sure that was from husbands of river song, which was after day of the doctor.

[@krimson8317]

The edit was by the creator of the video

[@YoghurtKiss]

It's from Capaldi Era, so John Hurt has already played the Doctor

[@obiwankenobi687]

That’s from husbands of riversong which was after the 50th.

[@WereDictionary]

I cant help but think that in some other timeline, River bonds with a TARDIS, has a bunch of children as her companions and calls herself Ms Frizzle.

[@skittybug6937]

THIS MAKES SO MUCH DAMN SENSE!

[@nishwarlock6972]

I can't breathe from laughing so hard at this.

[@shakirashipslied9721]

@@skittybug6937 oh my god

[@666msGoD]

We saw the episodes where her timeline intersects with the one of the doctor, it's still possible she had centuries of traveling and adventures exactly like him, time is irrelevant here.

[@HM4Hill]

clean up on aisle 6 we have a mind blown all over the place

[@ahunter8056]

An absolutely wonderful compilation, brilliantly edited. Especially loved the inclusion of the Big Finish stuff. Excellent job. :)

[@TheConfessionDial]

Thanks :)

[@lauragantz6876]

ahunter8056 agree the best River timeline I've seen 💖💖

[@sertan138]

Is big finish canon?

[@Clonest]

SS Mangan As long has it's with doctor's 6th, 7th, or 8th, it's presumed to be. Due to huge time gaps between classic, movie, and new who.

[@goonsgoons1]

the big finish stuff really threw me off for a second hahahaha.

[@Chappy9320]

It's amazing how river came about. The mysterious woman who knew the doctor (Tennant) But not the other way round. And Then You find out it's his future companions daughter. Wow

[@AltairZielite]

Future companion's daughter with a timey wimey space head!

[@kurisutori6186]

I seen every single episode with River Song and you made it feel brand new watching. Thank you for your caring and perfect editing its truly magical!

[@kurisutori6186]

I also must say thanks for cutting out the Doctor saying Get Out! to her. That would have hurt me :(

[@21touma]

"How long is a night on derillium?" "24 years" THATS A HELL OF A HONEYMOON

[@ghostkage]

That was awesome,,but you missed the River monolith speech and Capaldi saying "hello Sweetie "

[@blakelowe1300]

"Fresh off the wrist of a handsome time agent" Jack?

[@ejoarkhamgamer567]

Right then only three more limbs and a torso to go.

[@bobbiemarkwick4417]

Jacks broke. probably not

[@kld7328]

Yes it was Captian Jack's Vortex Manipulator (aka the face of boe)

[@viragkinga]

in The Day of the Doctor Kate Stewart says that Jack gave his Vortex Manipulator to UNIT and they keep it in the Black Archive, so I don't think the one River has is Jack's

[@zombieslayer1468]

@@viragkinga timestreams

[@DigitalVanquish]

Wait. The last great frost fair in 1814? The Doctor and River may have been there just before The Doctor and Bill arrived.

[@adriox23]

DigitalVanquish there's a deleted scene where this is referenced

[@Charlie-yr4vb]

DigitalVanquish my thoughts exactly

[@BerlinerinToni]

I was waiting to see Stevie Wonder playing under London Bridge when that S10 episode first aired. It would have been a great hint, without actually having to show Eleven or River. Alas, it didn't happen. Not that I saw, anyway!

[@ontos8534]

Well the frost fairs did last weeks

[@fishhusbando3093]

This is going to go down as one of the best storylines in Who history. Moffat's era had it's flaws but my god does that man know how to write an arc

[@vistoso_9939]

"River we got the wrong fish!!!!" XD lost it then

[@miletilblight2181]

BrokenPistonMC ITS JIM

[@emmacloud4739]

her life is like one of those poems that's sad when read forwards but happy when read backwards

[@riverwinding9408]

I had a great time watching this. It really shows that a lot of skill and hard work into it. Thanks!

[@TheConfessionDial]

Thanks. I'm glad you liked it.

[@evarosemcnally1221]

hi is this river song from doctor who I love DOCTOR WHO

[@riverwinding9408]

Hello sweetie ;D

[@Sukkulents_]

Eva Rose McNally You're not being serious are you

[@ishaandw]

What was the part with the sixth doctor!

[@sophiehughes9591]

I don’t care who comes along, or who the doctor falls in love with or who falls in love with him, RIVER AND THE DOCTOR WILL FOREVER BE MY ULTIMATE SHIP 💪🏽

[@alenrae1370]

I'm not crying...I just have allergies...

[@keistopherc6717]

I know right it happen every time I watch it its like I'm allergic to it

[@kaalionrjest1059]

We have the same allergies!

[@vsyovomrakenochi8960]

What to? "FEELS!"

[@sabbyali3212]

A whole lot of Tracy beakers in here

[@voluux.]

River’s story is truly heartbreaking... Every time she meets he man she loves, he remembers less and less about her, until he finally has no idea who she is, but of course on that very same day, she dies instead of him to save everybody. She showed so much bravery and kindness to a man who didn’t even know her, even when she was born to kill him. I can’t believe how crushing it must have been to her... The last episode that river is featured on is almost the other way around. The Doctor has to say goodbye to River because he knows what will happen next. The writer of this entire storyline was so creative and pushed the limits of time travel as far as he could with River and The Doctor. How he seemlessly tied together their two stories amazes me! It is such a cool concept that the more one knew about the other, the less the other knew about them. This storyline is extraordinarily written and creates so much emotion, wether it be sadness, happiness or just plain confusion, yet somehow once you put all the pieces of the puzzle in order, it makes sense and the chemistry is perfect. It’s a shame that the twelfth doctor didn’t get to spend much time with river, but as they said so many times, nothing lasts forever.

[@WhovianWars]

A very well presented video, especially the flashback to doctors 7,6,4, and 1. Wonderful

[@archive9796]

WhovianWars what about 8 know

[@TheConfessionDial]

Took a bit of work but it was worth it! Thanks for watching :)

[@jimmeuht]

what was that box moment?

[@r3df0x41]

The Confession Dial that was great

[@lejyby]

are those from the original serie (and from which episode) or an edition?

[@GeronimoKennel]

Being the character was only in 7 or so stories, the continuity over so many years is incredible.

[@juliettemars9106]

Am I the only one who thinks she was like the best female character on these series??? 🌟🌟 (Well, there’s also Donna, she’s the Queen 😂🌟)

[@zh7334]

@Penny for my thot rose was a dumb bitch

[@ballislife6034]

Zack Haik she was an attention whore

[@lovethatforme]

Penny for my thot are you kidding me? Sarah Jane was the best one. She got two spin offs.

[@kingdiamond8875]

Never really like rose my favourite is Donna and river song

[@thequayle4810]

I like them all, i think that rose was for the 10th doctor and river was for the 11th and i think donna was brilliant personally because she didnt have anything romantic going on with the doctor and in my opinion i believed they had that brother and sister relationship and it was funny to watch that!

[@laytonpro8655]

“Durilium, you always say you’re gonna take me for dinner there and then you always cancel at the last minute.” Oh river, if only you knew...

[@teresafinch7790]

I would love to have seen River and Captain Jack in the same seen.

[@Tsukiakari-qb3tk]

they met in Big Finish story R & J

[@modsmum]

River Song is awesome. Full of confidence and never ending devotion...and always full of suprises.

[@SamusMaXximus]

I love River as a character. And this video just reaffirms that. My goodness. When you really see things from her point of view instead of his..... It's awful. It's a wonder she didn't become the weapon they wanted. I'm glad that in his life he found someone that understood him. Truly. My dad is a lifelong fan. And he was always iffy at best about River. Iffy about the Doctor ever having relations. Not me. I love it. I love her. I'm so glad they created this amazing relationship. The Doctor can't live to be 2000 years old and not find love. River = Amazing

[@davidjones6969]

Clone her, go get her memories from library..... River we miss you!

[@kingdiamond8875]

No leave her alone she good her story is complete

[@moonrabbit815]

GET THE GLASS THING THAT THEY PUT BILL'S MEMORIES INTO

[@Eddie99x]

"What is she" - One of the bravest and most amazing women I have ever known

[@NandaRoxNUShould2]

One psychopath per Tardis, don't you think?

[@somerandomguy2073]

Nanda Rox: Moffat RRREEEAAAALLLLLLLYYY needs to invest in a dictionary. He clearly has no idea what psychopaths and sociopaths are. Coupled with Sherlock, he seems to think they're just fancy words for 'often acts like a bit of a dick'.

[@kaseyboles30]

At one point Watson refers to Sherlock's 'Aspergers' (Hound of the Baskervills) when talking to inspector Lestrad. Except the first episode where lady cop is running him down only Sherlock refers to himself as a "high functioning sociopath". Aspergers makes more sense. Also sociopath and psychopath are merely slang terms for Anti-Social Personality Disorder.

[@jamesashlee1784]

@@somerandomguy2073 people will find any excuse to shit on moffat when he's given us some of the best dw episodes, character arcs and storylines huh

[@somerandomguy2073]

@@jamesashlee1784 Nope. I quite like Moffat's writing. It's just incredibly irritating that he's pushing a completely false definition of sociopathy to the public. Since Sherlock described himself as one, the number of teenagers that have tried to get themselves diagnosed with it have skyrocketed. It's just bloody irresponsible of him.

[@jamesashlee1784]

@@somerandomguy2073 He can't decide how the audience is going to react to his writing. That's just teenagers being easily influenced, he shouldn't have to tread on egg shells in fear of how younger audiences would react

[@manlikemars2929]

I loved the Matt Smith episodes, but what episode did he wear a white suit in?

[@Hudson112]

It's a mini episode exclusive to the Series 6 DVD. It's called Night and the Doctor.

[@sarahglover3286]

Which disc is it on I have looked on a few!?

[@Hudson112]

Sarah Glover it's consisted of five parts. Bad Night, Good Night, First Night, Last Night and Up All Night. First night and last night are the ones with River in it. They should be on dailymotion.

[@sariarosegold]

thanks for that, was nice to see a bit more matt smith doctor i didnt know about

[@sarahglover3286]

I realised I never answered my own question the answer is disc 3 (typically the last one I tried as I tried all the ones with River on the episodes!)!

[@GameBreaker1055]

That tragedy that his first meeting is her last is so beautiful!

[@divergenttardis7378]

River Song had the craziest character arc of any character on the new show!

[@ShyMicky]

Amazing, whoever edited this did an absolutely fantastic job. It was like one big trailer for River Song and I loved every moment of it.

[@audiostrife]

hands down the saddest thing I ever watched.

[@darthmetallus1977]

I was hoping you would include Capaldi activiting River's sonic & waving it around her. I thought he was just showing it off, but when I watched the episode again on BBC iPlayer it occurred to me that he must have been scanning her into it for her future data ghost. I don't know which happened quicker: My mind blowing or my jaw crashing through the floor. 😆

[@Efflorescentey]

Capaldi also scans her with his own sonic on derilium. The same sonic that he gives her.

[@CoriFrede]

This was bloody brilliant. I wish BBC would theme the next DW marathon with River's timeline.

[@misc.sailors1727]

My favorite thing on the library episodes is that in first viewing is fun filler. After you watch all of Doctor Who and do a rewatch its the most heartbreaking tragic episodes in the whole show

[@phietg]

I love this! but I honestly cried when River and Amy 'Died/left'

[@willlexie]

Rewatching the Library scene just broke my heart, because everything is finally make sense but this time, River is really dead.

[@thegreenvoltage]

River’s arc… tragic, confusing, and one of the best parts of this reboot. Makes me wanna cry…

[@MikeDragon]

The first time we've seen River talk to the Doctor and how shocked she was that he had no idea about who she is wasn't a big deal. Didn't feel that way, anyway. Now that we know her timeline and how it crosses his and the things they did together, the adventures they had, the marriage, etc, looking back at that moment in the library and especially, she she sacrifices herself to save the man she loves but has no idea who she even is... well, it's simply heartbreaking. Absurdly heartbreaking. Reveals the true meaning that we couldn't see for about three years. It is tragic, sad, beautiful and sweet, all at the same time.

[@marine463]

Incredible editing skills ! What a great tribute.

[@monkeygamingcraz9423]

Okay. Now this makes sense. It was hard for me to put the puzzle together but now it makes sense when I watched this. Big thumbs up dude. I love this vid.

[@333angeleyes]

Did anyone see the episode "Angels Take Manhattan" .... Spoilers (^_^) In that episode it is shown why River turned down the Doctors offer to travel with him. She is afraid of allowing him to see her age and she doesn't want him to see that she is "Only" a human that can be damaged... I thought that was so sad, she loves him so much and would literally die for him but she thinks she isn't worthy of him. In the episode "Husbands of River Songs" it is revealed that she doesn't think he loves her, she says "how could someone as great as him love a ordinary moral, he would never come for me." So comes off as so strong and confident but in truth she is so fragile inside; it's sad.

[@jackass123455]

so both 11 and 12 were on the river themes at the same time 11 with river ice skating and 12 with billie recuing the creature that caused it.

[@DoctorDodge]

I LOVE that you've made sure to include her Big Finish adventures in there! Very nicely done! :D

[@swissham998877]

DON'T MIND ME IT'S BEEN YEARS AND I'M CRYING OKAY THIS IS FINE

[@hand6724]

An emotional kick to the fucking balls

[@vesperastraea]

cindybin2001 lmao people are gonna curse whether you like or not. Wherever you go, there's bound to be a person who curses. Get over it.

[@ohhninjaify]

cindy shut the fuck up

[@tanguyvettier]

Ok so.. I really need to tell someone about this, let’s go : I didn’t watch the firsts seasons since a while. What a joy to remember the David Tenant years. And tonight I finally rewatch it.. The library, the beginning and the end of River Song at the same time. And oh man when you know everything and who she is and all that she recall in you…. I juste cried like a baby. And then I can’t help it, I had to come back to this video on KZbin. The way it’s edited I can never grow bored of this Timeline of River Song. What an amazing character and an wonderful story

[@ryanlamb7945]

you should do the master timeline

[@gamecommanderswarroom6283]

I would love to see Rivers' post library appearances edited in simply for this to be fully completed, yet as it stands this is wonderful.

[@cutekittens6]

i thought i was doing so well until "how long is a night on derilum" and then i just burst into tears. thanks for putting her in her chronological order

[@mekrabj2901]

when ever River Song says the word "sweetie" it melts my heart.

[@SilkyC]

Wellllllllllllllllllll thanks for bringing back all the feels of the River Song timeline....geez

[@SalmaMoPeace]

Why would you do this to us?! the idea of the story of one of my favourite characters coming full circle, knowing that we'll never see her again was heartbreaking... and that just reminded me of every emotion I had. This video is brilliant, and it is well-edited... Especially the ending, her voice over the future scenes, just brilliant. One of the best story lines ever, and probably the most complicated and the best of what Moffat wrote.

[@jrsiv4462]

7:55 When we first heard the story in Forrest of the Dead. We pictured the event as romantic when it was actually filled with arguments and sass that somehow fits both 12 and river.

[@mohanrajagopal8369]

Kudos to the creator, this was wonderful stuff. But what really left me in awe was when River and 10 were discussing the diary, and the events that have happened so far. She mentioned events that would only happen 4 seasons later. This is how much detailed planning goes into this amazing show. This was the saga of River Song, that spanned an era of 6 years, 4 companions, and 12 doctors.

[@agentother1476]

During and after the time war it was much harder to hold onto the memory of her in the back of his mind and especially after he regenerates with all that stress he forgot her completely. That’s how I see it

[@christopherpenn9283]

Hands down no questions asked best story to piece together as you watch the show, IMO, what a genius head that man had writing these

[@adammg97]

the most beautiful and yet most heartbreaking storyline 💔

[@ThisIsNoahHii]

i will always remember the time i rewatched the library episode after finishing River Song's Husbands

[@kevin62125]

This is the most complicated love story ever!

[@GreenRazzles]

Can't get over how good an edit this is

[@MinorAccidnt]

I never noticed the mention of Asgard! What a great reference.

[@blaze7570]

The concept of her reverse timeline is so brilliant.

[@RK-ep8qy]

Oh…my…god… The Doctor who episode Thin Ice came out last Saturday, and the Doctor mentioned he'd been to the ice festival before! Okay cool didn't think anything of it, then I come here and 3:55 (on the video) I'm gassing! Moffat loves his nods to the past episodes.

[@theleemaaeras2083]

Great job, really; and thanks for having kept the music from Murray Gold, it really is the one that suits best! Amazing work, teared up when I heard Sylvester ♪

[@lucasgray1492]

She knew she was going to die, she knew that when she met the doctor and he has never met her before that it would be her last day. She knew it and she let it happen. I am so not okay with that. I’m so upset she died.

[@SpikeyGuy]

Wow, *gorgeously* done. Superb interleaving of audio and visual, as well as timeline presentation. Best I've seen. I"ll include in my mind some of those amazing Web-based adventures she had with 11, as well as hopes for visits to come.

[@speed65752]

How to became a madman with a box, thinking about River's timeline.

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

You did such an amazing job on this well done. I love river song. This is so accurate and emotional and well edited.

[@okanidug6035]

I hate her ending. The blame is not on Tennant's doctor to leave without a goodbye. The blame is on the future doctors thinking living in a database like a book on the shelf is a good ending for his wife. I don't think River would have choose that ending for herself. That is just sad. She was a Time Lord ffs that ending make her a boring soccer mom

[@laurieantoniol1534]

Best video of River's timeline. Thank you sooo much for your work. ❣️