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[hamchan]

"The last time I saw you you turned up on my doorstep in a new haircut and your best suit"

Uh oh

Which means Eleventh made a mistake and Last Night wasn't the last time she would see the Doctor.

Looks like the Doctor has to keep trial and error visiting her with a new haircut and suit and visiting that pretty lights planet until she finally goes away.

 

[munchie64]

"The last time I saw you you turned up on my doorstep in a new haircut and your best suit"

Uh oh

Well some people will be happy.

 

[V1LÆM]

Speaking of River Song, have we still ever found out how she got the screwdriver from Silence in the Library? It doesn't look like any of the screwdrivers the Doctor has had yet.

i'm sure it's just a modified version of 10's. i don't think we've seen him giving her his screwdriver yet.

10's:

River's:

For comparison, 11's:

12's:

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

She has a Sonic "Trowel" tonight.

I bet you a mince pie before the end of the episode;

"That thing is ridiculous... Here. Take this old screwdriver"

 

[funkystudent]

This is pretty fun

 

[Little Old Man]

It's on this early? I'll have to iPlayer it then!

 

[Lashley]

This is really cheesy

And not in a good way

 

[Stuart444]

I'm enjoying this. It's fun.

 

[bengraven]

This is really cheesy

And not in a good way

I'm enjoying this. It's fun.

These two actually give me high hopes.

 

[JonathanEx]

It's entertainingly ridiculous.

 

[Lashley]

These two actually give me high hopes.

I'd lower your expectations tbh.

It's been quite boring

 

[funkystudent]

OK. That bigger on the inside gag was fun.


I normally don't like the Xmas specials but I'm liking this. And this is probably the best River has been since forever.

 

[DrForester]

AHHHH!!! I missed the start!. I didn't realize it was on this early.

 

[Lashley]

How has Alex Kingston got more beautiful and somehow looks younger!?

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

How has Alex Kingston got more beautiful and somehow looks younger!?

"I might gradually bring the age down a little, just to freak them out"

 

[bengraven]

I'd lower your expectations tbh.

It's been quite boring

Boring I can't do with, but I like the idea of it just being a fun romp, even if it's light on actual story.

 

[Keyser Soze]

I am pretty sure someone will send in a letter of complaint about that boob grab

 

[Quick Mustard]

Lovely episode, really quite beautifully done in the last ten minutes.

 

[N7Commander95]

That was . . . 😢

 

[Mindwipe]

That was the best Christmas special for years. Easily.

 

[Clegg]

That was a great episode.

 

[Stuart444]

Great ep, ;_;

 

[JoeM86]

As soon as he mentioned a haircut and a suit, I knew it'd be ending this way

 

[JonathanEx]

Went from silly romp to really sweet ending. Still a bit of Who-lore to make it have the full impact but I don't think that heavy. But nicest Christmas one in a while.

 

[Clegg]

24 years tho.

The Doctor does things right.

 

[Heartfyre]

If the past season had half of the heart, frivolity, and cleverness of that Christmas Special, it would have been very different. Had a great time with it.

 

[Slowdive]

Really good episode.

 

[The Elite]

It bothered me a lot in parts but it was so great in others that everything balanced out.

That ending killed me.

 

[The Elite]

The last four episodes have been great for me. One of the better runs of Who in a while.

Glad they ended strong.

 

[Look! The Pie!]

Maybe it's because I've had a few drinks, but I found that final scene incredibly profound, and I'm speaking as someone who's never been particularly invested in the relationship between River and the Doctor.

That line about happy endings not meaning forever, just meaning time...damn.

 

[funkystudent]

Dude with the split head was a bit much on a full stomach.


Great episode. That last act ;_;

 

[EvilRedEye]

Sounds like Big Finish have bumped forward the release of their River Song boxset to right now, FYI.

 

[Quick Mustard]

Dude with the split head was a bit much on a full stomach.


Great episode. That last act ;_;

I can see Moffat writing that knowing exactly what he was doing given the Christmas Day lunch, lol.

 

[Exterminieren]

That was ham and cheese, but in the loveliest of ways.

Big laughs, heartfelt emotion and gross special effects. All Christmas specials should be like it.

 

[tonysidaway]

i don't think we've seen him giving her his screwdriver yet.

It's not that kind of show.

(Mic drop)

 

[Clegg]

It's not that kind of show.

(Mic drop)

What do you think of my new body?

I don't know, I've only seen the face.

 

[spunodi]

Nice musical reprises. As well as 'A Good Man?' I think we got 'Mad / Sad Man with a Box' and 'The Enigma of River Song'

 

[excelsiorlef]

A beautiful ending. My heart dropped when she got that sonic. I was like daaaamn.

Guess that's the end of her storyline. Hope it is anyway. What a lovely way to close it.

 

[tomtom94]

Very enjoyable, despite my reservations. Good to see a solid conclusion to the River Song arc, and Greg Davies was hilarious in the supposed A-plot.

I need to watch the ending again because the fact that River ultimately cheats death was nagging at me the first time.

 

[Exterminieren]

We got a nice hit of some of the Silence in the Library score when River got her sonic, too.

 

[DeathyBoy]

That was some profound shit at the end. And will make the first River episodes even sadder.

 

[Mariolee]

Oh geez, I'm actually crying. This is the first time I've actually cried and not just been on the verge of crying. Oh my goodness.

Very enjoyable, despite my reservations. Good to see a solid conclusion to the River Song arc, and Greg Davies was hilarious in the supposed A-plot.

I need to watch the ending again because the fact that River ultimately cheats death was nagging at me the first time.

How does she cheat death. They are implied to be able to be together for 24 years, and then she saunters off and eventually hits the end of the road.

Appreciated the shout out to Last Night as well.

 

[DrForester]

That was a really, really goofy episode with a really sweet ending.

 

[Daria Morgendorffer]

I have never been the biggest fan of River but I thought this episode was really good, one of the better Christmas episodes that I can remember.
Really pleasantly surprised with this one.

 

[VAD]

Great episode I did not expect it to get emotional. The last shifty Christmas special was The Widow and the Wardrobe so I was not surprised by its quality. I definitely want to rewatch the Library episodes now. Hurry and deliver season 10 now!

 

[tonysidaway]

I definitely want to rewatch the Library episodes now. Hurry and deliver season 10 now!

Steven Moffat really gets time travel fiction. Notice now how Doctor Who's final speech echoes and foreshadows the finale of Forest of the Dead. Transcript here from http://www.chakoteya.net/doctorwho/30-9.htm


[Hospital grounds]

(River is wearing a loose white robe. Charlotte and Doctor Moon walk up to her.)
GIRL: It's okay, you're safe. You'll always be safe here. The Doctor fixed the data core. This is a good place now. But I was worried you might be lonely, so I brought you some friends. Aren't I a clever girl?
EVANGELISTA: Aren't we all?
(Anita, the two Daves and Miss Evangelista with her normal face are walking towards her.)
RIVER: Oh, for heaven's sake. He just can't do it, can he? That man. That impossible man. He just can't give in.
RIVER [OC]: Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed. Some days, nobody dies at all.
(The Doctor returns to the Reception and stares at the Tardis. He snaps his fingers, and the door opens. Donna is waiting inside.)
RIVER [OC]: Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair, and the Doctor comes to call
(He snaps his fingers again and the door closes.)

[Children's bedroom]

(River closes her diary.)
RIVER: Everybody lives.
(She kisses Charlotte goodnight and looks at Ella and Joshua.)
RIVER: Sweet dreams, everyone.

 

[Symphonia]

Well, damn.

;_;

 

[Mariolee]

Steven Moffat really gets time travel fiction. Notice now how Doctor Who's final speech echoes and foreshadows the finale of Forest of the Dead. Transcript here from http://www.chakoteya.net/doctorwho/30-9.htm


[Hospital grounds]

(River is wearing a loose white robe. Charlotte and Doctor Moon walk up to her.)
GIRL: It's okay, you're safe. You'll always be safe here. The Doctor fixed the data core. This is a good place now. But I was worried you might be lonely, so I brought you some friends. Aren't I a clever girl?
EVANGELISTA: Aren't we all?
(Anita, the two Daves and Miss Evangelista with her normal face are walking towards her.)
RIVER: Oh, for heaven's sake. He just can't do it, can he? That man. That impossible man. He just can't give in.
RIVER [OC]: Some days are special. Some days are so, so blessed. Some days, nobody dies at all.
(The Doctor returns to the Reception and stares at the Tardis. He snaps his fingers, and the door opens. Donna is waiting inside.)
RIVER [OC]: Now and then, every once in a very long while, every day in a million days, when the wind stands fair, and the Doctor comes to call
(He snaps his fingers again and the door closes.)

[Children's bedroom]

(River closes her diary.)
RIVER: Everybody lives.
(She kisses Charlotte goodnight and looks at Ella and Joshua.)
RIVER: Sweet dreams, everyone.

I totally missed the "wind stands fair" bit and the parallels between the two speeches. Good stuff.

 

[tomtom94]

Oh geez, I'm actually crying. This is the first time I've actually cried and not just been on the verge of crying. Oh my goodness.



How does she cheat death. They are implied to be able to be together for 24 years, and then she saunters off and eventually hits the end of the road.

Appreciated the shout out to Last Night as well.

I was thinking of The Forest of the Dead, not specifically this episode.

 

[Mariolee]

I was thinking of The Forest of the Dead, not specifically this episode.

Oh yeah, I kinda had that thought too as in "Why is the Doctor so sad when he actually does save her and even meets her afterwards in the Series 7 finale?" But I suppose it's not the same since she's actually dead and the River in the computer is basically a copy right? Although even more technically, the Doctor we know right now is also a copy from Heaven Sent?