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I've always liked River Song but it's been a long time since I watched Silence in the Library and Forests of the Dead, the episodes that introduced the character. In fact, I know I never went back and rewatched her episodes after The Husbands of River Song.
During my current rewatch I'm now in Series 4 and River has just made her way on screen and into my heart once again. There's so much foreshadowing here and a kind of deep sadness that makes so much more sense when you know how her story will unfold. There is one bit of dialog, just before she dies, that is almost a plot summary for The Husband's of River Song.
RIVER: Funny thing is, this means you've always known how I was going to die. All the time we've been together, you knew I was coming here. The last time I saw you, the real you, the future you, I mean, you turned up on my doorstep, with a new haircut and a suit. You took me to Darillium to see the Singing Towers. What a night that was. The Towers sang, and you cried.
COMPUTER: Autodestuct in one minute.
RIVER: You wouldn't tell me why, but I suppose you knew it was time. My time. Time to come to the library. You even gave me your screwdriver. That should have been a clue.
Steven Moffat wrote those words in early 2008 during the Russell T. Davies era. In 2015 when Moffat was showrunner he took those lines and wove them into The Husbands of River Song.
During my current rewatch I'm now in Series 4 and River has just made her way on screen and into my heart once again. There's so much foreshadowing here and a kind of deep sadness that makes so much more sense when you know how her story will unfold. There is one bit of dialog, just before she dies, that is almost a plot summary for The Husband's of River Song.
RIVER: Funny thing is, this means you've always known how I was going to die. All the time we've been together, you knew I was coming here. The last time I saw you, the real you, the future you, I mean, you turned up on my doorstep, with a new haircut and a suit. You took me to Darillium to see the Singing Towers. What a night that was. The Towers sang, and you cried.
COMPUTER: Autodestuct in one minute.
RIVER: You wouldn't tell me why, but I suppose you knew it was time. My time. Time to come to the library. You even gave me your screwdriver. That should have been a clue.
Steven Moffat wrote those words in early 2008 during the Russell T. Davies era. In 2015 when Moffat was showrunner he took those lines and wove them into The Husbands of River Song.
