River on Song: Ten of Her Finest Moments!
The Doctor Who Team
This Christmas Alex Kingston returns as the kick-ass archaeologist with big hair, big attitude and a big new adventure! To celebrate the news we’re looking at ten of her finest moments to date!
Silencing the Doctor in the Library
Let’s start at the beginning. Sort of. River bamboozles the Doctor and to use the Time Lord’s own words, ‘There’s not a lot of people who can do that…’ Immediately sassy, enigmatic and fun, this was one Song that didn’t need time to grow on us!
Well, let's see…
‘You’ve got a time machine, I’ve got a gun… What the hell! Let’s kill Hitler!’ We loved the ‘Mel’ version of River… As Amy’s best friend she was a dangerous, reckless, gun-toting and feisty female… Actually, no change there, then!
How Exciting!
River can tease the Doctor like the devil, like in this scene where the Doctor introduced her to Amy…
River Deep
She finally got serious and tied the knot with the Time Lord (didn’t she?) in The Wedding of River Song. It was the day the Doctor should have died but he ended up ‘marrying’ River, instead. And if that wasn’t enough of a result, this happened…
The Melody Lingers On…
It’s easy to forget that the mystery surrounding River Song was part of what made her such a compelling character and a zillion theories about her background were flying around before A Good Man Goes to War. She was the Master! She was Romana! She was… Well, we know now and the eagerly anticipated reveal of who River really was didn’t disappoint!
The Doctor’s Wife
So, River flies the TARDIS and the Doctor flies off the handle…
A Dangerous River…
She’s fun and witty but we like the fact that danger is never far away from River Song… When we first saw her meet the Eleventh Doctor she was the perfect ally against the Weeping Angels… Don’t. Even. Blink!
The (Almost) Impossible Astronaut
On the downside, her attempt to kill the Doctor wasn’t the best way to cement relations with the man she loved, but on the upside it triggered a season which kept us guessing how the Doctor would escape what looked like certain death.
Cheers!
We’ve always admired River for her whip-smart one-liners, like the time when Jenny asked how she managed to magic up a bottle of Champagne and an elegant flute. Without missing a beat, River replied with a smile, ‘Disgracefully…’
Until the Next Time…
Okay, this may be a cheat but we have a feeling the 2015 Christmas Special will be another highlight in her life and crazy career. River Song and the Twelfth Doctor. Really. What’s not to love? We can’t wait for a River to run through Christmas…
