One extremely beautiful thing about this scene is: this is one rare moment when Doctor and River meet and they both know how much they love each other and what they mean to each other. Because River has already met Twelve so she knows, and because it was always clear as a day to Eleven.
I concur that this is beautiful, and that they both know how much they love each other in this scene. However, It was not clear to Eleven for a while. Eleven would flirt with Riversong, but he made it clear he didn't trust her. We also know in The Angels Take Manhattan that they loved each other then as well.
4 years later and it still gets very much appreciated. Ive just watched the whole DW Universe for the first time (well, I am currently done with 12 and not sure if I willl watch 13) but either way I fell for them both & ur comment just sum'ed it up in a perfect way.
11 is the flailing awkward goofy one, too. For HIM to go for a passionate kiss without a bit of awkwardness really shows how much he wanted it. He WANTED it. He was weird with Clara, Jenny, Amy, weird with every woman who showed sexual interest. River? Nuh uh!
@@hothotheat3000 he was so serious and it showed how much he had matured and that he loved river. For me, no other companion relationship is even close to what they had, rose just seemed like 10s girlfriend and that was it, but river was his wife and she is loved by all the doctors incarnations from 11th onwards. Their chemistry was so good, I loved 12 and river but nothing will beat 11 and river for me.
the way he holds her, kisses her, looks at her.. like she is the most precious thing in the universe.. and then the hurt in his eyes when she disappears.. Matt Smith's acting is on point.. You can really feel how the doctor feels while finally giving in his desire to touch her one more time and his pain too.. 😢
"You are always there to me, and I always listen, and I can always see you." I love that 10, 11, and 12 got a chance to say goodbye, but this is my favorite moment for that, despite River being long dead in the scene itself. Having lost my fiancée at 30 (though fortunately finding happiness years later) His words mean a great deal.
I can't get over this kiss. It's one of the most loving and passionate kisses I've seen on this show from the doctor. After watching this you cannot convince me that the doctor does not love River. No matter how much time goes by I still obsess over this moment and how tender it is.
Omg the feels!!! Eleven pours his heart into that kiss. Little bit of behind the scenes info.. Matt and Alex were really upset that they had to do this in one take. Alex was truly upset in this scene and really had to fight to stop the tears flowing... That is true emotion you can hear. Makes the scene so much more powerful.
It shows how brilliant Alex Kingston truly is. Did you catch the tears in her eyes as Matt pulls away from her face?? We're not worthy of such beauty. 😭💔😭💔😭💔
@@vikitty604 She had the perfect moment with her breaking voice and eyes. Screen actors need those eyes to tell the story and Alex Kingston has those unique eyes. I had the honor of 6mins chat with Alex a few weeks ago. She's truly warm and kind as I've seen on convention q&a's. Can't believe I made her laugh when I shared that I binged watched all of NuWho in two months. She asked ME more questions than the one question I managed to ask. If I'm forunate enough of anther chance I'd like to ask which was more fun to play Melody turning into RIver or River not knowing who 12 truly is.
I love that he holds onto her as much as possible. He could’ve released her wrist sooner, could’ve not cupped her face for so long, could’ve not held her hands to his chest. Ugh the small details always get me.
If Clara and River's echo are linked and if Clara's adventure spans the entirely of the universe in the endless time between her last two heartbeats, then River's echo could appear anywhere and anytime.
I loved river more than clara clara betrayed the doctors trust river never did she died saving him more than once river is like her father Rory if they love someone they die for them
@@kriegermaria9923 Thank you for your comments. Clara had a good start. Saving the Doctor in his own time stream was probably the high point for the character. I have the impression that River's character was more effectively and consistently written as the episodes progressed. River completely trusted the Doctor, and her loyalty to him was extraordinary.
i loved river not only was she beautifl but she was a complete baddass. i wish she had been in the show more. her and the 11th doctor had such great chemistry together
I like how it subtly shows how powerful he really is...he can see and hear, even physically interact with her. Then add the emotion of this scene...simply outstanding. FANTASTIC even!
KGotschall He must have maintained some kind of mind link and we always know he has powers we can’t imagine. Just a bit of his mind almost killed Donna. Anything is possible. All I know is this is one of those scenes that just made River Song’s storyline so much more powerful...at least until the singing towers.
@@RevanJJ What's wrong with the singing towers? A lot of people act like it undercuts the emotion of their last night, but it doesn't in the slightest. Both the doctor and River are practically ageless beings. Compared to the whole of time and space, 25 years wouldn't have been nearly long enough for them.
Triston S Guess you missed my full sentence. “This is one of those scenes that just made RIVER SONG’s STORYLINE so much more powerful...at least until the Singing Towers.” What I meant and most got was after her 23 years there with the Dr, her next stop is the Library where she dies and the 10th Dr uploads her consciousness into the vast library. So I was basically saying it’s very powerful because after this she dies. Capitalization for emphasis not to intend anger or anything. Hope that explains it. :)
this scene always makes me emotional, because it's such a contrast to hello sweetie, because one of river's most iconic lines is hello sweetie, we know river's and the doctor's bond by hello sweetie, and when she says goodbye sweetie, it really really feels like a final goodbye, like their journey finally ending ;((
So much love. River was such an amazing character and her an the eleventh doctor had such wonderful chemistry. Matt Smith you ARE the only real doctor to me!
“There is a time to live and a time to sleep. You are an echo, River, like Clara, like all of us.” Something about that line made it feel so final. And whilst it’s true, it doesn’t take away from the pain of knowing that these two won’t see one another like this again. This is the only time when both realise how much the other loves them. And that’s the saddest thing…
Not only that, he says her death, like Clara’s, Amy’s and Rory’s, is/are his fault in the end, and he’s not wrong. River died to save him, so that her life and all the adventures she has with him, including falling in love with him, can happen, but that doesn’t erase the guilt of her death, or that her life was a living hell because a group of humans were scared of what he might do in the future so they raised a psychopath to kill him, and that ended up being the daughter of his best friends and making her childhood a living hell. And then Amy and Rory died because he wanted to continue traveling with them, ending up in Manhattan and dying of old age never seeing the Doctor again. Dying of old age after living a happy life doesn’t sound bad, but they also never saw their family or friends again, so that must have hurt, and it’s the Doctor’s fault, or at least he blamed himself for it. As for Clara, he brought her to Trenzalore so he can save his friends, but she jumped into his timestream to save him, leading him to believe she died because the GI died. Honestly, this incarnation is the goofiest, but also one of the darkest, especially at the end
It was all improvised. He didn't really love her at all she tried to kill him. He only married her to appease her, he was travelling with her mother amy for a long time, she came on the scene from the future out to destroy him, I believe he only married her to keep the peace as it was Amy's daughter, had it not been he may have killed her in retaliation
This scene just claws out my heart. The bittersweet good byes, the desperation in the final kiss, and how it breaks the Doctor to let River go, that clings to her even when he knows he has to let go. And then he lowers his face to her level, one last look before says goodbye to his cherished wife. Yeah, this scene was it for me.
I can understand the doctor not wanting to hurt river, but the one thing I can't understand is why someone is always cutting onions on these River/Doctor videos 😩
Philip Tucker Not really, as she said, she was mentally linked with Clara. And well, Clara is dead now. So she stuck there forever, but at least she’s not alone.
@Philip Tucker And also, Clara is technically dead at this point in time. She's both dead and alive. The reason why time is unaffected is because she goes back eventually. It's the same with every time traveler, they are both dead and alive at the same time.
River's story is the most heartbreaking to me because I know and I'm sure that 10 tried to save her, like he does with everyone, but don't fucking tell me he wouldn't try harder if he knew who she was. It upsets me beacuse, yeah, he tried BUT WE ALL KNOW HE WOULD TRIED HARDER IF HE KNEW. It hurts so much because I'm sure she would have made it alive if the Doctor tried enough... but he didn't
He knew about who she was and what she would meant to him. She knew his real name, he took her to Derilum, etc etc. To save her, he disabled the elevator and jumped like a madman just to make it in time. Technically she didn't die, her spirit is still existent inside the Library ;)
@@croumir Years ago, I saw a UA-cam comment that said the library's database eventually stopped working (maybe because the library was destroyed? I don't exactly remember). It could have just been a rumor, but if it's true then River is almost certainly dead (unless there was some sort of backup of the database).
I feel like it's the last time we see River too... At last, their timelines coincide!! I think it brings closure! They finally had the last kiss and the goodbye they deserved! It's the last time for each of them!
River is one of the characters that can regenerate. I doubt we will ever see the last of her. She will be back, maybe with a new face. or whatever. But a character like that can't die or retire that soon.
0:25 I can't believe they did this in one take. Alex Kingston wanted to do it again but they didn't have the time. I love it that kiss makes me want a cigarette and I don't even smoke.
I went to watch this again this morning after I heard what Alex Kingston described about this moment behind the scenes during a panel. The actors had to shoot quickly, and Alex and Matt saying goodbye in one take made me more emotional about the story behind this scene.
River Song will always be the love of the Doctor's life! 11 showed us just how much she means to him in this scene!! Matt and Alex were truly something special together!
This scene made me very emotional. I thought this was the last time we were ever going to see River Song and I was real surprised when she came for "The Husbands of River Song" the prequel to "Silence in the Library". I like that shot of The Doctor kissing River goodbye at 1:02.
I'm a total geek for the music, so I had to figure out which song was playing in the background. If anyone was wondering, it's The Wedding Of River Song
Or at least a deviation of the song. Murray Gold likes to use songs over and over for the same character but with little changes to fit the scenes. He's brilliant that way
I know 10 gets the rep of being the “romantic” but I do think 11 really did love River, at least in his own way. I get they’re all technically the same person, but before 11’s regen he said he’ll always remember being this specific version and I think that’s what it’s like for all the doctors. I really think 10 truly loved Rose and 11 truly loved River.
Felt this in my soul : “You are always here to me And I always listen And I can always see you” I’m getting this tattooed with a mini fading tardis😭💔 Met my soulmate. 11 years ago. He identified with the 11th doctor. Introduced me to dr who. Always said I was his River. “He is my best friend too. He is the closest person to me in this whole world. He is the man I will always forgive, always trust.” I miss him terribly 💔
I love that she wants him to "say it like you're going to come back," and that she says "Til the next time Doctor," cuz she knows he'll get to see her again in his next regeneration.
From the perspective of a husband who has come as comfortably close to losing my wife as I'd ever want to, what sells me on the performance that this is someone he loves is the stillness of his expression and everything being in the way he holds her face and puts it all in the kiss.
Actually, earlier in the episode, right after she speaks his name to open the door, the Doctor glances at her, then quickly away. It's easy to mistake as an error on Matt's part, but instead it's just damn good foreshadowing.
AGGHHHHHH this scene makes me cry every time. So much packed into so few words and so little time.... AHHHHHHH THE FEELS. Foreshadowing for The Husbands of River Song, it hurrrrrrrrrts.... 😫😫
Rewatching this at the moment and I wish they did more episodes of them on dates like they talk about in their meet ups about what they’ve done together
River'ın Doctor'a olan bakışları hep ilgimi çekmiştir. Kadın Doktor'a öyle bir bakıyor ki sanki dünyadaki en muazzam şeymiş gibi hayran bakışları var. İşte bu yüzden en sevdiğim yoldaş River Song. Doctor'u en çok anlayan yoldaş.
Did y'all see the way he started to remove his hands from her face, and immediately put them right back where they were? He couldn't fuckin let her go ouch my god damn heart
U know what hurts more that's gets me in feels everytime I'm such sucker for it is when river even after being married to him can't understand that he does love her deeply to and if he could he would grow old with her but he knows he immortal and she only human so she not understanding that he loves her for real always assuming that she the only one who get hurt I mean come on river
I love this scene a lot I love that he wanted to go after Clara even if he had to go through his own time stream. Also I really like how he got to kiss River one last time it’s obviously that he loved her he just didn’t want to acknowledge her presence because he didn’t want to feel sad that she was gone. He knew she was there because she was an echo that kiss was very very passionate though probably more passionate then their wedding kiss.
I just realized... Clara still isn't *really* dead. I'm not sure if it was confirmed that River's mental link with her was completely broken, but... they could still both be floating around out there. I mean, we know Clara is. River is still in the database, and that's where she'll always be, but... well, she is River Song.
You can tell 11 is steeling himself up to talk to River when she tells him to be sensible. He doesn’t want to acknowledge her because of all the pain and grief he’s felt this regeneration, but he knows he has to in order to get River to accept her death. He had to say goodbye so she can finally sleep, but acknowledging her brings up all the pain of her death and life knowing her hell is because of him, that his best friends didn’t get to raise her because of him, that she sacrificed herself knowing what her life would be because of him. He thought it would hurt too much to acknowledge that, and he was right, but he had to give this goodbye for both their sakes, regardless of the pain
See this is why I was mad river lost all her regeneration I know she needed save the doctor but they could have both stayed together man like I'm sorry I'm being selfish but I keep hoping for more river and doctor episodes fem doctor would be so fun seeing her react to river
One extremely beautiful thing about this scene is: this is one rare moment when Doctor and River meet and they both know how much they love each other and what they mean to each other. Because River has already met Twelve so she knows, and because it was always clear as a day to Eleven.
The way you worded that is everything
Wahhhh crying
I concur that this is beautiful, and that they both know how much they love each other in this scene. However, It was not clear to Eleven for a while. Eleven would flirt with Riversong, but he made it clear he didn't trust her. We also know in The Angels Take Manhattan that they loved each other then as well.
2 years later and that comment still hits
4 years later and it still gets very much appreciated. Ive just watched the whole DW Universe for the first time (well, I am currently done with 12 and not sure if I willl watch 13) but either way I fell for them both & ur comment just sum'ed it up in a perfect way.
I loved the fact that it was him who went in for the kiss
Proof that he loves her
OMG! I wish I was her right now like damn it!
11 is the flailing awkward goofy one, too. For HIM to go for a passionate kiss without a bit of awkwardness really shows how much he wanted it. He WANTED it. He was weird with Clara, Jenny, Amy, weird with every woman who showed sexual interest. River? Nuh uh!
@@hothotheat3000 he was so serious and it showed how much he had matured and that he loved river. For me, no other companion relationship is even close to what they had, rose just seemed like 10s girlfriend and that was it, but river was his wife and she is loved by all the doctors incarnations from 11th onwards. Their chemistry was so good, I loved 12 and river but nothing will beat 11 and river for me.
He's so in love with her. She's his wife, the only one ungallifreyan person who knows is name.
when you think about it for River this is after she met 12 and as much as I like Capaldi I think it's sweet that she goes back to see 11 one last time
+CODWaveHD And the 8th Doctor. At some point.
+Jay TEE WAIT WHEN??????
***** k cool thnx
Noor Bashir NO, not then. It was in a Big Finish audio series, "The Diary of River Song".
+Jay TEE that's a thing??!
It's in small moments like these when you can tell that for all his fumbling and awkwardness, the Doctor did truly love River.
oh god. I just finished watching husbands of River Song. then watched silence in the library. no longer need a heart.
Piper The Conure 😢
If only they could write Doctor Who episodes like this again. The writing is absolute rubbish these days. Poor Joadie lol
@@philiptucker6119 Yeah she really got fucked by the writing, she does a good job portraying the doctor but damn are the episodes poorly written.
I know just throw it away 😭
oh yess T_T
the way he holds her, kisses her, looks at her.. like she is the most precious thing in the universe.. and then the hurt in his eyes when she disappears.. Matt Smith's acting is on point.. You can really feel how the doctor feels while finally giving in his desire to touch her one more time and his pain too.. 😢
"not one person on this ship, not one living thing, is worth you!" It's canon. For the Doctor, River is the most precious thing in the universe .
"You are always there to me, and I always listen, and I can always see you."
I love that 10, 11, and 12 got a chance to say goodbye, but this is my favorite moment for that, despite River being long dead in the scene itself. Having lost my fiancée at 30 (though fortunately finding happiness years later) His words mean a great deal.
The price of love is loss. But still we pay. We love anyway.
I can't get over this kiss. It's one of the most loving and passionate kisses I've seen on this show from the doctor. After watching this you cannot convince me that the doctor does not love River. No matter how much time goes by I still obsess over this moment and how tender it is.
I agree; same here. I watch this clip on repeat quite a lot.
According to a featurette on the series 9 DVD this was done in one take and led to tears both on and off the set.
Omg the feels!!! Eleven pours his heart into that kiss.
Little bit of behind the scenes info..
Matt and Alex were really upset that they had to do this in one take. Alex was truly upset in this scene and really had to fight to stop the tears flowing... That is true emotion you can hear. Makes the scene so much more powerful.
It shows how brilliant Alex Kingston truly is. Did you catch the tears in her eyes as Matt pulls away from her face?? We're not worthy of such beauty. 😭💔😭💔😭💔
@@stephymarie4403 ughhhhh she is so flawless at portraying River and the pain she would be be feeling at that moment.
@@vikitty604 She had the perfect moment with her breaking voice and eyes. Screen actors need those eyes to tell the story and Alex Kingston has those unique eyes. I had the honor of 6mins chat with Alex a few weeks ago. She's truly warm and kind as I've seen on convention q&a's. Can't believe I made her laugh when I shared that I binged watched all of NuWho in two months. She asked ME more questions than the one question I managed to ask. If I'm forunate enough of anther chance I'd like to ask which was more fun to play Melody turning into RIver or River not knowing who 12 truly is.
I love that he holds onto her as much as possible. He could’ve released her wrist sooner, could’ve not cupped her face for so long, could’ve not held her hands to his chest. Ugh the small details always get me.
One of the rare moments he knew where to put his hands 😂
😂
If Clara and River's echo are linked and if Clara's adventure spans the entirely of the universe in the endless time between her last two heartbeats, then River's echo could appear anywhere and anytime.
AHAH A LOOPHOLE. Now we wait for the return of river song
I loved river more than clara clara betrayed the doctors trust river never did she died saving him more than once river is like her father Rory if they love someone they die for them
Clara saved him to and died once but river saved him more the tardis loved the doctor aswell hmm than she had her own Body for a while
My loved and cared for the doctor man and woman hmm in friendship or more even missy the master
@@kriegermaria9923 Thank you for your comments. Clara had a good start. Saving the Doctor in his own time stream was probably the high point for the character. I have the impression that River's character was more effectively and consistently written as the episodes progressed. River completely trusted the Doctor, and her loyalty to him was extraordinary.
i loved river not only was she beautifl but she was a complete baddass. i wish she had been in the show more. her and the 11th doctor had such great chemistry together
The way Strax just stands there slaughters me.
Rhythmic Thrashing He's probably disgusted at all the display of emotions, not to mention he thinks the doctor is batshit crazy
His look of disgust makes me laugh away the tears everytime lol
It’s moments like this that always makes me remiss about how little we got to see of their marriage
It's been almost seven years and this still makes me cry as hard as it did the first time I watched it. God, I miss them.
Same!
Same here. But for me, it's been 11 years
@@genesistorres3257 It's been 11 years for me now, too! And it's still true.
I like how it subtly shows how powerful he really is...he can see and hear, even physically interact with her. Then add the emotion of this scene...simply outstanding. FANTASTIC even!
I wonder if her data ghost is just constantly following him around the tardis making comments and he's just learned to ignore her lol
KGotschall He must have maintained some kind of mind link and we always know he has powers we can’t imagine. Just a bit of his mind almost killed Donna. Anything is possible. All I know is this is one of those scenes that just made River Song’s storyline so much more powerful...at least until the singing towers.
@@RevanJJ What's wrong with the singing towers? A lot of people act like it undercuts the emotion of their last night, but it doesn't in the slightest. Both the doctor and River are practically ageless beings. Compared to the whole of time and space, 25 years wouldn't have been nearly long enough for them.
Triston S Guess you missed my full sentence. “This is one of those scenes that just made RIVER SONG’s STORYLINE so much more powerful...at least until the Singing Towers.” What I meant and most got was after her 23 years there with the Dr, her next stop is the Library where she dies and the 10th Dr uploads her consciousness into the vast library. So I was basically saying it’s very powerful because after this she dies. Capitalization for emphasis not to intend anger or anything. Hope that explains it. :)
@@RevanJJ You know this is her after the library? It's Rivers Dataghost from the library
River: "Goodbye, sweetie" *Fades away*
Me: 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Opposite of hello sweetie
this scene always makes me emotional, because it's such a contrast to hello sweetie, because one of river's most iconic lines is hello sweetie, we know river's and the doctor's bond by hello sweetie, and when she says goodbye sweetie, it really really feels like a final goodbye, like their journey finally ending ;((
River fans: (cry rivers of tears to drown the whole world)
So much love. River was such an amazing character and her an the eleventh doctor had such wonderful chemistry. Matt Smith you ARE the only real doctor to me!
Probably would've got another kiss if it was 11 at darillium instead of 12
“There is a time to live and a time to sleep. You are an echo, River, like Clara, like all of us.”
Something about that line made it feel so final. And whilst it’s true, it doesn’t take away from the pain of knowing that these two won’t see one another like this again. This is the only time when both realise how much the other loves them. And that’s the saddest thing…
Not only that, he says her death, like Clara’s, Amy’s and Rory’s, is/are his fault in the end, and he’s not wrong. River died to save him, so that her life and all the adventures she has with him, including falling in love with him, can happen, but that doesn’t erase the guilt of her death, or that her life was a living hell because a group of humans were scared of what he might do in the future so they raised a psychopath to kill him, and that ended up being the daughter of his best friends and making her childhood a living hell. And then Amy and Rory died because he wanted to continue traveling with them, ending up in Manhattan and dying of old age never seeing the Doctor again. Dying of old age after living a happy life doesn’t sound bad, but they also never saw their family or friends again, so that must have hurt, and it’s the Doctor’s fault, or at least he blamed himself for it. As for Clara, he brought her to Trenzalore so he can save his friends, but she jumped into his timestream to save him, leading him to believe she died because the GI died. Honestly, this incarnation is the goofiest, but also one of the darkest, especially at the end
I burst into tears every time I see this.
Ditto! 😥😥😥
I bet this was improvised, Matt was just sick of being slapped by Alex 😂😂😂
Westside Yugyeom fuck me yessssss
Lol yes
Everyone is sick of being slapped by Alex
A Fellow Yugyeom stan I see :’)
It was all improvised. He didn't really love her at all she tried to kill him. He only married her to appease her, he was travelling with her mother amy for a long time, she came on the scene from the future out to destroy him, I believe he only married her to keep the peace as it was Amy's daughter, had it not been he may have killed her in retaliation
This is One of my favoriten scene of The Eleventh.
And that so emotional scene and River song is my favorite comppanion in Doctor who.
“Since nobody else in this room can see you god knows how that looked”
😂😂😂
Eleveth doctor look over friends who look at each other
Thats why matt Smith is unique haha
This scene just claws out my heart. The bittersweet good byes, the desperation in the final kiss, and how it breaks the Doctor to let River go, that clings to her even when he knows he has to let go. And then he lowers his face to her level, one last look before says goodbye to his cherished wife. Yeah, this scene was it for me.
"you're always here to me, and I always listen, and I always see you"
I always get chills and tears 🥹
I can understand the doctor not wanting to hurt river, but the one thing I can't understand is why someone is always cutting onions on these River/Doctor videos 😩
He actually didn’t want to hurt himself
we all know she wearing the outfit from the episode with 10th doctor right
assassin wade Yeah, it just further proves that they can still bring River back. Shes still alive somewhere out there (:
Philip Tucker Not really, as she said, she was mentally linked with Clara. And well, Clara is dead now. So she stuck there forever, but at least she’s not alone.
@Philip Tucker The original Clara.
@Philip Tucker And also, Clara is technically dead at this point in time. She's both dead and alive. The reason why time is unaffected is because she goes back eventually. It's the same with every time traveler, they are both dead and alive at the same time.
Ten years later, and this is the most effective therapy whenever I go thru a breakup. It’s so cathartic
Guys this is OTP. And I feel like River's doctor was the 11th, or Matt's doctor
11 ,10 and 12 had chemistry with her
River's story is the most heartbreaking to me because I know and I'm sure that 10 tried to save her, like he does with everyone, but don't fucking tell me he wouldn't try harder if he knew who she was. It upsets me beacuse, yeah, he tried BUT WE ALL KNOW HE WOULD TRIED HARDER IF HE KNEW. It hurts so much because I'm sure she would have made it alive if the Doctor tried enough... but he didn't
Yeah he couldn't even save Rose so don't think it would've mattered. Also he was handcuffed during her death so not much he could have done really.
EX7Sonic he could’ve broken his wrist like River did in TATM.
I would posit that Ten DID know. She knows his name and, according to him, there’s only one reason he would have told her...
He knew about who she was and what she would meant to him. She knew his real name, he took her to Derilum, etc etc. To save her, he disabled the elevator and jumped like a madman just to make it in time. Technically she didn't die, her spirit is still existent inside the Library ;)
@@croumir Years ago, I saw a UA-cam comment that said the library's database eventually stopped working (maybe because the library was destroyed? I don't exactly remember). It could have just been a rumor, but if it's true then River is almost certainly dead (unless there was some sort of backup of the database).
I feel like it's the last time we see River too... At last, their timelines coincide!! I think it brings closure! They finally had the last kiss and the goodbye they deserved! It's the last time for each of them!
OR IS IT
@@Etianen7 DUN DUN DUUUU
River is one of the characters that can regenerate. I doubt we will ever see the last of her. She will be back, maybe with a new face. or whatever. But a character like that can't die or retire that soon.
River can't regenerate because she used the rest of her lives in one go when she saved the Doctor in Lets Kill Hitler
God, this was such a great moment. Everyone dumps on Moffit but, c'mon...!
*looks wryly at Chibnall's seasons*
@@evinbuffett5899 fuck chibnall needs a fucking uppercut
0:25 I can't believe they did this in one take. Alex Kingston wanted to do it again but they didn't have the time. I love it that kiss makes me want a cigarette and I don't even smoke.
The ots take of river after the kiss they used should have been reshot, her expression is so sweet and you really miss is. Kills me.
This moment just proves that even if he never showed it enough and even though river thought he didn't the doctor loves her so much
I went to watch this again this morning after I heard what Alex Kingston described about this moment behind the scenes during a panel. The actors had to shoot quickly, and Alex and Matt saying goodbye in one take made me more emotional about the story behind this scene.
Best love story in history
River Song will always be the love of the Doctor's life! 11 showed us just how much she means to him in this scene!! Matt and Alex were truly something special together!
Moffat, destroyer of all feels
And the drinker of tears
"God knows how that looked."
The others: "He uses a lot of tongue."
Elevens face after River fades away hits me every time
i can feel my heart fighting its way out of my chest.
This scene made me very emotional. I thought this was the last time we were ever going to see River Song and I was real surprised when she came for "The Husbands of River Song" the prequel to "Silence in the Library". I like that shot of The Doctor kissing River goodbye at 1:02.
gosh, the husbands of river song's ending killed me
*dang it...there's still something in my eye even after eight years*
I'm a total geek for the music, so I had to figure out which song was playing in the background. If anyone was wondering, it's The Wedding Of River Song
Or at least a deviation of the song. Murray Gold likes to use songs over and over for the same character but with little changes to fit the scenes. He's brilliant that way
The way she looks at him at 1:39. So much longing and love.
River needs her own spin off show with 11 (I know there are audio books but still)
Okay but her smile when they were done kissing is one of true love
2021 and I still do not get over this
Reached the library episode yesterday, am dead now. Deceased. Passed on. Ceased to exist. Pining for the fjords.
2024, not over it
Weeping profusely thank you
I know 10 gets the rep of being the “romantic” but I do think 11 really did love River, at least in his own way. I get they’re all technically the same person, but before 11’s regen he said he’ll always remember being this specific version and I think that’s what it’s like for all the doctors. I really think 10 truly loved Rose and 11 truly loved River.
Such powerful story telling. The writing and Matts impeccable performance uh.
She looks younger than him in this scene. How does that woman not age?
Well, River did say she was going to bring her age down to freak people out so
Spoilers ;)
Well because river is younger compared to the doctor
“You’re always here to me, and I always listen, and I can always see you.”
Ladies and gentlemen that’s love proof #3,654 😄❤️
The way he holds her face 😭
This still, all these years later, makes me sob. Every. Single. Time.
Felt this in my soul :
“You are always here to me
And I always listen
And I can always see you”
I’m getting this tattooed with a mini fading tardis😭💔
Met my soulmate. 11 years ago. He identified with the 11th doctor. Introduced me to dr who. Always said I was his River.
“He is my best friend too. He is the closest person to me in this whole world. He is the man I will always forgive, always trust.”
I miss him terribly 💔
Would it be impolite to ask what he was like?
Goosebumps! So much love there.
I love that she wants him to "say it like you're going to come back," and that she says "Til the next time Doctor," cuz she knows he'll get to see her again in his next regeneration.
I especially love how this reminds us that the doctor can link with human minds. Which is probably how he sees river is though Clara's mind.
The looks on their faces… I love when people inject humor into moments like this.
From the perspective of a husband who has come as comfortably close to losing my wife as I'd ever want to, what sells me on the performance that this is someone he loves is the stillness of his expression and everything being in the way he holds her face and puts it all in the kiss.
River loves all The Doctors. But 11 is her Doctor.
This was One of my FAVORITE scenes!
Recently, I started questioning why I loved Doctor Who so much. And this is why, moments like this will always make this show my number 1 ❤
Watching this scene, years later even, still chokes me up and tears well up....River's final farewell and the Doctor's goodbye. Now I need a hanky😭
River song story is clearly one of the best in the entire serie
When you think about it, her first line on the show with 10 was "Hello sweetie." Her last line to 11 is "Goodbye sweetie."
I love this as the final interaction from River Song's POV but Darillium as The Doctor's final interaction. Works too well.
Honestly this episode is fantastic, I dont think it gets the recognition it deserves
Teach him how to say goody bye
A testament to Matt Smith's acting that I was genuinely "WTF???" when he stopped her hand. Never _one_ hint that he knew she was there!
Actually, earlier in the episode, right after she speaks his name to open the door, the Doctor glances at her, then quickly away. It's easy to mistake as an error on Matt's part, but instead it's just damn good foreshadowing.
One of my favorites moments in Dr who
Yes yes yessssss these episodes were soooo amazing! 10 and 11 killed it as doctor who!!!!
Everytime I see this I just burst into tears
AGGHHHHHH this scene makes me cry every time. So much packed into so few words and so little time.... AHHHHHHH THE FEELS. Foreshadowing for The Husbands of River Song, it hurrrrrrrrrts.... 😫😫
It can't be foreshadowing the Husbands of River song because she's already dead and is just the data ghost. She's already met 12
Rewatching this at the moment and I wish they did more episodes of them on dates like they talk about in their meet ups about what they’ve done together
God I wish I could be kissed like that by Matt smith
2:47 Because Clara’s moment of death has been stoped in time. She only exists on beetwen her last two heartbeat.
River'ın Doctor'a olan bakışları hep ilgimi çekmiştir. Kadın Doktor'a öyle bir bakıyor ki sanki dünyadaki en muazzam şeymiş gibi hayran bakışları var. İşte bu yüzden en sevdiğim yoldaş River Song. Doctor'u en çok anlayan yoldaş.
ay türk buldum
“God knows how that looked.”
Wait, Doctor. God? Which one?
Did y'all see the way he started to remove his hands from her face, and immediately put them right back where they were? He couldn't fuckin let her go ouch my god damn heart
that scene always gets to me,love River
The one kiss he can do without flapping his hands about everywhere 😂
U know what hurts more that's gets me in feels everytime I'm such sucker for it is when river even after being married to him can't understand that he does love her deeply to and if he could he would grow old with her but he knows he immortal and she only human so she not understanding that he loves her for real always assuming that she the only one who get hurt I mean come on river
Imagine if his name in gallien is actually "sweetie"
I love this scene a lot I love that he wanted to go after Clara
even if he had to go through his own time stream. Also I really
like how he got to kiss River one last time it’s obviously that he
loved her he just didn’t want to acknowledge her presence because
he didn’t want to feel sad that she was gone. He knew she was there
because she was an echo that kiss was very very passionate though
probably more passionate then their wedding kiss.
I just realized... Clara still isn't *really* dead. I'm not sure if it was confirmed that River's mental link with her was completely broken, but... they could still both be floating around out there. I mean, we know Clara is. River is still in the database, and that's where she'll always be, but... well, she is River Song.
Man this hurt even more than I remember it hurting 😭😭😭😭
The music makes me tear up every time.
Do you know the title of the music?
WOW! Matt Smith can kiss!
Yes he can ❤️🔥💋
Cosidering no one else can see you god knows how that looked. (This is why I love Dr who )
Look at the clothes you can tell it’s the same ones she wears when she’s been saved 😭
You can tell 11 is steeling himself up to talk to River when she tells him to be sensible. He doesn’t want to acknowledge her because of all the pain and grief he’s felt this regeneration, but he knows he has to in order to get River to accept her death. He had to say goodbye so she can finally sleep, but acknowledging her brings up all the pain of her death and life knowing her hell is because of him, that his best friends didn’t get to raise her because of him, that she sacrificed herself knowing what her life would be because of him. He thought it would hurt too much to acknowledge that, and he was right, but he had to give this goodbye for both their sakes, regardless of the pain
See this is why I was mad river lost all her regeneration I know she needed save the doctor but they could have both stayed together man like I'm sorry I'm being selfish but I keep hoping for more river and doctor episodes fem doctor would be so fun seeing her react to river
They BOTH can't bear each other being hurt. 😭😭😭
The Doctor stopped the slap because he knew River would try if she were there
We went from scenes like this, with such gravitas.... to whatever Who is like now...
Missed the part where the others think he's lost it, eh?
Omg his face after River fades away...not cool, I felt that 😢💔