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Finally, finally I get to write about the opulent River
Song. River is the character in Doctor
Who played by Alex Kingston. I will
have to admit I have a rather large girl crush on River Song, this doesn’t
happen very often to me, I mean I am most definitely heterosexual, I don’t often fall in love with other women. This shows the power of the writing in Doctor
Who, Alex Kingston I remembered fondly (but not adoringly) from ER as simply a
good looking woman but not sexy in that way However in Doctor Who she wears a gun, in a
holster, on the top of her thigh. She
talks to The Doctor, that good man that no other comes close to, that omniscient
man with two hearts, she talks to him in such a compelling way it makes me clap
my hands like a seal. I absolutely adore her.
We first meet River in an Episode called The Silence In The
Library the first part of a two part story in series four with Tennant as The
Doctor. You know immediately that this
woman is different, her very first words to The Doctor are ‘Hello Sweetie’ I
love it when she says that. She has this
diary that looks like a TARDIS, a very old looking book and well used. She keeps referring to it and will not let
The Doctor look because of ‘spoilers’ The Doctor doesn’t know who River is but it
clear that she knows him very well. River
dies in the second part of this story saving The Doctor and this is very sad
but is much harder to bear when you re-watch on DVD after knowing her full
story.
River Song is actually Melody Pond, the daughter of Amy and
Rory, The Doctors current companions. This
is where her time-line and story get pretty complicated, when I read the entry
about her in my cherished Doctor Who Encyclopedia I was a little confused to
say the least, when I gave it to Father to read, him of little faith in Science
Fiction I thought his head was going to explode, he drooled for about three
hours after. Therefore I am not going to
try and write it here for you, let me suffice to say she was in prison for
murdering The Doctor and also married him, after she was put in prison for
murdering him....oh my!
I simply love her, I love her huge mop of curly hair and the
sexy way she swishes it about. I love
that she carries a gun, when The Doctor hates guns, and that she looks
absolutely wonderful using it. I love
the way she talks to The Doctor in such a commanding way that you just know
they have history, or future, or something.
I love that she went back to the beginning of time and wrote ‘Hello
Sweetie’ in huge letters on a cliff for The Doctor to read. I love that she has a diary that looks like
The TARDIS that she won’t let The Doctor look at because of spoilers and I love
how she says ‘spoilers’. Let’s face it,
I just love her, every single little thing about her and if the writers do not
bring her back in series seven I WILL be taking a letter.
Hi, friend! I have never watched Dr. Who, but oh, wow! I am surely tempted now. Some characters are just larger than life, and this lady certainly is. Thanks for the preview! So nice to meetcha'!
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I watched the original Dr. Who... glad the story continues. :)
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http://solidhappiness.blogspot.com/
River Song is one of my favorite all time heroines. To top it off, she's in love with the Doctor and he with her. I live vicariously through River!
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