Alex Kingston reacts to River Song's most iconic Doctor Who moments 

Yeah so many moments but my top two stand out moments were telling 11 he was loved and later on saying goodbye to him. 😭💔

You're definitely right ❤

Mine has to be when she fades away after saying goodbye to the doctor

She is an amazing actress!

That was my reply too. "WE DID".

I KNOW RIGHT????

@Anna's randomness WhoCares z

I know, right?? How awesome is that??

David: *Reaches for Alex's prop in cast room* Alex: "Nope, Spoilers."

They actually sold copies of River’s diary with all the original stories, her personal thoughts and adventures with and without the Doctor. All the storylines that played on the show are in there, some of them seasons beforehand and a lot of the mini online episodes that was filmed. Anyone who brought it when it was first released got some idea of what storyline she might likely show up next in.

That's where your'e wrong, she was in her late 100's! She says so herself. She's almost 200.

@@l3g0b0y6 Oh, I'm sorry.

As I was a teenage boy and then young 20s man watching them initially I didn't appreciate it as much, but watching River all over again in my 30s lets me see how wonderfully she was written, and what people should aspire towards when they write female heroes. Too many things miss the ball today and it's a shame when there's someone as fantastic as this out there.

you should watch stargate if you want more of that

@@ArcturusAlpha Thanks for the recommendation!

indeed! And I love how he keeps intently looking at her all the time waiting for the penny to drop. Capaldi was able to communicate so much with just a facial expression that when he goes from Doctor Grumpypants to Doctor Hint Hint It's Me to finally, Doctor "I'm crying because you're about to die but I also get to tell you we have 24 years yet together first", oof, he, THEY, played those so well!

@@cynsini9211 The chemistry between her and Capaldi translated so amazingly on screen to the audience. She and Matt Smith were amazing together but her and Capaldi were phenomenal.

@@GravesLilDarkAngel, It’s like her / their chemistry went backwards, too! 😉

i agree!!@@GravesLilDarkAngel

@@HJohn-xn9ub she was living it in reverse, with the exception of the very first episode and "The Husbands Of River Song" Remember when she first kissed him? He was dropping her back off in prison, and she said "Aren't you forgetting something?" after the kiss, ehs said "There's a first time for everything" and after he left, going into the TARDIS, she said... "...and a last."

WAIT WHAT?! WHAT'S IT CALLEDDDD

@@emalemagain2132 have you watched the video?

@@JanPopieluch kept glitching (bad WiFi) so not all of it, videos have trouble playing in my area

@@emalemagain2132 so read the description:D This video is literally promoting her new book.

@@JanPopieluch oops sorry I'm a very dumb person

Angus

Of course we all know what The Doctor's name is. It's Hugh. Doctor Hugh. Oh please stop facepalming.

It's obviously Doctor Disco. What? He says that in Zygon Invasion

@@vcom741 He also says he's name is Basil

@@marek_kanarek Dr Basil Disco

Bit late, but its so cool to see how much she cares about the character, to such an extend that she's writing a book about her own character.

i think it's also an thing that's kind of drilled into you when you train as an actor, teachers ask you to refer to the character you play saying "I" rather than "she"/"they"/" he"

A perfect combination

Moffat wrote nearly everything briliantly for Doctor Who. I wish I could say the same about Sherlock, but they can't all be winners.

My favorite Capaldi episode is with her.

Absolutely! She is my favorite ❤

OMG that's my favorite too! I was about to type it! ♥️

"See you in 400 years!"

And the corresponding Doctor's quote "I point and laugh at archaeologists" followed by him pointing at newborn Melody and laughing.

Yes! I loved it every time she said, “Me - Alex.” And then she would respond to things as River Song, herself. 🤣 That told me that she actually took on the character and saw herself, literally, as River Song, as an actual alias. That is so awesome! I love it! ❤️❤️

@@sgtbattleaxe Right! Seeing her getting excited at her moments on screen made me geek out more than I’d like to admit. It’s nice knowing that the actors love playing your favorite characters as much as you like watching them!

The way you can see her well up with emotions, nice try River we know its you!

Spoilers 😉

who in that 24 years after canapes, had a small stint in ER.

Moffat is far from perfect but he really is the Doctor Who writer who took the most advantage of the fact that he's a time traveler.

@@manuelmialdea5127 Agreed. It feels like the modern series uses the time travel aspect as just a mechanism to introduce the setting for the episode(s), rather than as a plot device. Current episodes seem to be more focused on "Ooh look aliens are ruining important historical events" or "The doctor foils scary alien plan" without much interesting implications for the sci-fi behind it.

@@zainsinclair5619 And that's fine too but I like having a good mix of both.

She had the Peter's episode because she is actually telling it to David in the library. Not the others.

@@fulya6679 There are others where she is speaking to David, "Have we done..." "...obviously not"

@@fulya6679 yes the others. "Have we done the crash of the Byzantium yet?" Etc

@@fulya6679 she spoke about a few times she met the doctor some got turned into tv episodes like crash of the byzantium but some like picnic at Asgard were made into short stories in the book the legends of river song

Rory is the epitome of "What's going on? - Sure, that might as well happen."

@@KittyKatalina He was early on (a bit like Mickey Smith "I'm the tin dog") But later on, all I will say is "Where's my wife?, Oh come on, don't give me those blank looks"

"Arthur Darvill" is actually an old native name meaning "the one that takes things in stride".

"Okay. I'm trapped inside a giant robot replica of my wife. I'm really trying not to see this as a metaphor."

Ood on the loo^^

Y true, for me the Most iconic River solo Scene being Like: DALEK: Records indicate you will show mercy. You are an associate of the Doctor's. RIVER: I'm River Song. Check your records again. DALEK: Mercy.

@@erichahnel4271 lol

@@erichahnel4271 this is one of my fav scenes

"Records indicate you will show mercy...You are an associate of the Doctors'?" "I'm River Song, (points gun at the dalek) Check your records again..."

@@erichahnel4271 River: "One more time" Dalek: "Mercyyyy" River: * pulls the trigger *

Remember nothing sad until it over, then everything is :(

Oh you got me here. I also lost my husband to cancer in 1996, and this scene gave me this sense of longing I couldn't handle. What we would both give for another 24 years? I'd give everything for just one more day. 😢

@melodyszadkowski5256 Oh, Melody, I'm so very sorry for your loss, XhugsX XhugsX XhugsX. Even if we "move on" and find ourselves fortunate to be in love again, the grief stays with us forever. It doesn't get smaller - just easier to manage, but it's always there. XhugsX XhugsX XhugsX

❤️

😂 Love that.

Oh my God.

i loooooove this

She also played in er

Alex should have been the first female Doctor.

@@bb22602 nah, would have been weird because the doctor dated river in the past. it would look like alex dating alex lol

@@Romcomm_ Too bad somebody else didn't play River Song. Not that Ms. Kingston wasn't GREAT, but she would have been a better Doctor than the current one. That's my regret...

@@bb22602 Yeah I agree, but I do feel like Jodie could have been much better with good direction and writing, also without Alex in scared we wouldn't have gotten such an iconic river. But I agree, Alex would have been better as Doctor then as River

I started off hating her but ended up loving her.

I do believe she said, "je ne sais pas quoi." Which is "I don't know" in French.

@@macherie1234 Maybe, but Shaniqua is much funnier.

@@macherie1234 it reeeaaally didn't sound like je ne sais quoi

@@macherie1234 I have the subtitles on and it says Shaniqua

@@simpleplanfan011 Shaniqua _Who?_

Imo he is actually the best show runner

​@@HetAapKanaal Even though he reduced Clara down to a plot point instead of a fully-fledged character with a life outside of her adventures with the Doctor, and only built that up post-Day of the Doctor?

Yes. I have never fangirled over a video so much in a long time.

She’s lovely. It wasn’t till I saw this comment that I realized that I’ve met her. Idk why. It just seems abstract in my mind sometimes. But yeah she’s really nice. She always tries to be promiscuous. It’s fun. But she always asks if it’s okay first which is better.

She's my favorite companion.

Sameeee

@@sharolynwells Same. Favourite companion and favourite character.

It was probably the easiest to write, considering that entire line is full of things that Nazi’s would absolutely hate

My favourite River Song one-liner/quote.

The way I said it with the same intonation as her...

My favourite is when the dalek begs for mercy :3 DALEK: "you will show mercy, you're a doctor's ally... you will be EXTERMINATED :v" R.S.: "I'm River Song, check your records again >:( " (...) DALEK:"mercy... :d" R.S.: "Say it again ;)" DALEK:"Mercy.... T_T" Not even the doctor got that kind of reaction from a dalek :D

@@authorofone she missed out Slavs

And it's extra brutal to realize that day was the day we met her.

I remember thinking it was a bit weird that she's spilling her sorrows to Rory of all people, but it makes all the sense when you realize how they're connected.

@KendrixTermina It was basically a dad talk

oh my god looking back now it LITERALLY killed her

What do you believe Moffat messed up?

@@Xavier-hc6qs In my personal opinion, many things were wrong with Time of the doctor as a whole, and several episodes taken as individual events were somewhat sub-par. The first Capaldi season also felt very uneasy, you can feel he wanted to break away from the 11th Doctor character and was not sure how. Everything worked out brilliantly in the end nonetheless when you look at the big picture. Again, just my opinion.

@@prakharsrivastava4951 While the idea is nice I really did not enjoy the way it was written. The Doctor having an existential crisis makes a lot.of sense, but I didn't enjoy the way that story was told.

I don't actually like the character (god acting though) and how she married the Doctor. It may seem harsh but... I hate that plotline.

Crown Jewel, yes. He didn't do worse than Chibnal though... so that's something. Chibnal masacred the whole Dr Who origin story thing.

Aaaand she sorta is... as long as Library doesn't break down

@@Harold-Saxon I am waiting for the rewrite and she gets out of the Library somehow

@@AWAREDIAGRAM680 I think it wouldn't be hard to extrapolate some of her living cells from her time stream, regenerate her body using TARDIS regenerative properties, possibly give her new regeneration cycle and reupload her mind from Library to her body

@@Harold-Saxon that’s not possible but I love the idea

Name of the Doctor? Did- did anyone watch that? Her programme terminates in that episode, and she dies, or at least that's what she says to the Doctor there and I doubt that she would lie about it. If we ever see River again, it should be with 12 from that 24 year time period.

That scene was so emotional for me too. It is a painful thing having all that knowledge because she goes back to when he knows less of her, while he moves forward and knows more of her.

There's a first time for everything...

@@NeilCWCampbell And a last

@@mynameisseb9613 but how long is a night diridian?

such an amazing Actress

@@LukasOfTheLight He's a brilliantly emotional writer.

It is as it should be 😆. I'll always go back to the library after watching the Husbands of River Song.

@Heather Stephens Oh... wow! No, no one ever told me that. I'm honestly very flattered with your comment. I'm a huge fan of Katy's, and honestly think she's very pretty. So, thank you! Truly, you made my day and boosted my self-steam in a way that I'm not even to describe. Wow! Thank you! 💕

@@Lordoftheapes79 oh I know. As someone who have watched all of episodes in order of River's timeline, trust me, I know. And you know what makes me cry even more? Watching The Name of The Doctor after Forest of The Dead. Oh the pain

@Heather Stephens still, the biggest compliment I have ever received. Thank you so much 💕

Yeah I tortured myself watching Forest of the Dead after watching The Husbands of River Song for the first time. 😭💔😭💔😭💔

Watching her rant about The Doctor not loving her back, and watching the pain on Mr. Capaldi’s face, and then the look on her face when she noticed her and he reveals himself to her by saying “Hello, sweetie”, there’s very little to equal that scene.

@@FS2K4Pilot I remember, in that 4th episode in series 5, when Amy ask River if her and the Doctor are married, she answers something like "Do you think he´s so simple?". River Idolizes the Doctor so much...

AMEN.

exactly!!!

I will just read out the list of NON iconic moments of river song: Ummm....hold on.... It’s empty.😅

@Kimberly Tini Noble They are all iconic.

There are not. And there’s a video of all of River Song’s moments in HER OWN TIMELINES ORDER and I enthusiastically recommend you give it a search

You, my friend, win the Internet for the week.

now theres a spoiler for you ;)

This IS absolute BEST River line!! LOVE it!

Doctor Who is so often described as "a family show". Yep. Alex deserves her OWN show in the Doctor's universe.

R Goodwin she actually has her own series on big finish called the Diaries of River Song

...Spoilers lol

So true :)

I had watched the series through during the original broadcasts and was always fascinated by the Dr. and Rivers love arc. My wife had never seen them before, so I watched them again with her. When we got to The Library episode and I realized which one it was, I started tearing up and my wife looked at me and asked what was wrong with me... all I could say was "spoilers", in a cracking voice. Almost nothing makes me cry except for the story of River and the Doctor, Time crossed lovers.

@@dimo4499 TRUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUE, one of my really good friends who is a normal person hadn't even known the series existed and got super confused when i teared up in that ep.

@@softshoulder That was heartbreaking. Everytime I rewatch it I hope Donna sees him. But alas :,(

*moffat

I have that image in my head, where she always answer to everyone: "Spoilers~" xD

my immediate thought when she said it LOL

I wonder how many times when asked about the secret she simply replied Spoilers 😂

...Spoilers...

So “remember the time when there were two of you” has actually already happened. There was a mini-episode called something like “first night/last night” - I think it was on the Season 6 DVD? The Doctor takes River on her first trip in the TARDIS, and runs into a future version of River, who’s there with a future Doctor.

As much as I'd love to see River back on the TARDIS, we can't ignore the significance of Capaldi's wedding band falling to the floor of the console room after the regeneration into Jodie's Doctor.

PLEASE

Also the Fish has happend. The Doctor thinks it is a Queen then realises he has the wrong fish. XI is the Doctor. You will find it under a video Amy's question. This takes place over the begining of several episodes.

I’m hoping that the “I remember when there was two of you” refers to the Bi-generation

TELLING OFF HER HUSBAND TO THIS VERY DAY

I thought she was saying that to Rory… regarding his reaction to Amy telling him that they had gotten married and had a kid, etc.

I think it was the first time the Doctor said that, instead of River. Which made it so powerful.

Yes. That sequence is one of my two most favorite scenes in Doctor Who.

I can't believe this wasn't on the list!

I couldn’t hold back my tears watching that for the first time

That entire Christmas special will forever hold a beautiful spot in my heart. That scene, and the ending, in particular. I get so emotional.

I so agree on all points!!!

And you can tell she SO wants to come back

Her enthusiasm and ownership of River Song is very similar to Tom Baker’s of the Doctor. Only with much more fun with the wardrobe! Has she done Big Finish yet?

It seemed like she had great fun playing River. To be an actress in her mid-40s who gets to go off and do sci-fi action, that doesn’t happen every day.

I think it helps that she didn't actually spend all that much time as River Song. The other companions, and the Doctors themselves, played those roles for a year or more. River Song had a few scattered episodes, and a brilliant storyline across them.

That's when I realised who she really was. There were so many hints but those episodes clinched who her character was.

True

And I think this explains The Doctor perfectly. We know hes a madman in a box, but we still 100% TRUST in him.

Yes!!

I'd say bribes is human, letting them keep hoping that the next bribe might work is River Song.

People were trying to bribe her

Exactly what I thought.

And I bet she told them all a different story. Well, no. River would do that. Alex probably not. But it's funny to think about.

Love that idea - they were such a great pairing

Good shout! That would be a great way of involving both characters.

The very second I finshed watching Peter's 1st Episode I was sad as I thought *we may never get 12th and River in the same Episode they would be so perfect* but then we got one of 2 near perfect Christmas episodes *the other was 12th last Episode* I love them 2 episodes so much

Great idea! I would love to see both of them again

Well, she does admit to having a Double(+?) Doctor adventure to 12 (HoRS)....which I believe was on her birthday? (WAGMGTW?)

No. River is great but her story is over. Let's move on

@@hothemeep1219 let me wishfully miss her, man

@@aimeejenesse116 if you want. But it's been almost 6 years now, move on lol

@@hothemeep1219 It's Doctor Who. Anything can happen.

@@gomamon8439 this is what people said for mcgann's spin off. Almost 8 years later and still nothing 😂

I was just realising Alex shared screen with Ming-Na Wen, who has the same naughty reputation Alex mentioned in the video. As Jack would say, "I can´t tell you what I´m thinking right now..."

Writing the entirety of s5-6 and how insane time gets between the duration just to wrap it up with a bow is beautiful. Ive got my issues with moffats writing, like pacing, characters feeling bland, grandiose titles, but ill be damned if his ideas and thoughts are not exceptional and pulled off like a mad man leaving me wanting more.

Moffat was an absolute Genius with regards to writing Doctor Who. I'm usually one to catch the foreshadowing, but I'll be damned if I never saw it coming! The plot twists with River were superb!

I would take Moffat writing Doctor Who until the end of time over Chibnall. My god Moffat is a total genius god compared to what we have now.

@@Pond721 Moffat made such beloved choices and character developments in the show. Chibnall has disregarded the history of doctor who to make it what HE wants, not what’s best for the show. there are interviews of him (before he was showrunner) talking about how he disliked the writing of doctor who. seems like he just wanted to make something of his own instead of supporting the doctor who tradition

@@aarontokay1463 Yeah, it's a pretty damn selfish thing to do. Maybe someone can come back and do the whole "Crack in space and time" thing and swallow all of the shit that Chibnall has created. Like this was all a terrible acid trip

omg thanks for saying this I didn't put it together because his whole speach was so beautiful

"...when you less expect it, but always when you need it the most... there is a Song". Best line in the show. And wonderfully delivered by Peter Capaldi...

River Song brought my husband and I to Doctor Who as well. I had friends who loved it, and I knew what it was, but the only bit I had ever seen was on late night public broadcast TV and it must have been a rerun from very early on because I remember thinking of it as "someone playing plastic dinosaurs in front of Mommy's VHS camera" so I'd never really bothered to look into it. I think it was well into Matt Smith's series when RU-vid randomly autoplayed me a speculative timeline of River Song and I was wholly enthralled by the concept of two people meeting in reverse of each other, so we dumped everything into the Netflix queue and binged up a new obsession over the course of a couple of weeks. 😁

It's my WhatsApp sound - love it!!!

Yeah she truly is amazing. Just rewatched ER and she's phenomenal in that too

I really enjoyed Alex Kingston and Peter Capaldi's chemistry. Shame they didn't get all that much screen time together compared to Alex and Matt.

I loved her in ER as well.❤️🌹

Easily one of my favorite scenes. The quality of acting is unreal.

I was going to say that too!

Absolutely River Song my favourite Timelord/companion/wife/everything.

And perhaps she had a hand in opening up the concept further to those who couldn’t conceive the idea of a lady doctor

I dunno. Big Bird is super well written. Such depth and growth! (Edit: sarcastic joke is sarcasm.)

@@claudiaceleste777 I was genuinely excited for a female Doctor. Sadly, I don't think the writing is up to snuff though. It's too overtly preachy in my opinion. It started going downhill for me during the end of Smiths run. Once it was revealed that the Doctor was revisiting faces, I was hoping we'd get Jenny back, when a lady was announced. Honestly, I've never met a fan mad at what is between the Doctors legs. It seems to always be like me, an issue with the writing and show runners.

@@dudepool7530 exactly the same for me. I like Whittaker, it's Chibnall that makes it terrible

I mean atleast she has two Big Finish Series

We did? There's "Diary of River Song", a Big Finish series, and "Legend of River Song", a novel

Mine, too!

I guessed it in the episode "The Time of Angels" there were so many hints & that episode clinched it for me.

Spoilers!!

When they said Amy's daughter was named Melody, I suspected that.

That was so dramatic and unforgettable, that as I have been listening allot to the Dr Who sound tracks from Murray Gold, that background music from that scene just conjures up the whole video part in my head!! Very memorable!!

YES!!!! THAT will always be my favorite scene that brings me to tears. Thank you for mentioning it.

All of RIvers' scenes are dramatic and impact full. She is such a great actress and person!!

Oh god that episode ruins me

What I feel about River being a better "partner"or love interest of the Doctor's is she was a woman. Not a girl. Rose was girl. She had the experience, multiple lives, to be his EQUAL. Not just enamored with him out of awe, like Rose was. For Rose, the Doctor was bigger than life. Unimaginable. For River, by the time we get to witness her story she's already passed the young, impressionable age and become her own person. She had a life & interests of her own. Doesn't waste it following him around like a puppy dog. This development never occurred with Rose. They never were at the same level in any manner. Not intelligently. Not with experience. Not emotionally. She never became an adult in her story. We never witnessed her emotional growth, her maturing like we did with Martha, Donna, Amy & Rory, even Clara & Bill Potts. To me, a love affair between them always felt wrong. Like Rose was a child-bride to an old man. Don't get me wrong, I like Rose. Love 10. I believe Micky received a more substantial character arc than Rose. We saw him grow past his puppy love, & adoration of Rose. Past this teenage self centeredness, into an adult willing to sacrifice himself for others for the benefit of those besides himself. Rose never reached this level. She remained a self-centered child who did it for the thrill, & the chance to be with the being she thought she was in love with. To me, I simply can not fathom the Doctor being in a true relationship with someone as young emotionally, & immature as Rose. That's not to say Rose want loved by him. She had a significant role in his life. She was the first person/being The Doctor allowed himself to care for, to love even, after believing he'd committed double genocide.

@@ginnydoll0703 you know what, I have always been dead set in my opinion that the doctor loved rose more than river, but I think you just completely changed my mind. you are so right, rose was what, only 19? 20? she was YOUNG. it's like, after the events of the time war he just wanted someone to be able to keep safe and take care of. with river she was literally a child of the time vortex and had gone through incredibly traumatic experiences to which I believe she could relate to the doctor more than any of his other companions (she was also incredibly smart and challenged him intellectually which again never happened with any of his other companions.) In the rings of akahatan he mentioned to Clara that he took his granddaughter there once, and it makes me wonder if he sees his human companions sort of the same way a father would see a child

Rose was a school girl crush. River was a real women & truly the Doctor's only true love. Wish they had a child..

She has great audios to keep the character going. My favorite one is where she meets the 4th doctor. That was a fun story. I don't know if she met any of the other doctors besides the first 13 cause the last doctor she sees is the 12th doctor/13th incarnation but I don't know if she saw anymore future doctors before that time. Maybe she did and we could see her again in a future season but I always thought she never met anyone beyond Peters. Plus she has no idea the doctor becomes a woman. It's possible we see her some more in the future of the Doctor Who series but I doubt it. I think she will continue in the audios and books.

@@AllisonLansberry Jenny is out there, somewhere ;)

And the fact that she was quoting The future doctor and the future doctors just quoting her just makes it even better

*Mercy* Say it again? *Mercyy* One. More. Time. *Mercyyyyyy*

Only one psychopath allowed in the tardis.

I agree 👍🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾

Agreed.

Yes! Me, too!

That is in my top 3 of all favorite Doctor Who scenes

There are so many scenes I wish they'd included.

That probably would have really made her cry.

That specific kiss broke me. At the time of airing, their first kiss when they were most in sync in the timeline.

@@EmiZViolet IKR!! To me that was more powerful than 10 almost saying he loved Rose. That whole scene melted my heart. And the fact that it took him so long to grieve for Amy and Rory. another heartbreaker. Love love love Eleven.

Ohh… that would have been a good one to do, too. She probably would have really cried with that one! Lol They should make a part 2!

I hadn't spotted that and I love it!!!

Except he was telling her to look in his eye to see the real him.

@@wolfkitteh but she knows his name when he first meets her, he says so, so whether then or later she officially becomes his wife the right way clearly

The new social robots like Asha. Sophia and Grace can run autonomously or be human operator remote controlled by VR headset and what looks like a game controller. The first thing that came to mind watching the Asha R&D demo was the Doctor controlling that big robotic body from inside! And the irony is; The Kamelion robot companion that appeared for a few episodes during the 5th Doctor's era was a real primative form of A.I robot