Doctor Who "The Husbands of River Song" Reaction 

To those who might be interested, I am going to be doing a 4x08/4x09 re-reaction probably in my Doctor Who month upcoming a little later this year. (For any who don't know, after I am all caught up with the current series, I will be taking a break and then later this year I will be reacting to any Doctor Who content I have not seen/avoided, like fan videos, behind the scenes, minisodes, bloopers, and past episodes). Alrighty, let's get back on the ride. Enjoy the reaction, everyone!

That moment when the Doctor says, "I haven't laughed in a long time," and you realize it's been 4.5 billion years since he laughed.

River carries a trowel... just like her grandfather😭😭😭

"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. 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." - River Song, Season 4

River thinking that Doctor doesn't love her broke my heart.

The BEST "Hello, Sweetie" in the universe! The way the Doctor looks at River was just perfection. Alex and Peter did a phenomenon job.

My favorite exchange in this episode is DOCTOR: You look, er, amazing. RIVER: Doctor, you have no idea whether I look amazing or not. DOCTOR: Well, you've moved your hair about, haven't you? RIVER: Well done. It's very sweet of you to try.

River: "I hate you". The Doctor: "No you don't".

Obligatory "When you realize The Doctor was scanning her with the new screwdriver" comment

"How long is a night on Darillium? -24 years" That moment put the biggest smile on my face. It's so sweet to see how the Doctor found a loophole to stay with River for a long time. I love it.

"What sort of man doesn't carry a trowel? Put it on your Christmas list."

To quote fav RiverSong line: "Your future is my past. Your first is my last."

Now you know how River made it to The Library. I laughed so hard in the 1st half of the special my stomach hurt. I cried so hard in the last half my head hurt. My poor body didn't know what to think.

Those two have such chemistry! Actually, Capaldi is so good with everyone. I'm excited for you to watch season 10. I was wary of a season without Clara, but it's pretty consistent and has my favourite Who two-part finale.

It's so funny watching the doc and river yell at each other for having so many prior marriages. Both of them married cleopatra xD

The 24 years drop was such a plot twist lol, loved these two together.

This was such a beautiful moment for them. It was the only time they met where they both knew their combined histories (other than River's trip to the library). It's the closest they ever had to being in sync and they got to enjoy it for 24 years.

When the doctor and river are talking on darillium about it being the last night, 11’s theme starts playing and it hurts my heart

On reflection this was the set-up for what was probably my favourite ever series of Dr Who - I think I'm going to enjoy the next bunch of reactions a lot!

An aptly fun and emotional story to complete Rivers diary. Wonderful chemistry between Alex Kingston and Peter Capaldi and a shame we didn't get to see more of their last (24 year) night together. Really looking forward to your season 10 reactions!

HELLO RIVER! Edit: Love this episode! The tardis scene is so great and it's even better when you know that peter capaldi is a huge fan of doctor who, so to me that is peter doing the bigger on the inside and not the doctor! 2nd Edit: When 12 shows the sonic to river that's him scanning river so he can save river as ten! 3rd Edit: when river is talking about the doctor not loving her it kind of just breaks your hearts but then 12 gives the best hello sweetie and it heals them back! For series 11 I found it ok didn't real dislike it but it has some decent episodes so we'll see!

The husbands of River Song... Here we are at last... And finally a happy Shayla. Thanks Lords!

I can never got over their relationship, it's so majestic. The way they intertwine over time is insanely beautiful. Then knowing this was their last night so tragically haunting

And they both lived happily ever after And they both lived happily Happily

I liked when River opened the gift it played the music from "Silence In The Library" pretty nice nod to her 1st appearance.

I love this end to Rivers story. It ties everything up like when she got the sonic. The perfect way to end her story, first meeting she knows him and he doesn't know her. The "last" time they meet he knows her and she doesn't know him. It gives Silence in the library and forest of the dead more weight and relevance now. Also this does have a bootstrap paradox because 10 saves her and finds out what his future self did to save her. Then all he had to do was remember what he did. So 12 could then put his saving her plan into action. But when did the Doctor think of the idea to save her? The answer is no one knows. He only knows what to do after his past self sees the result. It's Beethoven all over again. Can't wait till Thursday.

That was the best "hello sweetie" moment in River's timeline. I loved this special although it was bittersweet. Really enjoyed your reaction too. So glad you lied😉

You skipped the "There's a Song" line. That line broke me, when I first saw this episode.

When he scanned her with the new sonic in the 10:55 scene. That was him linking her to the psychic link so she could then be saved in the library. the circle is complete.

That side-eye when you heard Manhattan mentioned. :D Yeah, we all did that. This is one of the episodes I always look forward to reactors watching. The final scene with the Doctor and River is so touching. I don't want to give my opinion on it yet but I'm disappointed that people have already told you that season 11 isn't worth watching. I like reactors to go into it blind. Who knows, you may love it. There are people who are fans of the Russell T Davies era (Eccleston and Tennant) who said the same thing about the Moffat era. Sesskasays mentioned it in one of her videos and she ended up loving the Moffat era of the show. So yeah, I think people should keep those opinions to themselves because what's the point in watching reaction videos if you just want to influence the reactor? By the way, it's fine if you didn't react to it but did you know there was another Christmas special after this one? We had a year without Doctor Who, so we got two consecutive Christmas specials. It's easy to miss, so I was worried you may not know it exists.

Best 'hello sweetie' of them all.

The best Christmas special by far

The End of River Songs story(or is it ?)! One of my all time favourite characters of Doctor who! It's been amazing watching u react to her and fall in love with her just as I did. "All anyone will ever tell you is that when the wind stands fair and the night is perfect, when you least expect it but always when you need it the most there is a song." I remember when u first met river and ur reaction to a good man goes to war and seeing you so shocked and excited at her reveal to be Melody Pond. It's been one hell of a ride. I didn't want this day to come but "Not everything can be avoided" Goodbye River Song, Goodbye Melody Pond😢

I'll have to check with the stars themselves.🤣🤣

I love River Song, she is my favorite character.

If u want more of Capaldi, watch "the return of Doctor Mysterio" it's not essential to watch it, but the episode is soooo "Capaldi" 😁😁😁

All those years of pain and death. And then 24 years with River to make him happy again.

One great thing about this episode -- Alex Kingston finally gets a co-starring credit. About time!

If you follow this episode with Silence in the Library, it is earth shatteringly sad and happy at the same time

I love how they did the whole he turned up with a new haircut and his best suit thing

"Penny in the air"... "And the penny drops" :D

I really liked Capaldi and Kingston together. I wish he'd gotten the chance to play out more of the Doctor / River story.

It was a month wait in your time, you just stepped into your Tardis and went back a bit.

The way they look at one another at the very end is such good acting from both Alex and Peter. They just absolutely look like two people who really are in love with one another, and finally realizing it.

One of my all time favorite episodes. It's just a great, fun episode. Nothing too complex. And the last few minutes by the Singing Towers are so beautifully shot. I saw it live on air, and it was Christmas and I was a little drunk, high on festivity, so it left an even more memorable feeling.

A wonderful way to watch Doctor Who is through River’s perspective. I suggest googling the River order and watching it that way. It’s so good and gives her story arc so much more sense since it’s all over the place normally in the show.

I feel like River's chemistry with 12 is better than with any other Doctor, and I think that is definitely thanks to Peter's performance. This is definitely my favorite of her appearances.

I was on the fence regarding Twelve until this episode and the soft "Hello sweetie". I was amazed how much more I liked his episodes upon re-watching them.

"You're entitled to like what you like!" - so true! ...and so I liked this video!

Lovely to see you smiling so much through a whole episide! And not everyone hated S.11 x

This was my fav for River. Great reaction.

This is how you cure a sad case of the Clara blues. River's story has come full circle and now you truly know.

Such a beautiful episode. I miss River. Great reaction too.

One of my favorite Christmas specials! Episodes with River are always the best

Don’t forget to watch the doctor mysterio episode

I love Peter and Alex's dynamic in this. They're delightful. :)

I cried so hard at the end of this. River was one of my favorite on/off again companions. Also, thanks for noticing the fez. I’ve seen this episode countless times, it’s a comfort episode for me like heaven sent, and I never noticed the fez

"How long is the night?" River asks, thinking to herself less han 24 hours. 24 years, the doctor responds.

I assume you know that there are two Christmas specials between series 9 and 10. This was a great episode. It started fun and ended emotional.

I like season 11 - it's just different and everytime something different happens in the show, a lot of people say they don't like it. These people haven't understood …

Hah, 12 doing the TARDIS entrance "properly" is such a fun scene, great reaction to his... reaction ;). And i'd say it's not worth bothering about what "everyone" or "the majority" thinks of series/episodes/etc. because the truth is, none of us really know that anyway - forums and comments sections aren't necessarily a representative sample of the fandom, neither are polls and even viewing figures are a bad indicator IMO (plenty of my favourite shows have been cancelled or lived on the bubble for years due to low ratings - looking at you 'Agents of Shield'). And even if we could get accurate numbers, lots of people thinking something doesn't make it true. So to me you're better just making up your own mind and trying not to let other people's opinions create preconceptions that affect your enjoyment of the show.

This is amazing! Your reactions were priceless😂💙

OMG - PLEASE tell me you watched 10x0 - The Return Of Doctor Mysterio. It was the only Doctor Who Episode Of 2016 and it was a Christmas Special. It came before 10x1

They reference a mini sode where there's two doctors which was pretty nice since not everyone would've watched it

Best "Hello, Sweetie" ever!!

This is one of my favorite episodes and this reaction, like your others, is just amazing. Brings me back to the first time I saw it. I love your videos and am looking forward to watching more. :)

LOVE *Nardole* , my all-time _Fave Doctor Who Companion_ :)

This is such an amazing Christmas special. So funny 😂

I re-watched River: "Please tell me you know who I am" Doctor 10: "Who are you?" and then the look on her face, on a video compilation of Dr Who "moments". Lost it. Utterly.

My all-time favorite Christmas Special

I saw this in my recommended, and instantly, out loud, said "OH NO!" This is before I see the reaction. Good luck

Season 11 isn't terrible. It's just more change than some people can handle. I enjoyed it a lot.

Wow.....this goes up just as I'm sitting down for my morning coffee! AWESOME! :)

River gets more time also after their 'night' together, when walks into the library she has a whole life and talks about 'the last time I saw you' like it was a while ago. Alex Kingston is so much fun to watch, I loved her on ER.

Maybe he looks familiar because he has birds in the North which whisper him the most unbelievable tales. #GOT

River - the best - a beautiful episode

When I first watched this episode I spent most of it crying...it's one of the episodes that made me cry the most 😂😭

I really enjoy this Christmas special. It’s nice to have a more “fun” one after the emotional rollercoaster of the three part finale . The highlight by far is the chemistry between River and 12, Alex Kingston’s chemistry with Peter is as good as hers with Matt!!. Also ..keep an eye out for Nardole in the future ..;)

This is the episode I've been waiting to see you react to

Been waiting for this reaction for a long time :)

Fantastic - don't forget Doctor Mysterio - the other Christmas special that came between seasons 9 and 10.

The Library two-parter is where River dies, but its not technically her last appearance in her personal timeline- that came in Name of the Doctor with 11, as the River there that helps 11 and Clara against the GI is the data ghost version from the library. So you may want to watch the River scenes from that too after library and you will have the full picture of her ending going in order from this episode till she fades forever.

As to your comments about the hate on Season 11, I think Jodi did a great job as the new Doctor, it's just the scripts that let her down IMO. There were just a higher number of meh stories than usual. So I'd characterize it as a more miss than hit season, but it still had some fun stories. In the end of the day, everyone has their own opinion on it, so we'll see when you get there.

I was looking forward to the reaction to this episode haha!!

Just want to say this the first time watching your reactions and I love it.

Shayla, as always, it's a pleasure to see your reactions about doctor who. I wish you the best 😉😘 greetings from Perú 🇵🇪

There is speculation that when he gives her the screwdriver and he shows it off by lighting up her face that he’s scanning her and putting it in the permanent files for when she needs to be saved in the library

Omg finally!!!!! Been waiting for this for soooo long!!!!

Every night is the last night for something, Every Christmas is Last Christmas -Doctor can't remember Clara. Double ouch

Happily Ever After doesn’t mean forever. *It just means time*

For the Doctor it's been at least 800 years between Manhattan and this adventure. Most of it was spent defending Trenzalore.

THE BEST CHRISTMAS SPECIAL EVER!

One of the best "Hello Sweetie"s ever. And I still cry at the end. If you watch 4-8/9 now you'll notice details that will trigger more tears right away. Same if you come back to this again after that pair. So good. Thanks for the video and feels!!

"Just a thought... Probably shouldn't do that in a restaurant..."

Yesssss, lets goooo Edit: great reaction to a great episode, thought I’d watch some of your earlier reactions today and seeing how far you come sure makes me smile. I’m sure you’ve had a couple requests already but if this could be a choice for a full reaction on Patreon at some point then I’ll really appreciate that😁👍👍 Also about s11, whilst the loudest constantly say it’s bad, I personally feel that it was almost good, I’ll save the details of how it could be improved for when you catch up to avoid spoilers, peace out ✌️

Honestly forgot about this. But I'm honestly glad i did. Here we go!

Next: another xmas special before season 10

No doubt you recognized Nardol as the guy who played Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee in Tim Burton's 'Alice' movies.

I am looking forward to watching your upcoming reactions with excitement and trepidation.

The loophole for River was finite... the uploaded version of her finally faded away in "The Name of the Doctor." When she said goodbye to 11 it was the end (her timeline has more twists than a roller coaster).