Thursday, May 6, 2010

Theories About River Song

Instead of talking about last weekend's Doctor Who episode, I'm going to share with you the two theories about River Song my dad and I came up with this week.

1. River Song is the Doctor.

Problems with this:

  • She's a woman (and we've seen no evidence that time lords switch genders upon regeneration)
  • Why does she call the Doctor "sweetheart" if she's him?
  • Where is her TARDIS?
  • She says she killed a man, who sounds like the Doctor.
  • Why is she an archaeologist? The Doctor "points and laughs at archaeologists."
Things that support this:

  • The Doctor says (to Father Octavian?) "That's her diary," and she says "Our diary."
  • She says she killed a man, who sounds like the Doctor, and we know that regeneration is a lot like dying.
  • She's "Doctor River Song." Cover-up?
  • It explains why she knows Secret Time Lord Code and how to fly the TARDIS.


2. River is the TARDIS in human form.

Problems with this:

  • How did she become human?
  • Is that even likely?
  • Where's the Doctor?


Things that support this:

  • It explains why she knows Secret Time Lord Code and how to fly the TARDIS.
  • It makes sense for her to call the Doctor "sweetheart."
  • She killed a man, who sounds like the Doctor, which explains where he is.


Thoughts? Which is more likely? What are your theories?

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