Category Archives: The Wedding of River Song

“The Teselecta. A Doctor in a Doctor suit.”

Posted on January 20, 2016 by etheruk1

In ‘The Wedding of River Song’ The Doctor knows that history says he dies by the Lake of Silencio. It is a fixed point but he really doesn’t want to die. So the Doctor cheats history. Borrowing the shapeshifting Teselecta … Continue reading →

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“So many secrets, Doctor. I’ll help you keep them, of course…”

Posted on May 27, 2015 by etheruk1

One of the defining characteristics of Steven Moffat and the 11th Doctor era is secrets. From the true identity of River Song, the mystery behind the cracks in time, the  nature of the impossible astronaut to the name of the … Continue reading →

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“All of history is happening at once. But what does that mean?”

Posted on May 28, 2014 by etheruk1

Something has gone very wrong with time in ‘The Wedding of River Song’. Winston Churchill is the Holy Roman Emperor, the war of the Roses enters it second year and pterodactyls fly through the air. All of this is due … Continue reading →

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“The Silence, Doctor. We are the Silence. And Silence will fall!”

Posted on October 14, 2011 by etheruk1

Having established their attributes and skills let us now turn our attention to the traits. Traits are what make a race unique, the correct combination setting them apart from the player characters or other alien species. Alien appearance is the … Continue reading →

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“You should kill us all on sight.”

Posted on October 12, 2011 by etheruk1

The Silence are the enigmatic species introduced in ‘The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon’, making an immediate impression. They have since returned in ‘The Wedding of River Song’ and doubtlessly will be seen again. They make good returning monsters for … Continue reading →

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“Rule number one. The Doctor lies.”

Posted on October 2, 2011 by etheruk1

It should hardly be a surprise by now that things never end for the Doctor. They just change. ‘The Wedding of River Song,’ by Steven Moffat, brings an excellent season to a close. Sharing many similarities with ‘A Good Man … Continue reading →

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