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nobleriver · 2 years ago

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HER SMILE IN THE FIRST TWO SO HAPPY SO LOVESTRUCK I AM IN A GLASS CASE OF EMOTION And also the way the Doctor is surprised and unsure what to do with his hands (bless) but still immediately closes his eyes and kisses back And then he settles into it and it's wonderful and beautiful The last gif really gets me cause it's from afar but you can see them both fully giving themselves to the kiss And wow because I'm not done flailing over River in the first two gifs. I feel like that more than anything else tells us what their marriage is like So happy and loving and there's so much trust in each other's love (THORS!River was blinded by grief for the Ponds I will die on this hill) Because she fully expects a goodbye kiss (SO CUTE!) and when he asks if he's forgotten something she's just so in love and adoring Shaking her head with full hearteyes and saying 'shut up' and confidently pulling him into a kiss Because they don't just Old Married Couple Bicker™ they also tease each other and laugh and there is so so much happiness there I will never get over not getting full episodes seeing them in the golden years of their relationship But even without them. This short moment tells us SO MUCH So much of their relationship is only hinted at or referenced but never shown but despite that you fully believe the relationship Because snippet scenes like this give so much depth Yowzah (@whogirl42)

DOCTOR WHO | Day of the Moon (6.02)

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#meta #river song #the doctor #doctor who #WARNING: if you believe THORS is perfect and can do no wrong these may not be the tags for you :)#dani let's die on that hill together bc i agree; i've been watching these two for 13 years; they practically rewrote my brain chemistry #they were my first obsession; i was never normal before but i definitely wasn't normal after #you can't tell me river thinks the doctor wouldn't stand by her side if she was in danger and expect to me believe that w/o explanation #when i've been watching him stand by her side time and time again for years #and not even figuratively LITERALLY standing by her side; even when he barely knew who she was #and then AGMGTW River even tells her parents he'll always protect me #and on the balcony when she says i don't think he's ever given me a gift?? i'm glad moffat put think in there bc it has to be faulty memory #the doctor literally wrapped the diary in a RED BOW #and left it on her nightstand; she was using it throughout college and in prison; and it's not like she didn't know it came from him #she says the man who gave me this #and the dress he got her on their wedding night??? that stunning sparkly olive green dress perfectly tailored to her measurements #WITH a bow tie on the waistline??? he got her a dress with the bow tie #and she also said he wasn't sentimental or stupid enough; she's called him a nostalgic/sentimental idiot at least 3 times #and she's called him an idiot even more times than that #pls dont misunderstand i love THORS; i do but as i grow older the harder it is ignore the glaring inconsistencies #i prefer when retcons supplement or adjust existing canon which moffat did brilliantly when he explained why 12 was able to take river #to darillium when originally in the Last Night minisode it was 11 taking her; he had river say on the balcony no wonder you kept cancelling #but when retcons directly ignore or contradict established canon it becomes harder for me to swallow #and then in TNOTD her data ghost says he left her like a book on a shelf; LOLOL both 11 and 12 left her like a book on a shelf???#that didn't make sense then and after THORS it makes even less sense now; if you ever loved me IF IF?? HOW is this still a question?#the river that whispered the doctor's name in 10's ear is asking if he ever loved her?? it has to be grief; that's too contradictory #pls if river comes back let's stop recycling the if you ever loved me plotline; twice was enough #give me the confident i know he loves me river from the library #also pls know i love doctor who; the pond era is my favorite; and i can love the show and question it at the same time

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