Ah yes. I forgot when the Doctor's wife killed the Doctor, in front of his wife and best friend...who was pregnant with his wife

Professor River Song's hair is so big, because it's full of spoilers.

The reveal that River Song was really "Melody Pond" was a massively awesome moment.

I feel like Stephen Moffat is one of the few writers who used the Time-Travelling aspect of this show to its fullest extent. He set this story up all the way back in the Russel T. Davies era.

"Left me, like a book on a shelf. Didn't even say goodbye." IMAGINE. Her husband, her true love, they just spent 24 years together, and he doesn't recognize her, and then leaves without saying goodbye. I'm sobbing.

It's heartbreaking to watch as the Doctor slowly knows less and less about her.

i always always always loved that they had the line "one day i will look into that mans eyes and he will have no idea who i am and it will kill me" and the episode she is introduced he doesnt know her and she dies i thought it was amazing continuity whether on purpose or not

As painful as rivers timeline was, THIS is how you write a character to rival the doctor. Her story arc was BEAUTIFULLY written. I love river song

Now that I've seen it in this order, it makes the look on River's face when she realizes that the 10th Doctor doesn't recognize her devastating.

Looking at it from rivers pov, it's a tragic story, from the doctors pov it is beautiful. Beautifully tragedy or tragically beautiful

"they've taken Amy... And our baby" RIVERS FACE, GOD IT HURTS

This whole idea of two time travelling lovers, meeting out of sequence is _so_ poignant, _so_ romantic and _so_ incredible. It shows up here, and also in _The Time Traveller's Wife,_ in which we see _him_ meeting _her_ for the first time, in a scene in which _she_ knows _him_ but _he_ does not know _her,_ and then we see _her_ meeting _him_ for the first time, in a scene in which _he_ knows _her_ but _she_ does not know _him._ If not for the _massive_ complications that time travel opens up, this kind of thing would make you wonder why it isn't more ubiquitous.

"River! We've got the wrong fish!"

Now that, dear friends, is Editing. And yes, with a capital E.

“River you know my name. There’s only one way I could tell you that. There’s only one time I could...” He knew from the start that he’d have to get married...

This was HURTFUL. Am I the only person who lives in hope that because River was uploaded into a computer that she might be downloaded back into a body some day? I would prefer the same actress because Alex Kingston is a goddess but I'll take what I can get.

Both of my hearts broke when I saw the look 10 gave River and you could see in his eyes that he had no clue who she was 😔

I really never wanted river and the 11th to end. Amy and Rory running forever.

Her scene in Stormcage with Rory It's a Daughter telling her Dad it's her Birthday, that she had a wonderful time. God So much of Rivers story breaks my heart especially when you know more about her.. trust me go watch silence in the library now knowing her, have a good cry

River Song / Melody Pond is one of the deepest Characters in the whole Doctor Who Universe, well written and weaved into every timeline

The fricking fact that Moffat knew that river would get the sonic from the 12th doctor in the husbands of river song SEVERAL YEARS before in the episode, "Silence in the library" with the 10th doctor Is just about the smartest thing ever. Her timeline was planned to perfection in my opinion.

This randomly came up in my suggestions. I clicked on it because I was feeling nostalgic and now I need to rewatch the Matt Smith arc.

I cant help but think that in some other timeline, River bonds with a TARDIS, has a bunch of children as her companions and calls herself Ms Frizzle.

River Song, one of the best character's in Sci Fci history. Intelligent, beautiful, and mysterious. I love her.

in the new series I love that he has a photo of River next to a photo of his grand daughter, Susan, on his desk.

"How long is a night on derillium?" "24 years" THATS A HELL OF A HONEYMOON

Their timelines have always confused me but this clears it up a bit. It's quite sad when she's asking him what they've done together and he doesn't even know anything about her. 😢

You made me cry! I don't care what folks say about Moffat! He made River brilliantly! Best character of the new doctor! I would have added "Let's kill hiltler!" lol I loved that River too!

"River we got the wrong fish!!!!" XD lost it then

I love river, I think she’s one of the best things to come out of the Moffat era. The way you get attached to her in reverse and then you rewatch the first episode she was ever in and get emotional even though first time watching you don’t have the emotional context

"Fresh off the wrist of a handsome time agent" Jack?

In "The Husbands of River Song", River says to 12th "You remind me of my second wife"... Could that possibly mean that she could return with the 13th Doctor as she could be that second wife River speaks about ?

I LOVE the 10th Doctor, 11th Doctor, and 12th Doctor. The 10th never got the time to really know River. And even though the 12th Doctor technically spent 24yrs with River during that one night, 11th had the most episodes with her. Their chemistry was much more evident, and their close relationship makes River's full circle death a lot more heartbreaking. My favourite line by 11th "You are always here to me, and I'm always listening...and I can *always* see you." 😍😍😍

6:17 has anyone ever noticed that: the first time River shows the pictures of the different Doctors, she shows the picture of John Hurt. Details makes that show magnificent.

It's amazing how river came about. The mysterious woman who knew the doctor (Tennant) But not the other way round. And Then You find out it's his future companions daughter. Wow

3 thoughts that get me through hard times: River Song might be the Doctor's only wife, as his children were not Time Lords (as evident by Susan, his granddaughter) River is still alive, as long as the Library database is still there, meaning the Doctor can still visit her at any time in the future. These two together means River might be the first and the last love of the Doctor.

That was awesome,,but you missed the River monolith speech and Capaldi saying "hello Sweetie "

Wait. The last great frost fair in 1814? The Doctor and River may have been there just before The Doctor and Bill arrived.

This is going to go down as one of the best storylines in Who history. Moffat's era had it's flaws but my god does that man know how to write an arc

her life is like one of those poems that's sad when read forwards but happy when read backwards

An absolutely wonderful compilation, brilliantly edited. Especially loved the inclusion of the Big Finish stuff. Excellent job. :)

I seen every single episode with River Song and you made it feel brand new watching. Thank you for your caring and perfect editing its truly magical!

“Durilium, you always say you’re gonna take me for dinner there and then you always cancel at the last minute.” Oh river, if only you knew...

River’s story is truly heartbreaking... Every time she meets he man she loves, he remembers less and less about her, until he finally has no idea who she is, but of course on that very same day, she dies instead of him to save everybody. She showed so much bravery and kindness to a man who didn’t even know her, even when she was born to kill him. I can’t believe how crushing it must have been to her... The last episode that river is featured on is almost the other way around. The Doctor has to say goodbye to River because he knows what will happen next. The writer of this entire storyline was so creative and pushed the limits of time travel as far as he could with River and The Doctor. How he seemlessly tied together their two stories amazes me! It is such a cool concept that the more one knew about the other, the less the other knew about them. This storyline is extraordinarily written and creates so much emotion, wether it be sadness, happiness or just plain confusion, yet somehow once you put all the pieces of the puzzle in order, it makes sense and the chemistry is perfect. It’s a shame that the twelfth doctor didn’t get to spend much time with river, but as they said so many times, nothing lasts forever.

I had a great time watching this. It really shows that a lot of skill and hard work into it. Thanks!

"24 years" always brings the waterworks

I don’t care who comes along, or who the doctor falls in love with or who falls in love with him, RIVER AND THE DOCTOR WILL FOREVER BE MY ULTIMATE SHIP 💪🏽

Being the character was only in 7 or so stories, the continuity over so many years is incredible.

A very well presented video, especially the flashback to doctors 7,6,4, and 1. Wonderful

I'm not crying...I just have allergies...

I would love to have seen River and Captain Jack in the same seen.

River Song is awesome. Full of confidence and never ending devotion...and always full of suprises.

An emotional kick to the fucking balls

I was hoping you would include Capaldi activiting River's sonic & waving it around her. I thought he was just showing it off, but when I watched the episode again on BBC iPlayer it occurred to me that he must have been scanning her into it for her future data ghost. I don't know which happened quicker: My mind blowing or my jaw crashing through the floor. 😆

I love River as a character. And this video just reaffirms that. My goodness. When you really see things from her point of view instead of his..... It's awful. It's a wonder she didn't become the weapon they wanted. I'm glad that in his life he found someone that understood him. Truly. My dad is a lifelong fan. And he was always iffy at best about River. Iffy about the Doctor ever having relations. Not me. I love it. I love her. I'm so glad they created this amazing relationship. The Doctor can't live to be 2000 years old and not find love. River = Amazing

Amazing, whoever edited this did an absolutely fantastic job. It was like one big trailer for River Song and I loved every moment of it.

I love this! but I honestly cried when River and Amy 'Died/left'

"What is she" - One of the bravest and most amazing women I have ever known

The first time we've seen River talk to the Doctor and how shocked she was that he had no idea about who she is wasn't a big deal. Didn't feel that way, anyway. Now that we know her timeline and how it crosses his and the things they did together, the adventures they had, the marriage, etc, looking back at that moment in the library and especially, she she sacrifices herself to save the man she loves but has no idea who she even is... well, it's simply heartbreaking. Absurdly heartbreaking. Reveals the true meaning that we couldn't see for about three years. It is tragic, sad, beautiful and sweet, all at the same time.

Rewatching the Library scene just broke my heart, because everything is finally make sense but this time, River is really dead.

i thought i was doing so well until "how long is a night on derilum" and then i just burst into tears. thanks for putting her in her chronological order

This was bloody brilliant. I wish BBC would theme the next DW marathon with River's timeline.

My favorite thing on the library episodes is that in first viewing is fun filler. After you watch all of Doctor Who and do a rewatch its the most heartbreaking tragic episodes in the whole show

She must have travelled with a later version of the 10th Doctor at some point.

I LOVE that you've made sure to include her Big Finish adventures in there! Very nicely done! :D

Clone her, go get her memories from library..... River we miss you!

Such a great job putting this all together. Makes me want to rewatch it all over again

You did such an amazing job on this well done. I love river song. This is so accurate and emotional and well edited.

Incredible editing skills ! What a great tribute.

River Song had the craziest character arc of any character on the new show!

Can't get over how good an edit this is

Ok so.. I really need to tell someone about this, let’s go : I didn’t watch the firsts seasons since a while. What a joy to remember the David Tenant years. And tonight I finally rewatch it.. The library, the beginning and the end of River Song at the same time. And oh man when you know everything and who she is and all that she recall in you…. I juste cried like a baby. And then I can’t help it, I had to come back to this video on KZfaq. The way it’s edited I can never grow bored of this Timeline of River Song. What an amazing character and an wonderful story

One psychopath per Tardis, don't you think?

I loved the Matt Smith episodes, but what episode did he wear a white suit in?

Wow, *gorgeously* done. Superb interleaving of audio and visual, as well as timeline presentation. Best I've seen. I"ll include in my mind some of those amazing Web-based adventures she had with 11, as well as hopes for visits to come.

I must say, by far the best version of River's timeline that I have seen. Excellent work.

That tragedy that his first meeting is her last is so beautiful!

you should do the master timeline

beautifully done. a fantastic dedication to what is possibly one of the most epic story arcs anywhere, ever .

Am I the only one who thinks she was like the best female character on these series??? 🌟🌟 (Well, there’s also Donna, she’s the Queen 😂🌟)

River’s arc… tragic, confusing, and one of the best parts of this reboot. Makes me wanna cry…

hands down the saddest thing I ever watched.

You put so much effort into this video! It’s truly amazing!

It’s truly amazing that you were able to sort this all out. I can’t imagine the amount of time it must have taken. Thanks :)

7:55 When we first heard the story in Forrest of the Dead. We pictured the event as romantic when it was actually filled with arguments and sass that somehow fits both 12 and river.

Wellllllllllllllllllll thanks for bringing back all the feels of the River Song timeline....geez

The video was great thanks fr putting in the time and effort. I almost cried at the end.

I applaud you for not only figuring out the timeline, but this video is also very well produced! Kinda want to see the scene in the simulation tho with her friends

so both 11 and 12 were on the river themes at the same time 11 with river ice skating and 12 with billie recuing the creature that caused it.

She knew she was going to die, she knew that when she met the doctor and he has never met her before that it would be her last day. She knew it and she let it happen. I am so not okay with that. I’m so upset she died.

Best video of River's timeline. Thank you sooo much for your work. ❣️

Really good, thanks for taking the time to do this.

I couldn't stop my crying. it is a great video. thank u

DON'T MIND ME IT'S BEEN YEARS AND I'M CRYING OKAY THIS IS FINE

Thank you for this. Wonderfully put together. I'm teary-eyed all over again about their last night on Darillium together.

Beautifully put together x

the most beautiful and yet most heartbreaking storyline 💔

I never noticed the mention of Asgard! What a great reference.

Why would you do this to us?! the idea of the story of one of my favourite characters coming full circle, knowing that we'll never see her again was heartbreaking... and that just reminded me of every emotion I had. This video is brilliant, and it is well-edited... Especially the ending, her voice over the future scenes, just brilliant. One of the best story lines ever, and probably the most complicated and the best of what Moffat wrote.

thanks for adding the audiobook part ❤