So, I watched the Library episodes for the first time in... years. I'd loaned them out, and then I wanted to see River’s story play out, and then I was just worried that I’d be a complete mess. Not that I don’t know great parts of the dialogue off by heart, but - it’s different watching it. (As it happens I wasn’t a mess, but that's a topic for a different day.)
The other thing was continuity - I knew the *story* continuity was fine, but that a lot of people have been very unhappy with the second half of S6, due to River’s characterisation, so I was curious how well that would hold up. As in, how well would calm, stoic, older Library!River fit with young, impulsive, dangerously determined younger River?
And you know what? They fit perfectly. As a matter of fact I see so much of younger!River in older!River that it’s quite ridiculous. River is River is River, just like the Doctor is the Doctor is the Doctor... And older!River isn’t all that stoic. Oh no.
( Spoilers for all of S4, 5 and 6 )
The other thing was continuity - I knew the *story* continuity was fine, but that a lot of people have been very unhappy with the second half of S6, due to River’s characterisation, so I was curious how well that would hold up. As in, how well would calm, stoic, older Library!River fit with young, impulsive, dangerously determined younger River?
And you know what? They fit perfectly. As a matter of fact I see so much of younger!River in older!River that it’s quite ridiculous. River is River is River, just like the Doctor is the Doctor is the Doctor... And older!River isn’t all that stoic. Oh no.
( Spoilers for all of S4, 5 and 6 )
