I thought that River giving up her regenerations was more about ensuring her own future happiness than making a sacrifice for a dude. You don't really do that for a guy you just met, especially when he's dead BECAUSE OF YOU. I also think she does it in part for her parents, when she sees how much they love him and out of guilt for totally betraying them like that. But yeah, if she didn't use them all then people would be asking why she couldn't just save the doctor at the beach, etc.
And I loved that Melody refuses to see the Doctor as the magical man who can fix everything, like Amy does, even as a kid. She is cynical and mocking of Amy's obsession with him and when she meets him, she defeats him all to easily and sees him broken down and helpless. I think her view of him as 'just a man' is why she is able to manage him, whereas Amy, who expects him to fix everything, just seems to face continual frustration and disappointment [although she seems to be growing out of that... her history with him means she can never manage him like River does.]
I think when the Silence said "your part will soon be over..." they were referring to Amy giving birth, though.
And THE GIRL WHO SEARCHED. YES. The Doctor gives her a little push with the diary and what not but then leaves her to decide what to do with it all. River gets a hint of her future but has to figure out how to get there herself. I think she has more agency than the Doctor here, who has pretty much just been subject to the roller-coaster that is River blasting in and out of his life.
The more I think about LKH the more it seems to perfectly fit with her previous characterization, even if she was off the wall in that episode. I can see how the older River grew out of the younger crazy one, it makes sense.
This whole post is what I have been thinking and you put it all into wonderful words. <3
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And I loved that Melody refuses to see the Doctor as the magical man who can fix everything, like Amy does, even as a kid. She is cynical and mocking of Amy's obsession with him and when she meets him, she defeats him all to easily and sees him broken down and helpless. I think her view of him as 'just a man' is why she is able to manage him, whereas Amy, who expects him to fix everything, just seems to face continual frustration and disappointment [although she seems to be growing out of that... her history with him means she can never manage him like River does.]
I think when the Silence said "your part will soon be over..." they were referring to Amy giving birth, though.
And THE GIRL WHO SEARCHED. YES. The Doctor gives her a little push with the diary and what not but then leaves her to decide what to do with it all. River gets a hint of her future but has to figure out how to get there herself. I think she has more agency than the Doctor here, who has pretty much just been subject to the roller-coaster that is River blasting in and out of his life.
The more I think about LKH the more it seems to perfectly fit with her previous characterization, even if she was off the wall in that episode. I can see how the older River grew out of the younger crazy one, it makes sense.
This whole post is what I have been thinking and you put it all into wonderful words. <3