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 Hydroflax's body arrives to take the Doctor's head; the Doctor tells River to go stop the crash while he deals with this moron. The robot body cannot comprehend that even if it gets the Doctor's head, it won't survive the crash. Seeing the orb Scratch gave River, the Doctor grabs it and tells the robot that all kings need money. It demands he demonstrate. With a manic smile, the Doctor attaches it the base of the robot's neck and the A.I. begins sputtering randomly. "Welcome to the best [[Firewall|firewal]]ls in the universe. '''Nothing''' is protected like money." The robot garbles that it doesn't understand, to which the Doctor says is the same for everyone else. "He had a bad day at the bank." the Doctor tells an employee as he laughs at his own jokes and runs to join River.
-In the bridge, the Doctor finds the crew gone and River working at the controls. They start arguing over the marriages that the other had; the Doctor married [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Cleopatra]], while River married [[Hydroflax]],. [[Ramone]] and [[Steven Fry]]. While the ship is crashing, River realises that they are heading towards the planet Darillium. River remembers that he always promised to take her there to see the Singing Towers, but always canceled at the last minute. The Doctor retorts "I'll make sure to give them a wave as we pass by." Trying to save River, the Doctor tricks her into being teleported back to the TARDIS. However, she pilots it back to him. As they have entered the planet's atmosphere, they give up on saving the ship and take shelter in the TARDIS. The resulting impact of the crash knocks River unconscious.
+In the bridge, the Doctor finds the crew gone and River working at the controls. They start arguing over the marriages that the other had; the Doctor married [[Marilyn Monroe]] and [[Cleopatra]], while River married [[Hydroflax]],. [[Ramone]] and [[Stephen Fry]]. While the ship is crashing, River realises that they are heading towards the planet Darillium. River remembers that he always promised to take her there to see the Singing Towers, but always canceled at the last minute. The Doctor retorts "I'll make sure to give them a wave as we pass by." Trying to save River, the Doctor tricks her into being teleported back to the TARDIS. However, she pilots it back to him. As they have entered the planet's atmosphere, they give up on saving the ship and take shelter in the TARDIS. The resulting impact of the crash knocks River unconscious.
 Seeing that the universe is telling him to finally have his last night with River, the Doctor decides to give in to the inevitable. After travelling to the next morning, the Doctor suggests to a man searching for survivors of the crash that he build a restaurant where they're standing, with a view of the Singing Towers, and gives him the diamond to fund its construction. Travelling forwards in time once again, the Doctor enters the now-built restaurant and books the table on the balcony for Christmas Day in four years' time. The Doctor doesn't mind as he can just jump to the date of his reservation.
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 * [[Nardole]] calls River "Doctor Song", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[Closing Time (TV story)|Closing Time]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') stating that she is also sometimes called Professor, ([[TV]] ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'', ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') but mainly Doctor, Song.
 * River tells King [[Hydroflax]] that he has "stolen so much from so many." When talking to the [[Eleventh Doctor]] about how much he means to her and the universe she gives a similar statement, that he has "done so much for so many." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
-* Once again, someone comments on the TARDIS being bigger on the inside. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', et al) This time, it is the Doctor himself to an oblivious River, doing so sarcastically.
+* Once again, someone comments on the TARDIS being bigger on the inside. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', et al.) This time, it is the Doctor himself to an oblivious River, doing so sarcastically.
 * River mentions her history of escaping. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'', ''[[The Wedding of River Song (TV story)|The Wedding of River Song]]'')
-* [[Flemming]] reads in River's diary that she has just been to [[Manhattan]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'')
+* The Doctor quotes River by saying "Hello, Sweetie" and "Spoilers". ([[TV]] ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', et al.)
-* The Doctor quotes River by saying "Hello, Sweetie" and "Spoilers". ([[TV]] ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', et. al.)
 * The Doctor uses his new [[sonic screwdriver]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') He also uses his sonic sunglasses. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Magician's Apprentice (TV story)|The Magician's Apprentice]]'' et al.)
 * River owns a set of pictures of the first twelve incarnations of the Doctor, which she reveals to clarify that she knows what he looks like. She told the Doctor once that she had pictures of all his faces. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'') This also confirms that River is aware that the [[War Doctor]] exists (whom the Doctor once tried to conceal), as she has a picture of him as well. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'')
-* River's picture set of the Doctor's first twelve incarnations creates a continuity error, in that her first appearance, she questions the Tenth Doctor about adventures she had with the Eleventh. The pictures in her collection are in exact chronological order, contradicting the idea that she mistook the Tenth Doctor for a later incarnation because she did not know the correct order of his regenerations. However, he may have told her at a later date of his incarnations and which order they existed in.
+* River's picture set of the Doctor's first twelve incarnations creates a continuity error, in that her first appearance, she questions the Tenth Doctor about adventures she had with the Eleventh. The pictures in her collection are in exact chronological order, contradicting the idea that she mistook the Tenth Doctor for a later incarnation because she did not know the correct order of his regenerations.
 * When arguing about their other relationships, River Song holds against the Doctor his marriages with [[Elizabeth I]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and [[Marilyn Monroe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'') Additionally, she suggests the Doctor was involved with [[Cleopatra]] whilst the Doctor suggests she had a similar connection to [[Stephen Fry]].
-* [[Roundel]]s are once again used as a means of storage. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' et al)
+* [[Roundel]]s are once again used as a means of storage. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' et al.)
 * River Song recalls the Doctor trying to bring her to Darillium. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]'') She later mentions the actual trip to the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
 * [[River Song's diary]] recalls previous encounters with the Doctor: "the [[Pandorica]] opens", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') a picnic at [[Asgard]], ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Picnic at Asgard (short story)|Picnic at Asgard]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'') the crash of the [[Byzantium (ship)|Byzantium]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]''), "[[Manhattan]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'') Their time with "[[Jim the Fish]]" is also acknowledged. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]'')
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 * The [[Twelfth Doctor]] gives River her own [[sonic screwdriver]]. This is the version seen during her investigation of [[the Library]]. He then proceeds to scan her, imprinting her image into the screwdriver so it can later be saved as a data ghost. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
 * At [[Darillium]], River notes that the Doctor is crying. She will go on to recall this to the [[Tenth Doctor]] just before her final moments. ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
-* River believes the Eleventh Doctor was the last incarnation of the Doctor because she knew his [[regeneration cycle]] was limited. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et. al.) The Doctor briefly mentions that he got past this limit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
+* River believes the Eleventh Doctor was the last incarnation of the Doctor because she knew his [[regeneration cycle]] was limited. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.) The Doctor briefly mentions that he got past this limit. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
 * The Doctor mentions he had a "new haircut", is in his "best suit" (though River disapproves of it) and is made to turn up on River's "doorstep". He is later seen in a suit at Darillium (which River really does finds nice), all in line with what she tells the Tenth Doctor about the last time she saw him. ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
 * The Doctor has avoided Darillium, and is shown to be tearful when he finally makes good on his final date with River. The Doctor has mentioned that he does not like endings. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Angels Take Manhattan (TV story)|The Angels Take Manhattan]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'', ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
-* The Doctor once again rewards someone with the means to gain a substantial amount of money. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Interestingly, several people who have encountered the Doctor around Christmastime have now found themselves coming into large sums of money. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]])''
+* The Doctor once again rewards someone with the means to gain a substantial amount of money. ([[TV]]: ''[[School Reunion (TV story)|School Reunion]]'', ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Interestingly, several people who have encountered the Doctor around Christmastime have now found themselves coming into large sums of money. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Voyage of the Damned]]'', ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'')
-* River pulls a [[fez]] out of her bag, an item commonly worn by the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' et al)
+* River pulls a [[fez]] out of her bag, an item commonly worn by the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'' et al.)
 * Hydroflax is nicknamed "the butcher of the [[Bone Meadows]]". The Doctor and River once visited the location together. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]'')
 * River mentions the time when there were two of the Eleventh Doctor during one of the instances where the Doctor backed out of going to Darillium. The Doctor has also been promising River for ages that they would go to the Singing Towers of Darillium. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[First Night (home video)|First Night]]''/''[[Last Night (home video)|Last Night]]'')
 * The Doctor says "every Christmas is last Christmas", repeating what [[Clara Oswald]]'s imagined version of [[Danny Pink]] said. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last Christmas (TV story)|Last Christmas]]'')
-* River tries to plead the Doctor into thinking of a loophole to avoid their last outing together, but the Doctor reminds her that not everything can be avoided. There have been situations where the Doctor has been unable the change the outcome of tragic events ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]''), and he has just gone through one of these situations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]/[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') He also reminds River that times end because they have to. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
+* River tries to plead the Doctor into thinking of a loophole to avoid their last outing together, but the Doctor reminds her that not everything can be avoided. There have been situations where the Doctor has been unable the change the outcome of tragic events, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', ''[[Vincent and the Doctor (TV story)|Vincent and the Doctor]]'') and he has just gone through one of these situations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Face the Raven (TV story)|Face the Raven]]'', ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]/[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') He also reminds River that times end because they have to. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
-* As the Doctor talks about the Singing Towers, he uses the phrase, "when the wind stands fair" to describe an instance when the towers produce a song. After being uploaded to the Library, River uses this phrase to describe an instance where "everybody lives" ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''), something the Doctor greatly treasures. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')
+* As the Doctor talks about the Singing Towers, he uses the phrase, "when the wind stands fair" to describe an instance when the towers produce a song. After being uploaded to the Library, River uses this phrase to describe an instance where "everybody lives", ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'') something the Doctor greatly treasures. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]'')
 * The Doctor refuses to bow to King Hydroflax, making the excuse that his back is playing up. The [[First Doctor]] was unable to bow to [[Kublai Khan]], citing that it was because his back was broken; however, in that case it was a valid excuse because his first incarnation was growing elderly and indeed suffering from pain trying to bend over. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
 * The Doctor is able to reserve a table for years in the future and arrive at the reservation in an instant. He previously pulled the same trick with [[Clara Oswald|Clara]] on [[Calbaron III]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Planet of the Diners (comic story)|Planet of the Diners]]'')
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 * River Song says "I hate you" to the Doctor and he replies "No, you don't", an exchange they have had before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') Sounding a little more forgiving, she would go on to tell the younger Tenth Doctor "I hate you sometimes", to which he replied, "I know!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
 * The Doctor once again finds himself wearing holographic apparel. However, this time he does not have control over it, nor wishes to actually wear it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
-* The Doctor utters the inquisitive, "Seriously?" which - though he may no longer remember it - was often uttered by [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]'', ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', et al)
+* The Doctor utters the inquisitive, "Seriously?" which - though he may no longer remember it - was often uttered by [[Clara Oswald]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time Heist (TV story)|Time Heist]]'', ''[[Dark Water (TV story)|Dark Water]]'', ''[[The Witch's Familiar (TV story)|The Witch's Familiar]]'', et al.)
 * The TARDIS gives the Doctor hologramatic antlers. Coincidentally, [[Wilfred Mott]], who often wore reindeer antlers on his head during the Christmas season, was once aboard the TARDIS in [[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''.
-* The Doctor, prior to changing clothes towards the end of the episode, continues to wear the replacement burgundy velvet jacket gifted to him by Clara Oswald ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
+* The Doctor, prior to changing clothes towards the end of the episode, continues to wear the replacement burgundy velvet jacket gifted to him by Clara Oswald. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'')
-* The Doctor hangs a sign on the TARDIS doors. Unlike the others, this one reads 'Carollers Will Be Criticised', not 'Out Of Order'.  ([[PROSE]]: [[Amorality Tale|''Amorality Tale'']]'', [[TV]]: [[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
+* The Doctor hangs a sign on the TARDIS doors. Unlike the others, this one reads 'Carollers Will Be Criticised', not 'Out Of Order'.  ([[PROSE]]: [[Amorality Tale|''Amorality Tale'']]'', ''[[TV]]:'' [[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
-* River is implicitly aware of the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration, and that it counted towards the limit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', TV: ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
+* River is implicitly aware of the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration, and that it counted towards the limit. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[The Time of the Doctor (TV story)|The Time of the Doctor]]'')
 == Home video releases ==
 [[File:The Husbands of River Song DVD.jpg|thumb|''The Husbands of River Song'' DVD cover]]
-* This story was released on DVD in [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]].
+* This story was released on DVD in [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]]. It was also released as part of the [[Series 9 (Doctor Who)|Series 9]] boxset on [[7 March (releases)|7 March]] 2016.
 == Video game adaptation ==