Howling:The only water in the forest is a river

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what does this mean?! It is a given the the river is River song, but the bit about no other water would mean there are no Ponds. So will something happen to Amy?

We can't be sure that the TARDIS was referring to River Song. That is the most obvious answer, but keep in mind, she wasn't particularly good with names(she got Amy and Rory confused and thought Rory was the "pretty one.") Is it likely that the TARDIS would have known River Song's name, and been able to work out the pun. Of course, this isn't the first time the TARDIS has communicated through metaphor.Icecreamdif 03:03, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

Could also be a reference to River Song's death which occured in Forest of the dead, just a thoughtTooty1967 08:36, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

Two theories: The only WATER: Amy POND, RIVER Song in the FOREST: The Forest in "The Time of Angels" and "Flesh and Stone" is RIVER: River Song Meaning, that Amy Pond = River Song, they are basically the same person. Some people even say that River (=Amy) is a Time Lady, and one of her incarnations is the little child in the two-parter. (from DWO)

Mine: The only water - A metaphor for a person in the forest - A metaphor for the TARDIS is River - River Song

Meaning, the only person the Doctor can believe is River... How about that?Drwhobg 14:17, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

That seems a bit convoluted. The only thing that Amy and River have in common, apart from knowing the Doctor, is that there names both relate to water. We have already seen River Song in 2 forests anyway (the artificial forest on the Byzantium, and the Vashta Nerada's "forest" in Forest of the Dead), and it is possible that we will eventually see another forest. The TARDIS was shown to see events non-linearly in that episode, so it is likely that she was warning Rory about something that hasn't hapenned yet. The phrase will probably make more sense when we are given more information, but it seems a big step to go from "the only water in the forest is a river," to "River Song and Amy Pond are the same person and they are both also the little girl."Icecreamdif 21:06, May 17, 2011 (UTC)

I agree with Icecreamdif. Sure, it could mean Amy and River are the same person, but there are a million other possibilities, and we probably don't have enough knowledge yet to figure it out. Of course there's no harm in speculating, but according to regulation 734/Pear/3, any speculation that's that convoluted, with that little backing, must also assert that at least one character is the Rani. --99.35.132.17 13:16, May 20, 2011 (UTC)