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It was noteworthy for closing the book on River Song's timeline that began with her debut. It also showed the Twelfth Doctor's first encounter with River. For River, this was the final adventure with the Doctor before she met her demise in the two-part television story ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' / ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''. This episode also revealed that it was the Twelfth Doctor who turned up on River's doorstep with a new haircut and a suit, their night on [[Darillium]] to see the [[Singing Towers]], and the Doctor giving River his [[River Song's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], all of which had been previously mentioned by River in the character's debut story. | It was noteworthy for closing the book on River Song's timeline that began with her debut. It also showed the Twelfth Doctor's first encounter with River. For River, this was the final adventure with the Doctor before she met her demise in the two-part television story ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'' / ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''. This episode also revealed that it was the Twelfth Doctor who turned up on River's doorstep with a new haircut and a suit, their night on [[Darillium]] to see the [[Singing Towers]], and the Doctor giving River his [[River Song's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]], all of which had been previously mentioned by River in the character's debut story. | ||
In ''[[The Time of Angels]]'', River stated that she had "all [the Doctor's] faces". This is proven true, for the Doctor's original regeneration cycle at least; this even included a picture of the War Doctor, whom the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors all tried to keep buried in their memories of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. It also makes a subtle reference back to [[Journey's End (TV story)|''Journey's End'']], where the Doctor used | In ''[[The Time of Angels]]'', River stated that she had "all [the Doctor's] faces". This is proven true, for the Doctor's original regeneration cycle at least; this even included a picture of the War Doctor, whom the Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Doctors all tried to keep buried in their memories of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. It also makes a subtle reference back to [[Journey's End (TV story)|''Journey's End'']], where the Doctor used a full regeneration (his eleventh out of twelve) to create the [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor]] and [[DoctorDonna]]. Thus River thought the Doctor only had twelve incarnations. | ||
The Doctor takes River's assistant, Nardole, with him after this story as his companion. River's passing would also continue haunt the Doctor for some time, right into the next year's Christmas special ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]''. | The Doctor takes River's assistant, Nardole, with him after this story as his companion. River's passing would also continue haunt the Doctor for some time, right into the next year's Christmas special ''[[The Return of Doctor Mysterio]]''. | ||
