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[ariseanew]

oh
i didnt even get to find out who river song really was!

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[allons_y_alonso]

Me either.

[ariseanew]

oh yes i imagine its even more annoying in your case!
since it was actually your life

[allons_y_alonso]

Probably still will be, one day! So I suppose I'll find out eventually!

[ariseanew]

yes of course!
i guess the cool thing about the direction of your timeline in regards to hers is that you still have
a lot of neat stuff to look forward to!

[allons_y_alonso]

That's it exactly!

[ariseanew]

well
if you do ever find out
and theres a way to let me know
id like that!

[allons_y_alonso]

Sounds like a plan!

[turnedleft]

She was fun, wasn't she?

[ariseanew]

yes!
but so were you
i wish id had the chance to watch this before

[turnedleft]

Little weird to imagine people watching me, but glad you liked it.

[ariseanew]

it was really weird reading my
source material
as well actually!
maybe i should have asked before watching yours?

[roseate]

Damn.
I didn't even make past her introduction.
Theories?

[ariseanew]

nothing im too sure on!
but i bet theres a lot of wacky ones out there
im really interested in finding out when their timelines started going in opposite directions though

oh Aradia I remember when I had that much hope

[roseate]

It'd certainly be interesting if it were less linear.
Though I have to wonder about the implications of killing her off in the audience's first meeting.

young and untouched by the horrors of s6

[ariseanew]

yes that did seem a little dramatic
though i guess it was meant to make it easier to trace their history
that would probably be harder if we didnt already have an end!

MAY SHE NEVER KNOW THE TRUTH

[roseate]

I suppose that makes sense.
Though the emotional shock factor coming presumably several seasons after the fact seems a risky storytelling gambit.

this post is now me being grumpy at doctor who through aradia

[ariseanew]

but perhaps it can be pulled off!
oh it would be so wonderful if it could be
i dont know anything at all about the writers but
surely theyre capable

oh hey me too

[roseate]

I'm conflicted.
The structure of the two-part River Song series showed, in my opinion, a good grasp on suspense in storytelling as well as enough emotional impact through Donna's storyline such as to give me hope that it might be handled with surprising adeptness for a television medium.
However, I find the conclusion of Donna's overall arc in conjunction with the companion arc of yore to be a foreboding omen.