Booze is odd, Who is ood

[mhalachai]

Doctor Who episode reaction and theories for Silence in the Library. But first, read about booze:

In North America, Goldschläger is frequently mixed in equal proportions with Jägermeister, 70 proof (35%), and occasionally peppermint schnapps to make a cocktail called Liquid Cocaine, Golden Elk or JägerSchläger. --Wikipedia

Okay, gross.

I have a theory about that character from Doctor Who's Silence in the Library (which I will lj cut; no spoilers or anything just speculation). We were presented with Dr. River Song, who knows the Doctor (an older Doctor than we have know but still in the same body), has a little blue book of adventures they've been on, has a Sonic Screwdriver given to her by the Doctor, and seems to know Donna's horrible fate.

None of which she has yet explained. Is it Saturday yet?

So I figure there might be two other possibilities as to her fate:

1) She dies at the end of the episode and the Doctor goes back in time to "live their life" together in order to maintain the timeline, and those "old eyes" are him knowing it's all going to end before it begins. Then the Doctor goes and picks up Donna a moment after he left her on the floor of the no-longer-dangerous library and they carry on with their lives and the Doctor has lost yet another person.

This would echo the themes in Girl in the Fireplace, in which the Doctor was unable to live a life with a woman he loves because he has to maintain the timeline (all that timey-wimey stuff). And it would be all mofo tragic and all that and wouldn't drag the Rover Song story on forever.

2) The more interesting story would be: River Song lived that life with the Doctor, but River dies and the Doctor cannot go back and live the life with her and the timeline breaks into PIECES and (as the Doctor is fond of explaining as to why he has to keep things in their timey order) the universe begins to explode (for other reasons, let's not blame River Tam Song for that one) and the planets start to blink out and the parallel universes merge into each other and Rose comes back but the Doctor never gets to live that life with River.

After all, as the Ood said to the Doctor on Hath, "Your Song is ending."

In any event, I'm not totally sold on River Song -- I'm usually fine with all characters on all shows, but something about this one is just sort of annoying. I know it's because she's written this way, but I still have to go "dunno." We'll see on Saturday.

I will say this -- I don't think we can expect the River Song story to stretch on past the next episode as she expressly stated that Ten is her Doctor, and they can't be sure that David Tennant will be brought back beyond this season (in any event, they are being uber coy about it.)

I have nothing else to add at this point. How is everyone doing?

ETA: I lie. I've decided to re-watch Babylon 5. Damn, but I loved that show. I don't think I've seen this since it was on the air the first time.

Comments

[rhianona]

I love Lineer. And the Vreer? (The centauri attache). I think my favorite subplot was the Centauri/Narn one over the entire series, because Lando and G'kar were absolutely amazing and heartbreaking.

[mhalachaiswords.livejournal.com]

The calibre of the actors on the show in the supporting roles knocked my socks off. Going "international" as they did to get those guys was the best idea since sleep.

[sweetinsanity90.livejournal.com]

The best thing Vreer ever did was the whole underground railroad thing for the Narns. Na'toth had some good come backs and such, but she was never really a plot mover liek the others.

I agree - that subplot was the best. I also like how Lando and G'kar were responsible for the coming of the Shadows, just because they hated each other for that long.

[rhianona]

I agree - that subplot was the best. I also like how Lando and G'kar were responsible for the coming of the Shadows, just because they hated each other for that long.

But the end of the series is my favorite part, b/c they are just there for each other and in the end, trust each other over no one else.

[sweetinsanity90.livejournal.com]

Was it Sinclair who said "If you want to know someone, fight them. Then you see the real person" (or something like that. I think it was Sinclair.) Lando and G'kar fought each other so fiercely, with so much chutzpah, they were forced to each each other's true sides. And then, there's the whole "the enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing, since they both fought against the Shadows.

Another beloved story arch of mine was the one with Byron and the rogue telepaths. The love he had for his people, and for Leta was beautiful done.

[rhianona]

I never got into the telepath plot line. I kinda watched season 5 halfheartedly b/c I didn't really enjoy it. Except the finale, which had me in tears within the first 10 minutes or something like that.