whoniverseconfessions: ‘It annoys me when people call River Song a ‘completely original’ character. Mel from Classic!Who had a non-linear relationship with the Doctor, and Benny was an archaeologist. But they had their own lives, and personalities, and they didn’t revolve around the Doctor from birth to death. River Song is a poor imitation of them.’ River is a poor imitation of Mel? Mel?

whoniverseconfessions:

‘It annoys me when people call River Song a ‘completely original’ character. Mel from Classic!Who had a non-linear relationship with the Doctor, and Benny was an archaeologist. But they had their own lives, and personalities, and they didn’t revolve around the Doctor from birth to death. River Song is a poor imitation of them.’

River is a poor imitation of Mel? Mel?




  1. issy-never-liked-liars reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    only non-linear because of...Trial of a Time Lord which wasn’t particularly...
  2. elegyforafez said: I couldn’t disagree more. River is a fantastic, layered character who is far greater than Mel or Benny ever were. And as for the comparisons to The Time Traveller’s Wife, TTTW BLOOOOOOOWS
  3. undercover-angel-girl reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    will always be better than River....copy cat version .
  4. thenotoriousscuttlecliff reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions
  5. jimthefishisaninnuendo reblogged this from irememberandiloveyou
  6. irememberandiloveyou reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    I can’t even make sense of this confession it’s that baffling. SHE’S A POOR IMITATION OF THEM BECAUSE SHE’S NOT AN...
  7. zombie-bites reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions
  8. kilodalton reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    shagged him first =)
  9. chiaki-chi said: Maybe not so much imitation, but a tribute to wonderful characters?
  10. penguinsonwheels reblogged this from im-being-sarcastic-of-course and added:
    ^^^^ Same here The Time Traveller’s Wife is one of my favourite books of all tiume, it’s so beautiful and Clare an Henry...
  11. xalts reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    SHE’S A POOR IMITATION OF THEM BECAUSE SHE’S NOT AN IMITATION OF THEM. LOOK, YOU JUST MENTIONED SOMETHING OF RIVER’S...
  12. im-being-sarcastic-of-course reblogged this from whoniverseconfessions and added:
    And let’s not forget ‘The Time Traveler’s Wife’ which is...fucking good book,
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