The Big RIV-ealÂ
River Song proclaims her love for The Doctor and how he will never love her back, only to realize he has been standing in it with her all along - The Husbands of River Song
Bonus, The Doctor's face after River reveals her heart and then tries to desperately explain it was "just a distraction" đ
I will LITERALLY NEVER BE OVER THIS SCENE! Watching it for the 10 billionth time today and the way realization dawns on River as she FINALLY takes a look at the man who she has been running her current scheme with.
Alex's performance is so brilliant. And then cut to My Doctor, who has been observing this woman he thought he knew, at least a little bit. And so much he didn't really know or maybe didn't want to know has revealed itself along the way in this episode, including River telling him to his face that The Doctor is not someone special, just someone useful to her every now and again. So to watch her be so bold and defiant in the face of an enemy while simultaneously letting her heart show...he stands in quiet awe of her. And just as quietly let's her make her way to The Truth before he confirms it with their shared affectionate greeting. Only to rub it in her face when she tries to tease him about his graying hair AND THE SMILE ON HIS FACE AS SHE STUTTERS AND IS EMBARRASSED IS WHAT I LIVE FOR! This one glorious moment where The Doctor is HAPPY, truly, because the woman he loves not only loves him back but is FOR ONCE, at a skittish loss in his presence, when so often she has been the one to put him off kilter. Capaldi was once again, and quite literally, a shining star on display in this episode but especially this scene. Both he and Alex played it to poignant perfection.
Siiiiiiiigh.
Y'all....I LOVE THE HUSBANDS OF RIVER SONG. And I love this couple.

















