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Okay, this has come up elsewhere but I'd like you guys to comment. How did River Song recognize the Doctor in the library if he had regenerated into Matt Smith by then? Ihave my own theory about this but I'd love to here what you guys think.
So what is your theory?!?!?!?!? I must know!!

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seekerofshadowlight wrote:He may not have, if you recall when he came out at the front of the end of time he had said he got married. But then he may have changed his timeline, it would not be the first time he changed eventsMaybe Doctor 11 will tell River song 'I'll look like this'
I thought of that however she new him on sight and was only after she got a real good look at him, into his eyes that she says I have never seen you this young.
Which makes it seem as if she had saw him in that form before. But then we do not know how much time is between the different episodes. Between the waters of mars and the end of time it could have been years alone

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Matthew Morris wrote:seekerofshadowlight wrote:He may not have, if you recall when he came out at the front of the end of time he had said he got married. But then he may have changed his timeline, it would not be the first time he changed eventsMaybe Doctor 11 will tell River song 'I'll look like this'I thought of that however she new him on sight and was only after she got a real good look at him, into his eyes that she says I have never seen you this young.
Which makes it seem as if she had saw him in that form before. But then we do not know how much time is between the different episodes. Between the waters of mars and the end of time it could have been years alone
Now that you guys are making me think...
what if it's his wife from Doctor 1? Susan's mom?

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Ya know I just thought the tenth doctor left alot of clones around, his female clone, the dr/dona and his human clone with rose.
it means nothing with this topic but ya know he spread himself about a bit didnt he
*nods* I don't want to see the human clone/Rose ever again (I see plenty of Billie Piper in her other show *WEG*). Jenny I'd love to see again, same thing for Donna.

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seekerofshadowlight wrote:*nods* I don't want to see the human clone/Rose ever again (I see plenty of Billie Piper in her other show *WEG*). Jenny I'd love to see again, same thing for Donna.Ya know I just thought the tenth doctor left alot of clones around, his female clone, the dr/dona and his human clone with rose.
it means nothing with this topic but ya know he spread himself about a bit didnt he
How much you wanna bet the clone turns out to be the Valeyard... ;)

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Exactly, I believe he encountered her somewher off screen in between The Waters of Mars and The End of Time. It's the only answer that preserves the timeline intact.
This does sound most reasonable... plus I'm sure I heard about a year ago that one of the feature length episodes Tennant was working on involved River Song - maybe they just ran out of budget/time before finishing that one.

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See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.

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See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.
Hmm, except Tegan didn't recognize the first doctor in the Five Doctors. (the companions comparing notes still makes me laugh though)

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David Fryer wrote:See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.Hmm, except Tegan didn't recognize the first doctor in the Five Doctors. (the companions comparing notes still makes me laugh though)
Yeah, that is the flaw in my thory.

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By the way, does anyon else feel like the Ood are being set up to become the new Time Lords? Particularly in Part one of The End of Time where they can see through the time stream, and not only recognize the fact that thier society is advancing too quickly for the timeline to have not been played with, but accept that it is something that needs fixing. I wonder if they will play a bigger role in the Who mythology as time goes on.

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See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.
Sara Jane smith didn't know the 10th doctor when she meet him.

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Matthew Morris wrote:Yeah, that is the flaw in my thory.David Fryer wrote:See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.Hmm, except Tegan didn't recognize the first doctor in the Five Doctors. (the companions comparing notes still makes me laugh though)
Well, Tegan was a bit dense...

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David Fryer wrote:Well, Tegan was a bit dense...Matthew Morris wrote:Yeah, that is the flaw in my thory.David Fryer wrote:See it's kinda like the Face of Boe. When he first recognizes the Doctor after he hasgone from Christopher Eccleston to David Tennent I was like, what the crap? However, if he is really Jack it would explain a lot. Another theory that just poped into my mind is that anyone who has spent time with theDoctor devlops an instinctive ability to recognize him regardless of what he looks like at the time.Hmm, except Tegan didn't recognize the first doctor in the Five Doctors. (the companions comparing notes still makes me laugh though)
would that count for sara jane smith as well? She talked to him and shook his hand and didn't know him

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Maybe the ability to recognize the Doctor in a new body only applies to those who have at least a little psychic sensitivity. Sarah Jane Smith was pretty, spunky, and adventurous, but always struck me as an average person - no special destiny, no mental powers. If anything, she was psychically susceptible; she got her mind dominated quite a lot.