Doctor Who: 14 Cool Details Revealed In Steven Moffat's Wedding Of River Song Commentary
1. The Garden Scene Was ANOTHER Late Rewrite
Because Amy's brutal murder of Kovarian was implemented at the last minute, the final garden scene also had to be changed at the last minute.
This is because Moffat now needed to make "sense" of the terrible act that Amy has committed, showing how it has affected her and changed her.
This then has the knock-on effect of giving River a big reason to tell Amy about the Doctor's survival. River can see that her mother is troubled and saddened, that she needs to see the Doctor to make her feel better. So, she spills the beans out of her love for Amy, rather than just doing it for the benefit of the audience.
Late rewrites and reshoots are often viewed as a bad thing, but clearly... they can be a good thing sometimes.
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