Doctor Who: 8 Reasons Why River Song HAS To Come Back!
3. Moffat Left An Opening!
For all intents and purposes, Moffat closed River’s story arc with the 2015 Christmas special, The Husbands of River Song. This is something that, as an audience, we had been anticipating from the moment River returned in series 5 and became a much more significant character than we were initially led to believe.
We always knew that once she reached Darillium her next meeting with her beloved husband would end in her death, and in cruel Moffat fashion it became a fixed point from the moment we witnessed it way back in 2008. River Song is one of the very few characters who we have literally seen from birth to death, which may well be why fans feel so connected to her.
Once Steven Moffat’s departure as showrunner was announced and Chris Chibnall revealed his plans to start his run with a fresh vision, River’s future on the show did begin to feel slightly threatened; a new audience wouldn’t have the same level of connection to the character and would perhaps struggle to understand her significance.
It made perfect sense for Moffat to bring this chapter to an end, but he did of course leave us with that small glimmer of hope with the whole one night on Darillium lasting 24 years. Now if that isn’t an invitation for more River Song content then what is?!