wedding river song wedding river song thirteenth final episode sixth series british science fiction television series doctor broadcast bbc october written lead writer executive producer directed episode alien time traveller doctor attempts escape apparent death hands silence river song silence programmed kill doctor refuses end alternate timeline time running simultaneously beginning doctor tries restore universe help river alternate universe versions companions revealed planned escape posing shape shifting wedding river song concludes story arc series reveals happened start season premiere impossible astronaut episode features returning characters pays tribute classic series character brigadier stewart following death character actor episodes filmed series production wedding river song finished april episode watched total million viewers received positive mixed reviews critics visual elements praised characters resolution episode received mixed reception plot teaser prelude finale released online september previous episode closing time shows area clock stuck silence kept wearing eye patch fashion madame synopsis doctor aware imminent death fixed point time april lake utah attempts track silence learn die encounters robot crew currently posing members silence offer help power faces death doctor led living head doctor allies taken good man goes war reveals silence dedicated doctor future warning fields fall eleventh living creature speak falsely fail answer question asked answered silence fall question asked time doctor doctor continues refuse discovers old friend died point accepts fate avoid crossing time stream gives crew younger version shown impossible astronaut doctor joins friends lake approaches astronaut known younger version river song amy daughter trained kill doctor silence madame river want kill unable fight suit control doctor says reminds event inevitable river despite warning interfering fixed point surprises doctor draining astronaut suit weapons systems death time stuck result begins earth history begins run simultaneously fixed moment april london holy roman emperor winston_churchill takes doctor locked cell ask condition time doctor explains preceding events tally marks begin appearing arms indicating presence silence noticing silence nest overhead rescued amy squad soldiers command effects crack bedroom amy altered timeline unaware trusted captain husband amy takes doctor area pyramid captured silence madame river aware consequences actions refuses allow doctor touch event time allow resume wear external memory eye patches enable avoid silence effect memory realise trap arranged silence begin escape confinement killing users doctor river escape pyramid amy fight wave silence amy realises madame begins amy forces place intention killing revenge taking child away amy river doctor river tries convince doctor frozen timeline acceptable die doctor explains reality soon break river claims suffer universe kill doctor despite horror idea stop doctor marries river spot ear declaring told requests river allow prevent universe destruction kiss reality begins return normal later amy visited river shortly events flesh stone river timeline amy explains recently witnessed doctor death river reveals doctor lied said told instead said look eye doctor asked lake doctor tardis doctor takes head stored explains perceived death enable forgotten getting big drawing attention doctor leaves warns await question calls doctor continuity doctor mentions possibility visiting says waiting hinted end time explains angry shakespeare code amy office contains model tardis child eleventh hour drawings monsters scenes adventures doctor river song states president kennedy possession introduced time angels silence calls man dies dies reference times appears die forest dead river doctor ear makes trust doctor states death reason tell episode main plot centres damage caused river tries write fixed point time concept fixed points history altered doctor companions introduced named explored new series episodes fires waters mars river meets amy bottle wine wearing military says climbed saw amy refers events time angels flesh stone crash mentioned silence library production writing wedding river song concludes story arc doctor apparent death began series opener impossible astronaut resolves pieces river song timeline despite leaves ambiguous doctor river legitimately married showrunner episode writer described big roller coaster ride doctor madness mad idea included episode live chess came wanted chess called boring games world dangerous spectator sport originally script include brief scene intended rest doctor famous adversary sixth series amy confrontation madame scene shows like met doctor added script later following death actor doctor learns episode character died peacefully nursing home said reference story doctor going death right proper acknowledge greatest losses doctor endured confirmed tribute wore eye patch playing alternative version brigadier characters episode including dead winston_churchill victory doctor hungry earth cold blood captain carter let kill hitler good man goes war felt room character return victory hinted doctor knew filming effects wedding river song episodes filmed series april day filming scene let kill hitler delayed shot july making day filming series american television recorded report churchill return buckingham senate green screen filming segment today anchors abroad segment played credited episode pseudonym homage american horror actor character look based underwent play written doctor played professor experiment provided voice victory cast found working eye patches strange act eye kingston remarked slightly allowed fire specially machine gun films churchill filmed cardiff city_council building script called style tunnel chamber kind location available cardiff set built instead hand crafted required lot preparation things started episode production broadcast reception wedding river song broadcast united_kingdom bbc october date united_states overnight ratings showed episode watched million viewers watched programme evening improvement preceding weeks doctor previous series finale final consolidated figures broadcasters million viewers seventh highest bbc second watched programme october given appreciation index placing excellent category lowest rated finale revival doctor scoring critical reception episode received positive mixed reviews critics reservations resolution character interactions guardian gave positive review believing episode moves bigger year story effectively particularly praised simplistic visuals history running writing metro praising gripping race time noting script witty episode eerie touching moments necessary gave episode calling pretty close perfect season finale looking answers morgan digital spy wrote piece saturday night entertainment works packed strong performances stunning visuals sharp dialogue resolution series long arc satisfactory episode poses questions answers sfx gave episode half stars explaining conflict rate stars calling tenths great great episode referred concepts episode finest ingredients found resolution cool twist meant episode elaborate version classic star trek voyager alternate timeline complete reset button ign rated wedding river song writing managed tie plot threads character arcs host trademark sci spectacle boot thought wedding felt little rushed leave lingering emotional praised emotional moments episode fact thinks doctor dead help explore new angle daily_telegraph called uneven ending praised visually clever liked way silence handled thought solution bit cop independent displeased episode calling refused tie loose ends finale terms drama overwhelming terms information praised fact appears spreading storylines series believing hand hitfix alan_sepinwall thought resolutions wedding excellent felt alternate universe similar previous finale big bang squad criticised episode having bells undermined emotional moments especially wedding believe showed doctor love river enjoy previous episodes churchill amy relationship thought better previous finale big bang answers fun satisfying resolution critical reason river kill doctor relationship believed amy killing madame substitute amy dealing child
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