Steven Moffat outs popular Doctor Who character River Song on Twitter!
In a surprising move, Steven Moffat made a declaration about the character of River Song on Twitter today commenting on her sexuality. River Song is of course the popular time traveling archeologist on the British Sci-Fi show Doctor Who. In a discussion about how the Doctor (the main character on Doctor Who) cannot distinguish between the concepts on being 'straight' and 'gay', one fan brought up the fact that the Doctor should be able to know the concepts from his companions. Captain Jack Harkness is ... well open to everything, and the Doctor is involved with River Song. Surely he would know the concepts of 'straight' and 'gay'. Moffat's response not only answered the fans question on why the Doctor woudn't know but also outed River Song as a bisexual. Could this be relevant information for the upcoming season? Could this just be Moffat's personal view on the character? Could this just be Moffat creating new information on a character to stir up the fandom (which he knows how to do so well)? Either way, she's out and the world knows it! How do you feel about this new character news that Moffat has released?
Source: Bleeding Cool
Source: Twitter - Steven Moffat
Weird, I wonder why I didn't (and still don't) see that? Curse you technology! *ahem* Anyway, I don't think it makes any difference to River's character. I think most people that watch the show, upon getting this new info, would go "Yeah, that makes sense." Just for the reason of how River is very free-spirited, etc. Also, though, it's not a new concept, especially to Doctor Who, having had Captain Jack Harkness.
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