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River Song, hooked up to the computer, sacrificing her life

Doctor Who S4 • Episode 9

Forest of the Dead

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Doctor Who (2005-2022)
Tenth Doctor

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Doctor Who Series 4

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First aired Saturday, June 7, 2008
Production Code 4.10
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Euros Lyn
Runtime 45 minutes
Story Type Two-Parter
Time Travel Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) AI gone wrong Spoilers Virtual Afterlife Time Travel Pivotal Meeting in the wrong order Companion sacrifices themself The Doctor Falls Robots
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) River Song Timeline
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) River Song's Diary Handcuffs Squareness gun Sonic Screwdriver
Locations The Library
UK Viewers 7.84 million
Appreciation Index 89
Synopsis

Donna is gone, the Vashta Nerada are out for fresh meat and the Tenth Doctor is running out of options. Can he trust the mysterious Professor River Song, a woman who claims to be from his future? Why would his future self have given her his sonic screwdriver, or tell her his real name? Even if they do work together, can anyone stop the shadows from claiming them all as their next meal?

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