Originally Posted by Granny McSmith:
“I wonder sometimes if anyone actually watches the same programme as me. The flirty banter between the Doctor and River (eg handcuffs) would suggest that she is NOT either his daughter or his granddaughter.”
I agree with you in human terms that would be


, there is something else going on between them, and there is definitely a lot of non-family chemistry.
Originally Posted by Granny McSmith:
“You have a point. I've posted before about how impossible it must be to have a "normal" family life if you're a Timelord. Grandparents end up younger than you, you could end up looking like your wife's grandson, etc.”
Maybe it's just part of normal Galifreyan life. As humans we expect our grandparents to be older than us. A Galifreyan might not have the same expectations and as such has different cultural and social understanding. Incidentally I realise that this point could be taken against my own point above, maybe in Galifreyan society, it's normal to flirt with your grandfather


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