Okay that's fair enough, everyone can have an opinion. I quite like the idea. I guess my ire is more directed at those who feel it will be a massive let down after all this build up, because her family history isn't really what we're building up to.

And I'm saying if she is it is poor writing and really quite lame. Yes she can go on and do other great things but just her being Amy's daughter is pathetic really.

What if she was Amy's daughter, the Doctor's wife, a future murderer and a Timelord in disguise? They're not mutually exclusive. And the last three of those descriptions are far more exciting.

I'm just saying after 3 years she better be something a whole lot more then just Amy's daughter. I'm not going to argue about it.

I'm sure she will be trust me if that was the only explanation we got, I too would be disappointed.

Cool

Now I've gotta get back home from work!

I think the problem is some people see Amy and Rory as normal human people. Amy spent 95% of her childhood with a crack in her wall which poured the whole of time and space into her head. Rory (Even though he is now human.) spent two thousand years as a plastic centurian and for some reason keeps on coming back to life when he should be dead.
I dont see them as normal humans. So it wont be such a let down for me.

And now I have the urge to start a thread saying I will be disappointed if River is not Amy's daughter

I will join you.

Me too! It seems like the logical conclusion really... we have to remember that it has to make sense as a narrative. Based on the little clues we've had so far pointing in that direction, a more casual viewer would be left in the cold if the explanation really was a genuine surprise to everyone like, I don't know, River is the Doctor from an alternate universe which was created in the Big Bang 2 Like the last series of Ashes to Ashes for example, which gave the viewer just enough clues that those who liked to analyse could work it out, but without ruining the quality of the reveal. It has to be something that will surprise us but at the same time make us think 'Oh yeah, that makes sense!'

Yes I mean I kind of guess that Alex was dead and Gene was an Archangelish type figure. It was amazing.

You know what I have a funny feeling is going to happen:

- We'll find out that River is Amy's daughter

- There will be lots of rage amongst those who think its too predictable

- Mr Moffat will sit quietly giggling to himself for the next three months

- Come the second part of the series, we'll really find out who she is as there is more to her than simply being Amy's daughter

- It will be a massive shock and all those who raged will have to eat humble pie

- Mr Moffat will sit and giggle some more thinking to himself "I got them real good this time" Suckers!"

I refer to a quote from Steven posted at 19:20

Indeed, I saw that very tweet, which made me think that what I said above is going to happen (although I have kinda thought it for a while. I'm convinced that if the rumours about River being Amy's daughter turn out to be true, it will be nowhere near the whole story. There will be something a lot more significant to her than that. Hopefully something that none of us has seen coming!

I agree with you.

Reading this thread makes me feel a lot better about it. I was thinking it'll probably be really corny
but I trust Moff to do it well, he's not let me down yet!

River for me has always been an essentially 51st/52nd century human - and yes, her turning out to be a 20th century daughter to Amy and Rory would not only be lame imo, but also not reflective of her character and narrative so far.

So, I am still hoping the answer will be different

A theory that has been put to me is that River and the Doctor are Amy's real parents, rather than River being Amy's daughter. "I'm quiet a screamer" - childbirth?

I remember during Eccelston's reign

she's a time traveller. so what does it matter what time she comes from.

That would mean Amy came onto her father. that's just not cool.

Agreed. I dont know why people keep suggesting incest. and the next person to suggest that its the 51st centuary so things have changed needs to realise incest is never never going to be accepted. Epecially on a family show.

That's not corny imo.

I thought about this theory for a while but at first I thought it was that River was Amy. but that would be stupid.

it's not really incest. But it is creepy. And not exceptable. not that I would care, I've read books with incest as the main theme, flowers in the attic.

But that kind of theme is not for doctor who. the idea that Amy is the doctor's daughter is creepy. she wanted to bed him after all. And she is in love with him.