I KNOW, but then at the same time I think from a storytelling perspective it's so fucking perfect that I wouldn't want it to be retconned. But just think - she's part time lord, we don't know how old she is, there's SO MUCH in her history that we've yet to learn that it doesn't feel like she's dead at all.

I think the problem with creating River is that now any episodes she's not in seem so fucking pointless. I want Doctor Who to be ALL RIVER ALL THE TIME.