In the shooting script, River said something like, "No, dummy, I'm not a multiple." But her facial expression expressed that same idea better, and with no words -- at least, for neurotypical members of the audience.
Her facial expression expressed the following things: "Your suggestion is not true." "You're being stupid for even thinking of that." "I care about you, and trust you, because otherwise, I wouldn't be making this face."
It was the sort of face that a sister might make to a brother, if they cared about each other, and teased each other in a friendly way.
So it did a lot of things very well -- but only for people in the audience who can read faces.
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Date: 2005-10-12 07:33 pm (UTC)Her facial expression expressed the following things:
"Your suggestion is not true."
"You're being stupid for even thinking of that."
"I care about you, and trust you, because otherwise, I wouldn't be making this face."
It was the sort of face that a sister might make to a brother, if they cared about each other, and teased each other in a friendly way.
So it did a lot of things very well -- but only for people in the audience who can read faces.