Who played the silence in Doctor Who?

Producer Steven Moffat created the Silence. Actor Matt Smith, who portrays the Eleventh Doctor, called these aliens "the scariest monsters in the Show's history" and Karen Gillan, who portrays the Doctor's companion Amy Pond, commented that the Silence could "rival the Weeping Angels in terms of scariness".

What happened to the Silence Dr Who?

Silence will Fall! The Silence were defeated when the Doctor ensured the world saw footage of a Silent apparently ordering people to attack them on sight. This 'command' acted like a post-hypnotic suggestion and humans finally turned on the aliens.

What are the Silence aliens called?

A single member of the species is known as a "Silent" while more than one are called "Silents". Until clarified in Let's Kill Hitler, the Silents were presumed to be synonymous with the Silence.

Who turned out the lights Doctor Who episode?

"Silence in the Library" is the eighth episode of the fourth series of the revived British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on BBC One on 31 May 2008.

What is the oldest question in the universe Doctor Who?

Gallifrey and Trenzalore

Gallifrey is trapped in a pocket universe. They found a crack in space and time on the planet Trenzalore. Through this they asked the oldest question in the universe, “Doctor Who?” if the Doctor told them his real name then the Time Lords will know they found the right universe and return.

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What's the scariest episode of Doctor Who?

What did the Doctor whisper to River?

On The Wedding of River Song he whispers, "Look into my eye." and then lies and says that he just told her his name. That's when River realized that what he whispered to her when they first met was his name.

Is River Amy's daughter?

River Song is Amy and Rory's daughter, also known as Melody. Also known as Mels.

What does Vashta Nerada meaning?

Meaning “the shadows that melt the flesh”, Vashta Nerada occur naturally on most planets – including Earth – in small clusters, like the dust in sunbeams.

Is River Song still in the library?

After a final adventure with the Twelfth Doctor, which ended with them spending a twenty-four year long night at the Singing Towers of Darillium, she died saving the Tenth Doctor, Donna Noble, Strackman Lux, and the 4,022 people saved in the computer system in the Library.

What is the scariest Doctor Who monster?

The Daleks are best known for their trademark expression “exterminate” and are one of the most feared races in the universe. No matter how many times The Doctor stops them, they always come back with a vengeance, making them one of The Doctor's greatest foes.

How can the Doctor remember The Silence?

Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers. Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.

Who is the creepy guy in The Silence?

He is a reverend that, after the fall of society due to the cataclysmic Vesps, forms a cult called the Hushed and begins efforts to survive in the new world, regardless of how evil his actions are. In the film, he was portrayed by Billy MacLellan.

Why was there a crack in time Doctor Who?

The cracks were caused by the TARDIS exploding which, it being a space/time machine, took place at all moments in space and time. From what we were shown, as the Doctor/TARDIS' personal timeline got closer to the event, the cracks became more numerous and more dangerous (they were wider each time).

What did The Silence want Amy to tell the Doctor?

They wanted her to tell him about her pregnancy.

Why is Gallifrey in a bubble?

At the conclusion of "The Day of the Doctor" (2013), Gallifrey is revealed to have actually survived the Time War, though it was frozen in time and transported into a bubble universe, before being unfrozen and arriving at the end of the universe at a chronological point before "Hell Bent" (2015).

What was the creature in Midnight Doctor Who?

The Midnight entity was a lifeform living on the planet Midnight. It was one of the few beings that the Doctor had no knowledge of at all, which, given his expansive, encyclopaedic knowledge of the universe and everything in it across time, was a testament, possibly due to its obscurity, or its innovation to adapt.

Is Vashta nerada real?

History. Vashta Nerada had existed since the early universe, and spread to many planets across the universe. While these swarms were not common, they inspired a fear of the dark in most species across the cosmos, since any shadow could be made of Vashta Nerada.

Is Clara a Time Lord?

Clara is a future regeneration of River Song who's had her memory erased. River is, after all, a Time Lord.

Why is River Song backwards?

River Song's Timeline isn't backwards (and neither is the Doctors). Their individual timelines move forward from birth to death (in the loosest sense of the word) but as time travellers they are free to visit any time and space in any order.

Why does Eccleston hate Doctor Who?

I didn't enjoy the environment and the culture that we, the cast and crew, had to work in. “I thought if I stay in this job, I'm going to have to blind myself to certain things that I thought were wrong.” Eccleston later claimed that quitting Doctor Who had left him “blacklisted” by the BBC.

What is the Doctor's true name?

John Smith. The Doctor's most common alias (apart from the Doctor, obviously), this is his standard pseudonym on Earth.

Why can't Doctor Who say his name?

Long story short: the Doctor lies. Recently, fans have hypothesized that the reason why the Doctor never speaks their own name is for their own safety. And the hypothesis also suggests that the only occasion for which a Time Lord would reveal their name is at the moment of their final death.

What does Rose Whisper Donna?

When asked if she remembered Rose's name, Donna said she was never told it, but she does remember the two words Rose whispered into her ear: "Bad Wolf".