Why do the Silence wear suits?

The appearance of the Silents in suits is a mental construct of an authority figure created by them as part of their obedience compulsion. This would likely mean in previous eras, they wore whatever the dominant members of that society wore that would add to a desire to please them.
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Why did the silence need a spacesuit?

The Silence needed the suit to physically control River Song. They're aware of the events surrounding his death (e.g. that he's shot by River Song at Lake Silencio on the date in question wearing an Apollo spacesuit) and must have been quite surprised to find that she had no intention of doing so.
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What are the silence aliens called?

A single member of the species is known as a "Silent" while more than one are called "Silents".
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What was the purpose of the silence in Doctor Who?

Through the use post-hypnotic suggestion, The Silence make people who see them instantly forget their existence. After an incursion with The Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory and River Song, the Silence became known to mankind, temporarily halting their plan.
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Are the silence aliens?

The Silence are a religious order in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who, represented by humanoids with alien-like physical characteristics. Executive producer Steven Moffat created the Silence, intending them to be scarier than past villains in Doctor Who.
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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.
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What's the scariest episode of Doctor Who?

Doctor Who's Scariest Episodes: One Fan's Horror Highlights
  • The Happiness Patrol. In November 1988 I was three and we'd just moved from the Highlands to just outside Glasgow. ...
  • Hide. This is simply a well-made haunted house story. ...
  • Kinda. ...
  • The Awakening. ...
  • The Curse of Fenric. ...
  • The Power of the Daleks. ...
  • Terror of the Zygons. ...
  • Midnight.
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What is the Doctor's real name?

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

Vesps are the main antagonists of the 2015 book The Silence by Tim Lebbon, and its 2019 film adaptation of the same name. They are an ancient species of bat-like monsters that, while blind, are highly sensitive to sound.
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What is the oldest question in the universe?

This question was "the First Question, the oldest question in the universe, that must never be answered, hidden in plain sight". Dorium Maldovar told the Eleventh Doctor that the question was: "Doctor who?", which was a question the Doctor had been apparently running from his entire life.
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Are Vesps bats real?

vesper bat, (family Vespertilionidae), also called evening bat, large family of bats numbering more than 400 species. They are found worldwide in both tropical and temperate regions, their habitats ranging from tropical forest to desert. Vesper bats have small eyes and well-developed tails.
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How did the Silence control the TARDIS?

The most logical answer is this: The Silence planned to kill the Doctor by blowing up the TARDIS (to prevent him from reaching Trenzalore).
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How did the Doctor survive the impossible astronaut?

In this Christmas special, The Doctor aged because he had no remaining regenerations, however in The Impossible Astronaut, after "The Doctor" was shot by River Song in the spacesuit, he seems to begin to regenerate, and he was then shot to an actual death because he was killed in the middle of his regeneration cycle.
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Who is the little girl in the space suit Doctor Who?

In 1969, the present Doctor and company subsequently encounter a little girl (Sydney Wade) who wears the space suit, which River tells the Doctor is a life support unit; the suit has been designed by the hypnotic aliens known as the Silence.
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Who was in the space suit Dr Who?

In October 2010, it was announced that Mark Sheppard, who had appeared in other past science fiction series, including Battlestar Galactica, Firefly, Supernatural, and Warehouse 13, would make a guest appearance on Doctor Who.
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Who will be the 14th Doctor?

Doctor Who casts Sex Education's Ncuti Gatwa as 14th Doctor - Polygon.
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Who is the black guy in the Silence?

In the film, he was portrayed by Billy MacLellan.
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What is the best Doctor Who episode?

30 Best Doctor Who Episodes Ranked
  1. Blink. BBC.
  2. Heaven Sent. BBC. ...
  3. The Forest Of The Dead. BBC. ...
  4. The Day Of The Doctor. BBC. ...
  5. Silence In The Library. BBC. ...
  6. Vincent And The Doctor. BBC. ...
  7. Doomsday. BBC. ...
  8. The Girl In The Fireplace. BBC. ...
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Is Clara a Time Lord?

It's in that repair we discover something even more amazing about Clara: she's a Time Lord. Think about it. Clara is there on Gallifrey to persuade the first Doctor to take the TARDIS with the wonky steering. It has been stated that only Time Lords are allowed on Gallifrey.
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What is the Doctor's IQ?

What is the average IQ for a doctor? According to research studies, the average IQ for medical doctors is around 120 to 125. It can vary between physicians and nurses. Generally, doctors can also score on IQ tests above 85, and top doctors can score over 105.
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What is the Doctor's Gallifreyan name?

Is Theta Sigma the Doctor's real name? Theta Sigma was the Doctor's unique nickname when he was studying at the Time Lord Academy on Gallifrey. Although this identified the Doctor from all the other Time Lords at the academy, the Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) dismisses it as just a nickname in The Happiness Patrol.
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What is the saddest episode of Doctor Who?

8 of Doctor Who's saddest moments EVER, from Donna's exit to "I don't wanna go"
  1. The Tenth Doctor saves Caecilius. ...
  2. Rose's dad dies saving the universe. ...
  3. Van Gogh visits the future. ...
  4. Donna's memory is erased. ...
  5. The Ninth Doctor sends Rose back to Earth. ...
  6. The Tenth Doctor doesn't wanna go. ...
  7. The Eleventh Doctor's farewell speech.
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Who played Dr Who the longest?

The longest-lasting on-screen incarnation is the Fourth Doctor, played by Tom Baker for seven years. Within the narrative, these changes were explained as regeneration, a biological process which heals a Time Lord when their incarnation is about to die.
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What is the longest Doctor Who story?

The Key To Time

If you really want to break out the big guns, you can argue that Season 16, during Tom Baker's tenure, was the longest story in the show's history, running for twenty-six episodes.
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