The Silence are a fictional race of mysterious beings in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, voiced by Marnix Van Den Broeke. They are not named during the show, but instead are referenced in the credits.
Show runner Steven Moffat created the Silence[1] to compete with other creatures in the past in terms of "scariness".[2] The Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, called the Silence "the scariest monsters in the Show's history".[3]
Physical characteristics
The Silence are depicted as tall humanoids with bulbous heads and grey, mouthless, skeletal-like fleshy faces, partly inspired by Edvard Munch's The Scream.[4] Their hands possess large, elongated fingers. They speak in low, guttural voices.
If anyone saw one of them properly, they would instantly forget as soon as they looked away. In addition, they seemed to be able to move from place to place very quickly. The Silence could also use an energy discharge from their hands to kill and obliterate someone, leaving only ashes behind. It appears that they have to draw this energy from an outside force though, as when performing this act the energy from the lights flew into it. When absorbing the energy and discharging it, a hole appears where the mouth should be.
History
The Silence have apparently been present on Earth for hundreds of years, going unnoticed by the human race, as mentioned in the trailer for "Day of the Moon".
References
- ^ "Doctor Who, episode 1: The Impossible Astronaut, review". Sunday Telegraph. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- ^ "Is Doctor Who's Karen Gillan going to be killed off by show's new scary aliens?". Daily Mail. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "New Doctor Who series 'darkest ever' says Steven Moffatt". The Daily Telegraph (Australia). 6 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
- ^ "Doctor Who opener watched by 6.5m". BBC News. 24 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-04-24.