# Talk:Doctor Who series 6

The article intro says 'The series continues story threads from Series 5, investigating the mysterious Silence that caused the TARDIS to explode in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang"' .  Was it ever conclusively indicated that the Silence caused the TARDIS to explode? It's certainly not confirmed from the linked reference text, and all that I recall from the show itself is that the voice of (presumably) whoever caused the TARDIS explosion said "Silence will fall", which indicates knowledge of, but not necessarily affiliation with, the Silence. - - Irrevenant [ talk ] 06:03, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

You're right. It's been corrected. DonQuixote (talk) 12:52, 13 August 2012 (UTC)
It is definitely something within the Silence organization/religion (in an attempt to kill the Doctor, probably), but not necessarily the species themself. Glimmer721 talk 00:59, 14 August 2012 (UTC)
There's nothing definitive so it's all speculation at this point.  Personally, my speculations lean away from the Silence because The Voice seemed (a) vastly more powerful than anything the Silence had at their disposal and (b) perfectly willing to destroy the universe (whereas the Silence's goal is to protect the universe from the Doctor).  It seems more the style of someone like Rassilon.  But given Moffat's general reluctance to use any of Russell T. Davies' characters, my leading suspicion is that it's either the Dreamlord, a new character or a classic villain such as Omega or the Black Guardian (maybe The Master, but it seems beyond his scope).  Hopefully by the end of the upcoming season we'll know. :) --Irrevenant [ talk ] 01:44, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

The intro text now says "The series continues story threads from Series 5, investigating the mysterious Silence, the cause of the TARDIS exploding in "The Pandorica Opens" / "The Big Bang" and the identity of River Song.[3]" Sorry to be a pain, but I don't recall them actually investigating the cause of the TARDIS exploding in Series 6.  This Series focussed entirely on the impending death of the Doctor, River Song's origins and the Silence.  I'm not sure if the referenced actually supports this sentence or not - that comes down to whether Moffat was specifically talking about Season 6, or about upcoming Dr Who in general.  But if it does refer to Season 6, Moffat overpromised and underdelivered because that plot thread was just left hanging (so far). --Irrevenant [ talk ] 00:54, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

Essentially that sentence is taken from the Doctor Who Confidential from the Series 5 finale. Moffat, in listing the open threads, pointed out the Silence which he said was involved with the TARDIS explosion, and said the point of Series 6 was the Silence. Not necessarily investigating the Silence's destruction of the TARDIS but the Silence organization and species themself. The sentence isn't saying they were investigating why the TARDIS exploded but the Silence which caused it to explode. And yeah, the death of the Doctor should be mentioned. That sentence has been on the page before the series began airing, so that mystery wasn't known yet. I plan to remake this page like series 5 but time has been an issue (no pun intended). Glimmer721 talk 02:25, 19 August 2012 (UTC)

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