ComicCon: Doctor Who Panel

To bring ComicCon to an epic conclusion, the Doctor Who team took to the stage yesterday afternoon to answer questions about the second half of this season and unveil footage of the new episodes. To the left you'll find an image showcasing the return of the sinister Silence, the mysterious spaceman glimpsed throughout the USA two-parter, the Doctor's new costume and a strange pyramid in the distance. Below is the sensational first trailer for Series Six Part Two. And without further ado, here's what was said at the hour-long panel...

• Matt says what we've seen so far (the little girl regenerating, the flesh Doctor, River's reveal et all) is nothing compared to what's coming up, teasing "huge cliffhangers" that will be resolved by the finale.
• A clip from Episode 11, The God Complex, was shown, featuring Minotaurs, mops, fish bowls and David Walliams! The story, written by Being Human creator Toby Whithouse, is a creepy adventure of nightmares taking place in a locked hotel.
• Next up was a trailer for the remaining episodes of Season Six. Weeping Angels, Hitler, Churchill, Cyber-Men, James Corden, River donning Kovarian's eyepatch, the Doctor's death and the Silence were just the start! Take a look below at the preview if you haven't already.
• One member of the audience asks whether the Daleks will return, to which exec producer Piers Wenger teased: "There is only one word I can use to answer that questions, and that's 'spoilers'!" Don't worry though, Steven Moffat has confirmed if the Doctor's overused enemies do return it is only likely to be a brief cameo in flashback or in Episode 13.
• Matt says he'd like to see returns from the Doctor's dark side and the Dream Lord (played by Toby Jones in last year's peculiar Amy's Choice) in the future, and says the former does crop its head up again in Episode 10, The Girl Who Waited.
• Did Matt predict the popularity of the Fez? "That's one of those things you have no idea about. All testament to Steven Moffat for having the ingenuity there. It's all about the stetson now, though!"
• Why does Rory keep dying? The team wouldn't be drawn on whether this repeating motif of sorts bears relevance later this series, but producer Beth Willis did say that the character "learns a lot every time he dies"...
• Finally, Matt asked everyone to give Beth and Piers- who have now departed the show after two years working with Steven- a big round of applause (which they did)!

Doctor Who is confirmed to return on BBC America on Saturday, August 27th with Let's Kill Hitler, and we should get the episode on the same day, so not long to wait now!