Is Doctor Who's Karen Gillan going to be killed off by show's new scary aliens?

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:43 PM on 11th April 2011
One of Doctor Who’s leading characters is set to be killed off by a mystery spaceman in the upcoming season of the series.
Karen Gillan, who plays Amy Pond, might be the unlucky character to get the axe, or she might be saved if Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) or River Song (Alex Kingston) faces their dismal fate instead.
As the new BBC1 show returns to our screens on April 23, a new string of scary aliens are set to cause a stir and shake up the scare factor of the show.

The Silence: These new aliens are set to be the scary baddies on Doctor Who's new season, which airs on April 23

Will Karen get the axe? One of the show's leading characters will be killed off by the aliens, here Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) arrives for a DVD signing in New York with Matt Smith and Arthur Darvill

The aliens, named The Silence, are said to be more frightening than Daleks, Cybermen and Weeping Angels.
The terrifying creatures will debut in the opening episode of the new series and threaten to conquer the Earth with their powers.

One of their special powers allows them to wipe the memory of humans, so anyone who sees them and then looks away will forget ever having seen them.
Doctor Who boss Steven Moffat, 47, created the new characters and wanted them to scarier than any other baddies that have been on the show to date.
He told the Express: ‘I think the idea is very cool. Imagine going downstairs and you can’t remember if there was something upstairs.’

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While Doctor Who himself, 28-year-old Matt Smith, said: ‘They’re scary and repulsive and frightening.’
Meanwhile, Karen Gillan and Matt Smith jetted off to New York last week for a DVD signing at Barnes & Noble.
The actors were promoting Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD and Karen looked lovely in a yellow and black spring dress alongside mahogany ankle boots which matched her fiery red hair.
And the popularity of the show has led to a Doctor Who locations bus tour opening in Cardiff.
The £21 tour kicked off on Saturday, which takes fans on a four-hour bus ride around some of the most memorable locations used in the sci-fi show and its spin-offs, Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventure.