Doctor Who: 10 Huge Questions After Spyfall Part One

10. Who Are The Aliens?

There are no guarantees that we will find out the answer in part two, or even by the end of the series. Perhaps, like the creature in Midnight, their identity will remain a mystery as befitting a species even the Doctor and the TARDIS have no knowledge of. What we do know is they come from another dimension and aren’t bound by the physical properties of planet Earth.

Some have speculated that they are Cybermen. Their blurred, ghostlike appearance is reminiscent of their look in Army of Ghosts and they have almost become the ally of choice for the Master. It’s also convenient that thousands of them are presumably still trapped in the void after the events of Doomsday. Could they be breaking through again into multiple realities, aided and abetted by the Master?

In the only direct communication the Doctor has with the creatures, she is told they have chosen to adopt a physical appearance that would mock the human race. It doesn’t sound like the kind of thing the Cybermen would do, especially as they are mostly interested in upgrading what they see as the inferior species.

This mocking could take multiple forms – humans from the present, visions from our myths and legends, and the silver-armoured creatures we allow ourselves to become. Looking at the silhouettes that appear throughout the episode, there isn’t a strict uniformity between them all.