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The Big Bang Overnight Ratings

Overnight viewing figures for The Big Bang show that the story achieved a Rating of 5.1m viewers (inc HD) with a 31.2% audience share.

4.6m Watched on BBC1 whilst a further 0.5m watches on the BBC HD channel.

This is hardly surprising considering it was given the dreadful time slot of 6:05pm.

Full figures including those who recorded it and watched it within 7 days will be available form BARB in a couple of weeks time.

Source: Doctor Who News page

Doctor Who Io9s Spoilers for The Big Bang




*POTENTIAL MAJOR SPOILERS*











  • The "Future Doctor" thing from 'Flesh and Stone' DOES happen, and has been confirmed by people who have seen the scripts.

  • The Pandorica has a rather useful feature, in that it keeps you alive... forever. (Which is good, considering what just happened to Amy.)
  • Amy has a very special brain because she grew up next to the crack for so long.

  • Auton-Rory is responsible for releasing the Doctor, and Amy gets locked inside the Pandorica while the Doctor goes off to find the right "fuel" to bring her back to life, leaving Rory to guard the box. Stuff happens and Rory is left waiting a LONG TIME, hence the "love that lasts a thousand years." He becomes "The Lone Centurion" and is spotted throughout time guarding the box. (and as some fans have pointed out, this actually makes him chronologically older than the Doctor now!)

  • Rory doesn't stay an Auton though, and he supposedly ends up human by the end.

  • The TARDIS does explode, but it's not how you think.

  • There is a wedding at the end, and one person who has seen the episode says that the ending is cheesily reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz.

Finally, there are some pretty strong indications that Omega shows up at the end. (possibly played by Jason Isaacs, aka Lucius Malfoy from the Harry Potter films) He may not be a traditional big bad though, and it's possible that his appearance is just a teaser for bigger events to occur in Series 6.


The main evidence in favor of the evil Time Lord's return come from two independent posters on Gallifrey Base; one who claims to have seen some concept art, and another who says that he was shown a suit of black "armor" with big gauntlets labled as "Omega." As for Jason Isaacs taking over the role, he was seen entering a closed door meeting with Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, and John Simm a few months back (after this episode was filmed, though). This led to much speculation that he could be taking over the role of the Master next year (or possibly just appearing in a future season of 'Sherlock', which Moffat and Gatiss also produce), but considering that another informant has teased that "a Harry Potter actor has a surprise role in the finale," some of that speculation has shifted towards him possibly being Omega instead.




Source:  I09

The Big Bang Preview

The Big Bang - Spoilers



Matt stated that his call sheet throughout shooting the previous 12 episodes included additional scenes for the finale. "When we were doingFlesh & Stone, I'd get to the end of the day and realise that I'd got to do this extra sequence that I had no idea about. All I know is I've got to be quite concerned about Amy."

When asked "Is Amy OK?" Matt says: "She's dead but Rory is still around. That's all I can tell you."

When asked about River Song, Matt comments: "There is a a scene near the end of the episode where River Song and The Doctor have a little chat about the exact nature of their relationship"

Filming on Christmas Special starts on July 12. It's the "most Christmassy special there'll ever be" with an equally special cast list.

Source: Blogtorwho 

The Big Bang - Episode Synopsis

*SPOLIERS*

The BBC have issued a press release for the final episode in this series, The Big Bang.


The Doctor is gone, the Tardis has been destroyed, and the universe is collapsing. The only hope for all reality is a little girl who still believes in stars, as this series of Doctor Who concludes with an episode written by Steven Moffat.


The Big Bang is due to air June 26 on BBC One