- Before filming, Tom Darvill had expressed his desire to be a regular for the season .
- Matthew Robert Smith says "is his favorite episode of "Doctor Who" .
- Tom Darvill sees Rory as a bumbling action hero .
- After learning that Rory was River's father, Tom Darvill's mother texted him after the episode aired asking if he meant she herself was Alex Kingston 's grandmother .
- Davidwas hilarious on set, and the crew tried to avoid Little Britain jokes on set .
- Rory is the first male partner to travel full-time with the Doctor sinceboarded the Tardis with fifth Doctor Peter Davidson in the 1980s .
- Tom Darvill said that silence is his favorite monster .
The Impossible Astronaut behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
The Impossible Astronaut quotes
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The Doctor: And Dr. Song, you've got that face on again.
River Song: What face?
The Doctor: The "he's hot when he's clever" face.
River Song: This is my normal face.
The Doctor: Yes, it is.
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River Song: We've told him all we can. We can't even tell him we've seen his future self. He's interacted with his own past. He could rip a hole in the universe.
Amy Pond: But he's done it before.
Rory Williams: And, in fairness, the universe did blow up.