The coolest thing about the Weeping Angels is that the viewer also counts as looking at them. When Sally takes the TARDIS key, she's not looking at two of the angles the whole time, but we see them, so they don't move. Only when Sally obstructs our view of them, do they move. And that's just one example of many throughout the episode.
I don't think that was the reason they did it. This episode was created to save on budget, and showing them move at superspeed would been expensive, whereas repositioning them costs nothing. But I like that it turned out that way because of it.
Slanted Frames Productions Moffat got the idea after seeing an angel statue in an old graveyard. He told his son that and took him to see, only to discover that the angel was gone. ALL TRUE
Based on Steven Moffat’s experience with an angel in a graveyard..........and the angel in graveyard was chain up, upon returning the statue had vanished, when ask the caretaker about it and why, he said he didn’t know what he was talking about
09:45 never noticed before, but the angel behind Sally is looking at her, and as Sally stands up, she obscures the angel from us, and then when she moves, the angel is "weeping" again
I just realised something! Remember in Catherine's letter, she mentioned that her youngest daughter was called Sally, I think that Billy married that Sally! Maybe that was supposed to be obvious but I only just put that together!
Not all. Some of them were actual statues. But any time they had to change poses, those were the actresses. They also had a bicycle seat inside the Angel skirt apparatus to let them sit and be comfortable for long stretches of time.
@@jackdonohue7893 no, it really shouldn't. The protagonists of the show are barely in it, the tone and structure of the episode is completely different from any other episode of the show and the story explores themes and plotlines that have never been explored beyond this episode. It's a fantastic episode, but it definitely shouldn't be anyone's starting point.
I've always LOVED that the Angels' quantum lock mechanic also applies to the viewer. Even we don't get to see them move, ANY observation kicks in that power, makes it that much creepier. Such an underrated aspect of this episode.
Even in later stories, where their quantum lock _appears_ to not "react" to us, the "god"-audience viewer, it is still operating on a metaphysical, meta-narrative level. In "Flesh and Stone", when they are slowly turning to face Amy, it took me a few minutes to think it through but then it hit me: we, the audience, *aren't* "seeing them move", as such -- we're seeing the result of their moving when we *don't* see them; we're seeing them move in the micro-spaces between frame rates on the screens we are observing them on. Hence, they are actually moving very quickly but are in effect "slowed down" when trying to reach Amy. A neat bit of meta-narrative action, that was. ;) (Even earlier in the episode, when we briefly see the one Angel's hand move, clutching into a grasp, when the Doctor is looking this way and that, it appears as a blink-and--you-miss-it frame rate change. I laughed when I saw that 'cus it was a cute bit of scariness to add to the story.)
It also ties in well with the camera stuff and how time isn’t linear. Just how Doctor and Sally had a conversation over a screen, the viewers are interacting with the episode
Ok can we all talk about how awesome it is that Sally’s half convo with the doctor in Larry’s shop on the tv and then her later convo with him in the house made sense in both contexts. ‘Now you’re going to say ‘well I can hear you’.........Well I can hear you’ . That’s so awesome 😭😂
way late comment (I know) but I wonder if when Moffat wrote Amy and Rory later he basically just rewrote Sally and Larry. Obviously Amy and Rory would evolve into something far more than just this, but I find that the characters feel (?) similar. Interesting thought.
@@KoishNoish way more late comment but, it was actually like that.. sally was supposed to be the new companion along with larry, but the actress said she didn't wanted to have such a long role on a tv series
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 is the THIS IS WHO I AM account yours too or something? Did you create a second account so you don't feel lonely anymore???
I love the bit at 9.44 where the angels in the background move their hands and then cover up their eyes again while Sally bends down and comes back up. Even tho the music or camera doesn’t really focus on it, it’s cool that it’s still there to observe in the background. Also ‘it was raining when we met’, ‘it’s the same rain’
I look forward to introducing friends to this episode just so I can see their reactions. This is clearly a labor of love for all those involved. What a great episode. I really enjoyed your reaction to it and the way you guessed (like I did) as to what was going on the whole time.
@@perfectionakinwande6623 i traumatized my sister with that. A few months after the episode originally aired, our area had a power cut, the whole house was pitch black and i went "hey, who turned out the lights?" She woke up hearing me say it a second time and screamed. Whenever that episode is on, she turns it over or leaves the room. Legit trauma for her.
"Oh great, now you got me scared of statues and mannequins." That was also my reaction when I first saw Blink, but I also love it when I see other reactors who gets terrified of it and at the end have the same reaction that now they're traumatized by statues. XD This will forever be my favorite episode to watch reactions.
@@Eddie_Dingle1 the image of an angel becomes an angel; everyone watching would then have their own angel to deal with, which only makes the problem infinitely worse
I watched this when I was young and made me scared of the dark. And I still do today. I think this episode has permanently scared me for life no joke at all.
When this first aired it freaked the crap out of me, the weeping angels still to this day scare the shit out of me. The pure idea of them is just brilliant and frightening.
jump between 25:44 and 25:45 and you'll see one of the Angels moving. I find that frankly hilarious, looks like it's dancing. I don't blame them for the mistake though. Those Angels are real actors with makeup and costume, to make them look like a statue. You can watch bloopers where they literally just dance backstage.
One of my favorite things about this episode is that a non fan can watch it and not really miss out on anything or feel too confused. Most episodes you need a lil more knowledge but not this one. Midnight us another that’s pretty good without knowing anything. You just may not be as tickled about the dialog between The Doctor and Donna.
My favourite DW episode of all time. Love some timey wimey fun. Also, love that Moffat put that final scene in just to make millions of kids (including me) scared of statues forever
It's nice that you didn't have any knowledge of this episode going into it. I think a lot of reactors are aware of the status of this episode/the Angels, their expectations are heightened and as a result they don't seem to love it as much as they could. Seeing you react to all these brilliant concepts without any prior knowledge was a joy to see and pretty much mirrors how everyone felt when this first aired in 2007. It was a game-changer, delivered one of the best stories in sci-fi, and set the bar for how to do layered and complex storytelling on the show.
Everyone's talking about the weeping angels, but I just love the Doctor's nonchalant explanation of "goes ding when there's stuff" as if that means literally anything to the other guy whatsoever
love your reaction and that you included your friend, haha you seem like one of the realest chillest youtubers and it’s just cool to watch videos from someone who seems 100% like a real genuine person, keep it up 👍
Literally like 6 months after this aired she got nominated for an Oscar and was lead in great gasby with dicaprio...then she married a Mumford and son and kind of went away...
@ 15:18 I guess "Mise-en-scene"? Anyway, great reaction to an extremely well-regarded episode. I love your imaginative speculations in the early acts; and you're so right, the editing and general high production standards really enhance an already fabulous script. The writer of this episode, Steven Moffat, once said Dr Who always need a big, movie-scale idea. He said you know you've had a good idea for a Dr Who episode when you think 'bang goes that movie then'. So it was nice you picked up on it having that sort of depth and scale.
I'm going back through some of your videos that are of my favorite episodes. This is one of the videos that 100% creeped me out. Doctor Who's made me so irrationally afraid of random objects... angel statues... snowmen... christmas trees....
9:54 -- Note the moving shadow of the angel's hand drawing toward Sally's shoulder. I think that's the only indication of an angel actually moving that we get in this.
The Weeping Angels can only move when they are not being observed. They cannot move when the characters are watching. They cannot move when we, are watching.
Funny thing is it's the second time they did this story, it's based on an audio drama where the 8th doctor I think guides a girl called Sally through clues he left behind. The part Moffat added was the angels.
My all time favorite episode. Such a fantastic way to tell an story and having the doctor involved but not exactly save them bc without sally he wouldnt have known What a beautiful episode in my.mind
Lol. “Great now you’ve got me afraid of mannequins too! Thanks Dr Who.” I’ve also always been afraid of mannequins had had the exact same reaction!! 😂😂 No matter how many times I’ve seen this episode I still can’t watch it at night…
Can they see eachother in the dark though? If not once the light turns out they could stumble around in the dark unti they make their way out possibly.
This is the episode that made me a full-fledged Whovian. I loved the show before this point, but this is the episode that secured me in the fandom. It's SO good!
In fairness, a number of people confuse seeing early episodes of stuff Carey Mulligan has been in and think she's either a young Brie Larson, Michelle Williams or Hannah Murray (especially if they are unsure what year/decade something is from). I can't tell you the number of times I've seen people post "is that Carey Mulligan?", or vice-versa, when seeing "x" from a decade or so ago, but it was one of those other ladies instead. (When I first saw "The Great Gatsby" (2013), I initially thought it was Mulligan until I realized it was Murray... lol...)
@Chris Travers She said in an interview in Empire Magazine that she wasn't asked back, but she would have returned in a heartbeat. Moffat didn't ask her because he was sure she would say no.
My favourite episode of Dr who by far, and I was so shocked when I found out that the angels are models, which completely baffled me by saying that those models are so bloody still through a whole shoot. Love this episode, it's bloody great.
"Hopefully the lights don't turn off" ...I don't know why that never occurred to me, but yeah--they are absolutely only stuck as long as that lightbulb lives. D:
The TARDIS always uses old technology that the Doctor has picked up on his travels (such as a typewriter), so there wouldn't be a USB slot, maybe a floppy disk reader.
@@moniquej2997 Yeah, I know. I guess I meant it more like "Blink" introducing the Weeping Angels, which was the first real through-line of Moffat that carried on into when he was the show-runner.
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144You're very inconsistant with how you spam your unpopular opinion. I remember reading one of your comments saying most people like it on a first watch to later realize how "bad" it is.
the Weeping Angels are a terrifying enemy... actually had me looking over my shoulder after first watching it. Actually tried my hardest not to blink during this episode while watching it at first.
This was my favourite episode, I think it still is. I can't help wondering why no one thought to blink with one eye at a time, that way you can keep looking indefinitely, even if it looks stupid
What would happen if you smashed a Weeping Angel? Would the bits still be alive when you weren't looking, or would it effectively be dead? You can't kill a stone, but you can break it.
Excellent reaction my good man! Steven Moffat is a brilliant writer. Sometimes too clever for his own good. But when he is on he is capable of some jaw dropping stuff!
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 I still find it hilarious that you never actually criticize anything, you just claim "Moffat bad" and expect it to eventually become true even with no evidence.
Next week on Failwhale, Failwhale is thrown back in time to the 1850s where he attempts to make a career watching theatrical productions on the gas-lit stage while providing a running reaction commentary, with decidedly mixed results as he is set upon by hat wearing 19th century yokels for his witty but intemperate interuptions.
It is A very beautiful writing story.. ❤️ What i love about it (( of course the very Great and creative and smartly writing story and the acting)) is we saw it from the point view of people that the time travel happened to them.. Not from the doctor's point view and that is very rare ❤️ Love your reaction ❤️
Wish you didn't turn the volume down, tbh. I couldn't hear the show anymore and had to turn the volume up just to get a bit of understanding, and Immediately went deaf when you laughed.
The introduction of a new generation of Who villains that rival the Daleks & Cybermen in terms of a real serious threat to the Doctor. Carey Mulligan went on to do big movies in her career; I hope she remembers this episode fondly.
I think the Weeping Angels are some of the scariest monsters ever created because they're based on old childhood fears that statues will move when you're not looking at them. Let's face it, we've all been creeped out by a statue at least once in our lives.
The Angels are so scary more cuz they do not merely kill you, they sent you back in time to a point so they can feed on the potential life energy you would have had in the 'current' time.
This episode remains the best example ever of the writer's paradox. The doctor reads the transcript Sally gave him, and Larry writes what the doctor reads. So who says his lines first ? Sally ducks because the doctor writes "duck" and he did because she ducked, etc... The saddest thing is that he can't save Billy and tells him he will meet Sally again on the day he will die, because Sally tells the doctor she met him on the day he died...
The coolest thing about the Weeping Angels is that the viewer also counts as looking at them. When Sally takes the TARDIS key, she's not looking at two of the angles the whole time, but we see them, so they don't move. Only when Sally obstructs our view of them, do they move. And that's just one example of many throughout the episode.
Apparently Moffatt did that on purpose to give the impression the angels also are affected by the camera.
@@ChannelReuploads9451, shame this was ruined in their next appearance
Like when the angels are moving the box around and they only move when the lights are out and we cant see them.
These are the best angels, they get progressively worse with every appearance
I don't think that was the reason they did it. This episode was created to save on budget, and showing them move at superspeed would been expensive, whereas repositioning them costs nothing. But I like that it turned out that way because of it.
Blink is nearly universally well regarded. Certainly it is considered one of Stephen Moffat's best written episodes.
William E Donges III but over the time its popularity has died down because it's shit
David Blyth it has. If it was written today it would be considered the worst episode of The Series
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 it wouldn't
The_Drop Bear it would
The_Drop Bear it would. I’m not saying Series 11 was good but people were hating on certain episodes even before they aired
Doctor: “it gets a bit confusing at weddings... especially my own”
Moffat:muhaahahahahahaahahahah
Ma come cazzo fa un fan di Doctor Who ad essere fascista?
Do you think Moffat was traumatised by a living statue at some point in his childhood
And gas masks. And a whole lot of other stuff that we won't spoil right now.
I hear he has a weeping angel in his back garden at home 😂
Slanted Frames Productions Moffat got the idea after seeing an angel statue in an old graveyard. He told his son that and took him to see, only to discover that the angel was gone. ALL TRUE
Fuck that I hate weeping angels they fucking creep me out
Based on Steven Moffat’s experience with an angel in a graveyard..........and the angel in graveyard was chain up, upon returning the statue had vanished, when ask the caretaker about it and why, he said he didn’t know what he was talking about
09:45 never noticed before, but the angel behind Sally is looking at her, and as Sally stands up, she obscures the angel from us, and then when she moves, the angel is "weeping" again
I just realised something! Remember in Catherine's letter, she mentioned that her youngest daughter was called Sally, I think that Billy married that Sally! Maybe that was supposed to be obvious but I only just put that together!
never thought of that
OHH MY GOD U SCRAMBLED MY MIND
I'd never thought of that! would be marvellous if it were true - and there's no one to say it isn't true
It might work. She was sent back in 1920 and the guy back in 1960.
Oh, wow!
Fun fact: The Weeping Angels are all played by actresses in heavy makeup to look like they are stone.
Not all. Some of them were actual statues. But any time they had to change poses, those were the actresses. They also had a bicycle seat inside the Angel skirt apparatus to let them sit and be comfortable for long stretches of time.
@@WolfHredalol one of the people on set thought a statue was an actor
Ironic, this is the episode people recommend for people to watch if they've never seen the show. Your boy could have stayed and watched.
This really shouldn't be recommended to people who've never watched the show. It would make zero sense.
Luke S. no! It really should!
If this was the first episode I watched I wouldn’t want to watch the show again this is a very bad episode
@@jackdonohue7893 no, it really shouldn't. The protagonists of the show are barely in it, the tone and structure of the episode is completely different from any other episode of the show and the story explores themes and plotlines that have never been explored beyond this episode. It's a fantastic episode, but it definitely shouldn't be anyone's starting point.
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 excusemewat?
I've always LOVED that the Angels' quantum lock mechanic also applies to the viewer. Even we don't get to see them move, ANY observation kicks in that power, makes it that much creepier. Such an underrated aspect of this episode.
Even in later stories, where their quantum lock _appears_ to not "react" to us, the "god"-audience viewer, it is still operating on a metaphysical, meta-narrative level. In "Flesh and Stone", when they are slowly turning to face Amy, it took me a few minutes to think it through but then it hit me: we, the audience, *aren't* "seeing them move", as such -- we're seeing the result of their moving when we *don't* see them; we're seeing them move in the micro-spaces between frame rates on the screens we are observing them on. Hence, they are actually moving very quickly but are in effect "slowed down" when trying to reach Amy. A neat bit of meta-narrative action, that was. ;) (Even earlier in the episode, when we briefly see the one Angel's hand move, clutching into a grasp, when the Doctor is looking this way and that, it appears as a blink-and--you-miss-it frame rate change. I laughed when I saw that 'cus it was a cute bit of scariness to add to the story.)
It also ties in well with the camera stuff and how time isn’t linear. Just how Doctor and Sally had a conversation over a screen, the viewers are interacting with the episode
@@tideoftime That actually makes me hate that part of Flesh and Stone a little less.
Ok can we all talk about how awesome it is that Sally’s half convo with the doctor in Larry’s shop on the tv and then her later convo with him in the house made sense in both contexts. ‘Now you’re going to say ‘well I can hear you’.........Well I can hear you’ . That’s so awesome 😭😂
Writing, directing, editing, music suspense, acting - All on point
I love how you just casually bring your bro in mid-reaction 😂😂
Lol, Phillipe
I wish Sally had become a companion at some point with Larry. She was brilliant and Larry reminded me of Rory also.
Laurence comes back in a new game made by the people who made simulacra. The lonely assasins
way late comment (I know) but I wonder if when Moffat wrote Amy and Rory later he basically just rewrote Sally and Larry. Obviously Amy and Rory would evolve into something far more than just this, but I find that the characters feel (?) similar. Interesting thought.
It’s possible. I find Larry to be similar to Rory especially.
@@KoishNoish way more late comment but, it was actually like that.. sally was supposed to be the new companion along with larry, but the actress said she didn't wanted to have such a long role on a tv series
One of the best episodes of Modern Who imo. Love it.
Joshiii you have to be joking
JustSomeRandomGuy Online No, no I’m not. I have my opinion.
This was the worst RTD era episode.
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 is the THIS IS WHO I AM account yours too or something? Did you create a second account so you don't feel lonely anymore???
Ion T that has nothing to do with me
"I would take out my phone and start livestreaming" Bad idea. VERY bad idea. Every image of an angel becomes an angel.
I love the bit at 9.44 where the angels in the background move their hands and then cover up their eyes again while Sally bends down and comes back up. Even tho the music or camera doesn’t really focus on it, it’s cool that it’s still there to observe in the background. Also ‘it was raining when we met’, ‘it’s the same rain’
I look forward to introducing friends to this episode just so I can see their reactions. This is clearly a labor of love for all those involved. What a great episode. I really enjoyed your reaction to it and the way you guessed (like I did) as to what was going on the whole time.
You notice they never move when the characters look away but we can see the weeping angels. We count as looking at them too.
The weeping angels still terrify me, them and the Vashta Nerada.
hey who turned off the lights will always scare the absolute shit out of me
@@perfectionakinwande6623 i traumatized my sister with that. A few months after the episode originally aired, our area had a power cut, the whole house was pitch black and i went "hey, who turned out the lights?" She woke up hearing me say it a second time and screamed. Whenever that episode is on, she turns it over or leaves the room. Legit trauma for her.
The whole end of this season was epic. With blink and then the next episode and the season finales.
"Oh great, now you got me scared of statues and mannequins."
That was also my reaction when I first saw Blink, but I also love it when I see other reactors who gets terrified of it and at the end have the same reaction that now they're traumatized by statues. XD This will forever be my favorite episode to watch reactions.
This is one of the most iconic episodes, and I LOVE that you didn’t know that going into it.
28:27 "I would take out my phone and start livestreaming" -- You have no clue how bad an idea that would be.
@Dazed Loc Oh god never livestream an angel
@@Eddie_Dingle1 the image of an angel becomes an angel; everyone watching would then have their own angel to deal with, which only makes the problem infinitely worse
"That's a Dabbing Angel," lol.
It's funny how the angels turn to stone even when we are the only ones looking at them.
When we see them it still counts as someone seeing them they only move when no one looks not even us
I watched this when I was young and made me scared of the dark. And I still do today. I think this episode has permanently scared me for life no joke at all.
Same here.
yeah i saw this when i was like 9, and i was terrified of statues for a while
I thought it was only me
@@the_dropbear4392 Same
When this first aired it freaked the crap out of me, the weeping angels still to this day scare the shit out of me. The pure idea of them is just brilliant and frightening.
Look up weeping angel bloopers youll never be able to take them serious again 😂😂 those mimes that play them are the best
jump between 25:44 and 25:45 and you'll see one of the Angels moving.
I find that frankly hilarious, looks like it's dancing. I don't blame them for the mistake though. Those Angels are real actors with makeup and costume, to make them look like a statue. You can watch bloopers where they literally just dance backstage.
One of my favorite things about this episode is that a non fan can watch it and not really miss out on anything or feel too confused. Most episodes you need a lil more knowledge but not this one. Midnight us another that’s pretty good without knowing anything. You just may not be as tickled about the dialog between The Doctor and Donna.
In an alternative ending sally and lary get taken by the angels because the photos they took of the weeping angels will turn into actual angels
My favourite DW episode of all time. Love some timey wimey fun. Also, love that Moffat put that final scene in just to make millions of kids (including me) scared of statues forever
It's nice that you didn't have any knowledge of this episode going into it. I think a lot of reactors are aware of the status of this episode/the Angels, their expectations are heightened and as a result they don't seem to love it as much as they could. Seeing you react to all these brilliant concepts without any prior knowledge was a joy to see and pretty much mirrors how everyone felt when this first aired in 2007. It was a game-changer, delivered one of the best stories in sci-fi, and set the bar for how to do layered and complex storytelling on the show.
It's such a simple storytelling device - no SFX, no fancy makeup, just on-point editing. And it can only work in a moving visual medium. Brilliant.
FYI, all of the Weeping Angels were portrayed by actors. Not one prop. That's damn fine acting there, keeping that still.
My niece is into cosplay and did a really good weeping angel costume a few years back. Looked totally real.
Omg for the past 5 days I’ve been checking this channel every 20 minutes lol. You have no idea how happy I am this released
cute
This and the two-parter were on a single DVD in the set. Best disc in all of Who.
Everyone's talking about the weeping angels, but I just love the Doctor's nonchalant explanation of "goes ding when there's stuff" as if that means literally anything to the other guy whatsoever
love your reaction and that you included your friend, haha you seem like one of the realest chillest youtubers and it’s just cool to watch videos from someone who seems 100% like a real genuine person, keep it up 👍
Literally like 6 months after this aired she got nominated for an Oscar and was lead in great gasby with dicaprio...then she married a Mumford and son and kind of went away...
@ 15:18 I guess "Mise-en-scene"? Anyway, great reaction to an extremely well-regarded episode. I love your imaginative speculations in the early acts; and you're so right, the editing and general high production standards really enhance an already fabulous script. The writer of this episode, Steven Moffat, once said Dr Who always need a big, movie-scale idea. He said you know you've had a good idea for a Dr Who episode when you think 'bang goes that movie then'. So it was nice you picked up on it having that sort of depth and scale.
I'm going back through some of your videos that are of my favorite episodes. This is one of the videos that 100% creeped me out. Doctor Who's made me so irrationally afraid of random objects... angel statues... snowmen... christmas trees....
You got scared of Christmas trees from that episode where a tree starts spinning?
9:54 -- Note the moving shadow of the angel's hand drawing toward Sally's shoulder. I think that's the only indication of an angel actually moving that we get in this.
The Weeping Angels can only move when they are not being observed.
They cannot move when the characters are watching.
They cannot move when we, are watching.
Funny thing is it's the second time they did this story, it's based on an audio drama where the 8th doctor I think guides a girl called Sally through clues he left behind. The part Moffat added was the angels.
My all time favorite episode. Such a fantastic way to tell an story and having the doctor involved but not exactly save them bc without sally he wouldnt have known
What a beautiful episode in my.mind
8:00 just predicted Flatline haha! Great concept.
Lol. “Great now you’ve got me afraid of mannequins too! Thanks Dr Who.” I’ve also always been afraid of mannequins had had the exact same reaction!! 😂😂 No matter how many times I’ve seen this episode I still can’t watch it at night…
When the Tardis disappears it won’t matter if the lights go out as all the angels are looking at each other so they can’t move
Can they see eachother in the dark though? If not once the light turns out they could stumble around in the dark unti they make their way out possibly.
It is said that Weeping Angels can see in the dark. So they can still see each other.
This is the episode that made me a full-fledged Whovian. I loved the show before this point, but this is the episode that secured me in the fandom. It's SO good!
For a series about a alien using a time machine, there are very few episodes like this that play with the idea of time.
I could be wrong but I think Blink is the highest rated episode on IMDB. I’m surprised you didn’t recognise Carey Mulligan.
In fairness, a number of people confuse seeing early episodes of stuff Carey Mulligan has been in and think she's either a young Brie Larson, Michelle Williams or Hannah Murray (especially if they are unsure what year/decade something is from). I can't tell you the number of times I've seen people post "is that Carey Mulligan?", or vice-versa, when seeing "x" from a decade or so ago, but it was one of those other ladies instead. (When I first saw "The Great Gatsby" (2013), I initially thought it was Mulligan until I realized it was Murray... lol...)
Yeah it is, it has 9.8 on IMDb.
IMDB is unreliable
JustSomeRandomGuy Online More reliable than the Audience Appreciation Index that's for sure
@Chris Travers She said in an interview in Empire Magazine that she wasn't asked back, but she would have returned in a heartbeat. Moffat didn't ask her because he was sure she would say no.
Been waiting for this one! “Blink” goes down as one of the greats.
My favourite episode of Dr who by far, and I was so shocked when I found out that the angels are models, which completely baffled me by saying that those models are so bloody still through a whole shoot. Love this episode, it's bloody great.
This episode is what happens when Moffat goes “fuck it” and goes balls to the walls scary.
*THIS* is what happens when he’s let off the leash.
LEGENDARY episode. I still remember watching this back when it first aired and I forced everyone I knew to watch it lmao.
"Hopefully the lights don't turn off" ...I don't know why that never occurred to me, but yeah--they are absolutely only stuck as long as that lightbulb lives. D:
The TARDIS always uses old technology that the Doctor has picked up on his travels (such as a typewriter), so there wouldn't be a USB slot, maybe a floppy disk reader.
I love Moffat’s creations. Weeping Angels and the Silence are brilliant and cleverly made.
Welcome to the Moffat Era. You're going to like it here.
Moffat era started in season 5. He wrote one story a season before he took over that season
@@moniquej2997 Yeah, I know. I guess I meant it more like "Blink" introducing the Weeping Angels, which was the first real through-line of Moffat that carried on into when he was the show-runner.
this episode is beloved and every time I watch it, I remember why..!
this is the episode i show to people who have never seen the show because it's totally self-contained and, as you are well-aware, BRILLIANTLY written.
This episode is dr who fan's go to episode to get new people hooked on the show for a reason.
Chase Fenner If this episode is the first people watched they wouldn't want to watch the show again it's that bad
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144You're very inconsistant with how you spam your unpopular opinion. I remember reading one of your comments saying most people like it on a first watch to later realize how "bad" it is.
@Chris Travers Don't get him started.
Still easily up in the top 3, at least, for all time scariest episodes of the show.
the Weeping Angels are a terrifying enemy... actually had me looking over my shoulder after first watching it. Actually tried my hardest not to blink during this episode while watching it at first.
I always forget how fantastic this episode was until I see a new reaction!
This was my favourite episode, I think it still is. I can't help wondering why no one thought to blink with one eye at a time, that way you can keep looking indefinitely, even if it looks stupid
This is a good example of time travel done right!
What would happen if you smashed a Weeping Angel? Would the bits still be alive when you weren't looking, or would it effectively be dead? You can't kill a stone, but you can break it.
Totally one of the scariest episodes. Wait till you see silence in the library
Good point! I’ve watched this episode of dozen times. I never realize that if the lights go off, they could unfreeze themselves.
Excellent reaction my good man! Steven Moffat is a brilliant writer. Sometimes too clever for his own good. But when he is on he is capable of some jaw dropping stuff!
Austin Gonzales Moffat is the worst writer in the show ever
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 I still find it hilarious that you never actually criticize anything, you just claim "Moffat bad" and expect it to eventually become true even with no evidence.
@@caleb7551 the evidence is the episodes themselves and how poorly written they are
@@justsomerandomguyonline1144 You have to give the evidence. HOW are they poorly written? When you make a claim you have to present evidence.
Actually streaming with your phone so that you have other people seeing them is amazing idea. Never thought of that.
Its funny to see him discover what a weeping angel is 😂
the trick is to blink with one eye at a time in sequence.
Weeping Angels coping hard when i close one eye, open it, then close the other so that i can blink but also keep an eye on them at the same time
27:43 since i saw this episode i don't blink at status anymore
This was the best episode
Love watching your reaction to this
Carey Mulligan played Sally Sparrow. Mulligan went on to twice _(An Education, Promising Young Woman)_ be nominated for Best Actress Oscars.
He needs to watch the other episodes with weeping angels ASAP
In your reaction to the first episode 'Rose' you mentioned you disliked mannequins, i instantly wondered what you would think of the Angels lol.
For some extra paranoia, go back and count how many times you blinked just watching the episode. That how many times the angels could have caught you
That picture can become another angel . . .
Next week on Failwhale, Failwhale is thrown back in time to the 1850s where he attempts to make a career watching theatrical productions on the gas-lit stage while providing a running reaction commentary, with decidedly mixed results as he is set upon by hat wearing 19th century yokels for his witty but intemperate interuptions.
I so happy u FINALLY GOT TO THIS OMG
It is A very beautiful writing story.. ❤️ What i love about it (( of course the very Great and creative and smartly writing story and the acting)) is we saw it from the point view of people that the time travel happened to them.. Not from the doctor's point view and that is very rare ❤️
Love your reaction ❤️
This is defiantly one of the Rushmore episodes for New Who. Blink is awesome every time you watch it.
Wish you didn't turn the volume down, tbh. I couldn't hear the show anymore and had to turn the volume up just to get a bit of understanding, and Immediately went deaf when you laughed.
The introduction of a new generation of Who villains that rival the Daleks & Cybermen in terms of a real serious threat to the Doctor. Carey Mulligan went on to do big movies in her career; I hope she remembers this episode fondly.
This is the episode I show to ppl in order to convince them to watch the rest of the show
The old guy in the hospital probably got to see his mother, father and himself grow up
I think the Weeping Angels are some of the scariest monsters ever created because they're based on old childhood fears that statues will move when you're not looking at them. Let's face it, we've all been creeped out by a statue at least once in our lives.
"Whatever you do, don't blink!"
How far ahead are you planning to get? Will you wait for us to catch up at some point? Or double up on TH-cam uploads?
I am so glad the Weeping Angels were not around when I was watching Classic Who as a child...
Creepy as hell...
The Angels are so scary more cuz they do not merely kill you, they sent you back in time to a point so they can feed on the potential life energy you would have had in the 'current' time.
Thanos: punches people back 45 feet
Weeping Angels: taps people back 45 years
This episode remains the best example ever of the writer's paradox. The doctor reads the transcript Sally gave him, and Larry writes what the doctor reads. So who says his lines first ? Sally ducks because the doctor writes "duck" and he did because she ducked, etc... The saddest thing is that he can't save Billy and tells him he will meet Sally again on the day he will die, because Sally tells the doctor she met him on the day he died...
Billy Shipton is is a wonderful character, even if he was such a painfully small character. I love him.
I still have DVDs as well as Blu-rays. It depends on which one they have left in stock when I want movie