June 13, 20178 yr I'd given up on DW by this point, HATE Peter as the Doctor, but rewatching the whole thing I'm growning to like Clara (still on her time with Matt though) so will get round to this soon enough.
June 13, 20178 yr 'Heaven Sent' is easily one of Capaldi's best episodes, if not the best. Such an interesting idea executed brilliantly proving that Doctor Who is excellent when they get it right.
June 13, 20178 yr The Empty Child/Doctor Dances is such a classic for good reason, that 'mummy' cry and the (medical) doctor's face becoming a gas mask are genuinely terrifying and the WWII setting is perfect for exemplifying the fear already present. The ending is a tad cheesy, but hard not to love and it was an innocent kid at the heart of it after all. I'm quite shocked that the writers came up with something like Heaven Sent at this stage (and it's on commercial television on a Saturday night!), it was such a mind-bender, but in the best possible way, you feel almost as trapped and engrossed as the Doctor and it never strays off into garble which is DEFINITELY to it's credit in an episode like this.
June 14, 20178 yr Heaven Sent is one of the best out there! Very clever with all the hints about The Doctor having been there for millions of years but no-one realised until the end!
June 18, 20178 yr Author http://i.imgur.com/qIfBYOJ.png 4 Blink Series 3, Episode 10 Doctor: Tenth Companion: Martha Jones Wester Drumlins is a creepy, abandoned, derelict house. A young woman named Sally Sparrow eyes it up as the subject of some photos. However, as she explores further, she finds a message behind the wallpaper, addressed directly to her, telling her to beware the Weeping Angels, and to duck! As she ducks, she dodges an object that's thrown her way. The next day, she returns with her friend Kathy Nightingale, keen to explore further. However, she's weirded out when a man arrives at the door asking for Sally, on behalf of Kathy. This man turns out to be her grandson. Sally notices her friend has vanished, and tries to make sense of the situation by exploring upstairs, where she finds a key in the hand of a statue. She heads to the DVD shop where Kathy's brother Larry works, and tells him she's gone away for a bit. She notices a man on the TV, who Larry explains is what they call an "easter egg", a hidden feature on certain DVDs. Larry gives her the list and takes it to the police station, where she meets DI Billy Shipton, in charge of the investigation of Wester Drumlins. He's taken the TARDIS into storage, but there's no key. He tries to flirt with Sally, but she's sheepish and tries to get away. When she remembers the key she picked up from the statue, she heads back to see Billy but there is no sign of him or the TARDIS. She gets a phone call from an older Billy, lying in hospital on his death bed. They talk, and he explains that he was taken just after she left and sent back in time, where he met the Doctor. After Billy dies, Sally realises that the list of DVDs is her collection, and meets Larry at Wester Drumlins. They play one of the easter eggs with the Doctor, and it works out like a conversation, as if the Doctor could hear her. He tries to warn her about the Weeping Angels, before one attacks them. The Doctor's advice was to not blink, even for a second, because the Angels are quantum locked. This means they can only move when they're not being looked at by a living organism. Sally tries to escape but the door is locked, and she tries the basement. With Larry keeping his eyes on the Angel, they back off towards the basement and find the TARDIS in front of them. The Angels are trying to get inside, but Sally uses the key and she hides inside with Larry. Using one of the DVDs as an ignition key of sorts, the TARDIS materialises off to the Doctor and Martha's location, but Sally and Larry are horrified to find themselves left behind. Thankfully, the Doctor didn't leave them behind to be sent back in time, he actually tricked the Angels into looking at each other - so they therefore cannot move for eternity and remain just statues. Sally and Larry try to move on with their lives after, despite the mystery of how the Doctor knew so much about them, but one day, the mystery is solved as she bumps into the Doctor and Martha before they've experienced the events of the episode, and hands over the transcript and list of DVDs. Even as a child, nothing in Doctor Who scared me. My cousins always spoke of how the Daleks terrified them, but they never had that effect on me. The Weeping Angels broke the mould, and I was genuinely worried about going upstairs after I saw this episode for the first time (at the ripe old age of 10), in case an Angel was in my bedroom. Moffat managed to create something that's actually genius - a monster that can only move when it's not being looked at. This innovative idea led to a superb species and one of the most exceptional episodes of the show to date. We see very little of the Doctor or Martha, as David and Freema were busy filming Human Nature / The Family of Blood at the time, so instead we see the world through the eyes of Sally Sparrow. I was concerned at first after the MESS of the previous Doctor-lite episode (Love & Monsters, ie. last place in this countdown), but I needn't have worried. Carey Mulligan is amazing as Sally, an incredibly likeable character and potentially the best supporting character the new series has seen. I also enjoyed the stories of Kathy and Billy - the transition of "life is short and you are hot" to "life is long and you are hot" within minutes of Sally's life but years of Billy's is gut-wrenching. Elsewhere, the story itself introduces the term "wibbly wobbly, timey wimey" to us, a common feature of the Moffat era, but something that hadn't been explored in great detail. Blink was therefore quite a complex story, but not in a way that you'd struggle to understand what's going on. It all comes together for a thrilling episode, packed with twists and turns, likeable characters and terrifying monsters, and to date it remains my favourite Moffat episode. Plus the ending, warning the audience about every single statue in the world....fantastic!
June 18, 20178 yr I might have placed Blink higher than the Doonsday episodes. Such a fantastic episode, probably my most watched. Never tire of it.
June 18, 20178 yr Blink is the only pre-Donna episode I've ever watched :o Really liked the concept of them only bumping into the Doctor once in the whole story!
June 18, 20178 yr Blink :wub: it's all been said before, but the high point of the series definitely. I was sceptical about stories that didn't feature the Doctor after Love and Monsters, but safe to say, this surpassed that! I remember being so surprised watching it, I guess it helped that there seemed to be minimal promo or showing of the Angels before the episode which made it all come as a surprise. Such a shame we've not seen Sally Sparrow since as she actually managed to carry the episode very well! Rooting for Army of Ghosts/Doomsday out of those left, I wouldn't rank the other two quite as high but they're both very good. Blink is the only pre-Donna episode I've ever watched :o Really liked the concept of them only bumping into the Doctor once in the whole story! You really should watch all of S1-3, so many great moments! <3
June 18, 20178 yr Blink, obvious perfect hour of television, everything set up so masterfully for the concept to be unleashed (and subsequently run into the ground) Turn Left for the win, I'm not so keen on the other two, particularly not Doomsday as #1 episode contenders but Turn Left is certainly up there. Which begs the question, how did they start getting it so right on the Doctor-Lite episodes when they got it so wrong the first time around?
June 18, 20178 yr I thought Blink would be #1 for sure, it's one of those episodes that just feels so perfect in every way, plus a truly scary villain. Repeat appearances have diminished them slightly, but the first time you saw the Weeping Angels, they just had such a big impact. Probably Stolen Earth/Journey's End of the three remaining then - my favourite of the bunch.
June 18, 20178 yr Didn't realise in all the times I've seen Blink that the Carey Mulligan who played Sally was THE Carey Mulligan as in the flawless actress. Only hit me when I was rewatching recently. Doomsday next pls, either of the other two to win.
June 18, 20178 yr I am really happy Blink was so far up for you. It is at least in my top 5 (Im to scared to do a proper rank as their is too many I love :cry:) but I adore Blink. Such a scary innovative monster idea. I love the whole 'They only move when they are not being looked at and don't blink or move etc' aspect of their design. The Weeping Angels and the Vasta Narada (is that correct?) are the only two monsters I have been proper fearful of because they are a lot more realistic than a lot of monsters are. They take hold of common fear.s I.E. the dark and being watched and hunted. So much love for blink. Sally, Kathy, Larry and the other supporting cast are excellently portrayed when the Doctor and Martha are barely in it.
June 20, 20178 yr Author Reached Lets Kill Hitler-f***ing hell-that's Kush Kazemi! ! wow I've not rewatched this one much but I think I have to now :lol:
June 20, 20178 yr Teah and Kush looks rven mor like a wooden puppet Marionette doll in it than on EE!! :lol:
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