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[@rockydee7499]

"They cant see each other" means they cant also see themselves. A mirror in front of them might also freeze them permanently instead of tricking them into facing one another

[@contentlobby3824]

The image on an angel becomes itself an angel. So yes, a mirror would work

[@silentwarriorts5779]

Trap all of those fricking angels inside a mirror house and then throw them under the deepest part of the sea where light will never ever reach then

[@contentlobby3824]

@@silentwarriorts5779 but then they angels couldn’t see each other, this only causing a surge in numbers

[@pixel_biscuit]

@@silentwarriorts5779 No it would be better to just put them in a room entirely made of mirrors and a constant light source. However eventually, that light source will run out.

[@jacobnelson4150]

@@pixel_biscuit solar energy with a backup generator

[@Jayfive276]

“…you can’t kill a stone…” My friend Herbert Q. Sledgehammer politely disagrees.

[@cyberdalek615]

@@karin6395 Love this

[@adminadmin8992]

But you "destroyed" only the armor. You didn't killed the Angel.

[@piercelindenberg6842]

Apparently a Weeping Angel can reform if it is shattered so long as it has the energy for it.

[@Powerslave62]

if bullets cant kill / shatter them, a sledgehammer has even less chance

[@im_a_veronica_]

@@Powerslave62 dont ruin the vibe graham

[@edsbegaming507]

I remember my mother watching this episode while I was in the room and I literally just came to this realization. I was sorta scared of these angels and I asked her what happens if they catch you, she told me that they teleport you back in time to when you were a baby, and for years I’ve believed her. But now looking at this, I think this was her way of saying they killed you lmao

[@borger298]

In Buddhist terms she’s not wrong

[@EpicFail7777777]

She’s right actually. Close anyway- they transport you back in time to before you were born then feast on the life that could have been if you hadn’t

[@JeremiahHarrison-pc6gs]

​@@EpicFail7777777OMFG that sounds way worse than before

[@jutton11]

@@EpicFail7777777They also just kill you sometimes.

[@steampunkemo9211]

​@@EpicFail7777777I thought they just snapped your neck

[@vengefulblade9866]

I love how they're so damn polite 😂 I know it's Bob's consciousness in the angel but his voice is so soft spoken when he says "can I speak to the doctor, please?" Like a little British child

[@steampunkemo9211]

Adds to the somberness and horror. An innocent dying

[@vengefulblade9866]

@@steampunkemo9211 it definitely added to the creepiness of the encounter fs

[@CramcrumBrewbringer]

they’re *

[@funnyclips1723]

@@vengefulblade9866 do you know what’s the movie is called and what platform is on?

[@vengefulblade9866]

@@funnyclips1723 it's a show called Doctor Who, I think all seasons are available on Max

[@lightningjet9444]

I feel like the angels got slowly less scary, as their gimmick got melted away for plot convenience. You see them move slowly and hear them laugh, and that’s what made them way less menacing from that point on. Also the thing that makes Blink such a masterpiece is that the doctor: the one with the plot armour, the one that can’t be killed, the one that always has a trick up his sleeve, isn’t even there for 3/4 of the episode and for the first time in new who, it’s completely up to some side characters that you’ve just been introduced to to do what the doctor can’t. And side characters can be killed.

[@tomv2063]

I agree especially in the Matt smith era

[@punkyu_fyb.7]

Ok?

[@_bariyer]

i clearly stil remember that i had difficulty to sleep from watching Blink just *ONCE*

[@OscarOSullivan]

Angels take Manhattan is good

[@LinkJTO]

@@OscarOSullivanya, the baby angles laughing and blowing out the match was so terrifying

[@asterix7842]

I always found it impossible to believe that the Statue of Liberty could walk through a city of millions and not be in someone’s sight the whole time.

[@arriaaa5481]

I find it so hard to imagine this happening lmao

[@roshenhaglensfield]

There was another comment that mentioned it would be more accurate to call them "Information Based Entities". I can't explain it all here, but they are effectively not really moving, just hopping a minor amount through the timeline to where they can before being observed again. (Which explains why no one heard the thundering footsteps of Ms. Liberty).

[@nathanfrancis9376]

There was an image of the statute of liberty in the building. That which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel

[@enibeni2071]

@@nathanfrancis9376 Is the Statue of Liberty an angel? I thought it was inspired by other religion/culture. And, if every humanoid element is a statue, all humans are weeping angels and all humanoid statues are weepinf angels...It doesn't make sense. Also, why it has to be only 1 kind of angel? Also, this kind of angel doesn't fit the description of oldest versions of angels.

[@borger298]

@@enibeni2071 bruh shut up and look at the spooky statues

[@OccultOrangutan]

The fact that they don’t move even when they aren’t being looked at implies that us the audience looking at them also counts as someone looking at them.

[@perothegato]

It doesnt metter if there is any audience, its all about camera that "sees" them.

[@dersuddeutschesumpf5444]

​@@perothegato There has to be a living creature looking at them

[@perothegato]

@@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 you are wrong bro. I dont mean angels. I mean atoms.

[@laborincana4490]

​@@perothegato you mean electrons, subatomic particles that behave as particles or waves. It depends if you are looking , or quantyifing it's movements.

[@funnyclips1723]

Dose anyone know what’s the movie is called and what platform is on?

[@CYBER_5KU11]

I love that to the question "Is he a mad man" River simply responds "I absolutely trust him"

[@carolinanava3300]

😂😂

[@jaxtonlango6554]

She didn't say no...

[@OmegaQuinn]

@@jaxtonlango6554that’s because the doctor is absolutely a mad man, just a mad man that she trusts 100%

[@princesscadance197]

I love how creepy these things are. It’s not ‘there’s an unseen, spooky monster in the shadows’ or ‘serial killer’ spooky, you see these things. Hell, you can’t not see these things or you’re dead. You have to stare down your potential killer, and that’s what makes them all the more terrifying, break LOS for even a second, and you’re history.

[@mvestudo2285]

just close one eye at a time

[@robfus]

@@mvestudo2285 true but more you do it more you want blink with both

[@Antifag1977]

@@mvestudo2285 I thought the exact same thing. Sure it's a bit cumbersome to alternate blinking your eyes but I imagine one's life being on the line is more than enough motivation to see it through.

[@Daquan0394]

@@mvestudo2285 that’s difficult to do consistently

[@Anton-de5vu]

When death is an inch away from your face and the slightest impulse is all it needs to get you

[@vvgirl6173]

The idea of Weeping Angels came from when Moffat walked through a graveyard to get to somewhere, when he passed by a statue of a angel covered in chains. He thought it was weird and strange, but payed no mind. When he walked back later on the same day, the angel statue was gone. And thus, the birth of the Weeping Angels.

[@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72]

Either that was a miracle to have him create the concept of the creatures. OR Something far more disturbing decided to play him for a loop lol.

[@huntingrunner]

@@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72 OR the story is made up OR he just didn't walk by the same place OR he had some kind of deja vu

[@knoven-]

OR the angel statue was just transported somewhere else while he waa gone

[@vvgirl6173]

@@knoven- he asked around and no one knew what he was talking about. There was no angel statue according to the locals

[@floof6896]

@@vvgirl6173 no angel statue said by the locals? now thats creepy.. or maybe its made up

[@cameraman4549]

18:30 What I like about this is that some of them start falling AFTER he looks at them, meaning they were hanging on before being quantum-locked.

[@kidwithcards2390]

Just emphasizes the point 10 made "their greatest strength is their greatest weakness"

[@sunny_dew]

19:18 "I always wanted to see the staute of liberty, i guess she got impatient" Best line by far 😂

[@magnodoros7735]

That first weeping angels episode is way out of doctor whos league. Im convinced that you could show that episode to anyone and theyd love it. A truly special episode. It was only a matter of time before the concept was abused and crammed in with cliche crap

[@Peter-pq2cw]

Sad tbh

[@TheMbangel]

I haven't really watched Doctor Who (tried the season with the Doctor that only lasted one season - can't remember the actor's name) and this scene is giving me chills!

[@tigerheart5087]

Lol. It wasn’t even the first to invent the concept it just popularized it.

[@littlemoth4956]

@@tigerheart5087 And?

[@DrakeOola]

I rather enjoyed most of the weeping angel appearances but yeah, none really hold the same tension as the first, that was a masterpiece hard to be matched but doesn't make the other ones terrible. Hated Whittakers run because 99% of the episodes were poorly written and politically charged but the buildup was great in the episode the angels appeared and they managed to garner suspense, that is, until you know just like the rest of her run they start cramming more and more sci-fi concepts in without any real resolution... Not even gonna talk about the ending how they turned her into an angel just to free her 20 seconds later... God what a dumpster fire of a show now and its a shame the writing turned to shit as soon as we got the first female doctor, it could've been monumental but now it's just monumentally bad... Got all the feminazis praising it as the best run so far despite the tanked view count and cessation of episode productions, but nah, they might be right "people only hate it because shes a woman", ghostbusters: "the overly feminized version" all over again...

[@LifeOfRy]

Arguably Moffat’s greatest, most sinister invention.

[@ironduke1377]

Yeah but after blink they kept on ruining them, they should've been a one time thing, but just my opinion

[@LifeOfRy]

@@ironduke1377 I understand why you say that tbh

[@cyberdalek615]

@@karin6395 Love this

[@nathanjordon6950]

@@kbone797 ye, I think he tried to develop on the concept but in doing so broke his continuity and kind of ruined the mystery behind them. I get what he was trying to do but he didn't execute very well.

[@sallyatticum]

@@ironduke1377 I think they are well-used so far in the current series.

[@irishpieceoftrash]

'Blink' is without a doubt one of the best episodes of any show ever written. And the reason it works so well is because it's such a simple yet clever concept for a monster. It's just such a shame that they became bogged down with far too many conflicting rules and plot conveniences when it came to the Angels as their appearances went on. Like in 'Flesh and Stone' for example, if the Angels can't look at each other or be observed, then how were they all grouped together outside the control room in the forest? And if the whole 'image of an angel is an angel' idea was meant to be part of the Angels concept, then surely would the guy in 'Blink' not have an Angel in his mind like Amy did because he looked into it's eyes too?

[@legendary2553]

Agreed

[@qkik6240]

it's so funny how intelligent they made the concept but never thought of blink one eye and the other stays open. exaggerating too much of a concept

[@alluring_alchemy11]

I guess they hoped people wouldn’t notice lol

[@pt5728]

Wdym “imagine of an angel is an angel”?

[@juicyfine5134]

​@@pt5728like when you imagine in your head what an angel looks like, you get a picture of it in front of you, but how would you when you can never see an angel because then you would die

[@TheNotoriousABS]

i love that they keep turning to stone even when no one is there, purely because WE THE VIEWER can see them. that’s why they kept freezing when the light came on while shaking the box

[@princemc35]

Not at 16:08 They were koving even though we see them Im sad 😢

[@thundabolt7867]

​@@princemc35they moved between the frames

[@ProphecyPhrase]

This episode scared me for weeks when it aired live. I first watched it round my Grandmother's house when I was young and I had to hide in her shirt. The atmosphere in this episode was incredible. This is how you do a doctor lite episode.

[@ProphecyPhrase]

@@Hi-xg9qr Nope not really. I'm happy for who I am but I doubt that would matter to an immature child online who hurls insults at people. Why not do something more productive with your time instead of making others feel miserable. Ya know, a little food for thought.

[@wll4100]

@@Hi-xg9qr Your opinion is not wanted

[@faceless483]

@@ProphecyPhrase what he say tho

[@starlightblues1353]

@@ProphecyPhrase What was even said?

[@forspartaaa2348]

11:58 what did he say

[@OfficialTCK]

I find it brilliant that the scariest they've ever been was when they weren't even doing anything. It was just the Doctor describing them and we were already scared. The way he reveals how they kill you at 3:01 and the music fades to just a low hum, a close up shot of his face and a sting at the realization. "Then you blink, and oh yes it can." 👌 Blink gave us maybe the scariest monster ever despite the fact they were only actually a direct threat for 5 minutes at the end. Blink is writing and sound design at its finest.

[@randomrazr]

better then the currernt angels eipside with the lady doctor

[@mittfh]

@@randomrazr Blink's arguably better than all successor appearances (especially Angels Take Manhatten), but, as of today (20th November), we don't know where Village of the Angels will rank as it hasn't been screened yet.

[@sallyatticum]

@@randomrazr Say you haven't watched the current series without saying you haven't watched the current series.

[@randomrazr]

@@sallyatticum doctor who went to shit

[@crabbieappleton]

But they don't kill. At least not in "Blink."

[@The-Eye866]

Them struggling to not blink: AAAAA The human ability to blink one eye at a time: ⛹️‍♂️

[@merajsupercluster9015]

Genius

[@fathimathnabeela6247]

The angles: why is that guy winking vigorously at me?

[@middos_mess3350]

Just imagine someone winking at the angel in a very flirtatious way

[@Stranger-gl6ie]

Cant i just put a box over the angel

[@gabbls_]

Except that doesn't work. Try it

[@FelixsDeadAccount]

One Thing I absolutely loved was that Whenever The Audience (Yes, Us) Were looking at the Weeping Angels They would still be stone and looking directly back at us, As if they know we are there and are trying to get us too

[@lorantpapp07]

But then in the byzantium episode they just completely ignore us : (

[@adamhesketh-connolly2113]

The Weeping angels was one of the scariest creature in entire Dr who series I ever watch. It never get old when I watch it.

[@zachgreenninja3885]

When I was 10 (2016) I first met the angels in LEGO dimensions, and even in LEGO form they still scared me for weeks, and I refused to complete the Doctor Who level.

[@matthewchristian9591]

i dont know the vashta neradia from the library would scare the shit out of me more.

[@tomv2063]

@@matthewchristian9591 both are terrifying four weeping angels just creep me out more, the concept that they’ll come closer to you if you don’t see them it’s terrifying

[@teneesh3376]

They are pretty scary in TV form. But game devs thought to add them to games. And I hate them for that cause they are terrifying to experience

[@CT--gu5ng]

I ran into them in the vr doctor who game and holy crap. That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done in a video game

[@aevelizee]

Definitely one of the best villains in Doctor Who history.

[@StarKhan]

*E X T E R M I N A T E*

[@kymmski3106]

@@StarKhan they can never seem to die no matter what

[@issackim6918]

@@kymmski3106 It's because they can't die.

[@mzple]

Honestly they are so much better than the daleks. The daleks are silly, not scary.

[@aevelizee]

@@mzple The angels are such a great concept, there are so many possibilities with them! As for the Daleks, I think you had to be a child in the 60s/70s/80s to truly apprecciate their scariness.

[@georgefielding5629]

Growing up my grandparents had a stone statue of a lady in robes in their garden, submerged in bushes was probably the most terrifying childhood nightmare fuel in combination growing up with doctor who!

[@Lucitaur]

The 'no blink' rule is easy to avoid; just blink with a single eye at a time, basically winking with one eye then the other.

[@NCR_vet_ranger2347]

Ermm.... actually

[@insertuserhere1748]

@@NCR_vet_ranger2347what can you possibly say

[@keneraldmunda9649]

​@@insertuserhere1748Some people can't wink their left/right eye without the other eye closing

[@nongnguvan9218]

.

[@tylerfox6754]

You can hold one eye open and close both

[@rustythomas6982]

24:30 When Clara said the hand was "stone" and the doctor turned towards her with a look of terror. Best Angel moment.

[@heavy-volt2682]

Amy not Clara

[@ink-capmushrooomz]

@@heavy-volt2682 it was Clara

[@luckyasmr1374]

24:33 I love the look of sheer horror after The Doctor hears the word “statue”.

[@pyrobandicoot2144]

*PTSD flashbacks intensify*

[@teryomonteverde681]

Why it didn't teleport her to the past?

[@MegaVGmaster]

​@@teryomonteverde681maybe the hologram shell thing?

[@Prince__Teclis]

​@@teryomonteverde681Likely too starved. Angels don't do it if they're not strong enough.

[@ravenscorn2252]

😨 Weeping Angels are no joke in the Who universe. I'd be horrified too if I heard the word 'statue' if I were lucky to survive the first time.

[@TheMaleRoleModel]

“And of course a stone can’t kill you either… but then you turn your head away… Then you blink, and oh yes it can.” *chills* 🥶

[@lorantpapp07]

A stone cant kill you? What if the angel is seen midair and falls on someone?

[@SoonGone]

I'd forgotten how great the writing was on this show. The whole River Song saga was so clever. Truly wonderful British TV. My nephew was utterly obsessed with Doctor Who all through him growing up. And we all used to watch the Christmas specials together. Lovely memories. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@astrangerhere]

The weeping angels are truly an excellent villain, the first ep of Dr. Who I ever saw was Blink. It connects with the audience because to not blink your eyes for an extended period of time is incredibly difficult, and in that nanosecond of time the angels can cover a LOT of ground. The writers did a disservice to them, however, when in whatever episode(s) it was when they showed the angels moving. Part of what makes them so scary is that when we as the audience, through the eyes of the protagonist, see them they are just stone statues and it is left to the imagination as to what they are doing and how incredibly fast they move when no one is looking at them.

[@emmaritahart]

It disappointed me and made me less scared of them

[@EMICIME]

You can just interchange your eyes opening and closing...at least in sunlight

[@enibeni2071]

What if you close only 1 eye, then you open it and close the other? What if you use a mirror to see what's behind? Maybe these methods work! Also I would like to know what happens when a dead body, a human statue, a robot...watches them. Would weeping angels freeze?

[@kieranadamson3224]

​@@enibeni2071 the Doctor explicitly says that something living has to be viewing them. So perhaps one of the Cyber-Men could keep them in place but that's because they're more lobotomized humans than robots.

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

Which episode did they move on screen in??

[@alphacode5]

I think that after blink moffat kept stretching and stretching the use of the angels and it became sort of bad, I think the worst part is when amy is walking in the forest and we see the angels move, for me it broke the point of them completely

[@haoranchen7867]

I think he evolved it and made them a force to be reckoned with. After Blink the Angels needed another arc to make them a proper villain. And unlike Daleks and Cybermen they aren’t overused with that same old story, and now in Series 13 episode 4 there’s a lot of hype for the angel since they haven’t been used in years, just like the Sontarans.

[@renenk4824]

The reason we weren't allowed to see them move is because we as a viewer felt involved because of that. If we aren't allowed to see them, that means they can see US too. It was a vital part of what made the angels so terrifying; the fact that we as viewers knew just as little as the characters

[@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850]

@Al watch it fully, if it was standalone it would be better but it’s still great

[@cosmicguy7150]

I agree. The creature that it be comes when you close your eyes is up to you to decide, and that is a good thing. I did like the new york episode though.

[@youraveragepersonwalkingth6850]

@Al glad you liked it

[@E-nfileexe]

One of my favourite lines that I always laugh at “But you’ll die” “And?” “You think you’ll just come back” “When don’t I!”

[@fastbandit1853]

SCP-173:Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary.

[@PrinceGojira7345]

But if they see each other they can't move and only way we could see it is in thermal camera

[@tatsukabaldy]

How many episode does this series Have?

[@MateoJFR]

4:06 the face he makes and stops writing. His acting right there gave me chills. That he was all geeking out over this video he’s been pouring his life into. Then this is the moment he comes to realize, everything the Doctor has been saying is true and an imminent danger to himself! CHILLS I TELL YA!

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

Weeping Angels are described as "quantum-locked," but it might be more accurate to refer to them as information-based entities. They exist in superposition on a macro scale until they are observed, so they actually shouldn't be able to move, period: they are effectively hopping between timelines through their own light cones to generate the illusion of movement- they don't actually travel from point A to point B, but instead simply go to where they COULD be until observed. This explains their ability to procreate and extend themselves through their image- because they are effectively made of pure information, and therefore replicate and spread the same way information spreads. This also explains how they feed off of temporal displacement- they are "eating" the entropy created by bringing a complex organism such as a human to a lower-entropy earlier time period, because they cannot generate entropy on their own while in superposition and are at risk of falling victim to natural entropy, effectively eroding alive, which is seen in the form of "starving" Angels.

[@paulharris2331]

Mate this is awesome thank you and this needs to be pinned.

[@commentchannel1197]

that’s awesome man could you explain it in hurr durr english for me though

[@gustoguy6238]

Isn’t the whole “information based entity” the metaphysical explanation for an angel’s existence? Where they can move through thought?

[@l0sts0ul89]

@@commentchannel1197 They only exist until they're acknowledged and send people back in time to feed themselves.... I think.

[@RetroCube]

This is my new head canon for weeping angels now thanks. The whole idea of being an entity of pure infectious information gives me SCP vibes (which I guess only makes sense, since SCP borrows ideas from sci-fi media like Doctor Who). Either way it’s a wonderful take on the angels

[@Trymr]

This concept has been used in horror games & other movies to excellent effect. It’s always usually the most unnerving & scary part of whatever it’s in.

[@somerandomdude5380]

If you blink one eye and leave the other one open, then blink the one you kept open after you reopen the first one, you can stay staring at them for theoretically ever without drying your eyes.

[@the_lost_navigator]

Weeping Angels & 'Are you my Mommy?" storylines are the dreams the TARDIS run on...

[@revaslatts8011]

Dreams? More like nightmares?

[@shabby8370]

2 best episodes

[@raven4k998]

I dare you to get a couple of weeping angels and place them on your door step for everyone to see when they come to visit you

[@matthewchristian9591]

i like the library just as much

[@wolfonpaws]

"Are you my mummy?" "Mummy!?"

[@Offical_RemyKWNicholls]

"They're never going to move again" No, but an angel has one last line of defence. It's well known that when an Angel is in trouble it can send out a distress signal for other angels, but what most people DON'T know is that this also applies to frozen angels, and in fact, the distress signal is most commonly used by Angels that have no physical way to move. The theory goes that two (or more) angels that are looking at each other can connect to one another, boosting the distress signal further then normal. So in theory, those angels can't move.... for now. They will connect, boost the signal as far as possible to call for another angel to come and turn out the light, allowing the currently quantem-locked angels to unlock and move again.

[@Sfaegbe]

So much for quantum locked

[@aihara2799]

I like the little detail where the Angels become statues when the Camera pans to them irregardless if the characters are looking at them or not, because they can't move cause we're looking at them through the screen. It's a nice breaking the fourth wall type of thing lmao

[@moonstruck3454]

The thing about this is, they weren't even looking until Dr. Who told them it's a big scary thing and look at them! But the moment you saw them moving, slowly, you know, there never gonna be any serious consequences! Sometimes they seriously weren't looking but doing some hilarious drama but the angels preferred to enjoy their dramas. So it lost its charm!

[@DavidChristieCareerCafe]

To me the Weeping Angels are an archetype of all sadness we have seen at old, sad places. When I grew a bit older though, I found graveyards very serene and uplifting-all of the drama had completed by then.

[@arriaaa5481]

Exactlyyy

[@Tb55555]

”They’re never gonna move again.” You know, unless someone turns off the lights in the room.

[@splotcho]

Yeah that was my first thought. When I saw it for the first time, I was about nine, and it terrified me beyond belief because I kept myself up at night thinking about what would happen if the lights when out lmao

[@PlantLifeEvaluator]

they can see in the dark

[@superubergoober]

@@PlantLifeEvaluator i dont know about that, two of them were in line at one point in the clip where they surround the tardis

[@nairav9156]

"You bite me!" perfect humor into a creepy scene

[@anetabachewicz4051]

I am so proud of you, they really make my heart grow every single day... what a love story...

[@dwn-5924]

I'm not a doctor who fan, but the concept and defence system of the Weeping Angels are probably my favourite of all time.

[@nanagaga2001]

"Don't Blink" was the first episode in the new Who series that I watched and it absolutely freaked me out. The weeping angels are my favourite Who villains!

[@cyberdalek615]

I like “Blink” and “Don’t Blink” :)

[@Lrizu]

Favor*

[@jennikifm2]

They’re some of my favorite Who villains! Others are the Master, Daleks, Davros, Silence, and the Cybermen.

[@christianreyes309]

If I’m not mistaken the loophole for the weeping angels is to just use one eye to look while the other rests and just switch between them by opening both first and then closing the one that was open.

[@monsignorerasmus.6441]

A testament to how much action you can get out of something that doesnt move.

[@jonny62ezyyy16]

I remember watching series 3 when I was like 7 I DID NOT CLOSE MY EYES WHEN HE SAID “DONT BLINK” FOR THE REST OF THE EPISODE And never blinked at a statue since

[@kryten1016]

Until you turned your back

[@jonny62ezyyy16]

@@kryten1016 yeah, to this day I always look at a statue and not blink saying to it in my mind, “go on I dare ya”

[@namjesussssss]

@@jonny62ezyyy16 😂😂u are a legend

[@TheBeaniestBean8675]

I hope your pillow is cooler when you turn it around, I hope you never stub your toe, I wish upon you warm plates of food always, and perfect temperature pizza rolls. You have my respect. ✊️

[@jameskuyper]

I was a fully mature adult by the time I watched my first Dr. Who episode. I enjoyed watching the show for a quarter century without ever being frightened by it - until I saw "Don't Blink".

[@mvestudo2285]

just close one eye at a time and you're good, not sure why he didn't think of that

[@shadowkhiz7455]

@@mvestudo2285 Probably because that doesn't work and just makes you want to blink more. Seriously, how do people not know that?

[@mvestudo2285]

@@shadowkhiz7455 sounds like you're the one who can't do it

[@thecheshire5762]

@@mvestudo2285 what if you sneeze? What if you’re trapped for an extended amount of time and you succumb to exhaustion? What if the lights go out?

[@mvestudo2285]

@@thecheshire5762 you hold it you don't succumb from exhaustio from blinking you bring a flashlight

[@ChoeBakka93]

I've never watched Dr Who before but this video came on my feed and the dialogue from 2:35-4:15 was just perfect to me. The tone of the scene while describing the threat was so menacing and really shows how much of a nightmare this would be

[@chaosyt8203]

Please can you share the link with me? I’m trying to watch everything

[@arandomspiderman1320]

7:41 i was thinking why the Angel’s didnt attack since the character’s was facing down but then i realised i was looking at them and that makes them much more scarier to me for some reason

[@princemc35]

Angels were looking at each other

[@scifiwriter6092]

Whatever I'm introducing someone new to Doctor Who, this is the episode I show them first.

[@piercelindenberg6842]

That’s how my family started Doctor Who; with Blink. Then we went back and watched them in order.

[@scifiwriter6092]

@@piercelindenberg6842 That is wonderful! It feels good to share something so important to you with family.

[@ikonik7780]

@@piercelindenberg6842 that’s very wholesome I wish me and my family could watch doctor who together

[@joan-mariacbrooks]

Dang, glad I don't know you! They remind me of the nuns I had in catholic school.

[@jojobizarrelivingstone594]

So...what do you think of the ur....new doctor who

[@foreignfat6009]

Weeping angels have to be the best creation of horror. Simple, the most dangerous and least dangerous entity at the same time. Just, brilliant.

[@choistory360]

I do so miss the good old time. 🤣 I remember how amazing each and every episode were back then.

[@CYBER_5KU11]

I love that even when they shift and move the TARDIS the lights go out and they move it when we (the audiance) cant see them due to the flickering light as if indirect sight makes them unable to move

[@ashleybrooke2087]

Matt Smith wasn't my first Doctor but now when I see him in anything else, he's always the Doctor to me. It made Last Night in Soho an odd experience

[@tradescowboyhatforfedora]

The Doctor's side gig

[@brett8460]

Christopher Eccleston was my first doctor but he was on the show for such a short period of time that I sometimes forget he was the Doctor. Whenever I see Matt Smith I can't see anything other than the Doctor. With David Tennant it's a coin toss between Barty Crouch Jr. and the Doctor.

[@dragon_user1609]

@@brett8460 why not both? Makes for an interesting experience at the least

[@Seki1987]

Nah, David Tennant was amazing.

[@TheGingiGamer]

Samething when I saw him in The Crown

[@natsudragneel2258]

I love how they still turn to stone whenever the light turns on because they are being watched by us viewers as they are attacking the tardis I hate how we can see them move afterwards past the episode blink, cause I always imagined them becoming non statues and not just statues moving, the whole point of them is turning to stone when viewed, so why are they still stone when not being viewed?

[@rockythewolf5190]

Maybe as the viewer we only partially observe them as we technically dont exist to them but they are still being observed to an extent

[@TheBeaniestBean8675]

Yall rlly pulling so much Doctor Who logic into this and I'm here for it

[@matthewbrown5228]

OP I think you're missing a bigger point of them moving to where we the viewers could see them. Allow me to explain. In the episode "blink", it establishes particular cannon regarding the angels. 1: when they are observed, what the observer sees is a statue. The angel is not present, it is literally outside of the dimension. You can break the stone up, grind it to dust, so forth, but ultimately the angel survives because it is not in this dimension. 2: they are extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they can close a 30 foot distance. 3: they cover their eyes because if they observe each other, they are observed, and therefore revert to stone. This information is used by the doctor to trap them. This fully establishes the cannon, as the episode ends with the angels trapped because they are looking at each other without their eyes covered. In the episode with the angels on the ship, the area was lit by the electronics running through the trees. 1: the angels could see and observe each other, and we see three of them moving while within view of each other. 2: they are moving slowly, as if unsure if they are being observed. According to cannon, they do not CHOOSE to become stone, they simply become it, and therefore if they can move, they should be moving to full capacity, not hesitating. 3: in blink, even if unobserved by each other, the angels also didn't move if observed by the camera. But in the later episodes, they broke this, and this is what we ended up with. That episode basically broke all established cannon concerning the angels. That's what's frustrating about it.

[@David-jt9nt]

@@matthewbrown5228 I so I retcon that for my head canon that bc the time rift is so close it is partly binding them, that is why angle bob was still able to talk bc they could not fully shift to the alt-dimension, so my head-canon is that as the time rift got ever closer they were getting more and more trapped in the stone bodys, because of this they could still move when being indirectly observed but still couldn't when being directly observed this meaning that they would be in a state of being partly stone and partly what ever they are normally when being indirectly observed

[@RegalRoyalWasTaken]

@@David-jt9nt I always saw it as “there’s only so many frames per second in a video and the space between every frame counts as a blink”.

[@NoBloons]

My favorite detail about this episode is the first angel. They just chilling. Listening to Who talk about them and letting the duo listen as well.

[@ghost_ship_supreme]

One of the best episodes ever in the entire series

[@jeremy1860]

One of Moffat's greatest contributions to the show 😊

[@AssassinIsAfk]

That and the empty child

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

Too bad he became completely toxic during 12’s run.

[@AssassinIsAfk]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 eh it got way better during the end of 12ths run with missy,Nardol and bill.

[@baxatakbaxatak2014]

@@AssassinIsAfk Maybe so, but at the end, it was “If you don’t like Capaldi playing the guitar with sonic sunglasses on, then go to Hell. It’s my fucking show.”

[@DrakeOola]

@@baxatakbaxatak2014 I honestly liked that scene, it does seem to fit the doctors persona so well like a mid life crisis and just some overall goofy and alien thing to do. The doctor suffers from loneliness the most so it makes sense he'd pick up an instrument and learn to entertain people, have an entire crowd to interact with after he's gone insane from being alone. He would normally just get a companion but he doesn't want to hurt anyone again so instead he takes a break from his adventures and lives life as an entertainer in some random medieval village... Never heard the quote you're mentioning before but ye that is hella toxic and uncalled for if he actually said it...

[@foccha]

The scene where the Angels are pulled into the crack due to the gravity failing is so satisfying. The speech leading up to it, the shots of them just tumbling powerlessly and the music playing along with it just gets me every time.

[@steampunkemo9211]

I was laughing my ass off, the statures just being pulled like a png in a cheap edit is killing me 😂

[@lol_me8127]

I never watched the show and came about the short a few months ago and I can’t believe I never saw it till now . The angels and their complexity is so brilliantly done with the show seriously what a terrifying thing, we need good writing like that again in todays shows

[@trappedoctopus]

doesn't matter how many times I watch this clip, things immediately start to feel warm and tense

[@litatjie]

When they actually showed the angels moving, they became a lot less scary.

[@princemc35]

Ikr

[@koschta3103]

These are the only monsters that can scare me after my 6/7 years of watching doctor who. Absolutely terrifying.

[@anthonygerrrard8543]

Weeping Angel's and the Vashta Nerada

[@maheryand8894]

Easily the scariest monsters in the show. Especially the times when the angel was trying to get to Amy from the monitor or when they were attacking the doctor and Clara in a freakin blizzard were absolutely terrifying I'm still annoyed they showed them move though, they were at their best when they stayed immobile on screen; it really gave you the feeling you (the viewer) actually shouldn't blink either or they'd attack

[@LochlannForde]

doctor who out of context is the most confusing masterpiece ever to be thought of

[@darthozlord]

For those interested in more Angels content, I would recommend picking up Big Finish’s Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 1. The first story is the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison, aka Tennent’s FIL) goes up against them, and although it's an audio story, it's still very effective at doing the Angels right! The other stories in the first volume are great for those interested in checking out Classic Doctors; the Sixth Doctor and the Judoon; the Seventh vs the Sycorax; and the Eighth vs the Sotarans!

[@JediNerd818]

Good shout out, loved this series

[@123skins1231]

@@JediNerd818 Should read the novel Touched by An Angel by Jonathan Morris which was really exciting

[@Fooq]

I was thinking the other day 'I wonder if the Weeping Angels would be effective if told in audio form'. I didn't think it'd work.

[@izzik2781]

The weeping angels should have never gone beyond blink. They work so much better as a one off monster. Every single episode with them since blink continues to demystify and lessen their impact.

[@AlesSimoncia]

they’ve not been overused though, they’ve only appeared in a handful of episodes and every appearence always feels important.

[@izzik2781]

@@AlesSimoncia and none of them are good. Time of the angels is Pretty solid, but it gets let down by the twist being pretty easily guessable, and that it's a two parter. Flesh and stone breaks the fundamental rule, and shows us angels moving. Which completely contradicts what we were told in blink. Angels take Manhattan has a decent premises, but the liberty statue angel is dumb and makes no sense. Village of the angels also has a decent premise, but is let down by bad angel effects, and that it has to tie into the flux storyline. Even the ending of it is bad. Like it looks cool, but if you've seen "survivors of the flux" then you know why it's bad. The only angel episode that doesn't have a glaring major issue is blink. They were better as a one off and should have stayed that way

[@cptdtinyreaper3697]

@@izzik2781 The Liberty statue moving has a whole story behind it, The Angels used a perception filter and the things you see, is only what the Angels allowed you to see. but thats just a fraction of what The Weeping Angels are capable of. search it up if you really wanna know because im not gonna type it out here.

[@izzik2781]

@@cptdtinyreaper3697 im not really interested. It wasn't explained well enough in the episode, I shouldn't have to go to a secondary source for it to make sense

[@cptdtinyreaper3697]

@@izzik2781 I can understand that, But some things in Doctor Who which I've noticed get explained in later episodes. 🤔

[@fishman5618]

Food for thought, what if u blink ur eyes separately? Ive always thought about that. Obviously it would only work in a well lit area, and ur field of vision would be practically cut in half due to closing the other eye, but wouldnt that technically get around the blink and they move problem?

[@estrellaescobar5723]

You know, a nice way to counter the angels is just to close one eye at the time. That way, you don't stop seen them, but you can prevent the moisture from the pupils from drying out.

[@OGSinisterPotato]

Went to a doctor who exhibition once. Seeing the life size weeping angels in a dark room caused my imagination to get the better of me. I find them the most in imitating creatures in the doctor who universe..

[@ViirinSoftworks]

*intimidating

[@OGSinisterPotato]

@@ViirinSoftworks - Yes, autocorrect. Thanks VirginSoftworks.

[@ViirinSoftworks]

@@OGSinisterPotato :| No porkblem.

[@weepingtimel8970]

Even after 8-10 years they still give me chills

[@houser2094]

Ive never seen dr who but damn this video is awesome. Its just like monk, supernatural and equally good

[@dioarya6275]

04:02 - 04:13 Basically, the main tips on how to deal with SCP-173 in "SCP : 5K"

[@justinmenendez680]

or just scp-173 in general

[@dioarya6275]

​​@@justinmenendez680 Man, that Peanut Guy really pissed me off during that one section in Area 12 when playing on Solo. Now Affray already did add him onto the Interrogation Room escape segment at the very first part after the recent update and I really hate it more...

[@robertlykins728]

The original weeping angels episode is epic story telling! David is right up there with Tom! In that episode even though he’s not in it much! That was hands down the best episode of that season!

[@JennFaeAge]

I still love that combo of Matt's "There's one thing you never put in a trap" speech and the building tension from the music

[@jared1750]

Am I the only one who thinks that the next Angel episode should have started with them carting one of those angels away? Would have been immediately suspenseful.

[@raynightshade8317]

I like how the show knows trying to figure out time travel rules is impossible so it just goes with it

[@sirxanthor]

The weeping angels has been the best edition since the Dalek. Whoever thought such a mundane item made of plaster and water, could turn so creepy and scary, and blow into so many episodes. Speaking of angels and traps, you my friend, Yours has a huge whopping mistake in it, a Huge whopping mistake! Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never, ever put in a trap, and what is that sir? me! Lot more, but memory shot.

[@daynechastant]

"Do you lot trust me?" "...We have faith, sir." That line is one I will remember forever. And the military man proves it by following the Doctor's request for a gun by handing his over without question.

[@saintofselhurst]

Matt and Jenna's chemistry especially in TTOTD was brilliant. Matt really does a great job in his last series and specials

[@abramslion1]

He was a good 11 Doctor and 10 Doctor were really good at bringing their emotions to their characters.

[@Veevs.]

What does ttotd stand for

[@saintofselhurst]

@@Veevs. The Time of The Doctor

[@Veevs.]

@@saintofselhurst thanks :)

[@sammiix]

Remember watching this as a child had nightmares for weeks😭

[@sanddagger36]

2:41 As he is listening to Sally's conversation he is remembering what the doctor is about to say, only this time he believes him.

[@AiRsTrIkExXzZ]

I love the bit when the 10th doctor is just like oh yes it can. I shivered when I heard that

[@daynechastant]

11:23 "We have faith, sir." Dealing with one of the universe's apex predators, and the commander uses four words to convey trust, strength, and courage. It takes courage to trust someone you've only just met, and to place your life in their hands. Even when he was captured, he chose to buy them time. "I think, sir, you have known me at my best."

[@alluring_alchemy11]

Remembering to only blink one eye at a time while in a panic is hard plus the lights could be off so that method will only work so well.

[@AdamSukowski-ki3fr]

22:50 That monsters look like in star wars cantina band

[@rory8182]

"I think you've forgotten the gravity of the situation" What a line

[@cameronbaker97]

*Mavity

[@thebluetardis]

I can remember that after the episode, I’ve never blinked in front of a statue again.

[@azzlackguhnter5635]

I loved that episode of Top Gear where Richard Hammond fought against the paranormal

[@jimcllorente]

I've always found the thought of having something coming close whenever I look away to be terrifying, and if these did exist I would have made a horrible mess in my pants at the same time, fainted out of fear.

[@Parallel_Visuals]

Blink: the Angels have the phone box. Series 13: well, well, well.

[@sallyatticum]

I wish they had tacked that onto the end of this video...

[@luminaryuniverse]

“The Angels have the TARDIS 😨”

[@Parallel_Visuals]

@@luminaryuniverse indeed. Well, the did.

[@kianolner3818]

0:08 “they are fast, faster then you could think.” Top tip. When there’s a line like that, don’t show them moving at regular human speed.

[@PlantLifeEvaluator]

i mean they were weak

[@PlantLifeEvaluator]

the weaker the slower i think

[@hatma-xx5hj]

sound like 173 for me

[@ass4ssinang3l97]

@@hatma-xx5hj bro, stop

[@hatma-xx5hj]

@@ass4ssinang3l97 lol

[@MarketResearchReading114]

These are my favorite, and I believe they heavily inspired an SCP concept or two. I love em.

[@dkelly8005]

Have to admit in my many decade of watching Dr Who and i`m old enough to say watched from start... This episode is up there with the best. So clever i love it.... Carnival of Monsters Jon Pertwee wow

[@zackarymeggett9442]

24:30 Clara: "It's just stone. Its any statue." The Doctor: "A WHAT?!?!?!"

[@anira9245]

On 7:50 where the weeping angels are stuck because they've been tricked into looking at each other I just realized they will only stay stuck that way until the lights either turn off, the abandoned house loses power or until that area experiences a blackout. Pretty sure they also won't be able to see each other in the dark.

[@Raja-qt7kl]

close one eye at a time when you feel like blinking😎

[@Raven9010th]

You know it's extremely hard and taxing on your eyes. But you CAN blink with only one eyelid at the time. However, blinking is a reflex so it will eventually happen.