Best Doctor Who Episode of the 'current' season airs on SciFi, Friday 9/14

[milliepuppy]

IMHO ... and many others who have watched it already .....

.. the funny thing of course is that its an episode which stands alone, i.e. it really dosn't have much to do with the overall Doctor Who story ... its more like a Twilight Zone story ....

.. its written by the guy that wrote Coupling ... and it really is a keeper.

Just a heads up !!!!

[taronga]

I second the recommendation. So many times you hear about how scary Doctor Who is, about children hiding behind the sofa, etc. Well, this is the first Who I've seen that really delivers on that score. I'm not ashamed to say I screamed at one point. :D

Steven Moffat is a god.

[cheesesteak]

Yeah, Blink was the best Doctor Who episode of the current series. Can't wait to see it again.

[windracer]

Just remember ... the angels have the phonebox. ;)

[Cainebj]

I didn't even know Doctor Who was airing on Sci-Fi - I just started watching it on BBC-America.

So - where does tonite's episode on Scit Fi ("Blink") fit into what I'm watching on BBC-America?

We're only up to the second episode with David Tennant...

(and OK if Blink is the second episode and I watched it already - oooops in advance - I already deleted it.)

[sieglinde]

SciFi is showing the third season, BBCA the second. (I have already seen the second season so I am only watching Torchwood on BBCA right now.)

[cditty]

If you are currently on BBCA, then you are about 2 seasons behind SCI-FI.

[JohnB1000]

If you are currently on BBCA, then you are about 2 seasons behind SCI-FI.

1 & 1/2 You are on 2nd show with Tennant, SciFi is about 9 into Season 3 (2nd with Tennant).

I liked it but I can't say "Best" - can't say it wasn't either.

[Agatha Mystery]

Just remember ... the angels have the phonebox. ;)
I have that on a shirt. :p

[rhuntington3]

I thought it was a really good episode. One of my favorites from this season.

[Cainebj]

thanks everyone

hmmmm

- to watch or not to watch that is the question...

[JohnB1000]

thanks everyone

hmmmm

- to watch or not to watch that is the question...

Don't watch it, regular TV will just never be the same afterwards :)

[windracer]

I have that on a shirt. :p
I've considered buying one of those as well. :)

[cthomp]

Blink is season3 episode 10

[bootedbear]

Wow! I really enjoyed this episode. Creepy and thought-provoking. And did I mention creepy?

[Anubys]

wow...just finished watching it...had my undivided attention the entire time...

Doctor Who is a show that I watch, but not necessarily "love"...this ep was first rate from the first second to the last...absolutely perfect...

the girl was very cute too! ;)

[c3po33]

.. its written by the guy that wrote Coupling ... and it really is a keeper.


Also the guy that wrote the Jekyll series that just aried on BBCAmerica.

Even my wife liked this episode of Dr Who!

[hapdrastic]

Fantastic episode. I'm making my wife watch it when she gets home. Everytime she's sat down to watch an episode with me it's not been one of the better ones (for example the last one she watched was the Christmas Episode leading into Season 3 - a little cheesy), so she doesn't get why I like it - this should change her mind.

Wow....

I own all of Coupling on DVD, and the previous Doctor Who eps that were done by Steven Moffat are some of my favorites as well. I hadn't heard of Jekyll before, but I just added it to the top of my Netflix Queue.

[reddice]

Great episode. I think it was one of the best Doctor Who's so far. At first I though it was a stand alone episode without the doctor and Martha but I was wrong. They were in the past. Very creepy.

[RoundBoy]

I saw this episode when it originally aired... and it was a joy to watch it again.. it really is one of the best of this last season.

Sally Sparrow is great... too bad she didn't make it to companion status.. she was my top choice :(

[Rob Helmerichs]

At first I though it was a stand alone episode without the doctor and Martha...
It kind of was. They do one of these each year, where the Doctor has a minimal role (usually on a TV screen), to "buy" time in the schedule for the Christmas Special.

[Alpinemaps]

I liked the episode - a little spookier than I usually like my television, but it was pretty good. And I loved Sally. Hope we see her again...

[dianebrat]

I just watched, and I concur, brilliant, absofreekinlutely brilliant. They ripped off about every time travel thing they could, and then MADE THEM WORK!

The letter, totally BTTF2, but perfect, and the DVD "eastereggs" that were her conversations that hadn't yet happened, paradoxical to the max, and they kept going, then Sally giving him the file folder.

wow.. simply wow, Moffat is "da man" for me, with Coupling, Dr Who, and now Jekyll, I'm at the point if I see his name attached, I might as well just buy it.

I don't think I blinked once in 43 minutes... and then it was over and my heart was beating a mile a minute.

wow....

[Sherminator]

Now off to re-arrange some statues :D

[Idearat]

I watched this earlier in the year via a torrent. I'm glad I re-watched or I'd have missed the commercials. I was cooking while watching so I didn't leap on the TiVo remote. I think it was the first or second commercial break that I saw. I got a kick out of seeing an episode about killer weeping angels being sponsored by the United Methodist Church

And I agree: Anything by Steven Moffat, I'm watching.

[murgatroyd]

Fabulous episode!

Jan

[cheesesteak]

Man, that was good.

[Cainebj]

What he said
- excellent episode.

Had the same reaction when I watched Buffy's "Hush"

Sally Sparrow should have her own TV show.

and - I'm not even going to ask what happened to Rose :)

[murgatroyd]

I love the scenes where The Doctor meets someone who knows him, but for him, it is the first time. Beautifully played.

Jan

[betts4]

I loved the episode and the brother lawerence writing down her side of the conversation - wonderful how the Doctor had to stop becuase there was no more written down for him to follow. The frozen scary angels freaked me out a bit. I love time travel stuff!

[secondclaw]

I agree - one of the best Dr Who I'd ever seen - from story perspective. Everything just worked really well.

[JoBeth66]

Awesome awesome ep (and another huge Moffat fan, here - I have all of Coupling on DVD, even the lousy eps at the end of the series, when they tried to bring in Replacement Jeff).

However, all through it, I just got the weirdest feeling that I'd seen it *before*. I don't know why - but it just all seemed very familiar.

I loved it, though.

I really wish we could see more of Sally Sparrow - I'm not a huge Martha fan, and Sally'd make a great companion. :)

[spikedavis]

Wow-I'm blown away! That was brilliant! By far the best episode in a long time. Gives me hope that a fresh creative mind can breathe new life into Dr Who when RTD leaves.

and ditto me wanting Sally Sparrow as the next companion. She was great!

[laststarfighter]

Haha. I fully expected to see a thread like this. The quality of this episode was undeniable. I keep trying to get my friend to get hooked into Dr Who and if this episode doesn't do it then nothing will.

[dianebrat]

Haha. I fully expected to see a thread like this. The quality of this episode was undeniable. I keep trying to get my friend to get hooked into Dr Who and if this episode doesn't do it then nothing will.

And an easy episode to hook with since it's not heavy on the Doctor and works well as a stand alone.

Diane

[betts4]

Haha. I fully expected to see a thread like this. The quality of this episode was undeniable. I keep trying to get my friend to get hooked into Dr Who and if this episode doesn't do it then nothing will.
I don't know. It was a good episode, but it didn't really get into the Doctor that much - I could see it as a second ep to show.

I would love to see Sally Sparrow as a companion. She was great and very quick thinking about the stuff that happened. And somewhat accepting of it. Open minded.

[busyba]

However, all through it, I just got the weirdest feeling that I'd seen it *before*. I don't know why - but it just all seemed very familiar.
Maybe you downloaded it 3 months ago? ;)

BTW, anybody else notice how when you are trying to make a conscious effort not to blink that you can't help but blink even more? :)

[Anubys]

Maybe you downloaded it 3 months ago? ;)

BTW, anybody else notice how when you are trying to make a conscious effort not to blink that you can't help but blink even more? :)

I want to play you in a staring contest! :p

[JoBeth66]

Maybe you downloaded it 3 months ago? ;)

Nope. I've never downloaded a TV show. That's why it's so weird. I don't know if I saw something on a 'making of' or 'behind the scenes' type show, or what - but I just KNOW I saw the moving statute thing before.

My only question on this one is, though - why not put a big mirror in front of each statute? Wouldn't that have worked a whole lot better?

:)

[jboehm]

"Blink" was one of the best hours of TV I have seen in a LONG time!!! Does it qualify for Emmy nomination?

[busyba]

My only question on this one is, though - why not put a big mirror in front of each statute? Wouldn't that have worked a whole lot better?
Maybe the statues were also vampires. :D

[mportuesi]

The only nitpick I would have (and this is from a "comic-book guy" point of view) is that you wouldn't find the Tardis impounded in the police warehouse in present-day London. The Torchwood people would have found it and taken it as soon as possible. It's been well-established they know what the Doctor's Tardis is and that they want it to study.

[Sherminator]

But this was after "The Battle Of Canary Wharf", and Torchwood is now just a two bit outfit working out the back of a shop in Cardiff.

[Magister]

My wife and I were both captivated. I was waiting to see slowing moving statues like horrible mimes. Changing statues was much scarier.

I had decided I really like the cop, was hoping that he could hook up with Sally. When he said 'It was raining the day we met'. then she said 'It is the same rain'

Wow.. Really cool. Now will we have an episode with the bow and arrows?

[balboa dave]

I loved this episode too, but if you just close one eye at a time, you don't need to blink.

[hapdrastic]

I loved this episode too, but if you just close one eye at a time, you don't need to blink.

For some reason I'm finding that more difficult than not blinking.

[murgatroyd]

I loved this episode too, but if you just close one eye at a time, you don't need to blink.

Nice try, but I can only close one of my eyes (the left one) one at a time.

As soon as the right eye started to dry out, I'd be in big trouble.

Jan

[balboa dave]

Nice try, but I can only close one of my eyes (the left one) one at a time.

As soon as the right eye started to dry out, I'd be in big trouble.

JanEnjoy the Renaissance. :D

[balboa dave]

For some reason I'm finding that more difficult than not blinking.I can wink with either eye, so maybe it's just me. So that makes it like running away from the angry bear. I don't have to be fast, just faster than you. ;)

[hapdrastic]

I can wink with either eye, so maybe it's just me. So that makes it like running away from the angry bear. I don't have to be fast, just faster than you. ;)

I can wink with either eye, but trying to switch them causes me to blink sooner than normal. Still if you were sitting there holding your eyes open it might work well.

[PJO1966]

Amazing episode. I thought Sally would make a great companion too. She's clever. :)

The scene with the statues coming towards the TARDIS while the light flashed on and off was really well done.

[MassD]

Agreed... excellent ep. I almost instantly wondered who did the episode, since it looked NOTHING like other Dr's.

I loved the way the handled the weeping angels. Rather than have some actors caked in mud and miming, they used real statues... Never actually seeing the things moved made them all that freaky. I have to admit, the scene where the dude was tasked to stare while Sally looked around... when he looked away for a brief instant and turned to see it within inches of his face... the hair on my arm stood up.

... that hasn't happened since I was a kid...

But... a pyschological thriller at its best. With some tweaking, hell... this could have made for one hell of a feature length movie. I'm a bit disappointed that it wasn't.

[murgatroyd]

I can wink with either eye, so maybe it's just me. So that makes it like running away from the angry bear. I don't have to be fast, just faster than you. ;)

:D

Jan

[dianebrat]

I loved the way the handled the weeping angels. Rather than have some actors caked in mud and miming, they used real statues... Never actually seeing the things moved made them all that freaky. I have to admit, the scene where the dude was tasked to stare while Sally looked around... when he looked away for a brief instant and turned to see it within inches of his face... the hair on my arm stood up.

... that hasn't happened since I was a kid...


Drat... somewhere I recall seeing something that specifically dealt with the statues..(and how they handled them) might have been Doctor Who Confidential.. now I have to track it down.

Diane

[LoadStar]

Drat... somewhere I recall seeing something that specifically dealt with the statues..(and how they handled them) might have been Doctor Who Confidential.. now I have to track it down.

Diane
Yes, I believe it was the Confidential for this episode - and as I recall, the statues were actual actors.

Also, TV.com has this:
The make up and costumes for the Weeping Angels included polystyrene wings, latex arms and facial pieces. The whole ensemble took three hours to apply.
http://www.tv.com/doctor-who-2005/blink/episode/1007974/trivia.html#notes

[MassD]

Yes, I believe it was the Confidential for this episode - and as I recall, the statues were actual actors.

Then I am quite impressed then... excellent makeup work.

Doubly so that they resisted the urge to even show a smidge of movement.

Freaked me out, that's for sure.

[dianebrat]

Yes, I believe it was the Confidential for this episode - and as I recall, the statues were actual actors.

Also, TV.com has this:

http://www.tv.com/doctor-who-2005/blink/episode/1007974/trivia.html#notes

bingo! tyvm, that's exactly what I was trying to find!
Diane

[Idearat]

Yes, I believe it was the Confidential for this episode - and as I recall, the statues were actual actors.


ahh.. but if you mention Doctor Who Confidential this whole thread will have to move the the UK forum. :rolleyes:

[Sherminator]

Not as he was told about the statues from a friend in the UK who had watched the show over there ;).

The thread for the in-joke (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?t=366504)

[IndyJones1023]

Bloody brilliant! Wow. This was amazing. Loved every second of it. And Sally is hot.

[LoadStar]

Bloody brilliant! Wow. This was amazing. Loved every second of it. And Sally is hot.
Hot, and a brilliant actress. I am baffled as to why we haven't seen her in more stuff even over here. She should be a huge star on both sides of the "pond." She hopefully will yet be.

[IndyJones1023]

I'm still on a high about this one. It's episodes like this that make me glad to invest in certain series.

[danterner]

I have been so thrilled with this season of Doctor Who: it just keeps getting better and better. Human Nature was good, Family of Blood was great, and now Blink was fantastic. I might try convincing my wife to watch this episode to get her into the show. I agree with everyone else who said it would make for a good introduction. She's not much for scary shows, though. She did very much like Jekyll, though, which we just finished watching last week.

By the end of the episode I had developed a new fear of statues - I fear I have never before even considered. I think I'll be looking closely at statues for a while. Then, just after finishing the episode, I played a little BioShock on XBOX 360 and (mild BioShock spoilers)...

It just so happened that the part of BioShock I picked up at was Fort Frolic, which features splicer "statues" that come to life and attack you when your back is turned, but which are frozen when you are looking at them.


I then proceeded to have a restless night's sleep.

[emandbri]

I'm a bit behind, man that was good! Add me to the list of those who thought there real statues! WOW! We usually watch doctor who with the older kids, glad our 8 year old was at a sleepover, he was have been scared to death!

[TAsunder]

It was good but flawed. I really disliked the montage at the end and felt it greatly detracted from the episode. I also wasn't a big fan of the paradox introduced at the end, but at least they can explain it with the "jumbly wumbly timey wimey" retort.

Otherwise it was a strong episode.

Are those statues made of impermeable material or something? Why not take a jackhammer to them?

[Sherminator]

Are those statues made of impermeable material or something? Why not take a jackhammer to them?Because while your attention is fixed on chipping away at one of them, the others will send you back to the past.

[TAsunder]

Because while your attention is fixed on chipping away at one of them, the others will send you back to the past.

Unless you have someone else with you. Doesn't seem that difficult to me. At the end they just left the four statues there. What if an earthquake happens and one of them tips over? Seems borderline negligent to leave those creatures alive.

[Agatha Mystery]

Unless you have someone else with you. Doesn't seem that difficult to me. At the end they just left the four statues there. What if an earthquake happens and one of them tips over? Seems borderline negligent to leave those creatures alive.
Because, you know, there are a lot of earthquakes in Britain that cause heavy stone statues to fall over. :D

[Sherminator]

And besides....


IT'S JUST A SHOW!!!!

If the heroes thought of all the ideas that we come up with to defend themselves against / defeat the protagonists, then there wouldn't be much of a show now would there? :D

[GTuck]

This was an awesome episdoe. I actually clapped at the end. :) It was weird because I was in my house all by myself, but I clapped anyway.

[murgatroyd]

Because, you know, there are a lot of earthquakes in Britain that cause heavy stone statues to fall over. :D

Well, they do get tornadoes. ;)

Jan

[Agatha Mystery]

Well, they do get tornadoes. ;)

Jan
In the basement? ;)

[jchilton]

Last night my local (Washington, DC) newscast ran a story about this hotel that had a bunch of statues of Venus (the goddess, not the planet) out front. One of them is missing. The interesting this is, they were all in a line, and the heads are all cocked to the same direction, so that apart from the one on the left-end of the line, each statue is being "looked at" by another.

It was the statue on the left--the one not being stared at--that had disappeared.

In light of this episode, I found that news story to be very, very disturbing.

[murgatroyd]

In the basement? ;)

Good point.

I forgot they were in a basement. :o

Jan

[TAsunder]

My boss's entire house was demolished by a tornado. I'm pretty sure one could knock over a statue in a basement. And more importantly, if someone ever decided to actually go into the basement, they might decide to move a statue, not knowing they are evil statues from outer space.

[Sherminator]

How much of your boss's house is made of brick?

Most pre-'60's British buildings are brick or stone structures.

[pgogborn]

'Proper' tornados are as rare in Britain as 'proper' earthquakes.

But dropped from the final version was a scene in which Larry said to the Doctor "I check those statues twice a week. They're frozen- they're never gonna move again".

(although I also seem to remember the current Doctor one said "never say never ever")