The Weeping Angels | Doctor Who

Before 'Village of the Angels' premieres on Sunday November 21st, relive some highlights of the terrifying Lonely Assassins! 👀

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[rockydee]

"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

[vvgirl]

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.

[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.

[vengefulblade]

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

[Jayfive]

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

[lightningjet]

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.

[CYBER_KU]

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

[The-Eye]

Them struggling to not blink:

The human ability to blink one eye at a time: ⛹️‍♂️

[princesscadance]

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.

[asterix]

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.

[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* 🥶

[sunny_dew]

19:18

"I always wanted to see the staute of liberty, i guess she got impatient"

Best line by far 😂

[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.

[magnodoros]

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

[georgefielding]

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!

[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!”

[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.

[edsbegaming]

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

[aihara]

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

[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. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐