The online classroom of UH 300-001, Andy Duncan's fall 2013 science fiction seminar in the Honors College of the University of Alabama.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Oh Weeping Angels, How I Have Missed Thee
No seriously, "Blink" remains not only my favorite Doctor Who episode, but one of my all-time favorite tv episodes as well (surpassed only by the likes of Sherlock and a few other notables). Long, long ago, (in 2007), I missed this episode's airing on Scifi (yes, this was before the silly name change) but luckily recorded it on a blank VHS which is probably still floating somewhere around my house....Anyway, this is one of the few genuinely creepy things I have ever watched and actually enjoyed, because while it's very suspenseful, and somewhat disturbing (you probably won't look at a statute the same way for a while), it's not really violent. There aren't any long fight scenes or gory deaths to wade through, and I'm perfectly fine with that. Also, the very concept of the Weeping Angels is just so out there, you've got to admire Moffat and any other contributer to this episode. Seriously, (SPOILER) an alien race that steals life force by sending people back through time before they were even born; how would you even come up with that? Overall, just awesome. Oh yeah, "The Girl in the Fireplace" was good too, but "Blink" was better. Does anyone else have a favorite episode (of any series) they can watch year after year?
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