![]() ![]() ![]() The energy you leave behind before your journey to the past sustains them. Blink, look away, and you’re transported back in time, never to see your current time again, but free to live out those days in peace and comfort in your new time. But when you see them, you don’t want to blink. Stealth and quiet in their pursuit, you never know when they will appear. Meet the most deadly and the most compassionate villains in all of Doctor Who: the Weeping Angels. It’s won Hugo Awards for writing and acting, and voted by readers of Doctor Who Magazine as the second best Doctor Who story ever in 2009. The second year of “Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor” (the crossover of Thirteen and Ten) takes place during the events of this episode, so I wanted to provide some context to comic readers who may not have seen this serial before.Īlso, it’s just a damn good episode, Doctor or no Doctor. Now the first reason I picked it is because of the connection to the Doctor Who comics. Indeed, this is – – as you find out when you watch – – what we now call a “Doctor-lite” episode, where he and companion are not at the center of the story. “You picked the one episode where the Doctor is barely in it!” I totally expected him to have an opinion on which Ninth Doctor episode I pick, for he is a Christopher Eccleston fan. The first was “Father’s Day,” and that was okay. Last week I said that I got grief from my better half for two of my choices for this project. (Also, here’s your second warning: Spoilers!) This recap comes with a warning: whatever you do, don’t “Blink!” At least you didn’t want to blink on June 9, 2007, when this Tenth Doctor story aired. (Want to know what we’re watching? Here’s the schedule!) ![]() We’re spending our COVID-19 summer (and a little bit of autumn) winding our way through Doctor Who history, focusing on one episode from each Doctor’s tenure through to the Capaldi era. Welcome to your summer vacation through space and time, all from the comfort of your couch and TV. ![]()
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