Broadcast and reception Blink (Doctor Who)

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blink received universal critical acclaim, many praising acting, script, level of fear , weeping angels themselves. guardian s stephen brook called wonderfully creepy episode made sense despite barely featur[ing] doctor , martha . david bradley of sfx awarded blink 5 out of 5 stars, saying have featured of previous doctors , predicted timelessness ensure [go] down 1 of finest, scariest, cleverest episodes ever . ign s travis fickett gave episode 9.1 out of 10, praising way audience felt had known sally sparrow while, strength of mulligan s performance, although noted of performances in episode exceptional . concluded that, s difficult believe accomplished in such short amount of time. story of not one, 2 relationships told, several time lines intersected , new , rather frightening enemy vanquished without doctor ever coming face face them . ross ruedinger of slant magazine believed episode not best doctor episode, great episode of science fiction , horror genre allow stand alone. praised fear-inducing concept of weeping angels tenderness of story , characters quite intricate given how going on in these 45 minutes . daily telegraph named episode 1 of best of show s entire run, noting that, while doctor on periphery here , adds threat .

many critics consider episode 1 of strongest during tennant s time doctor. ign s matt wales named sixth best episode of tennant s tenure, while sam mcpherson of tvovermind listed second best tenth doctor episode. in 2011, before second half of sixth series, huffington post labelled blink 1 of 5 essential episodes new viewers watch. weeping angels received critical praise. in 2009 sfx named climax weeping angels advancing on sally , larry scariest moment in doctor s history, describing terrifying combination of scary concept , perfect direction . weeping angels came in @ number 3 in neil gaiman s top ten new classic monsters in entertainment weekly, while tv squad named them third scariest television characters. rated third baddie in doctor daily telegraph, behind nestene consciousness , daleks. in 2009 sfx listed angels in list of favourite things of revival of doctor who, writing, scariest. monsters. ever.

writer steven moffat awarded 2008 bafta craft , bafta cymru awards best writer work on episode. blink won hugo award best dramatic presentation, short form, , carey mulligan received constellation award best female performance in 2007 science fiction television episode. episode nominated nebula award best script, lost pan s labyrinth guillermo del toro.

legacy

blink received award best story in doctor magazine 2007 survey. in doctor magazine s 2009 poll find greatest doctor story ever, came in second place after peter davison s final story, caves of androzani. in 2007 poll conducted bbc, taking votes 2,000 readers of doctor adventures magazine, weeping angels voted scariest monsters of 2007 55% of vote; master , daleks took second , third place 15% , 4% of vote. in 2012 poll of on ten thousand respondents conducted radio times, weeping angels again voted best doctor monster 49.4% of vote. in doctor magazine s 2014 fan poll of greatest episodes of time, blink again came in second, time behind 2013 episode day of doctor .

moffat, after becoming lead writer of programme, wrote time of angels , flesh , stone fifth series more action-oriented sequel brought weeping angels, believing monsters should come different style of story. returned in angels take manhattan show s seventh series , featured in mini-episode, gold , written children blue peter contest , have made cameo appearances in episodes god complex , time of doctor , hell bent , in finale first series of doctor spin-off, class. featured in new series adventures novel touched angel jonathan morris.

a line spoken doctor, angels have phone box , rhetorically repeated larry , prompts him ve got on t-shirt . expected moffat , gold, led online retailers such thinkgeek, , zazzle, among others, offer versions of such product sale. in addition, wibbly-wobbly timey-wimey line has been used describe several of moffat s complex time travel stories, such let s kill hitler , big bang . line referenced in first episode of fifth series, eleventh hour , when eleventh doctor (matt smith) scans crack in young amelia pond s (caitlin blackwood) wall sonic screwdriver. bbc america created series of 4 specials prior seventh series premiere of doctor who, including 1 entitled timey-wimey stuff of doctor .

british timelord rock band chameleon circuit, composed of youtube bloggers alex day , charlie mcdonnell among others, wrote song episode, entitled blink , , released on debut eponymous album.