"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
@@silentwarriorts5779 No it would be better to just put them in a room entirely made of mirrors and a constant light source. However eventually, that light source will run out.
If it were to be true that the viewers count as monitoring the angels, as long as we’re watching the characters the angels aren’t allowed to appear on the screen and hence the characters are still safe. It is when the omniscient cameraman moves to another perspective that these characters’ fates are sealed.
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.
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.
@@perothegato you mean electrons, subatomic particles that behave as particles or waves. It depends if you are looking , or quantyifing it's movements.
There was another comment that mentioned it would be more accurate to call them "Information Based Entities". I can't explain it all here, but they are effectively not really moving, just hopping a minor amount through the timeline to where they can before being observed again. (Which explains why no one heard the thundering footsteps of Ms. Liberty).
@@nathanfrancis9376 Is the Statue of Liberty an angel? I thought it was inspired by other religion/culture. And, if every humanoid element is a statue, all humans are weeping angels and all humanoid statues are weepinf angels...It doesn't make sense. Also, why it has to be only 1 kind of angel? Also, this kind of angel doesn't fit the description of oldest versions of angels.
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.
@@mvestudo2285 I thought the exact same thing. Sure it's a bit cumbersome to alternate blinking your eyes but I imagine one's life being on the line is more than enough motivation to see it through.
3:49 this actually perfectly builds on the fear here, the fact that there’s no more transcript. We realize, right as they do, why that is. And our hearts begin to race. We begin to sweat, our body starts pumping adrenaline, and all the other symptoms of true fear begin to show. *Because they’re coming. And it won’t be long until they arrive.*
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.
@@heavy-volt268224:30 It's literally Clara. Look at her ffs. The Doctor says "Clara" in dialogue within 5 seconds of that timestamp even. I recommend you get your eyes, ears, and brain examined.
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.
@@randomrazr Blink's arguably better than all successor appearances (especially Angels Take Manhatten), but, as of today (20th November), we don't know where Village of the Angels will rank as it hasn't been screened yet.
When I was 10 (2016) I first met the angels in LEGO dimensions, and even in LEGO form they still scared me for weeks, and I refused to complete the Doctor Who level.
@@matthewchristian9591 both are terrifying four weeping angels just creep me out more, the concept that they’ll come closer to you if you don’t see them it’s terrifying
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.
@@Hi-xg9qr Nope not really. I'm happy for who I am but I doubt that would matter to an immature child online who hurls insults at people. Why not do something more productive with your time instead of making others feel miserable. Ya know, a little food for thought.
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
I haven't really watched Doctor Who (tried the season with the Doctor that only lasted one season - can't remember the actor's name) and this scene is giving me chills!
I rather enjoyed most of the weeping angel appearances but yeah, none really hold the same tension as the first, that was a masterpiece hard to be matched but doesn't make the other ones terrible. Hated Whittakers run because 99% of the episodes were poorly written and politically charged but the buildup was great in the episode the angels appeared and they managed to garner suspense, that is, until you know just like the rest of her run they start cramming more and more sci-fi concepts in without any real resolution... Not even gonna talk about the ending how they turned her into an angel just to free her 20 seconds later... God what a dumpster fire of a show now and its a shame the writing turned to shit as soon as we got the first female doctor, it could've been monumental but now it's just monumentally bad... Got all the feminazis praising it as the best run so far despite the tanked view count and cessation of episode productions, but nah, they might be right "people only hate it because shes a woman", ghostbusters: "the overly feminized version" all over again...
@@kbone797 ye, I think he tried to develop on the concept but in doing so broke his continuity and kind of ruined the mystery behind them. I get what he was trying to do but he didn't execute very well.
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
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
@@mzple The angels are such a great concept, there are so many possibilities with them! As for the Daleks, I think you had to be a child in the 60s/70s/80s to truly apprecciate their scariness.
If I’m not mistaken the loophole for the weeping angels is to just use one eye to look while the other rests and just switch between them by opening both first and then closing the one that was open.
4:06 the face he makes and stops writing. His acting right there gave me chills. That he was all geeking out over this video he’s been pouring his life into. Then this is the moment he comes to realize, everything the Doctor has been saying is true and an imminent danger to himself! CHILLS I TELL YA!
"They're never going to move again" No, but an angel has one last line of defence. It's well known that when an Angel is in trouble it can send out a distress signal for other angels, but what most people DON'T know is that this also applies to frozen angels, and in fact, the distress signal is most commonly used by Angels that have no physical way to move. The theory goes that two (or more) angels that are looking at each other can connect to one another, boosting the distress signal further then normal. So in theory, those angels can't move.... for now. They will connect, boost the signal as far as possible to call for another angel to come and turn out the light, allowing the currently quantem-locked angels to unlock and move again.
I think that after blink moffat kept stretching and stretching the use of the angels and it became sort of bad, I think the worst part is when amy is walking in the forest and we see the angels move, for me it broke the point of them completely
I think he evolved it and made them a force to be reckoned with. After Blink the Angels needed another arc to make them a proper villain. And unlike Daleks and Cybermen they aren’t overused with that same old story, and now in Series 13 episode 4 there’s a lot of hype for the angel since they haven’t been used in years, just like the Sontarans.
The reason we weren't allowed to see them move is because we as a viewer felt involved because of that. If we aren't allowed to see them, that means they can see US too. It was a vital part of what made the angels so terrifying; the fact that we as viewers knew just as little as the characters
I agree. The creature that it be comes when you close your eyes is up to you to decide, and that is a good thing. I did like the new york episode though.
Weeping Angels are described as "quantum-locked," but it might be more accurate to refer to them as information-based entities. They exist in superposition on a macro scale until they are observed, so they actually shouldn't be able to move, period: they are effectively hopping between timelines through their own light cones to generate the illusion of movement- they don't actually travel from point A to point B, but instead simply go to where they COULD be until observed. This explains their ability to procreate and extend themselves through their image- because they are effectively made of pure information, and therefore replicate and spread the same way information spreads. This also explains how they feed off of temporal displacement- they are "eating" the entropy created by bringing a complex organism such as a human to a lower-entropy earlier time period, because they cannot generate entropy on their own while in superposition and are at risk of falling victim to natural entropy, effectively eroding alive, which is seen in the form of "starving" Angels.
This is my new head canon for weeping angels now thanks. The whole idea of being an entity of pure infectious information gives me SCP vibes (which I guess only makes sense, since SCP borrows ideas from sci-fi media like Doctor Who). Either way it’s a wonderful take on the angels
The weeping angels are truly an excellent villain, the first ep of Dr. Who I ever saw was Blink. It connects with the audience because to not blink your eyes for an extended period of time is incredibly difficult, and in that nanosecond of time the angels can cover a LOT of ground. The writers did a disservice to them, however, when in whatever episode(s) it was when they showed the angels moving. Part of what makes them so scary is that when we as the audience, through the eyes of the protagonist, see them they are just stone statues and it is left to the imagination as to what they are doing and how incredibly fast they move when no one is looking at them.
What if you close only 1 eye, then you open it and close the other? What if you use a mirror to see what's behind? Maybe these methods work! Also I would like to know what happens when a dead body, a human statue, a robot...watches them. Would weeping angels freeze?
@@enibeni2071 the Doctor explicitly says that something living has to be viewing them. So perhaps one of the Cyber-Men could keep them in place but that's because they're more lobotomized humans than robots.
That doesn't make any sense. Being quantum locked would make them hold on even tighter, whether they wanted to or not. It's NOT being quantum locked when they'd be most easily sucked away.
If you blink one eye and leave the other one open, then blink the one you kept open after you reopen the first one, you can stay staring at them for theoretically ever without drying your eyes.
That’s extremely difficult to do, especially long term. At some point you are going to accidentally blink with both eyes. It takes A LOT of mental concentration to make sure you only close one eye at a time and you will not be able to keep it up for long without a slip up.
@@jessieqk12 Funnily enough, I tried doing it before making the comment. I found no difficulty in it, especially if you do it somewhat fast, since as you are opening one eye you are closing the other, so there is always at least one eye looking at the weeping angel. Of course, now that I think about it, doing this for theoretically ever is not really possible because you need sleep to survive, so you cannot be looking at them forever. But it is a better alternative to keeping both eyes open. Every time that you blink in order to moister your eye is 3 more steps that the weeping angel has given towards you. Eventually, you will run out of blinking oportunities.
@@a_random_soul_on_the_internet yeah, people always say that you can't blink one eye (even for SCP-173, which is basically a weeping angel) but its really not that hard. I guess people forget that you can tell yourself to wink instead of trying to close one eye to avoid that whole human error issue as well as the "difficulty" you might experience.
Yeah that was my first thought. When I saw it for the first time, I was about nine, and it terrified me beyond belief because I kept myself up at night thinking about what would happen if the lights when out lmao
To me the Weeping Angels are an archetype of all sadness we have seen at old, sad places. When I grew a bit older though, I found graveyards very serene and uplifting-all of the drama had completed by then.
This clip compilation makes it fairly clear to me that angels have personalities of some kind - that one might've been a sadist type, that sort of "I'm not going to kill you until you are fully aware that i can"
i love that they keep turning to stone even when no one is there, purely because WE THE VIEWER can see them. that’s why they kept freezing when the light came on while shaking the box
"Don't Blink" was the first episode in the new Who series that I watched and it absolutely freaked me out. The weeping angels are my favourite Who villains!
@@gabbls_ it works but most people just aren't used to blinking with one eye so they end up "blinking too hard" which causes the eyes to get teary so then you feel the need to blink normally. Tldr: it works, if it doesn't then it is just *skill issue*
I was a fully mature adult by the time I watched my first Dr. Who episode. I enjoyed watching the show for a quarter century without ever being frightened by it - until I saw "Don't Blink".
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
I remember watching series 3 when I was like 7 I DID NOT CLOSE MY EYES WHEN HE SAID “DONT BLINK” FOR THE REST OF THE EPISODE And never blinked at a statue since
I hope your pillow is cooler when you turn it around, I hope you never stub your toe, I wish upon you warm plates of food always, and perfect temperature pizza rolls. You have my respect. ✊️
Christopher Eccleston was my first doctor but he was on the show for such a short period of time that I sometimes forget he was the Doctor. Whenever I see Matt Smith I can't see anything other than the Doctor. With David Tennant it's a coin toss between Barty Crouch Jr. and the Doctor.
Went to a doctor who exhibition once. Seeing the life size weeping angels in a dark room caused my imagination to get the better of me. I find them the most in imitating creatures in the doctor who universe..
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!
I love how they still turn to stone whenever the light turns on because they are being watched by us viewers as they are attacking the tardis I hate how we can see them move afterwards past the episode blink, cause I always imagined them becoming non statues and not just statues moving, the whole point of them is turning to stone when viewed, so why are they still stone when not being viewed?
OP I think you're missing a bigger point of them moving to where we the viewers could see them. Allow me to explain. In the episode "blink", it establishes particular cannon regarding the angels. 1: when they are observed, what the observer sees is a statue. The angel is not present, it is literally outside of the dimension. You can break the stone up, grind it to dust, so forth, but ultimately the angel survives because it is not in this dimension. 2: they are extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they can close a 30 foot distance. 3: they cover their eyes because if they observe each other, they are observed, and therefore revert to stone. This information is used by the doctor to trap them. This fully establishes the cannon, as the episode ends with the angels trapped because they are looking at each other without their eyes covered. In the episode with the angels on the ship, the area was lit by the electronics running through the trees. 1: the angels could see and observe each other, and we see three of them moving while within view of each other. 2: they are moving slowly, as if unsure if they are being observed. According to cannon, they do not CHOOSE to become stone, they simply become it, and therefore if they can move, they should be moving to full capacity, not hesitating. 3: in blink, even if unobserved by each other, the angels also didn't move if observed by the camera. But in the later episodes, they broke this, and this is what we ended up with. That episode basically broke all established cannon concerning the angels. That's what's frustrating about it.
@@matthewbrown5228 I so I retcon that for my head canon that bc the time rift is so close it is partly binding them, that is why angle bob was still able to talk bc they could not fully shift to the alt-dimension, so my head-canon is that as the time rift got ever closer they were getting more and more trapped in the stone bodys, because of this they could still move when being indirectly observed but still couldn't when being directly observed this meaning that they would be in a state of being partly stone and partly what ever they are normally when being indirectly observed
You know it's extremely hard and taxing on your eyes. But you CAN blink with only one eyelid at the time. However, blinking is a reflex so it will eventually happen.
On 7:50 where the weeping angels are stuck because they've been tricked into looking at each other I just realized they will only stay stuck that way until the lights either turn off, the abandoned house loses power or until that area experiences a blackout. Pretty sure they also won't be able to see each other in the dark.
The scene where the Angels are pulled into the crack due to the gravity failing is so satisfying. The speech leading up to it, the shots of them just tumbling powerlessly and the music playing along with it just gets me every time.
@@AssassinIsAfk Maybe so, but at the end, it was “If you don’t like Capaldi playing the guitar with sonic sunglasses on, then go to Hell. It’s my fucking show.”
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 I honestly liked that scene, it does seem to fit the doctors persona so well like a mid life crisis and just some overall goofy and alien thing to do. The doctor suffers from loneliness the most so it makes sense he'd pick up an instrument and learn to entertain people, have an entire crowd to interact with after he's gone insane from being alone. He would normally just get a companion but he doesn't want to hurt anyone again so instead he takes a break from his adventures and lives life as an entertainer in some random medieval village... Never heard the quote you're mentioning before but ye that is hella toxic and uncalled for if he actually said it...
These are the most terrifying villains/monster ever in my opinion. They aren't terrifying in appearance, they are terrifying in concept and behaviour. The fact they are so fast and can only be stopped forever if they look at each over. The loneliest creatures ever. And when they killed that guy and communicated through him.
For those interested in more Angels content, I would recommend picking up Big Finish’s Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 1. The first story is the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison, aka Tennent’s FIL) goes up against them, and although it's an audio story, it's still very effective at doing the Angels right! The other stories in the first volume are great for those interested in checking out Classic Doctors; the Sixth Doctor and the Judoon; the Seventh vs the Sycorax; and the Eighth vs the Sotarans!
The weeping angels should have never gone beyond blink. They work so much better as a one off monster. Every single episode with them since blink continues to demystify and lessen their impact.
@@AlesSimoncia and none of them are good. Time of the angels is Pretty solid, but it gets let down by the twist being pretty easily guessable, and that it's a two parter. Flesh and stone breaks the fundamental rule, and shows us angels moving. Which completely contradicts what we were told in blink. Angels take Manhattan has a decent premises, but the liberty statue angel is dumb and makes no sense. Village of the angels also has a decent premise, but is let down by bad angel effects, and that it has to tie into the flux storyline. Even the ending of it is bad. Like it looks cool, but if you've seen "survivors of the flux" then you know why it's bad. The only angel episode that doesn't have a glaring major issue is blink. They were better as a one off and should have stayed that way
@@izzik2781 The Liberty statue moving has a whole story behind it, The Angels used a perception filter and the things you see, is only what the Angels allowed you to see. but thats just a fraction of what The Weeping Angels are capable of. search it up if you really wanna know because im not gonna type it out here.
@@cptdtinyreaper3697 im not really interested. It wasn't explained well enough in the episode, I shouldn't have to go to a secondary source for it to make sense
The original weeping angels episode is epic story telling! David is right up there with Tom! In that episode even though he’s not in it much! That was hands down the best episode of that season!
I like that even tho noone else was there anymore, the statues still refused to move, only when the lights flicker do they move to another pose. Their defense mechanism is indeed so strong, it considers US as an observer 💀, they might not be aware of us, but their instincts of turning into stone are.
The weeping angels has been the best edition since the Dalek. Whoever thought such a mundane item made of plaster and water, could turn so creepy and scary, and blow into so many episodes. Speaking of angels and traps, you my friend, Yours has a huge whopping mistake in it, a Huge whopping mistake! Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never, ever put in a trap, and what is that sir? me! Lot more, but memory shot.
"Do you lot trust me?" "...We have faith, sir." That line is one I will remember forever. And the military man proves it by following the Doctor's request for a gun by handing his over without question.
😂 The crunching sound like he bit an apple when he bit Amys hand!!! Hard enough to sound like crunching bone, but gentle enough to leave no teeth marks!! Magnificent
One Thing I absolutely loved was that Whenever The Audience (Yes, Us) Were looking at the Weeping Angels They would still be stone and looking directly back at us, As if they know we are there and are trying to get us too
This is one of my favorites episodes of all times of all series. The whole concept was brilliantly written. The fact that this episode is hardly about Dr Who and yet in the end we see the connection of their actions and how they were correlated after all this time was amazing. And obviously, the Weeping Angels were terrifying.
11:23 "We have faith, sir." Dealing with one of the universe's apex predators, and the commander uses four words to convey trust, strength, and courage. It takes courage to trust someone you've only just met, and to place your life in their hands. Even when he was captured, he chose to buy them time. "I think, sir, you have known me at my best."
What I don't understand is, if they're made of stone, and stone is breakable as long as they're being looked at, what's stopping someone from taking a sledgehammer to them and shattering them into pieces? Sure, they're not dead but you're not moving if you're literal dust.
@@_____bbbbb259 if you touch them while quantum locked, you're not touching them since they aren't there. If you touch them while nothing is seeing them, i assume you touch their actual skin which may or may not feel like actual skin. The lore behind them changes depending on the episodes
@@tatsukabaldyIt's been running mostly continuously since 1963. As of 2024 there are almost 900 episodes of the show, which would take just under 500 hours to watch from start to finish not including sleep, eating, using the toilet, and whatever else you do in your life.
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. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
You know how to survive against them? Blink your eye one side at a time. Don't close your one eye without leaving the other one open and you'll be fine. The Weeping Angels hate this one trick.
I always thought the way to not blink is hold one eye open so it physically can’t blink and allow the other the blink freely. When the open eye starts to dry to the point it’s uncomfortable switch. That way at least ONE eye is always open and always on the angel and your eyes are allowed to be wet enough to avoid major discomfort. I mean it wouldn’t feel GOOD but better than angel death
@@Clarity_Control fair enough, but if you were a companion and encountered them often-ish or at least knew of them or the doctor I’d say it’s a solid strategy
You know it’s an interesting concept if there’s two angels in a line. The one in the back is the only one that can move bc it is technically watching the one in front. So the one in the back moves to the front but then the roles are switched. And they would switch back and forth until they get to their target.
This concept has been used in horror games & other movies to excellent effect. It’s always usually the most unnerving & scary part of whatever it’s in.
"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
The image on an angel becomes itself an angel.
So yes, a mirror would work
Trap all of those fricking angels inside a mirror house and then throw them under the deepest part of the sea where light will never ever reach then
@@silentwarriorts5779 but then they angels couldn’t see each other, this only causing a surge in numbers
@@silentwarriorts5779 No it would be better to just put them in a room entirely made of mirrors and a constant light source. However eventually, that light source will run out.
@@pixel_biscuit solar energy with a backup generator
"They are faster than you think"
Them standing 10 feet away and taking 7 seconds to get close to them:
Because they still wanted her to open the tardis probably so were being patient, louring them to go to it
Well, i thought they were statues, so even so they are actually faster than i thought.
@@doutplay I mean that's kind of their whole thing. You don't know what they are until it's too late
If you’ve played lethal company and met the coil heads (same gimmick) you’d know it’s fairly plausible
If it were to be true that the viewers count as monitoring the angels, as long as we’re watching the characters the angels aren’t allowed to appear on the screen and hence the characters are still safe.
It is when the omniscient cameraman moves to another perspective that these characters’ fates are sealed.
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.
Either that was a miracle to have him create the concept of the creatures.
OR
Something far more disturbing decided to play him for a loop lol.
@@gaunterodimmmastermirrors72 OR the story is made up OR he just didn't walk by the same place OR he had some kind of deja vu
OR the angel statue was just transported somewhere else while he waa gone
@@knoven- he asked around and no one knew what he was talking about.
There was no angel statue according to the locals
@@vvgirl6173 no angel statue said by the locals? now thats creepy.. or maybe its made up
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.
It doesnt metter if there is any audience, its all about camera that "sees" them.
@@perothegato There has to be a living creature looking at them
@@dersuddeutschesumpf5444 you are wrong bro. I dont mean angels. I mean atoms.
@@perothegato you mean electrons, subatomic particles that behave as particles or waves. It depends if you are looking , or quantyifing it's movements.
Dose anyone know what’s the movie is called and what platform is on?
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.
I find it so hard to imagine this happening lmao
There was another comment that mentioned it would be more accurate to call them "Information Based Entities". I can't explain it all here, but they are effectively not really moving, just hopping a minor amount through the timeline to where they can before being observed again. (Which explains why no one heard the thundering footsteps of Ms. Liberty).
There was an image of the statute of liberty in the building. That which holds the image of an angel becomes itself an angel
@@nathanfrancis9376 Is the Statue of Liberty an angel? I thought it was inspired by other religion/culture.
And, if every humanoid element is a statue, all humans are weeping angels and all humanoid statues are weepinf angels...It doesn't make sense.
Also, why it has to be only 1 kind of angel?
Also, this kind of angel doesn't fit the description of oldest versions of angels.
@@enibeni2071 bruh shut up and look at the spooky statues
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.
just close one eye at a time
@@mvestudo2285 true but more you do it more you want blink with both
@@mvestudo2285 I thought the exact same thing. Sure it's a bit cumbersome to alternate blinking your eyes but I imagine one's life being on the line is more than enough motivation to see it through.
@@mvestudo2285 that’s difficult to do consistently
When death is an inch away from your face and the slightest impulse is all it needs to get you
“…you can’t kill a stone…”
My friend Herbert Q. Sledgehammer politely disagrees.
@@karin6395 Love this
But you "destroyed" only the armor. You didn't killed the Angel.
Apparently a Weeping Angel can reform if it is shattered so long as it has the energy for it.
if bullets cant kill / shatter them, a sledgehammer has even less chance
@@Powerslave62 dont ruin the vibe graham
3:49 this actually perfectly builds on the fear here, the fact that there’s no more transcript. We realize, right as they do, why that is. And our hearts begin to race. We begin to sweat, our body starts pumping adrenaline, and all the other symptoms of true fear begin to show. *Because they’re coming. And it won’t be long until they arrive.*
I still don't understand why theres no more transcript
@@Spacebugg It implies they had to stop writing the transcript in order to run from the angels
Thanks
@@galuxius1861 Or maybe because he stopped typing because he got distracted.
@@Spacebugg she told the guy to not stop looking at the angels, so he couldnt write the transcript pretty cool detail
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.
I agree especially in the Matt smith era
Ok?
i clearly stil remember that i had difficulty to sleep from watching Blink just *ONCE*
Angels take Manhattan is good
@@OscarOSullivanya, the baby angles laughing and blowing out the match was so terrifying
24:30 When Clara said the hand was "stone" and the doctor turned towards her with a look of terror. Best Angel moment.
Amy not Clara
@@heavy-volt2682 it was Clara
@@heavy-volt268224:30 It's literally Clara. Look at her ffs. The Doctor says "Clara" in dialogue within 5 seconds of that timestamp even. I recommend you get your eyes, ears, and brain examined.
@@HOTD108_ That's an awfully rude and unnecessary reaction to an honest mistake. Amy did have a similar situation in the same video. ( 8:11 )
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.
better then the currernt angels eipside with the lady doctor
@@randomrazr Blink's arguably better than all successor appearances (especially Angels Take Manhatten), but, as of today (20th November), we don't know where Village of the Angels will rank as it hasn't been screened yet.
@@randomrazr Say you haven't watched the current series without saying you haven't watched the current series.
@@sallyatticum doctor who went to shit
But they don't kill. At least not in "Blink."
“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* 🥶
A stone cant kill you? What if the angel is seen midair and falls on someone?
@@lorantpapp07 LMFAOOO
don't tell the doctor about the ancient execution method, stoning
The Weeping angels was one of the scariest creature in entire Dr who series I ever watch. It never get old when I watch it.
When I was 10 (2016) I first met the angels in LEGO dimensions, and even in LEGO form they still scared me for weeks, and I refused to complete the Doctor Who level.
i dont know the vashta neradia from the library would scare the shit out of me more.
@@matthewchristian9591 both are terrifying four weeping angels just creep me out more, the concept that they’ll come closer to you if you don’t see them it’s terrifying
They are pretty scary in TV form. But game devs thought to add them to games. And I hate them for that cause they are terrifying to experience
I ran into them in the vr doctor who game and holy crap. That was the scariest thing I’ve ever done in a video game
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.
@@Hi-xg9qr Nope not really. I'm happy for who I am but I doubt that would matter to an immature child online who hurls insults at people. Why not do something more productive with your time instead of making others feel miserable. Ya know, a little food for thought.
@@ProphecyPhrase what he say tho
@@ProphecyPhrase What was even said?
11:58 what did he say
Which episode is this
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
Sad tbh
I haven't really watched Doctor Who (tried the season with the Doctor that only lasted one season - can't remember the actor's name) and this scene is giving me chills!
Lol. It wasn’t even the first to invent the concept it just popularized it.
@@tigerheart5087 And?
I rather enjoyed most of the weeping angel appearances but yeah, none really hold the same tension as the first, that was a masterpiece hard to be matched but doesn't make the other ones terrible. Hated Whittakers run because 99% of the episodes were poorly written and politically charged but the buildup was great in the episode the angels appeared and they managed to garner suspense, that is, until you know just like the rest of her run they start cramming more and more sci-fi concepts in without any real resolution... Not even gonna talk about the ending how they turned her into an angel just to free her 20 seconds later... God what a dumpster fire of a show now and its a shame the writing turned to shit as soon as we got the first female doctor, it could've been monumental but now it's just monumentally bad... Got all the feminazis praising it as the best run so far despite the tanked view count and cessation of episode productions, but nah, they might be right "people only hate it because shes a woman", ghostbusters: "the overly feminized version" all over again...
17:19 they had a lot of balls asking the guy they tried to kill to sacrifice himself for their benefit while hes staring them all down.
Arguably Moffat’s greatest, most sinister invention.
Yeah but after blink they kept on ruining them, they should've been a one time thing, but just my opinion
@@ironduke1377 I understand why you say that tbh
@@karin6395 Love this
@@kbone797 ye, I think he tried to develop on the concept but in doing so broke his continuity and kind of ruined the mystery behind them. I get what he was trying to do but he didn't execute very well.
@@ironduke1377 I think they are well-used so far in the current series.
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
In Buddhist terms she’s not wrong
She’s right actually. Close anyway- they transport you back in time to before you were born then feast on the life that could have been if you hadn’t
@@EpicFail7777777OMFG that sounds way worse than before
@@EpicFail7777777They also just kill you sometimes.
@@EpicFail7777777I thought they just snapped your neck
I love that to the question "Is he a mad man" River simply responds "I absolutely trust him"
😂😂
She didn't say no...
@@jaxtonlango6554that’s because the doctor is absolutely a mad man, just a mad man that she trusts 100%
😂😂😂😂
19:18
"I always wanted to see the staute of liberty, i guess she got impatient"
Best line by far 😂
The statue of liberty was actually a giant seized angel
Yeah it's Satan
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
Adds to the somberness and horror. An innocent dying
@@steampunkemo9211 it definitely added to the creepiness of the encounter fs
they’re *
@@vengefulblade9866 do you know what’s the movie is called and what platform is on?
@@funnyclips1723 it's a show called Doctor Who, I think all seasons are available on Max
24:33 I love the look of sheer horror after The Doctor hears the word “statue”.
*PTSD flashbacks intensify*
Why it didn't teleport her to the past?
@@teryomonteverde681maybe the hologram shell thing?
@@teryomonteverde681Likely too starved. Angels don't do it if they're not strong enough.
😨 Weeping Angels are no joke in the Who universe. I'd be horrified too if I heard the word 'statue' if I were lucky to survive the first time.
Definitely one of the best villains in Doctor Who history.
*E X T E R M I N A T E*
@@StarKhan they can never seem to die no matter what
@@kymmski3106 It's because they can't die.
Honestly they are so much better than the daleks. The daleks are silly, not scary.
@@mzple The angels are such a great concept, there are so many possibilities with them! As for the Daleks, I think you had to be a child in the 60s/70s/80s to truly apprecciate their scariness.
If I’m not mistaken the loophole for the weeping angels is to just use one eye to look while the other rests and just switch between them by opening both first and then closing the one that was open.
4:06 the face he makes and stops writing. His acting right there gave me chills. That he was all geeking out over this video he’s been pouring his life into. Then this is the moment he comes to realize, everything the Doctor has been saying is true and an imminent danger to himself! CHILLS I TELL YA!
"They're never going to move again"
No, but an angel has one last line of defence. It's well known that when an Angel is in trouble it can send out a distress signal for other angels, but what most people DON'T know is that this also applies to frozen angels, and in fact, the distress signal is most commonly used by Angels that have no physical way to move.
The theory goes that two (or more) angels that are looking at each other can connect to one another, boosting the distress signal further then normal.
So in theory, those angels can't move.... for now.
They will connect, boost the signal as far as possible to call for another angel to come and turn out the light, allowing the currently quantem-locked angels to unlock and move again.
So much for quantum locked
is something considered observed if it's in the dark?
I think that after blink moffat kept stretching and stretching the use of the angels and it became sort of bad, I think the worst part is when amy is walking in the forest and we see the angels move, for me it broke the point of them completely
I think he evolved it and made them a force to be reckoned with. After Blink the Angels needed another arc to make them a proper villain. And unlike Daleks and Cybermen they aren’t overused with that same old story, and now in Series 13 episode 4 there’s a lot of hype for the angel since they haven’t been used in years, just like the Sontarans.
The reason we weren't allowed to see them move is because we as a viewer felt involved because of that. If we aren't allowed to see them, that means they can see US too. It was a vital part of what made the angels so terrifying; the fact that we as viewers knew just as little as the characters
@Al watch it fully, if it was standalone it would be better but it’s still great
I agree. The creature that it be comes when you close your eyes is up to you to decide, and that is a good thing. I did like the new york episode though.
@Al glad you liked it
2:48 i find that sentence creepy because that seems to imply weeping angels have…predators…
Just like ANYTHING giant with spikes, they developed them to not BE EATEN BY SOMETHING BIGGER
Oh god...
The angels are bad enough, I don't want to be on the same PLANE OF EXISTENCE as whatever caused them to evolve that way.
@@quickforce9004big mouths from that one movie that eat time of everything?
@@EldritchUntoldHorrorsThe Langoliers, I assume.
Weeping Angels are described as "quantum-locked," but it might be more accurate to refer to them as information-based entities. They exist in superposition on a macro scale until they are observed, so they actually shouldn't be able to move, period: they are effectively hopping between timelines through their own light cones to generate the illusion of movement- they don't actually travel from point A to point B, but instead simply go to where they COULD be until observed. This explains their ability to procreate and extend themselves through their image- because they are effectively made of pure information, and therefore replicate and spread the same way information spreads. This also explains how they feed off of temporal displacement- they are "eating" the entropy created by bringing a complex organism such as a human to a lower-entropy earlier time period, because they cannot generate entropy on their own while in superposition and are at risk of falling victim to natural entropy, effectively eroding alive, which is seen in the form of "starving" Angels.
Mate this is awesome thank you and this needs to be pinned.
that’s awesome man could you explain it in hurr durr english for me though
Isn’t the whole “information based entity” the metaphysical explanation for an angel’s existence? Where they can move through thought?
@@commentchannel1197
They only exist until they're acknowledged and send people back in time to feed themselves.... I think.
This is my new head canon for weeping angels now thanks. The whole idea of being an entity of pure infectious information gives me SCP vibes (which I guess only makes sense, since SCP borrows ideas from sci-fi media like Doctor Who). Either way it’s a wonderful take on the angels
The weeping angels are truly an excellent villain, the first ep of Dr. Who I ever saw was Blink. It connects with the audience because to not blink your eyes for an extended period of time is incredibly difficult, and in that nanosecond of time the angels can cover a LOT of ground. The writers did a disservice to them, however, when in whatever episode(s) it was when they showed the angels moving. Part of what makes them so scary is that when we as the audience, through the eyes of the protagonist, see them they are just stone statues and it is left to the imagination as to what they are doing and how incredibly fast they move when no one is looking at them.
It disappointed me and made me less scared of them
You can just interchange your eyes opening and closing...at least in sunlight
What if you close only 1 eye, then you open it and close the other? What if you use a mirror to see what's behind?
Maybe these methods work!
Also I would like to know what happens when a dead body, a human statue, a robot...watches them. Would weeping angels freeze?
@@enibeni2071 the Doctor explicitly says that something living has to be viewing them. So perhaps one of the Cyber-Men could keep them in place but that's because they're more lobotomized humans than robots.
Which episode did they move on screen in??
18:30
What I like about this is that some of them start falling AFTER he looks at them, meaning they were hanging on before being quantum-locked.
Just emphasizes the point 10 made "their greatest strength is their greatest weakness"
That doesn't make any sense. Being quantum locked would make them hold on even tighter, whether they wanted to or not. It's NOT being quantum locked when they'd be most easily sucked away.
@@HOTD108_they were trying their best to squezze the ship to hold onto it so when they were quantum locked they stopped squeezing and were sucked away
If you blink one eye and leave the other one open, then blink the one you kept open after you reopen the first one, you can stay staring at them for theoretically ever without drying your eyes.
500iq is move bro👌✋️✋️👍👍🗿🗿
That’s extremely difficult to do, especially long term. At some point you are going to accidentally blink with both eyes. It takes A LOT of mental concentration to make sure you only close one eye at a time and you will not be able to keep it up for long without a slip up.
@@jessieqk12 Funnily enough, I tried doing it before making the comment. I found no difficulty in it, especially if you do it somewhat fast, since as you are opening one eye you are closing the other, so there is always at least one eye looking at the weeping angel. Of course, now that I think about it, doing this for theoretically ever is not really possible because you need sleep to survive, so you cannot be looking at them forever. But it is a better alternative to keeping both eyes open. Every time that you blink in order to moister your eye is 3 more steps that the weeping angel has given towards you. Eventually, you will run out of blinking oportunities.
@@a_random_soul_on_the_internet yeah, people always say that you can't blink one eye (even for SCP-173, which is basically a weeping angel) but its really not that hard. I guess people forget that you can tell yourself to wink instead of trying to close one eye to avoid that whole human error issue as well as the "difficulty" you might experience.
Or you can ghost blink
Weeping Angels & 'Are you my Mommy?" storylines are the dreams the TARDIS run on...
Dreams? More like nightmares?
2 best episodes
I dare you to get a couple of weeping angels and place them on your door step for everyone to see when they come to visit you
i like the library just as much
"Are you my mummy?"
"Mummy!?"
”They’re never gonna move again.”
You know, unless someone turns off the lights in the room.
Yeah that was my first thought. When I saw it for the first time, I was about nine, and it terrified me beyond belief because I kept myself up at night thinking about what would happen if the lights when out lmao
they can see in the dark
@@ѕтоие i dont know about that, two of them were in line at one point in the clip where they surround the tardis
To me the Weeping Angels are an archetype of all sadness we have seen at old, sad places. When I grew a bit older though, I found graveyards very serene and uplifting-all of the drama had completed by then.
Exactlyyy
My favorite detail about this episode is the first angel.
They just chilling. Listening to Who talk about them and letting the duo listen as well.
This clip compilation makes it fairly clear to me that angels have personalities of some kind - that one might've been a sadist type, that sort of "I'm not going to kill you until you are fully aware that i can"
i love that they keep turning to stone even when no one is there, purely because WE THE VIEWER can see them. that’s why they kept freezing when the light came on while shaking the box
Not at 16:08
They were koving even though we see them
Im sad 😢
@@princemc35they moved between the frames
@@princemc35its because of the light bulb
"Don't Blink" was the first episode in the new Who series that I watched and it absolutely freaked me out. The weeping angels are my favourite Who villains!
I like “Blink” and “Don’t Blink” :)
Favor*
They’re some of my favorite Who villains! Others are the Master, Daleks, Davros, Silence, and the Cybermen.
I'm not a doctor who fan, but the concept and defence system of the Weeping Angels are probably my favourite of all time.
Them struggling to not blink: AAAAA
The human ability to blink one eye at a time: ⛹️♂️
Genius
The angles: why is that guy winking vigorously at me?
Just imagine someone winking at the angel in a very flirtatious way
Cant i just put a box over the angel
@@gabbls_ it works but most people just aren't used to blinking with one eye so they end up "blinking too hard" which causes the eyes to get teary so then you feel the need to blink normally.
Tldr: it works, if it doesn't then it is just *skill issue*
Weeping angels have to be the best creation of horror. Simple, the most dangerous and least dangerous entity at the same time. Just, brilliant.
I was a fully mature adult by the time I watched my first Dr. Who episode. I enjoyed watching the show for a quarter century without ever being frightened by it - until I saw "Don't Blink".
just close one eye at a time and you're good, not sure why he didn't think of that
@@mvestudo2285 Probably because that doesn't work and just makes you want to blink more. Seriously, how do people not know that?
@@shadowkhiz7455 sounds like you're the one who can't do it
@@mvestudo2285 what if you sneeze? What if you’re trapped for an extended amount of time and you succumb to exhaustion? What if the lights go out?
@@thecheshire5762 you hold it
you don't succumb from exhaustio from blinking
you bring a flashlight
Whatever I'm introducing someone new to Doctor Who, this is the episode I show them first.
That’s how my family started Doctor Who; with Blink. Then we went back and watched them in order.
@@piercelindenberg6842 That is wonderful! It feels good to share something so important to you with family.
@@piercelindenberg6842 that’s very wholesome I wish me and my family could watch doctor who together
Dang, glad I don't know you! They remind me of the nuns I had in catholic school.
So...what do you think of the ur....new doctor who
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
I remember watching series 3 when I was like 7
I DID NOT CLOSE MY EYES WHEN HE SAID “DONT BLINK” FOR THE REST OF THE EPISODE
And never blinked at a statue since
Until you turned your back
@@kryten1016 yeah, to this day I always look at a statue and not blink saying to it in my mind, “go on I dare ya”
@@jonny62ezyyy16 😂😂u are a legend
I hope your pillow is cooler when you turn it around, I hope you never stub your toe, I wish upon you warm plates of food always, and perfect temperature pizza rolls.
You have my respect. ✊️
Matt Smith wasn't my first Doctor but now when I see him in anything else, he's always the Doctor to me. It made Last Night in Soho an odd experience
The Doctor's side gig
Christopher Eccleston was my first doctor but he was on the show for such a short period of time that I sometimes forget he was the Doctor. Whenever I see Matt Smith I can't see anything other than the Doctor. With David Tennant it's a coin toss between Barty Crouch Jr. and the Doctor.
@@brett8460 why not both? Makes for an interesting experience at the least
Nah, David Tennant was amazing.
Samething when I saw him in The Crown
These are the only monsters that can scare me after my 6/7 years of watching doctor who. Absolutely terrifying.
Weeping Angel's and the Vashta Nerada
Im impressed by how long the actors can look without blinking.
Went to a doctor who exhibition once. Seeing the life size weeping angels in a dark room caused my imagination to get the better of me. I find them the most in imitating creatures in the doctor who universe..
*intimidating
@@ViirinSoftworks - Yes, autocorrect. Thanks VirginSoftworks.
@@OGSinisterPotato :| No porkblem.
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!
I love how they still turn to stone whenever the light turns on because they are being watched by us viewers as they are attacking the tardis
I hate how we can see them move afterwards past the episode blink, cause I always imagined them becoming non statues and not just statues moving, the whole point of them is turning to stone when viewed, so why are they still stone when not being viewed?
Maybe as the viewer we only partially observe them as we technically dont exist to them but they are still being observed to an extent
Yall rlly pulling so much Doctor Who logic into this and I'm here for it
OP I think you're missing a bigger point of them moving to where we the viewers could see them. Allow me to explain.
In the episode "blink", it establishes particular cannon regarding the angels.
1: when they are observed, what the observer sees is a statue. The angel is not present, it is literally outside of the dimension. You can break the stone up, grind it to dust, so forth, but ultimately the angel survives because it is not in this dimension.
2: they are extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, they can close a 30 foot distance.
3: they cover their eyes because if they observe each other, they are observed, and therefore revert to stone.
This information is used by the doctor to trap them. This fully establishes the cannon, as the episode ends with the angels trapped because they are looking at each other without their eyes covered.
In the episode with the angels on the ship, the area was lit by the electronics running through the trees.
1: the angels could see and observe each other, and we see three of them moving while within view of each other.
2: they are moving slowly, as if unsure if they are being observed. According to cannon, they do not CHOOSE to become stone, they simply become it, and therefore if they can move, they should be moving to full capacity, not hesitating.
3: in blink, even if unobserved by each other, the angels also didn't move if observed by the camera. But in the later episodes, they broke this, and this is what we ended up with.
That episode basically broke all established cannon concerning the angels. That's what's frustrating about it.
@@matthewbrown5228 I so I retcon that for my head canon that bc the time rift is so close it is partly binding them, that is why angle bob was still able to talk bc they could not fully shift to the alt-dimension, so my head-canon is that as the time rift got ever closer they were getting more and more trapped in the stone bodys, because of this they could still move when being indirectly observed but still couldn't when being directly observed this meaning that they would be in a state of being partly stone and partly what ever they are normally when being indirectly observed
@@David-jt9nt I always saw it as “there’s only so many frames per second in a video and the space between every frame counts as a blink”.
You know it's extremely hard and taxing on your eyes. But you CAN blink with only one eyelid at the time. However, blinking is a reflex so it will eventually happen.
oh shjt u re right. tried as long as i can, eventually got tempted to blink heheh
can be fixed with holding your eyelids open by your eyelashes, provided you don't need to use your hands for any other purpose
On 7:50 where the weeping angels are stuck because they've been tricked into looking at each other I just realized they will only stay stuck that way until the lights either turn off, the abandoned house loses power or until that area experiences a blackout. Pretty sure they also won't be able to see each other in the dark.
The scene where the Angels are pulled into the crack due to the gravity failing is so satisfying. The speech leading up to it, the shots of them just tumbling powerlessly and the music playing along with it just gets me every time.
I was laughing my ass off, the statures just being pulled like a png in a cheap edit is killing me 😂
One of Moffat's greatest contributions to the show 😊
That and the empty child
Too bad he became completely toxic during 12’s run.
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 eh it got way better during the end of 12ths run with missy,Nardol and bill.
@@AssassinIsAfk Maybe so, but at the end, it was “If you don’t like Capaldi playing the guitar with sonic sunglasses on, then go to Hell. It’s my fucking show.”
@@baxatakbaxatak2014 I honestly liked that scene, it does seem to fit the doctors persona so well like a mid life crisis and just some overall goofy and alien thing to do. The doctor suffers from loneliness the most so it makes sense he'd pick up an instrument and learn to entertain people, have an entire crowd to interact with after he's gone insane from being alone. He would normally just get a companion but he doesn't want to hurt anyone again so instead he takes a break from his adventures and lives life as an entertainer in some random medieval village...
Never heard the quote you're mentioning before but ye that is hella toxic and uncalled for if he actually said it...
These are the most terrifying villains/monster ever in my opinion. They aren't terrifying in appearance, they are terrifying in concept and behaviour. The fact they are so fast and can only be stopped forever if they look at each over. The loneliest creatures ever. And when they killed that guy and communicated through him.
I still love that combo of Matt's "There's one thing you never put in a trap" speech and the building tension from the music
When they actually showed the angels moving, they became a lot less scary.
Ikr
For those interested in more Angels content, I would recommend picking up Big Finish’s Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume 1. The first story is the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison, aka Tennent’s FIL) goes up against them, and although it's an audio story, it's still very effective at doing the Angels right! The other stories in the first volume are great for those interested in checking out Classic Doctors; the Sixth Doctor and the Judoon; the Seventh vs the Sycorax; and the Eighth vs the Sotarans!
Good shout out, loved this series
@@JediNerd818 Should read the novel Touched by An Angel by Jonathan Morris which was really exciting
I was thinking the other day 'I wonder if the Weeping Angels would be effective if told in audio form'. I didn't think it'd work.
doctor who out of context is the most confusing masterpiece ever to be thought of
The weeping angels should have never gone beyond blink. They work so much better as a one off monster. Every single episode with them since blink continues to demystify and lessen their impact.
they’ve not been overused though, they’ve only appeared in a handful of episodes and every appearence always feels important.
@@AlesSimoncia and none of them are good. Time of the angels is Pretty solid, but it gets let down by the twist being pretty easily guessable, and that it's a two parter. Flesh and stone breaks the fundamental rule, and shows us angels moving. Which completely contradicts what we were told in blink.
Angels take Manhattan has a decent premises, but the liberty statue angel is dumb and makes no sense.
Village of the angels also has a decent premise, but is let down by bad angel effects, and that it has to tie into the flux storyline. Even the ending of it is bad. Like it looks cool, but if you've seen "survivors of the flux" then you know why it's bad.
The only angel episode that doesn't have a glaring major issue is blink. They were better as a one off and should have stayed that way
@@izzik2781 The Liberty statue moving has a whole story behind it, The Angels used a perception filter and the things you see, is only what the Angels allowed you to see. but thats just a fraction of what The Weeping Angels are capable of. search it up if you really wanna know because im not gonna type it out here.
@@cptdtinyreaper3697 im not really interested. It wasn't explained well enough in the episode, I shouldn't have to go to a secondary source for it to make sense
@@izzik2781 I can understand that, But some things in Doctor Who which I've noticed get explained in later episodes. 🤔
The original weeping angels episode is epic story telling! David is right up there with Tom! In that episode even though he’s not in it much! That was hands down the best episode of that season!
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!”
I like that even tho noone else was there anymore, the statues still refused to move, only when the lights flicker do they move to another pose.
Their defense mechanism is indeed so strong, it considers US as an observer 💀, they might not be aware of us, but their instincts of turning into stone are.
I can remember that after the episode, I’ve never blinked in front of a statue again.
The weeping angels has been the best edition since the Dalek. Whoever thought such a mundane item made of plaster and water, could turn so creepy and scary, and blow into so many episodes.
Speaking of angels and traps, you my friend, Yours has a huge whopping mistake in it, a Huge whopping mistake! Didn't anyone ever tell you? There's one thing you never put in a trap. If you're smart, if you value your continued existence, if you have any plans about seeing tomorrow, there is one thing you never, ever put in a trap, and what is that sir? me! Lot more, but memory shot.
"Do you lot trust me?"
"...We have faith, sir."
That line is one I will remember forever. And the military man proves it by following the Doctor's request for a gun by handing his over without question.
Even after 8-10 years they still give me chills
😂 The crunching sound like he bit an apple when he bit Amys hand!!! Hard enough to sound like crunching bone, but gentle enough to leave no teeth marks!! Magnificent
"I think you've forgotten the gravity of the situation"
What a line
*Mavity
One Thing I absolutely loved was that Whenever The Audience (Yes, Us) Were looking at the Weeping Angels They would still be stone and looking directly back at us, As if they know we are there and are trying to get us too
But then in the byzantium episode they just completely ignore us : (
I love the bit when the 10th doctor is just like oh yes it can. I shivered when I heard that
“And you can’t kill a stone”
*sledgehammer*
This is one of my favorites episodes of all times of all series.
The whole concept was brilliantly written. The fact that this episode is hardly about Dr Who and yet in the end we see the connection of their actions and how they were correlated after all this time was amazing.
And obviously, the Weeping Angels were terrifying.
11:23 "We have faith, sir."
Dealing with one of the universe's apex predators, and the commander uses four words to convey trust, strength, and courage. It takes courage to trust someone you've only just met, and to place your life in their hands.
Even when he was captured, he chose to buy them time. "I think, sir, you have known me at my best."
Matt and Jenna's chemistry especially in TTOTD was brilliant. Matt really does a great job in his last series and specials
He was a good 11 Doctor and 10 Doctor were really good at bringing their emotions to their characters.
What does ttotd stand for
@@Veevs. The Time of The Doctor
@@saintofselhurst thanks :)
The weeping angels are the definition of "Do not pass GO. Do not collect $200"
The 'no blink' rule is easy to avoid; just blink with a single eye at a time, basically winking with one eye then the other.
Ermm.... actually
@@NCR_vet_ranger2347what can you possibly say
@@insertuserhere1748Some people can't wink their left/right eye without the other eye closing
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You can hold one eye open and close both
What I don't understand is, if they're made of stone, and stone is breakable as long as they're being looked at, what's stopping someone from taking a sledgehammer to them and shattering them into pieces? Sure, they're not dead but you're not moving if you're literal dust.
It is just their armor and it is tough, bullets can't do it and they are incredibly strong creatures
They’re not actual stone, but quantum locked. There’s no such thing so you do need to do the whole suspension of belief
Even if the dust thing worked, Imagine being sent to who knows when because some wind blew the wrong way XD
@@jeremytan739 so if u touch them ur implying that they will have human skin?
@@_____bbbbb259 if you touch them while quantum locked, you're not touching them since they aren't there. If you touch them while nothing is seeing them, i assume you touch their actual skin which may or may not feel like actual skin. The lore behind them changes depending on the episodes
Blink: the Angels have the phone box.
Series 13: well, well, well.
I wish they had tacked that onto the end of this video...
“The Angels have the TARDIS 😨”
@@luminaryuniverse indeed. Well, the did.
SCP-173:Finally, a worthy opponent. Our battle will be legendary.
But if they see each other they can't move and only way we could see it is in thermal camera
How many episode does this series Have?
The Weeping Angels came first, so surely it would be an Angel saying "finally" and not an SCP?
@@tatsukabaldyIt's been running mostly continuously since 1963. As of 2024 there are almost 900 episodes of the show, which would take just under 500 hours to watch from start to finish not including sleep, eating, using the toilet, and whatever else you do in your life.
I like how they don't move even if no character is watching them. Except the audience.
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. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
24:30
Clara: "It's just stone. Its any statue."
The Doctor: "A WHAT?!?!?!"
I've been getting a lot of Dr. Who clips in my feed. I feel like I really missed out on a good series.
You're never late for Doctor Who
These episodes were always so intense and were my absolute favourites because it involved my favourite antagonists of the series.
The angels arrest suspense by design...the essence of true horror.
Couldn’t finish - got too anxious even though I know what happens. The Angels are the most terrifying creatures ever.
Imagine the angel just looks at its hand, or looks down at its feet, or looks in a mirror, or looks into its reflection in a pond
"oh dear David, I can't believe I've done this again"
A testament to how much action you can get out of something that doesnt move.
The beautiful irony is that sitting in the middle of that circle is probably the safest place from any future attacking weeping angel
0:08 “they are fast, faster then you could think.” Top tip. When there’s a line like that, don’t show them moving at regular human speed.
i mean they were weak
the weaker the slower i think
sound like 173 for me
@@hatma-xx5hj bro, stop
@@ass4ssinang3l97 lol
You know how to survive against them? Blink your eye one side at a time. Don't close your one eye without leaving the other one open and you'll be fine. The Weeping Angels hate this one trick.
Fun fact, there's a comic where 13 and fam get involved with the Doctor's end of Blink... which also has the Autons/Nestine Consciousness randomly.
I have that comic!
What's it called? Need to get it
Plus there's the lonel assassin's game its so fun
@@MyBelovedGhostAndMe I know! It’s so great!
Where do I buy
I always thought the way to not blink is hold one eye open so it physically can’t blink and allow the other the blink freely. When the open eye starts to dry to the point it’s uncomfortable switch. That way at least ONE eye is always open and always on the angel and your eyes are allowed to be wet enough to avoid major discomfort. I mean it wouldn’t feel GOOD but better than angel death
In a situation where you’re staring at an angel, I think you’ll be too scared to even think about winking.
@@Clarity_Control fair enough, but if you were a companion and encountered them often-ish or at least knew of them or the doctor I’d say it’s a solid strategy
@@Clarity_Control RIGHT
Yes but keep in mind if there are more than one angel you would not see the side of the you are closing
I love the Blink.
I think one of the most amazing episodes of all drama episodes.
Netflix?
9:14 Why did his bite sound like the crunch of an apple?
I'm not a fan of Doctor Who in the general sense. However, 'Blink' is undoubtedly one of the greatest sci-fi TV episodes ever put to screen.
You know it’s an interesting concept if there’s two angels in a line. The one in the back is the only one that can move bc it is technically watching the one in front. So the one in the back moves to the front but then the roles are switched. And they would switch back and forth until they get to their target.
This concept has been used in horror games & other movies to excellent effect. It’s always usually the most unnerving & scary part of whatever it’s in.
Get a sledgehammer and a bunch of flies, the flies can't blink, so the angels are always being observed, and the sledgehammer is self-explanatory
That sledgehammer will just break against the angel.
Hmm, good point