Dr Who -- kinda lame this season

[Felon]

Off screen. Much as with human vs human violence in Doctor Who, RTD seems to have some guidelines as to what can happen on-screen and what is implied off-screen.

It might be worth considering for just a wee moment that electing not to depict children being ripped apart on-screen on public television in a family-oriented show is not just some personal peccadillo of RTD's.

Seriously, consider it.

 

[Jamdin]

Tonight's episode, 'Blink', was pretty good. I didn't find it especially scary though. Somewhat disturbing, but not too terribly scary. Only one complaint: "You can't kill a rock." No, but you can smash a statue. All three of us who were watching said the same thing at the same time.

My mother was saying "tip the statues over and smash them" while we were watching the episode.

 

[Felon]

Tonight's episode, 'Blink', was pretty good. I didn't find it especially scary though. Somewhat disturbing, but not too terribly scary. Only one complaint: "You can't kill a rock." No, but you can smash a statue. All three of us who were watching said the same thing at the same time.

You know, I think they did something with the score for the American version. The background music seemed to be missing something, and that was a huge part of Blink's fear factor.

You and your companions coul probably work out the answer to your complaint after giving it a little thought, but the quantum-locked weeping angels probably cannot simply be smashed like limestone. Quantum-locked tends to indicate frozen in time.

And it's not like their were sledgehammers laying around conveniently anyway. Even an ordinary rock isn't that easy to shatter.

 

[Volaran]

It might be worth considering for just a wee moment that electing not to depict children being ripped apart on-screen on public television in a family-oriented show is just some personal peccadillo of RTD's.

Seriously, consider it.

So noted.

 

[Silver Moon]

Tonight's episode, 'Blink', was pretty good. I didn't find it especially scary though. Somewhat disturbing, but not too terribly scary.

Can't agree there, my daughter and I found the living statues to be some of the creepiest villains seen to date.

 

[Morrus]

My mother was saying "tip the statues over and smash them" while we were watching the episode.

They were quantum-locked; frozen in time.

 

[Glyfair]

I loved "Blink." Probably my favorite of the current series.

I did see one minor plot hole. Once the light goes off in the cellar, those weeping angels won't be stuck anymore.

 

[Richards]

...unless they have darkvision!

Johnathan

 

[Fast Learner]

I loved "Blink." Probably my favorite of the current series.

Me too, wonderful stuff.

I did see one minor plot hole. Once the light goes off in the cellar, those weeping angels won't be stuck anymore.

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Don't see any way around it, either.

 

[Felon]

Yeah, I thought the same thing. Don't see any way around it, either.

It makes a fair amount of sense for them to be able to see in the dark. But phospheresent paint is another solution.

I found bigger holes myself, like:
A) if earlier in the show the angels could fly across the street in the blink of an eye, then they're certainly fast enough to pounce on Sally in the basement once the light starts to flicker.
B) why is the light flickering anywa--if you turn off the power, the light goes off, so what does the angel do to just make the light flicker?

Btw, if you liked this episode, definitely check out Jekyll on BBC America. It's also penned by Stephen Moffat. Good stuff.