Don't Even Blink

[andraste]

I went to considerable effort to avoid knowing anything about Blink going in. I didn't watch the trailer last week, and stayed away from livejournal all morning. I didn't even want to know if fandom liked it, let alone anything else.

So I shall do those who have yet to see the episode the courtesy of cutting everything.



Ten minutes after I finished watching, my heart rate is finally back to normal. Mostly.

I love Steven Moffat for SCARING ME TO DEATH. Great Maker, that was the scariest episode of Doctor Who ever made, trumping even The Empty Child on that score. I would have put my hands over my eyes when the angels were appearing in the TARDIS except THAT WOULD NOT HAVE HELPED, DAMN YOU MOFFAT. Things that move when you can't see them are one of those deep primal fears, and stamping all over the child logic of 'if I can't see the monster, it can't see me' just makes it worse.

There are many other reasons to love Moffat, of course - awesome guest heroine Sally Sparrow, the originality of the villains, the universally likeable and interesting supporting cast, plus minor but glorious appearances by the Doctor and Martha. Just glorious, and I loved the meta.

I never got around to posting my thoughts on Human Nature/The Family of Blood, but I thought it was a brilliant two-parter. The main thing I took away from it was that Martha Jones has joined my list of favourite companions, and she just cemented her position. How much win is it that Martha is working in a shop to support the Doctor?

The Doctor himself was delightful as always. "This is my Timey-Wimey Detector. Goes ding when there's stuff."

Now I want to see lots of stories about Sally. Maybe she could meet Sarah Jane and company? Are we perhaps allowed to have her back next year when David and Freema take their holiday?

So, in summary: NEVER TAKING MY EYES OFF A STATUE AGAIN.

Comments

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Word on the scariest episode ever. It was so awesome.

[andraste]

Word on the scariest episode ever. It was so awesome.

I am trying to think whether I should tell my parents, who have even lower horror movie tolerance than I do, not to watch. But it's so fantastic I want everyone to see it! Also, I suppose nobody actually dies. It's an extraordinary tribute to Moffat's writing ability that this makes it no less terrifying.

Normally I'd tell them 'just shut your eyes during the scary bits' but in this case ...

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

That was an excellent ep, and such a lovely, clever, closed time loop.

IMO this season has been of uniformly high quality with the Shakespeare one possibly the weakest of a very good run. I do hope they keep it up.

[andraste]

That was an excellent ep, and such a lovely, clever, closed time loop.

I think it was one of the most beautifully structured episodes of all time. Doctor Who doesn't do that many stories that are actually about time travel, but they tend to be great when they come along.

IMO this season has been of uniformly high quality with the Shakespeare one possibly the weakest of a very good run. I do hope they keep it up.

I have high hopes for the finale and Mr. Saxon both. I think 42 has been the weak link for me so far, and that was just very average rather than activley bad.

[vilakins.livejournal.com]

Come to think of it, I'd forgotten The Daleks Take Manhattan. 42 was at least off Earth (and In Space) which won it a few points for me.

[st-aurafina.livejournal.com]

My eyes are stinging from this one. *blinks furiously*

I loved the use of time-travel in this one - especially the (sad) snail mail messages.

[andraste]

My eyes are stinging from this one. *blinks furiously*

I R FEARED OF BLINKING. And also angels.

I loved the use of time-travel in this one - especially the (sad) snail mail messages.

It's rare for Doctor Who to do a story that's actually about time travel, and this was a particularly excellent one. I can see how the Doctor had trouble explaining the plot - timey-wimey detector indeed *g*.

[sharon28.livejournal.com]

Here via ds_noticeboard.

I didn't watch the trailer last week,

I never avoid the trailers, I probably should because they're sort of spoilers, but I'm weak, I have to have my previews.

that was the scariest episode of Doctor Who ever made, trumping even The Empty Child on that score.

I think The Empty Child is still scariest in my book. There's just something really creepy about small children behaving like that.

The main thing I took away from it was that Martha Jones has joined my list of favourite companions

I don't think she's quite made it onto my list yet. Though I did like the fact that she was supporting the doctor.*G*

The Doctor himself was delightful as always. "This is my Timey-Wimey Detector. Goes ding when there's stuff."

I love his delivery of that line:)

Maybe she could meet Sarah Jane and company?

I've never seen any of those Sarah Jane and Company episodes, I think I must have missed them when they were shown. Were they any good?

Are we perhaps allowed to have her back next year when David and Freema take their holiday?

I suppose that assumes they're both still doing it then. I doubt if they'll return to any of the previous characters. They'd probably think that having something else weird happening to one of the characters would be far-fetched unless they were specifically going out and looking for it. And going by the way they left it, it looks to me as if she was just happy to get on with her life rather than investigate further into the doctor and things.

[narm00.livejournal.com]

I've never seen any of those Sarah Jane and Company episodes, I think I must have missed them when they were shown. Were they any good?

Pilot episode of the Sarah Jane Adventures was shown over the Christmas holidays, with the full series coming later this year. Slightly more kid-orientated than Who. Still pretty good.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bounce_/]

I ended up watching it at night in an empty house, which was possibly a mistake. I was spoiled for it after doing some metaphorical hand holding while someone else was watching it the other day but it's still quite easily the scariest Doctor Who episode I've ever seen.

ow much win is it that Martha is working in a shop to support the Doctor?

Martha is made of awesome. The last four episodes have really cemented that. Martha is just great. :)

[denpagirl.livejournal.com]

Super late reading this but I followed a link from who_daily.
Aside from an old old ep I watched when I was little (fourth doctor era) this was definately the scariest. The lines as well as the minor characters were phenomenal!

"Life is long and you are hot" <3
They were so sweet. And her best friend and the bit about sad being happy for 'deep people'. It was just fantastic.

And I deeply resented everyone in my household going to bed early that night and leaving me awake alone stealing peaks into that spot in the hall at the top of the stairs outside my bedroon door and imagining scary shit. >:O