History Recap / DoctorWhoNSS3E10Blink

*** They have to try and stay out of each others' sight lines.

Sally gives him an edited version of Kathy's message, collects [[ChekovsGun a list of the DVDs]] with the Doctor Easter Egg, and then steps out of the back room, her head still spinning. The man behind the counter shouts “[[PoliceAreUseless Go to the police]], you stupid woman! [[FridgeLogic Why does nobody ever just go to the police?]]” Sally is startled, but relaxes when she sees that he's watching a B-Movie. (You can practically see Moffat [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall winking at the audience]]).

* ChekovsGun: The DVD list Larry gives to Sally

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The whole TheTapeKnewYouWouldSayThat sequence(s)

*** Which raises the possibility of it being in Sally's collection

''Episode recapped by TrickyPacifist and aimsme.''

[[spoiler: ''[[FridgeBrilliance They're moving in between the frames of the video.]]'']][[hottip:*: Not just that... [[spoiler: ''they were facing AWAY from the audience at that point''...]]]]

--> Doctor: ''[following gargoyle close-up]'' Don't blink. ''[cut to shots of three successive human statues]'' Blink and you're dead. ''[cut to several more statues]'' ''Don't'' turn your back, ''[cut to two more statues]'' ''don't'' look away, ''[cut to several more statues]'' and ''don't blink''. ''[Several statues in quick succession]'' Good luck. ''[Cut to close up on the Doctor's eyes- he blinks]''

StevenMoffat, you MagnificentBastard, I watch your show!

** Billy needed to take the slow path back so he could put the Doctor's message on the 17 DVDs. The media format that wouldn't exist for more than thirty years or so. So even if he was picked up by the TARDIS the moment he finished his job, he'd still be set to die in a few years anyway.

* BuffySpeak: "It goes 'ding' when there's stuff."

* VisualEffectsOffAwesome: The weeping angels are not statues, or even molds. They are actors in heavy makeup. Could YOU tell they were not made out of stone?

''Blink'' was written by StevenMoffat and netted a ton of awards for both writing and acting. It also ultimately lost a Nebula award for Best Script to ''PansLabyrinth''.[[hottip:*: That's right. It took a critically acclaimed, and frankly pretty excellent, ''movie'' to beat this episode. Well done Moff!]]

** Do you carry a sledgehammer around on the off chance you need to kill a stone?

I'm no expert, but I suspect StevenMoffat, YouFailBiologyForever (as well as quantum physics). But don't worry, you're [[JustifiedTrope more than vindicated]] by the RuleOfCool. (Nope! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_Zeno_effect Wikipedia disagrees.])

I'm no expert, but I suspect StevenMoffat, YouFailBiologyForever (as well as quantum physics). But don't worry, you're [[JustifiedTrope more than vindicated]] by the RuleOfCool.

Sally gives him an edited version of Kathy's message, collects [[ChekovsGun a list of the DVDs]] with the Doctor Easter Egg, and then steps out of the back room, her head still spinning. The man behind the counter shouts “[[PoliceAreUseless Go to the police]], you stupid woman! [[FridgeLogic Why does nobody ever just go to the police?]]” Sally is startled, but relaxes when she sees that he's watching a B-Movie. (You can practically see Moffatt [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall winking at the audience]]).

*** They stay stuck. If a creature has "Make the lights go out" and super speed as powers, they must also be able to [[RequiredSecondaryPower|see in the dark]] so they don't run into things.