This doesn't really work if you're like me, and aren't really afraid of the Weeping Angels. It was probably a bit of hype backlash, but I found them to be a bit underwhelming. I mean, the CONCEPT is cool, as are te Weeping Angels themselves, but they weren't nearly as terrifying as I was led to believe.
First, paragraph breaks, please. Second, this belongs under analysis, not reviews
I also think they're playing on the fear that your life will pass you by and the loss of control of your fate. "Fascinating race, the Weeping Angels. The only psychopaths in the universe to kill you nicely. No mess, no fuss, they just zap you into the past and let you live to death. The rest of your life used up and blown away in the blink of an eye. You die in the past, and in the present they consume the energy of all the days you might have had, all your stolen moments. They're creatures of the abstract. They live off potential energy."
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Why the Weeping Angels Scare You
The Weeping Angels are perhaps Moffat's most enduring creations and the most visible creations of New Who. They are widely renowned as terrifying. But why? Who's monsters represent a certain fear: Daleks=fascism/racism, Cybermen=dependence on technology, Silence=weakness of memory, Midnight entity=the unknown, Sontarans=war/militarism, etc., etc. But then, what are the Weeping Angels in this pantheon? They are just more complex than the other monsters in terms of fear. They play to several fears; firstly, the adult fear of looking away for just one minute, and turning around to their worst nightmare. The Weeping Angels strike when you're not paying attention. Adults worry about things they are not looking at or paying attention to, a very legitimate and pervasive fear. Secondly, the Angels play on this primal fear of death. Weeping Angels (real life, mind) are found in graveyards and mausoleums. This association with death subconsciously carries over to the Weeping Angels, awakening this fear of dying. Nobody wants to die, but the Weeping Angels confront you with the fact of your death anyway, particularly brutally in Time of the Angels/Flesh and Stone. In that specific episode, it also calls forth a fear of loss of faith; the soldiers are priests, and the implication is that is men of God cannot defeat them, what hope do we have? In their debut episode, Blink, they play off more of the fear of the unknown. We don't know wht these statues are, but they are moving. When we can't even see them. It is a lesser, but still very powerful, fear. Finally, they showcase this creeping fear that something is watching, even when you're alone. You might not even know it and a Weeping Angel could be right behind you. It also connects to a very human fear of things not in their place. The Angels exemplify this to the extreme. Look away, and they change! It's incredibly uncanny, and even plays into Uncanny Valley. In summation, Steven Moffat is portal to Hell, through which he spies the most horrifying things and transmits them to Doctor Who.