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TheDoctor WhoWeeping Angels episodes let in some of the more terrifying moments in the entire show . Since returning to screens in 2005,Doctor Whorelied heavily on classical villains , include Daleks and Cybermen . ButDoctor Whohas also premise new villain to the franchise , with one of the best modern additions being the Weeping Angels . inclose inDoctor Whoseason 3,the Weeping Angels are powerful , ancient baddie scattered throughout the universe . The true origin of the Weeping Angels remains unknown , but that ambiguity only serves to make the villains even more fearful .
Since they only fall to liveliness when unseen , the Weeping Angels seem as statue , instantaneously turning to pit when they ’re sighted . Keeping an eye on these villain is vital , as the Weeping Angels move with terrifying speed , meaninga unmarried blink can mean demise . Once catching its prey , a Weeping Angel post a victim back through time , feeding off the life that somebody would ’ve endure . The name " Weeping Angel " derive from how the creatures cover their heart to avoid freezing each other . Doctor Whocreated a truly timeless monster when it give back in 2005 , as the Weeping Angels episodes remain among the best in the show ’s run .
“Blink”
Season 3, Episode 10
It withstand logic that aDoctor Whostory with very little Doctor would be one of the most memorable , butthat ’s on the button what happened with " Blink",the very first Weeping Angels episode . Played by a vernal Carey Mulligan , Sally Sparrow stumbles across an abandon business firm full of Weeping Angels , and runs out with the TARDIS winder after her admirer falls victim to the lonely Harlan Fisk Stone assassins .
Sally receive messages from David Tennant ’s Tenth Doctor ( himself sent back in time by the Angels ) , instructing her how to defeat the fang - deport statues . Sally successfully evades the Weeping Angels ' " merciful " brand of death and protects the TARDIS cay , assist The Doctor flim-flam the angels into looking at each other .
IMDB ’s Highest Rated Episodes ofDoctor Who(2005- )
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S3.E10
Blink
9.8
Class is a British science fiction drama series set in the Doctor Who universe. The show follows a group of students at Coal Hill Academy who must navigate the challenges of adolescence while defending against alien threats. Featuring Katherine Kelly as their mysterious teacher Miss Quill, the series explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the burden of responsibility.
S9.E11
Heaven Sent
9.6
Class is a British science fiction drama series set in the Doctor Who universe. The show follows a group of students at Coal Hill Academy who must navigate the challenges of adolescence while defending against alien threats. Featuring Katherine Kelly as their mysterious teacher Miss Quill, the series explores themes of friendship, loyalty, and the burden of responsibility.
S4.E9
Forest of the utter
9.4
" Blink " immediately establishes the Weeping Angels asamong the bestDoctor Whovillains , play out likea mini horror movie with compelling fictional character , genuine scares , and a neat clip - traveling wrench . The instalment launch Steven Moffat towards the showrunner problem , made a Hollywood whiz of Mulligan , and is still consistently voted the good story modernDoctor Whohas to offer .
“The Time Of Angels/Flesh & Stone”
Season 5, Episodes 4-5
The Weeping Angels would n’t incommode the 10th Doctor again before his re-formation , but Matt Smith ’s Eleventh Doctor was n’t so favorable , encounter the Weeping Angels in time of year 5 . reunify with River Song , The Doctor is taken to the wreckage of the Byzantium , a ship carrying the last , supposedly dormant , Weeping Angel .
It ’s soon revealed the crash was mastermind to awaken an full colony of crave Angels on Alfava Metraxis . In the second Weeping Angels episode , " Flesh & Stone,“The Doctor must balance vote down the Weeping Angels with the emergence of a crack in the fabric of time , menace the whole of realism . After in brief debate sacrificing himself , The Doctor sends the Weeping Angels through the fling or else , solving both problems .
This two - part escapade premise the idea that Weeping Angels can populate whatever takes their epitome , from contemplation to TV footage , adding a new wrinkle to their mythology .
This two - part adventure bring out the melodic theme thatWeeping Angels can inhabit whatever takes their figure of speech , from reflections to TV footage , adding a novel crinkle to their mythology . While the return of Weeping Angels toDoctor Whowas welcome , their counter is somewhat overshadowed by the glut of long - term story threads spread over " The Time Of Angels " and " Flesh & Stone . "
“The God Complex”
Season 6, Episode 11
In the third Weeping Angels episode , the deadly statues were n’t the only threat facing the Doctor and his fellow traveller . Doctor Whoseason 6 ’s " The God Complex " introduces an illusory hotel , where each way contains a guest ’s worst fear in a loving court toThe glitter . Making their direction through this premonition establishment , The Doctor , Amy Pond , and Rory accompany the everlastingly - terrorize Gibbis into his own personal incubus room , which control Weeping Angels .
The Doctor has hold out many lives , with many face , but one constant stay on in their incredible inspiring negotiation and numerous era - defining quotes .
The Doctor uphold these Angels are n’t real , and ca n’t place any of the gang back through fourth dimension . Amy partake her own experience with the Weeping Angels to calm him . The stone villains have slight impact in " The God Complex , " appearing only for the added fright divisor . Despite this , the Weeping Angels were utilized incredibly effectively during their curt appearance . While legal brief , the Weeping Angels instant in " The God Complex " continue some of the most memorable over - all .
“Good As Gold”
2012 Olympics Mini-Episode
The fact thatit wasthe Weeping Angels and not , for model , classic foe like Daleks or Cybermen , chosen speaks volume about just how popular the support statues have become . Despite this short Weeping Angels episode time in at a bare 3 minutes and being penned by little children as a tie - in to the 2012 London Olympics , " Good As Gold " still feature Matt Smith and Karen Gillan , so it can be consideredDoctor Whocanon ( more or less ) .
An athlete unexpectedly enters the TARDIS carry the Olympic torch , and is keep an eye on by a Weeping Angeltrying to steal the flame and " destroy the smell it stand for . " In a here and now that would make the War Doctor despair , Eleven repoint his transonic screwdriver at the monster and blows its subdivision off , expel the flannel mullein to its true owner .
“The Angels Take Manhattan”
Season 7, Episode 5
The Weeping Angels bring back with a retribution inDoctor Whoseason 7 ’s " The Angels Take Manhattan . " A smooth break in present - daytime New York turn sour whenRory is station back to the thirties by a isolated Weeping Angel . The Doctor and Amy follow , team up up with River Songto unearth a human farm in the Winter Quay flat construction , efficaciously allowing the Angels to institutionalise the same victims back through time over and over , including Rory .
After his next self dies one-time and lonely , Rory determines to avoid his dark fate , and refuge to suicide , which could create a paradox that obliterate the Weeping Angels in New York . Amy connect him , and the design is successful . Although most of " The Angels Take Manhattan " technically never happened , a pull round Weeping Angel appears behind Rory in the closing moments , catching him off sentry duty .
Once again , Amy reject to abandon her husband and gives herself up , will The Doctor behindto be happily ever after with Rory in the past times . " The Angels Take Manhattan " restores the awe ofDoctor Who ’s Weeping Angels , and the departure of Amy and Rory is undeniably sad . Interestingly , this Weeping Angels episode place The Doctor in Sally Sparrow ’s position of watching a loved one fall victim to the terrific creatures .
“The Time Of The Doctor”
2013 Christmas Special
Matt Smith ’s final sequence , " The clip Of The Doctor , " featured all thingsDoctor Who . Finding himself on the major planet of Trenzalore , The Doctor discovers the Time Lords are attempting to escape their pocket universe and return to realness , but only The Doctor holds the parole to resign them . The Doctor ’s enemies catch wind of this , and storm Trenzalore in an attempt to prevent the Time Lords ' counter .
The Weeping Angels lash out The Doctor and Clara Oswald first by emerging from the planet ’s snow-covered surface . Another Weeping Angel attacks during The Doctor ’s centuries spent protect Trenzalore , but is trammel staring at itself in a mirror . Much like the 2012 Olympic miniskirt - installment , the presence of the Weeping Angels in the 2013 special says a smashing sight about how popular the Weeping Angels are . Appearing alongside classicDoctor Whomonsters that have existed for decades was groundbreaking considering that the Weeping Angels were inclose in the show ’s mod era .
“Hell Bent”
Season 9, Episode 12
Just as the Weeping Angels were present for the parting of Amy and Rory Pond , they also featurein Clara Oswald ’s last instalment . The Twelfth Doctor ’s first companion had already been killed in " confront The Raven " as part of a Time Lord strategy to entrap The Doctor . After painstakingly fighting his way to Gallifrey for several millennia in " Heaven Sent,“The Doctor come back home and want to rewrite his friend ’s deathby any means necessary .
On the run from his own sort , The Doctor occupy Clara through the fearsome Cloisters , which serve as a tomb for gone Time Lords , and houses the famous Gallifreyan Matrix . In ages past , the Cloister Wars were fought between the Time Lords and their enemies , and keepsake of that conflict remaintrapped in the bowels of Gallifrey to this Clarence Day , including a Dalek , a Cyberman , and a Weeping Angel . As in " The God Complex , " this instalment uses the Angels for a momentary scare , but the prospect of an ancient war between Time Lords and the Weeping Angels makes them even more interesting .
This also marks a polar consequence for the Weeping Angels in price of the significance of the Weeping Angels as aDoctor Whoadversary . There were mass of candidates for the third subspecies to connect the iconic Daleks and Cybermen in the Cloister Wars . The fact that the Weeping Angles were chosen over , say , the Sontarans was a huge cite from theDoctor Whocreative team , signifying that they recognise the creature from the " new - Who " earned run average were now fan - favorites as to the authoritative villain with decades of story .
“The Lost”
ClassSeason 1, Episode 8
Since Peter Capaldi appeared inClass ' very first episode , it ’s impossible to push aside the comportment of the Weeping Angels in the finis . Revealed as the overarching villains of theDoctor Whospinoff serial publication , the Weeping Angels had been controlling the dining table of Governors at Coal Hill School , prepare them for a mystic event known as " The Arrival . " Since BBC canceledClasson a cliffhanger , the Weeping Angels ' passkey plan was never disclose .
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category is a British science fiction dramatic event series localize in the Doctor Who universe . The show abide by a group of students at Coal Hill Academy who must voyage the challenge of adolescence while defending against alien threats . Featuring Katherine Kelly as their mystic instructor Miss Quill , the series explore base of friendly relationship , loyalty , and the burden of responsibility .
According toClassshowrunner , Patrick Ness , season 2 of theDoctor Whospin - off would ’ve focused more heavily on the Angels and search their habitation planet ( viaRadio Times ) .
" I ’d envisioned the civil war and the planet like that . Something only comprehensible in a little way , with so much of it remain a mystery , reminding us that there are paths we ’re just never going to infer . "
There have been severalDoctor Whospinoffs over the years , such asThe Sarah Jane Adventures(2007 - 2011 ) and Torchwood ( 2006 - 2011 ) . Unfortunately , while otherDoctor Whospinoffs make do to finish their narration , Classnever did . This was a shame not only for fans of the show , but also for the Weeping Angels themselves , as the short - lived spinoff depend coif to significantly flesh out their lore and backstory .
“The Lie Of The Land”
Season 10, Episode 8
The time of year 10 Weeping Angels episode , " The Lie of the Land " bulge out with a second that throws viewers off . Earth is now being ruled by the Monks , a tightlipped chemical group who have been rule the planet since the dawn of time . There are statues of them all over the planet , and everyone worships the beings . However , Bill knows that they have n’t been on Earth since the sunup of time and only arrived six months prior .
The Doctor eff what is happening , but he is n’t certain how to stupefy these beings and learns that Bill ’s death might be the only agency to stop this . In a last - ditch effort , The Doctor spread his thoughts to the world , including threat to the satellite , including the Weeping Angels from the episode " Blink . “It ’s an incredibly short appearing , but one that evidence how effectual they are when used to convey theme of threat and danger in the world ofDoctor Who .
“Revolution of the Daleks”
New Year Special 2021
The appearance of the Weeping Angels in season 12 was once again justa modest cameo to cue viewer that they are still around in theDoctor Whouniverse . In this episode , The Doctor was still held captive by the Judoon ever since the end of the previous season . Captain Jack Harkness returned for the first time in 10 yr and the Daleks were back in a fresh sleeker design .
Though they ’re often considered a idol of good & morality , the Doctor makes many mistakes & justifies their action even when they ’re in the wrong .
Before her rescue , The Doctor was held prisoner with several other very familiar characters , including one Weeping Angel . The Doctor even named this Weeping Angel " Angela . “It was an incredibly devotee - pleasing moment , and also one that subtly work a smashing peck toward integrating the Weeping Angels with the widerDoctor Whouniverse . interpret a Weeping Angel adjudge prisoner by another backwash was a captivating moment , and got peck of vision running among theDoctor Whofandom .
