Should we be able to see the Weeping Angels move?
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I don't know...I specifically remember The Doctor's surprise that the angels were doing that, but it's certainly possible that's what they did to Octavian too. That would fit with the theory that they were so busy gorging themselves on the reactor's radiation that they didn't bother displacing the people they killed, just killing them because...well, that's what they do.
One thing that did bug me was why the Angels were killing in such a brutal way, and being so willfully sadistic.
It was never suggested in 'Blink' that this was a particularly malicious race. In fact, their tag of 'Lonely assassins' or whatever it was, makes it sound like they are considered a tragic and unfortunate race.
The Doctor also seems unusually hardline, willing to condone hunting down and shooting the (apparently) lone Angel, with no suggestion that he intends to negotiate.
After all, the angels are (or were in 'Blink' anyway) only doing what they have to do to survive. And they don't even kill people usually. It seems odd that the Doctor would be so accepting of the need for such a terminal solution.
He's pardoned far worse people in the past, on the understanding that regardless of what they've done, beating people down doesn't really help anyone in the long run.
Surely this kind of extermination squad tactic would only make everyone involved into an out and out enemy of The Weeping Angels. Is that really a wise thing to do?
It was never suggested in 'Blink' that this was a particularly malicious race. In fact, their tag of 'Lonely assassins' or whatever it was, makes it sound like they are considered a tragic and unfortunate race.
The Doctor also seems unusually hardline, willing to condone hunting down and shooting the (apparently) lone Angel, with no suggestion that he intends to negotiate.
After all, the angels are (or were in 'Blink' anyway) only doing what they have to do to survive. And they don't even kill people usually. It seems odd that the Doctor would be so accepting of the need for such a terminal solution.
He's pardoned far worse people in the past, on the understanding that regardless of what they've done, beating people down doesn't really help anyone in the long run.
Surely this kind of extermination squad tactic would only make everyone involved into an out and out enemy of The Weeping Angels. Is that really a wise thing to do?
You know, I really need to watch Blink. I can't say if I think the Angels are consistent between those episodes, but I thought they made sense as a villain in Time of the Angels.
The Doctor never said they were going to shoot the Angel...to me it seemed more like he wasn't thrilled with the Army (sorry, I mean, Church) coming along but tolerated them and their violent solutions. That and he did say they were the most vicious thing evolution has ever wrought...but again, that might not be consistent with Blink. I don't know, since I haven't watched the episode...I will as soon as I can though.
The Doctor never said they were going to shoot the Angel...to me it seemed more like he wasn't thrilled with the Army (sorry, I mean, Church) coming along but tolerated them and their violent solutions. That and he did say they were the most vicious thing evolution has ever wrought...but again, that might not be consistent with Blink. I don't know, since I haven't watched the episode...I will as soon as I can though.
I thought they didn't have enough energy in the first part to send people back, hense the killing. It wasn't until the end of that episode (as they got closer to the ship) and part two that they started feeding off the radiation.
^You might be right, actually. That would make sense. Perhaps killing a human gives them a small amount of 'food' and they were starving to death. That's why the Angel in the ship came to them...though how it made the ship crash in the right place I still don't understand.
The Doctor tells Octavian to 'Lock and Load!' It sure doesn't seem like he's intending to do anything but make sure the angel is destroyed.
There is definately some antagonism on his part towards the clerics, but I got the impression whilst he didn't approve of this kind of thing on principle, he was in fact going to let them kill the angel.
He certainly doesn't say otherwise, not even privately to River or Amy. He really does just seem to be intent on killing it.
And the angels make such an action easier, by being mocking and sadistic. This is something that was never suggested in 'Blink'. Their violent murders in the episode also don't track with what we knew of them.
They just seem to be being evil for the sake of it.
There is definately some antagonism on his part towards the clerics, but I got the impression whilst he didn't approve of this kind of thing on principle, he was in fact going to let them kill the angel.
He certainly doesn't say otherwise, not even privately to River or Amy. He really does just seem to be intent on killing it.
And the angels make such an action easier, by being mocking and sadistic. This is something that was never suggested in 'Blink'. Their violent murders in the episode also don't track with what we knew of them.
They just seem to be being evil for the sake of it.
Well, some humans are psycho and violent, and others are peaceful and friendly. Maybe Weeping Angels have just as much variety in their personalities?
My point being that the Doctor usually always gives people a chance at least, because resorting to such measures. In fact, he generally refuses to use the cleric's form of extermination, first stop.
The times he hasn't done this are flagged up as being truly extraordinary.
I.e the Family of Blood for what they did to John Smith (and even then, its suggested he might forgive the little girl someday), and the Daleks (because he considers them the most truly evil and irredeemably evil beings in the galaxy).
The times he hasn't done this are flagged up as being truly extraordinary.
I.e the Family of Blood for what they did to John Smith (and even then, its suggested he might forgive the little girl someday), and the Daleks (because he considers them the most truly evil and irredeemably evil beings in the galaxy).
Angels are clever. It could've broken out of the cargo hold and gotten to some vital computer terminal or engineering access point and sabotaged the ship from there. It could've taken over one of the ship's passengers or crew using the security monitors the same way it tried to get Amy, and used that person to crash the ship. It could've systematically snuck up on and displaced everyone on board until it was the only thing left on the ship, and then piloted it with impunity (that would explain why there were no bodies...).
