I really enjoy the atmosphere around liveblogs and I’ve been tossing around the idea of doing one for an episode of Doctor Who. The problem is that I tend to watch episodes on weeknights after work, and that’s a bad time for…well, THE REST OF THE WORLD. That’s why liveblogs these days are now on the weekends.
So I’m aware that a lot of you won’t be able to participate in this tonight and I’m sorry. We will do a larger Doctor Who liveblog in the future, but I know how special this episode is to a lot of fans, so I think it’ll be fun if we can all smash our keyboards for 45 minutes at the same time.
Tonight’s liveblog of “Blink” will start at 8:00pm PST. That’s 11:00pm on the east coast and FOUR AM IN LONDON. Jesus, I am sorry I swear.
So, we all start at 8:00pm PST exactly and treat the comments as our liveblogging space. Reply to other people, make your own comments about the episode, and make sure the lights aren’t off because I’ve heard this episode is TERRIFYING. Also, there are some of us who know NOTHING about this episode, so please don’t spoil anything!
Sounds good? Then off we go!
EDIT: Because it wasn’t clear enough, there will be a normal review of “Blink” posted tomorrow.
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FUCKING PISS EVERYWHERE WHAT IT'S RIGHT THERE AND IT'S GOT FANGS AND IT LOOKS SO UNHAPPY COMPARED TO THE BLANK CALMNESS FROM BEFORE
Shitting my pants in broad daylight, awesome.
Has anyone heard from Mark, or is he hiding behind the sofa?
Who blinks? I'm too scared to blink!
DAMN IT I'VE ALREADY BLINKED
BLINK AND YOU ARE DEAD…AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH WHY MUST IT HAVE TEETH LIKE THAT
DON'T SPLIT UP THAT'S ALWAYS DUMB
YOU HAVE TO WATCH EACH OTHER'S BACKS.
Stay near each other and take turns blinking. One person can only go so long without blinking.
At least she's not wearing high heels, that's an open invitation to get killed by baddies!
"You're not looking at the statue." "Neither are you" AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH
DON'T BLINK EVER
THEY HAVE FUCKING FANGS DEAR GOD
NOT THE TEETH OH CRAP THE *TEETH.*
AHHH!!!!!!!!!!! No matter how many times I watch this, it never gets ANY LESS TERRIFYING!!!
Why did my comment go into moderation?
KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ANGEL LARRY
oh god oh god I can't even watch the screen and I've seen this before
And I jumped, again. F that statue!! Nightmares forever because of Steven Moffat!
LAAAARRRRRRREEEEEEE!!! I have no fingernails left – OMG!
I love the lighting and the creepiness!
That face, that statue…not gonna lie, I peed a little.
GUYS GUYS DO NOT LOOK AWAY FROM THE SCREEN OH GOD.
UPVOTEUPVOTEUPVOTE
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WE TOLD YOU SO
WE TOLD YOUUUUUUUU
TOLD YOU.
It was bound to happen.
I am so happy to have witnessed a Mark-Keysmash in real time!
I'm surprised your keyboard is still functional
EVEN ON FOURTH WATCH DEAR JESUS FUCKING CHRIST
That is the typing of one with little preparation for things to come. 😀
Seconded
Thirded, with feeling.
I KNEW IT 😀 😀 😀
WHAT ARE YOU DOING LARRY – YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE GENRE SAVVY
SHIT SHIT FUCK SHIT FUCKER WHY AM I DOING THIS TO MYSELF OH GOD.
I CAN'T HANDLE THIS I AM FREAKING THE FUCK OUT.
Larry does "fucking terrified" so well!
Larry: GIVE THEM THE KEY!
DON'T BLINK OMG
AARRRGH! THEY HAVE FANGS!
I HAVE SEEN THIS BEFORE AND I STILL WANT TO PISS MY PANTS.
Friggin terrifying episode, lol.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuudge it's right in his face and omg omg omg omg fuuuuuck i would be SO dead!
Sally, come back, you cow!!!!! Aaaaaaaaah!!!!
Good strategy, I think I remember reading men on average blink less than women. YOU CAN DO IT LARRY.
There's a daily show clip of Pelosi blinking a whole lot, and Cheney next to her freakishly doesn't
THAT'S BECAUSE HE KNOWS ABOUT THE ANGELS! HE PROBABLY PUT THEM HERE!
NEVER BLINKING AGAIN O.O
DON'T SPLIT UP, YOU IDIOTS!
Have you never seen Scooby-Doo?! FFS
did I just see him blink?
I saw him blink a couple times.
But you can't help it! It's biological! You can't not blink you can't you can't you caaaaaaan't!
Christ on crutches I've seen this like 5 times and I'm still jumping and gasping.
i can't even. i just can't.
yeah, you weren't planning on sleeping tonight, were you?
Oh jesus. Best DW episode EVAR y/y/y?
YES YES A MILLION TIMES YES
I think it is a serious contender for best episode of anything ever. Some Buffy or LOST episodes might put up a fight though.
Seconded.
I'm not sure if I'd go that far, though it's definitely an epic one. I can't wait for my favorite episode so I can rant about its awesomeness. XD
Oh yeah, I couldn't agree more.
Hush and The Body. OH GOD.
OMWF?
There are Lost/Buffy crossover vids for that, and I can't wait to link them (in like a year. More?)
OH THAT'S SO FAR AWAY.
Just walk around with your backs together.
I always thought this too but it was too terrifying for me to care
ARE YOU FREAKING OUT YET MARK
He looked away for like a second!
This is like terrifying on the level of pausing Fellowship at the part where they have switched the creepy Bilbo doll in.
Oh no! They've got the Tardis!
I always wondered, can't you close one eye at a time? You're still looking at them that way.
It is a possibility…
longing to make a spoilery comment. XD
I KNOW RIGHT.
Have you tried doing that? It just makes you need to blink more .
I guess you could, But that wouldn't keep the other angels from creeping up from behind you.
Yeah, smart, go to the super-creepy basement…
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUuu
I LOVE HOW SHE IS TALKING TO THEM ITS SO AWESOME
AHH! HE BLINKED! RUUUN!
NOW YOU KNOW WHY I FREAKED OUT WHEN MY LIGHT BLEW
Oh my holy shit I would have peed myself.
Just turned on every light in the room… and I'm still giving myself a crick in the neck from looking over my shoulder so quickly.
It hurts not blinking!
THE LIGHTS OH GOD
OH GOD IT'S TURNING OUT THE LIGHT!
No no no not the light!
OH MY GOD, IT'S TURNING OUT THE LIGHT!!
I had a roommate who loved zombie movies. I made her watch this, and she shrieked a little. This is a great episode to show people who know nothing about Doctor Who.
THE LIGHT.
It's so terrifying the way they use the darkness to get to them.
Okay, I am sitting here and afraid to look behind me but afraid to not look and the past wouldn't be that bad, right? Right?
turning out the lights! of course! its like the creepiest thing ever!
FUCK THAT IS NOT FAIR OH MY GOD
WHY IS IT POINT AT THE…LIGHT
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
LIGHT SWITCH RAVE TIME
They're in the TARDIS!
"Why's it pointing at the……………………light."
fuuuuuck they can turn out lights and get closer and oh my goodddddd
DARK DARK DARK DARK LIGHT DARK LIGHT DARK LIGHT!
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WHY WOULD YOU POST THAT GIF AJSDKLFJ'ASDFJK;ALKSDJF'AS
OH GOD STUFF OF NIGHTMARES
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *hides*
SCARIEST GIF EVER
NEVER SLEEPING AGAIN O.O
FFFFUUUUUUU
why did you do that WHHYYYYYYYYYY ;o;
FUCKING AWESOME GIF. A+
OMG I HATE YOU SO MUCH.
WHY? 🙁 *cowering under covers*
YOU ARE A BAD, BAD PERSON. YOU KNOW THAT, RIGHT?
YOU GUYS I AM SORRY BUT I HAVE BEEN WAITING SO SO LONG TO USE THAT GIF.
I would have done it if you hadn't, so don't apologize. 😀 I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL~
Actually, it's an awesome gif. But scary as hell and you're still a bad person :-D.
VOGUE
STRIKE A POSE.
hahahaha, perfect.
I am weeping. WEEPINGGGGG
AHHHHHHH
NIGHTMARES FOREVER.
You beat me to it! A++ Gif usage. 😀
OH GOD WWWWHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
This gif, omigod, THIS GIF!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AAHH!!! Hit refresh and this was the first I saw.
Not fair, dude!
You are an awful, evil person and for this I salute you. It is an honor to share comment space.
OH SHI —
THIS IS THE BEST GIF
DAMMIT BEATEN TO IT XD
Gah! Absolutely terrifying!
OH GOD THE LIGHT SCARES ME EVERY TIME
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The DVD's the key! lol
Glowing DVD, good for one trip in the Tardis. I want one.
OMG THEY ARE ROCKING THE TARDIS
Sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down, sit down you're rocking the TARDIS… I'm involved with a production of Guys and Dolls right now, this is the only place my mind could go…
NOOOO TARDIS DON'T LEAVE THEM!!!!!!!!!
THIS IS SO INTENSE I'M GOING TO THROW UP
*hands Mark a bucket*
Here you go, dear. It's okay, we've all been there.
I hope you aren't planning on doing anything productive tomorrow.
It's almost over! For now!
the light! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooo
Don't just stand there, let's get to it
Strike a pose, there's nothing to it
OH GOD THE TARDIS IS DISAPPEARING OH GOD NOOOOO
The movies qualify as the disk! Glowy DVDs!
OMG ITS LEAVING US BEHIND DOCTOR NO YOU CAN'T!
DISCO FEVER, WOO WOO!
Oh god, It's Leaving them!
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OH GOD IT'S LEAVING THEM BEHIND!
When the tardis is a rockin' dont come a knocking.
They're looking at each other! Magnificent
Scariest Doctor Who alien ever AND THEY DON'T EVEN KILL YOU PROPERLY.
Yes, I wouldn't think statues that transport you to the past would be more terrifying than monsters and demons and other nasties that kill you painfully, but god, they did a tremendous job on this episode!!
LOVE THIS PART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The Doctor tricked the Angels. Win!
That's like the most fucked up Ring around the rosy game I've ever seen.
Oh my god, they're looking at each other!!
Don't hide your face stop hiding stop hiding— oh.
…until the lightbulb burns out.
That's always been my thought on the matter. XD lol.
THE DOCTOR WINS ALL THE THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE!!!!!
OK, but don't block their eyeline… 🙁
They're never going to move again . . . until that lightbulb burns out, I guess.
"They're never gonna move again."
…until the light bulb goes out?
They're looking at each other. They're frozen looking and the looking makes them frozen.
But if it's dark, they won't be able to see one another, and then they can move. Unless they have terrific night vision.
I think they have super night vision. I don't know if saying anything further is too spoilery.
Like Star trek! Throw yourselves around! PROJECT!
Doctor, you're a genius. 🙂
Good trick, Doctor, but that was mean.