The Time of Angels (TV story)

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The Time of Angels is the fourth episode of Series Five. It is the first part of a two-part story. It marks the re-appearance of River Song and the Weeping Angels.

Synopsis

The enigmatic River Song hurtles back into the Doctor life but she's not the only familiar face returning... The Weeping Angels are back! The Doctor is recruited by Father Octavian to track the last of the Angels, that have have escaped from River's spaceship, through the terrifying Maze of the Dead.BBC Doctor Who

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The Doctor, Amy and River Song

Plot

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Cast

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References

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Story Notes

  • This was the first episode of Series 5, and therefore the first episode featuring Matt Smith and Karen Gillan, to be filmed. The first scenes shot were of the Doctor, Amy, and River Song on a beach.[9]
  • This is, in truth, the third appearance of the Weeping Angels if one counts non-TV appearances; they have previously featured in DW: Blink and in Captain Jack's Monster Files (See WC: A Ghost Story for Christmas)
  • Steven Moffat stated in a TalkTalk interview that his son - while watching the episode - said 15 minutes through the episode: "Dad, that is the single most scariest thing I've ever seen in my life!"
  • When teasing the new series, one of the things Moffat mentioned was "the Doctor's mistake in the maze of the dead" - no doubt a reference to this episode. [1]
  • A clip for the episode heavily indicates that this episode will not chronicle River Song's first meeting with the Doctor (from her perspective), as she knows, interestingly, how to pilot the TARDIS herself, and claims that he "leaves the brakes on" (causing the materializing noise) and talks about him as if they have traveled together before. [2]
  • The Weeping Angels crash their spaceship on purpose so that they can gain all of its energy.

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Filming Locations

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Rumours

  • People have said that Sally Sparrow from the episode Blink will make a come-back, but this has not yet been confirmed.[source needed] Rory's presence in Flesh and Stone may indicate that part of this two-parter is set on 21st century Earth, which would mean that such a return is possible. However, given that actress Carey Mulligan was, at the time the episode was filmed, in extreme demand due to her star-making turn in the film An Education, including being in the midst of filming Wall Street 2 in the US, such an appearance is unlikely unless the role has been recast.
  • River Song's presence in this episode may indicate that it is set in the 51st century, but this is not certain, as it is unknown precisely where in the timeline River Song comes from.
  • The Doctor will meet Father Octavian at Amy and Rory's wedding. Octavian will be a able to see the future like Carmen and foreseen the Doctor's showdown with the Weeping Angels and send him after them. This turned out to be false.
  • A Teaser from Digital Spy has implied a Data Ghost device will appear in this episode.[10]

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ [2]
  2. ↑ [www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECKMwGJNJLg]

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