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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* In [[2020]], [[Steven Moffat]] admitted that he should not have played the scene where Amy tries to seduce the Doctor "for laughs", noting that Amy ignoring the Doctor's protests against her overtures does, at the very least, have some rather uncomfortable sexual assault undertones. He admitted that this was the one thing about his era would change. | * In [[2020]], [[Steven Moffat]] admitted that he should not have played the scene where Amy tries to seduce the Doctor "for laughs", noting that Amy ignoring the Doctor's protests against her overtures does, at the very least, have some rather uncomfortable sexual assault undertones. He admitted that this was the one thing about his era would change. | ||
* According to [[Steven Moffat]] on the [[30 March (production)|30 March]] 2010 edition of the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme, ''Front Row'', the title | * According to [[Steven Moffat]] on the [[30 March (production)|30 March]] 2010 edition of the [[BBC Radio 4]] programme, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Row_(radio_programme) Front Row]'', he struggled to find an appropriate phrase which incorporated the word “Angels” in the title until Joshua pointed out that this was unnecessary, since the presence of the Weeping Angels would have been well-established during [[The Time of Angels (TV story)|''The Time of Angels'']]. Playing on the phrase “flesh and bone”, he suggested Flesh and Stone as an alternative, and the name stuck. | ||
* The title is a play on "flesh and bone", a common idiom referring to a creature's anatomy, since most humans and animals are composed of flesh and a skeletal structure. The title also refers to the Weeping Angels' weakness of turning to stone whenever anyone looks at them, and possibly the fact that Amy thought her hand had turned to stone in the previous episode, ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''. This was a rumoured title for the episode ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]''. | * The title is a play on "flesh and bone", a common idiom referring to a creature's anatomy, since most humans and animals are composed of flesh and a skeletal structure. The title also refers to the Weeping Angels' weakness of turning to stone whenever anyone looks at them, and possibly the fact that Amy thought her hand had turned to stone in the previous episode, ''[[The Time of Angels (TV story)|The Time of Angels]]''. This was a rumoured title for the episode ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]''. | ||
* The Weeping Angels are seen moving for the first time. One Angel is seen moving a hand to grab the Doctor by his jacket, and later they turn their heads when they realise that Amy can't see them. | * The Weeping Angels are seen moving for the first time. One Angel is seen moving a hand to grab the Doctor by his jacket, and later they turn their heads when they realise that Amy can't see them. | ||
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* [[The Doctor's rules]] come into play to defeat the angels: use your enemy's power against them. | * [[The Doctor's rules]] come into play to defeat the angels: use your enemy's power against them. | ||
* The Mill remain uncredited in this story. | * The Mill remain uncredited in this story. | ||
* [[Iain Glen]] would later appear in ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', where his character is touched by a "stonemen" and slowly is watching his skin turn into stone. Here, the men , the soldiers under his command are turning into stone angels around him. [[Matt Smith]] would later star in the prequel series ''[[House of the Dragon]].'' | |||
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