River Song: "There's thing in the belly of that ship that can't ever die..."
Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: Adam Smith
Producer: Tracie Simpson
Original Air Date: 24th April 2010
Monster/Villain: Weeping Angels
Setting: Delirium Archive (171st Century), Byzantium ship / Alfava Metraxis (51st Century)
Synopsis: Don't blink – the Weeping Angels return in the fourth episode of Doctor Who, which is written by Steven Moffat. The Doctor, played by Matt Smith, is recruited by Father Octavian to track the last of the Angels through the terrifying Maze Of The Dead. Meanwhile, the mysterious River Song re-enters the Doctor's life – but can he trust her?
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Synopsis: Don't blink – the Weeping Angels return in the fourth episode of Doctor Who, which is written by Steven Moffat. The Doctor, played by Matt Smith, is recruited by Father Octavian to track the last of the Angels through the terrifying Maze Of The Dead. Meanwhile, the mysterious River Song re-enters the Doctor's life – but can he trust her?
Notable Features:
- This is the Weeping Angels' first return since their debut in Series 3's 'Blink' in 2007.
- River Song also returns for her second story, the first being Series 4's 'Silence In The Library'/'Forest Of The Dead' two-parter in 2008.
- The Gravity Globe (a floating, spherical light-emitting device) is used in this episode inside the Maze Of The Dead, which has been previously used in Series 2's 'The Impossible Planet'/'The Satan Pit' two-part story in 2006, when the Tenth Doctor and Ida Scott ventured into Krop Tor's vast cavern.
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