Let's dig in. He battles the Second Doctor. It could also explain how The Great Intelligence knew about Trenzalore and all that (I don't know if that was ever explained either). The episode's transport had to take a detour and was going through previously unexplored areas of Midnight. The longer the episode goes on the less threatening the angels become in a sence that questions are slowly answered. Solid reasoning, but there's one major flaw: if OP was able to work this out, then the Doctor should have been able to as well. Personally, I have to give the edge to Blink. It seems very unlikely that the human made transport would be stronger than the Tardis. If it was a carbon based lifeform, I think it could be Omega, he can survive a dark matter universe, why not extonic? The Great Intelligence is a Great Old One from before the current Universe began like the White Guardian, Black Guardian, and Celestial Toy Maker. It was just the first one to pass the entity. It is undisputedly Series 4. If an ordinary space-tourism shuttle can survive this environment, then a construct like the Tardis would have no problem - it's landed in worse places. "Midnight" (2008) I don't think this is the case. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/IdCard.de628c13230c59091a5d.css.map*/The way I see it, both episodes attempt to emotionally overwhelm the audience, to grip them so hard they have no choice but to discuss it after because it invokes a feeling we rarely or even never feel. The point of the Cybermen is to show how a dependence of technology is a downfall; Daleks represent elitist, xenophobic assholes; the Angels are fear of what you don't see. It was around this time that the Doctor first noticed the Watcher. First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2007, it is the third Doctor Who Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. Seeing the Doctor with a look of absolute terror being able only to copy what the entity said and knowing that everyone was practically looking for an excuse to throw him out was terrifying. Thats why Midnight is perfect, because if I had to choose between an enemy with established rules and limitations that I could learn to fight/evade (angels) and something that I couldn't even define if I tried (Midnight entity) I'd choose Angel's over whatever the hell kind of horror was inhabiting that barren uninhabitable world. Granted I haven’t seen Season 5 and beyond yet, but up to that point the Angels don’t even kill you. The Doctor and Rose manage to escape the Jagrafess with the help of an ally. Which do you think is best? It was first broadcast on BBC One on 14 June 2008. Cookies help us deliver our Services. Perhaps because he was the most intelligent and the biggest threat or maybe because the Doctors intelligence was a source of food for whatever it was. Anyways, that's just my opinion. .ehsOqYO6dxn_Pf9Dzwu37{margin-top:0;overflow:visible}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu{height:24px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu{border-radius:2px}._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:focus,._2pFdCpgBihIaYh9DSMWBIu.uMPgOFYlCc5uvpa2Lbteu:hover{background-color:var(--newRedditTheme-navIconFaded10);outline:none}._38GxRFSqSC-Z2VLi5Xzkjy{color:var(--newCommunityTheme-actionIcon)}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT{border-top:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-metaText);cursor:pointer;padding:8px 16px 8px 8px;text-transform:none}._2DO72U0b_6CUw3msKGrnnT:hover{background-color:#0079d3;border:none;color:var(--newCommunityTheme-body);fill:var(--newCommunityTheme-body)} I also find the characters in Blink much more endearing while much of Midnight's cast comes off as annoying. ._12xlue8dQ1odPw1J81FIGQ{display:inline-block;vertical-align:middle} A TARDIS that takes over a person's mind or kidnaps people by materializing around them. 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