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A young woman named Sally Sparrow visits an derelict house previously owned by Wester Drumlin late one night. On a wall in the house, Sally uncovers a sinister message written in 1969 by someone named 'The Doctor'.
Scared but intrigued, Sally goes to a friend's house. The next day, they visit the house. Whilst there, a mysterious man knocks on the door and hands her a letter. It's from her friend, who has just been transported to the year 1920.
Sally visits her friend's Brother, who is obsessed by a DVD "Easter Egg" featuring a man with glasses seemingly talking to someone. After the meeting, she goes to the Police with her strange story where she meets a young Police Inspector named Billy. Soon after telling her more about the mystery of Wester Drumlin's, he is himself transported back to 1969 where he meets the Doctor. Moments later, Sally gets a call from him. He is dying in hospital. She visits him and he tells her to read the list of fourteen DVDs. Once again, she meets up Larry, her friend's brother. They play the clip at the house. The Doctor gives Sally a task - get his TARDIS back. However, she must not lose eye contact with the Statues that have been following her... |
| Memorable Quotes |
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Sally: When you say "You and the guys", you mean "The Internet" don't you?
Shop Assistant: [Shouting at the TV] Go to the Police you stupid woman! Why does nobody ever go to the Police?
Sally: What's the "big" question?
Doctor: Of course a stone can't kill you either. But then you turn your head away. Then you blink. And oh yes it can. |
| Editor's Review |
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Like last year's Love and Monsters, Blink is a mostly Doctor-less story. The Radio Times explains that the reason for this is because of a tight filming schedule meaning that two stories need to be filmed at the same time.
You may have noticed that Human Nature and The Family of Blood have a different Producer. I guess this is the reason for it.
Unlike Love and Monsters however, this is actually a good story. Carey Mulligan plays the part of Sally Sparrow really well and with a lot of emotion. Although young Billy is a bit of a Jack the lad, his older self is played very well, as is Larry. The downside to the story for me is the one lapse of intelligence from both Sally and Larry. Why not stand back to back to avoid the statues? Or use a mirror? I know its petty, but Sally does seem to make a lot of other good deductions. However, that's only a minor niggle. Steven Moffat penned a really good story. Interestingly enough, he also wrote the script to BBC1's Jekyll, so it's well worth a look. (Dan Ludlow) |