 Many critics consider the episode one of the strongest during Tennant's time as the Doctor.IGN's Matt Wales named it the sixth best episode of Tennant's tenure, while Sam McPherson of TVOvermind listed it as the second best Tenth Doctor episode.In 2011, before the second half of the sixth series, "The Huffington Post" labelled "Blink" as one of the five essential episodes for new viewers to watch.