 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 . The Weeping Angels also received critical praise . In 2009 SFX named the climax with the Weeping Angels advancing on Sally and Larry the scariest moment in Doctor Who 's history , describing it as " a terrifying combination of scary concept and perfect direction " . The Weeping Angels came in at number three in Neil Gaiman 's " Top Ten New Classic Monsters " in Entertainment Weekly , while TV Squad named them the third scariest television characters . They were also rated the third " baddie " in Doctor Who by The Daily Telegraph , behind the Nestene Consciousness and Daleks . In 2009 SFX listed the Angels in their list of favourite things of the revival of Doctor Who , writing , " Scariest . Monsters . Ever . " 
