 " Blink " received universal critical acclaim , with many praising the acting , the script , the level of fear and the Weeping Angels themselves . The Guardian 's Stephen Brook called it a " wonderfully creepy episode " that " ultimately made sense " despite " barely featur [ ing ] the Doctor and Martha " . David Bradley of SFX awarded " Blink " five out of five stars , saying that it could have featured any of the previous Doctors and predicted that its " timelessness " would ensure that it would " [ go ] down as one of the finest , scariest , cleverest Who episodes ever " . IGN 's Travis Fickett gave the episode 9 @.@ 1 out of 10 , praising the way the audience felt they had known Sally Sparrow for a while , as well as the strength of Mulligan 's performance , although he noted that " all of the performances in this episode are exceptional " . He concluded that , " it 's difficult to believe that so much was accomplished in such a short amount of time . The story of not one , but two relationships was told , several time lines intersected and a new and rather frightening enemy was vanquished without The Doctor ever coming face to face with them " . Ross <unk> of Slant Magazine believed that the episode was not just the best Doctor Who episode , but also a great episode of the science fiction and horror genre that could allow it to stand alone . He also praised the fear @-@ inducing concept of the Weeping Angels as well the " tenderness of the story and the characters " which were " quite intricate given how much is going on in these 45 minutes " . The Daily Telegraph named the episode one of the best of the show 's entire run , noting that , while the Doctor " is somewhat on the periphery here " , it " adds to the threat " . 
