It looks like these two stories cannot be reconciled, as the young sally travels in the tardis but the adult sally fails to recognise it in blink. Doctor whos famous blink episode getting rewritten with. Tim burton style doctor whoweeping angelsally sparrow doctor who tshirt mashups and pop culture references featuring tardis, the phone booth, timey wimey designs, and the doctor. They made their debut in series 3, in the episode blink, and later appear as the main antagonists of the time of angels and flesh and stone, and. Widely viewed as one of the best episodes of doctor who ever made, blink was a doctorlite episode that starred carey mulligan as sally sparrow, the greatest doctor who companion who never was. Does this doctor who fan theory reveal that blink is an even clever. Heres one explanation of how this theory might work harsher in hindsight. It may be that what i did on my christmas holidays by sally sparrow occurs before the time war and this particular timeline has, like that of human nature, been deleted as the result of that particular conflict, meaning that a similar but not. Bbcs collateral was a treat for doctor who fans as former. Starring david tennant as the tenth doctor and carey mulligan as sally sparrow, this unusual episode is one of the most popular and criticallyacclaimed doctor who stories ever made.
She made her broadway debut in the seagull in 2008, which won her an ian charleson commendation award. Blink, one of few episodes where the doctor isnt the main character, in this sally sparrow is built up to be such an amazing, well thoughtout character. See more ideas about doctor who, sally and dont blink. The fact that the character carries the episode successfully without the doctor or a companion, shows us how a full. As it turns out, not only the fans were in love with carey mulligans performance of sally sparrow in blink. Many fans assume that the sally, who is the daughter of kathy nightingale, is the same sally as the one who married billy shipton. Why sally sparrow should have been a full time companion. She made her professional acting debut on stage in the kevin elyot play forty winks at the royal court theatre in 2004. Doctor who blink tv episode 2007 carey mulligan as sally sparrow.
We present steven moffats short story originally published in the 2006 doctor who annual upon which blink is based my name is sally sparrow. All products are designed by independent artists and dr who fans. Interestingly, a lot of the ideas from blink including the scene with the writing under the wallpaper also come from a short story in one of the doctor who annuals, where a girl called sally sparrow writes about what she did on her holidays. Blink was the first doctorlight episodes of the modernday run of doctor who, focussing instead on sally sparrows experiences with the weeping angels, and getting messages from the doctor and martha sent by dvd extra from the past, and used to both a defeat the weeping angels and b let the doctor know what was going on in order that he. Steven moffat is just weeks away from ending his tenure as showrunner on doctor who, and as the new christmas special approaches hes making the rounds to promote it.
Many fans assume that the sally, who is the daughter of kathy nightingale, is the. The character of sally sparrow was infinitely likable. With its groundbreaking approach to storytelling and its introduction of an iconic monster in the weeping angels, steven moffat delivered a spectacular 45 minutes of tv which rightfully received awards. This book collects the entire ninth doctor run of comics from doctor who magazine, with bonus sally sparrow and some behind the scenes from the writers and artists. Sally sparrow was a young photographer from london who indirectly assisted the tenth doctor, and encountered the weeping angels. See more ideas about doctor who, dont blink and dr who. Personally since the episode aired i have been saying i wish she was brought back, even to go as far as make her an assistant. Doctor who annual book, titled what i did on my summer holidays, by sally. At the end, sally spots the doctor and martha walking. Doctor whos blink is almost universally accepted to be one of the best who stories of the modern era. Blink writer steven moffat had originally created the character of sally sparrow for his. Widely viewed as one of the best episodes of doctor who ever made, blink was a doctorlite episode that starredcarey mulligan as sally sparrow, the greatest doctor who companion who never was. The doctor and martha are trapped in 1969 and the tardis is back in 2007 and he needs sally sparrows help to get the tardis back to him and away from the weeping angles. Sally and larry are confronted by the weeping angels, and the doctor must warn them not to look away or even blink if they are to survive.
The doctor explains what time travel is and who the weeping angels are. Sally sparrow carey mulligan the doctor david tennant. Perhaps the most wellknown episode of doctor whos new series is blink. Carey hannah mulligan born 28 may 1985 is an english actress.
Carey mulligan turned down an offer to be a companion on. Apr 01, 2014 sally and the doctor speak, while larry writes everything down, like a transcript. Carey hannah mulligan born 28 may 1985 is a british actress. The short story is presented as a homework essay from sally, though only 12 years old, who encounters evidence of the doctors presence from the past in her aunts house while visiting.
I also got tired of her whinging, and pinning after the doctor dont get me wrong, i fully understand why she liked him, but she was so damn whinny. Sally sparrow was a photographer from london who had indirectly assisted the tenth doctor, and she encountered the weeping angels sally had an interest inurban exploration the hobby of entering abandoned buildings to take photographs which led her to explore wester drumlins one night. Sally had an interest inurban exploration the hobby of entering abandoned buildings to take photographs which led her to explore wester drumlins one night. Before he ran the series, though, moffat was a writer who delivered some of the revival series most beloved episodes, from the girl in the fireplace to silence in the library. She was born may 28, 1985, in westminster, london, england, to nano booth, a university lecturer, and stephen mulligan, a hotel manager. Jun 09, 2015 the doctor and martha are trapped in 1969 and the tardis is back in 2007 and he needs sally sparrows help to get the tardis back to him and away from the weeping angles. In presentday london, the weeping angels, strange creatures whose touch has the power to send people back in time, are on the loose. Does this doctor who fan theory reveal that blink is an. Carey mulligan will forever hold a place in doctor who history for playing sally sparrow in the episode blink, one of the best episodes of doctor who of all time, but she could have had a.
The weeping angels are an ancient race of alien monsters in doctor who, appearing as recurring enemies from the third series onward. Jun 09, 2017 10 years later, blink is still doctor whos finest hour. Carey mulligans sally sparrow could have returned as. Sally sparrow is never mentioned on the show again which admittedly is a shame. The hero of blink could have had more adventures with the doctor. We saw in blink how sally sparrow challenged the doctor and showed a passionate and caring side that would complement the time lord perfectly. One fan theory suggests theres something rather special going on in sally sparrows. In presentday london, the weeping angels, strange creatures. Blink is a story about sally sparrow, not the doctor. Dec 21, 2010 a fan version of the famous scene of the timeywimey dialogue between sally sparrow carey mulligan and the doctor david tennant. Blink is the tenth episode of the third series of the british science fiction television series.
When billy shipton mentions the windows on the tardis being the wrong size, its a reference to a criticism from some fans over the accuracy of the tardis model that was introduced in 2005. Sally sparrow was a photographer from london who had indirectly assisted the tenth doctor, and she encountered the weeping angels. Tim burton style doctor who weeping angel sally sparrow doctor who tshirt mashups and pop culture references featuring tardis, the phone booth, timey wimey designs, and the doctor. Blink is based on steven moffats 2005 story that was published in the 2006 doctor who annual. Doctor who television discontinuity and plot holesblink. First seen in the doctor who episode blink 2007, the character of sally sparrow played by carey mulligan is just too great to be left inside the confines of that one story.
What i did in my christmas holidays by sally sparrow by. Dec 04, 2019 blink was the first doctor light episodes of the modernday run of doctor who, focussing instead on sally sparrow s experiences with the weeping angels, and getting messages from the doctor and. The likenesses still arent great, but the stories are a step up from the current run at least thats my impression, though im finding that reading in 5page increments really. Is doctor whos blink even cleverer than we first thought. Sally sparrow revealed that much anyway, jg guesses sally wainwright could have been. After the problem was solved, sally encountered the doctor in 2008, but at that time the doctor didnt even know.
Nov 23, 20 sally sparrow blink season 3 episode 10 im not exactly a fan of martha. The doctor warning sally sparrow of the weeping angels. Widely viewed as one of the best episodes of doctor who ever made, blink was a doctor lite episode that starred carey mulligan as sally sparrow, the greatest doctor who companion who never was. Doesnt the doctor who episode blink have a paradox. He tells sally and larry to keep an eye on the angels at all times, and not to blink. This is what the doctor needs in my opinion, someone like donna or sarah jane who will disagree with him and stop him from going too far in his quest for justice. Bbc the first episode in bbc america s the doctors finest selection of doctor who episodes airs this saturday, august 15. Sally has a photo of an angel in the folder she gives the doctor paranoia fuel there are a few shots where nobodys looking at the angels. The interruption either wasnt part of the transcript, or marthas interruption and the doctor s surprised look were both part of the act. For example, in the 10th doctor episode, blink, the doctor and martha jones were trapped in 1969 and are able to leave a message for sally in 2007 to assist them getting back the tardis, which was stuck in 2007. Part of the story for blink is based on moffats ninth doctor short story from the doctor who annual 2006 called what i did on my christmas holidays by sally sparrow. The episode was written by soontobeformer doctor who showrunner steven moffat, and he recently revealed that those fans almost got a chance to see even more of sally sparrow. Oct 29, 20 sally and larry are confronted by the weeping angels, and the doctor must warn them not to look away or even blink if they are to survive. As the main protagonist, she really makes the episode work and somehow the feeling she may return isnt completely out of the realms of possibility.
The short story is presented as a homework essay from sally, though only 12 years old, who encounters evidence of the doctor s presence from the past in her aunts house. Dec 06, 2017 carey mulligan will forever hold a place in doctor who history for playing sally sparrow in the episode blink, one of the best episodes of doctor who of all time, but she could have had a. With david tennant, freema agyeman, carey mulligan, lucy gaskell. He and martha are not really seen in the flesh as such but on screen as she tries to put together a jigsaw of a problem in her life, only to find out that she is being chased by stone statues that are lightning fast and can kill you into another time frame whilst they feed on the energy. While taking photographs, she found strange messages addressed to her left by someone called the doctor. Sally sparrow receives a cryptic message from the doctor about a mysterious new enemy species that is after the tardis. Sally sparrow was a young photographer from london who indirectly assisted the tenth doctor, and encountered the weeping angels sally had an interest in urban exploration the hobby of entering abandoned buildings to take photographs which led her to explore wester drumlins one night. Of course, a stone cant kill you either, but then you turn your head away. The key to all of this, in my opinion, was the stupendous performance by carey mulligan as sally sparrow. Blink writer steven moffat had originally created the character of sally sparrow for his short story what i did on my christmas holidays by sally sparrow in the doctor who annual 2006. So she ducks just before the window behind her is broken by a thrown pot, which bounces off the wall and breaks on. Mulligans breakthrough performance was as a 1960s schoolgirl in the comingof. Love from the doctor 1969 kathy nightingale lucy gaskell. Blink was light on doctorcentric action, with mulligan taking a starring role as sally sparrow, a young english woman whose friend is zapped back in time by a weeping angel.
One of the most famous episodes of doctor who, blink, is getting rewritten to include jodie whittakers thirteenth doctor. Blink was the first doctorlight episodes of the modernday run of doctor who, focussing instead on sally sparrows experiences with the weeping. Blink appealed to people who dont even like the programme. Dec 04, 2017 steven moffat is just weeks away from ending his tenure as showrunner on doctor who, and as the new christmas special approaches hes making the rounds to promote it. He also wrote 2007s blink, which many fans would call one of the greatest doctor who episodes of all time. Blink is based on moffats short story and shares several common elements.
In 2007, sally sparrow, intrigued by a message written to her under peeling wallpaper about the weeping angel. Why sally sparrow should have been a full time companion on. Does this doctor who fan theory reveal that blink is an even. Fans loved her performance, and many thought that she should come back to the show. Sally sparrow carey mulligan and kathy nightingale lucy gaskell in blink. The recording of the doctor talking to sally was scripted word for word, but when martha interrupts him to tell sally that shes also stuck the doctor looked quite surprised at the interruption. Jessie jumped forward and grabbed sally, pulling her down with her just before a window was broken behind them, and a flower pot bounced off the.
Sally had an interest in urban exploration the hobby of entering abandoned buildings to take photographs which led her to explore wester drumlins one night. These cryptic messages left on 17 dvds leave sally sparrow on a journey to assist the doctor and martha jones. This ninth doctor adventure depicted sally as a young girl who communicates with the doctor via prerecorded messages, much as in blink. I did it with pioggianelvento a couple of months ago. Different than the weeping angels first episode on doctor who. Sally sparrow was a young photographer from london who. Sally slowly tore part of the wallpaper off, and the words beware the weeping angel were revealed. The interruption either wasnt part of the transcript, or marthas interruption and. I dont hate her, i just find her boring, and forgettable. Doctor who television discontinuity and plot holesblink tardis. Before carey became an oscar nominee in 2010 with an education, she played sally sparrow in series three of doctor who, in an episode called blink. Doctor who christmas special poster welcomes bill back.
And what a great finish to her story, with the doctor appearing, allowing her to complete the loop, and pass onto him the information needed to save her in the past. The doctor is forced to communicate with an ordinary girl, sally sparrow, though secret messages and people sent back to her from the past. Steven moffats short story originally published in the 2006 doctor who annual upon which blink is based. Her mother is from llandeilo, wales, and carey also has irish and english ancestry. The scene from blink when she is talking to doctor on dvd harrahlol comment please. I have a problem with the doctor who timeline in several episodes. Here are books to check out if you loved doctor who.
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