1. The Weeping Angels Represent The Unstoppable Advancement Of Time
For the majority of Doctor Who's existence, the Daleks have been the unimpeachable scariest monsters that have ever appeared on screen. At least, that was until the 2007 episode "Blink" aired, and everything changed forever. In a BBC poll the Weeping Angels took the top spot as the show's scariest monsters with 55% of the vote; the Master and the Daleks took second and third place with 15% and 4% of the vote. Ever since that first appearance, the Weeping Angels have rarely been out of audience's sight - or their nightmares. The stone monsters who "move" when you're not looking at them and, if they corner you, transport you back through time and feed on your residual life force, were inspired by childhood games such as Grandmother's Footsteps. But they symbolise something far less innocent. Basically, the Weeping Angels represent the passage of time. Nobody likes change. People like it even less when it's dealt out by creepy statues. The victims of the Angels find themselves transported to a life they never dreamed of - a situation people often find themselves in when they get too caught up in the advancement of their life. This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife! But again, creepier when it's statues.
Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/
