I don’t think they can ever be as scary again due to the fact their novelty factor has long worn off by now, but I’d rate this adventure probably their third best outing. Having said that, I have been a little disappointed with some of their subsequent appearances, feeling they haven’t matched their first episode. They’ve been my favourite monster since their stunning debut in “Blink”. I am a huge Weeping Angels fan, so I’m obviously biased. All that was missing was Bessie and UNIT (But we’ll finally see the latter at least next week). Toss in a “Reverse the polarity of the neutron flow!” to really set those Pertwee comparisons into overdrive. Then it shifts things into another Who favourite in the form of the base under siege format. A perfect atmospheric setting for creepy enemies like the Angels. You have an old English rural village under attack from monsters. In many ways, the episode felt like a classic era throwback. “Village of the Angels” is not perfect, but this was easily my favourite of Series 13, if not the Chibnall era. Though, I lowered expectations slightly because two of my favourite writers from Series 11 let me down when they delivered significantly worse episodes their second time around (“Orphan 55” and “Praxeus”). Her previous episode, “ The Haunting of Villa Diodati,” is commonly considered one of, if not the best Series 12 episode. Like many, I was excited to hear Maxine Alderton was returning to Series 13. JC’s take on the fourth episode of Series 13. Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on WhatsApp Share on E-mail
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