Doctor Who: Top 3 10th Doctor episodes to watch on Halloween
Did your Halloween outfit not come through? Maybe you’d just rather use the candy you bought for trick-or-treaters and eat while watching something with the lights off? Or maybe Halloween isn’t your thing?
No matter what the reason for staying in on Halloween, we understand. You probably want something to watch, don’t you? Here are our Top 5 favorite scary episodes of Doctor Who for you to watch.
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Blink
Let’s start off with a classic episode. The episodes where the Weeping Angels were introduced, and we hardly knew anything about them. These now-iconic creatures make this an all-time favorite episode. The episode features Sally Sparrow and is surprisingly Doctor light. The episode has everything, a romance, a friendship, and it’s a brilliant way to start the Weeping Angels.
I don’t know if Moffat ever expected them to become as famous as they did, but like I said in my post about them, there’s so much that happens. People are afraid of the dark, things moving, being torn away from their family, and all that happens with the Weeping Angels. It’s one of Moffat’s best tributes to Doctor Who, in my opinion.
There are many great moments in the episode, from Sally meeting Detective Shipton to the famous conversation through the television. It’s the mix of hilarious and scary. Isn’t that what makes a scary movie or episode so great?
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The Satan Pit
The worst thing about a scary episode is not knowing what’s down there! That’s exactly what happens when the Doctor and Rose stumble upon a space station outside a black hole where they find symbols that even the TARDIS can’t translate. They make friends with the crew (this is also the episode where we meet the Ood!), but quickly realize something’s wrong.
The Ood’s eyes are turning red, and something’s wrong with their telepathy path. Someone’s controlling them to kill the people on the ship! Also, various people are becoming possessed by the devil with marks all over their face!
This two-parter episode is definitely a good one to watch.
The best part about this episode isn’t the people being possessed by a demon or the symbols appearing on their skin. This episode is unforgettable because it challenges what the Doctor believes in. At the end, when faced with nothing but possible death, what does the Doctor truly believe in?
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Silence In the Library
Hey, who turned out the lights? The big villain in this episode is the Vashta Nerada, the piranhas of the dark. The Doctor is asked to come to help by someone he doesn’t recognize – River Song. He quickly realizes that something’s wrong with the library when they’re told to count the shadows. The Vashta Nerada can hold on to someone and eventually eat them, whereas on Earth they’re fine eating things in the woods or the occasional missing person.
This two-part episode explains CAL, who apparently owns the library, what happens when Donna is accidentally part of the dream sequence, and the beginning and end of River and the Doctor.
Why is this scary?
This is probably one of the most suspenseful episodes of Doctor Who there are. You don’t know who is in charge, what’s real and what’s not. Plus, people are being eaten right in front of you! I wouldn’t suggest eating dinner during this episode. (especially not chicken)