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yeah i still bear a grudge against this one for all the reasons you outlined here
There's one extremely weird Series 7 episode after this that brings them back, it's extremely mixed bag because it's got some good emotional character beats but it was by far the dumbest use of the Angels the show had ever done, and he essentially retired then after that, for the best imo. I think they have a cameo appearance in The Time of the Doctor and an episode in Whittaker's Series 13 that I've heard is not awful (probably because it wasn't penned by Moffat).
Would this Series 7 episode happen to be "The Angels Take Manhattan"? I must admit it sounds so dumb that I have come out the other side an am excited to watch it
Yes that's the name. It actually has some good ideas and like I said the character beats are strong AF (it's hard to not cry at the end) but it's probably the goofiest, least scary use of the Angels the show's ever had, for one... BIG obvious reason, lol.
I'm also not really one to shit on the Moffat era (Series 5 was my first experience with Doctor Who so I'm partial to his run as showrunner) so I will not discourage your excitement! Are you saying you enjoyed where Flesh and Stone ended up?
Oh I found Flesh and Stone quite frustrating - imo it really derailed the story and was disappointing after a much stronger Part One. I was a little bummed by that, because I do remember quite liking this episode
(Full transparency - I first got into Doctor Who circa 2012 with the RTD stuff, but I found Season 5 disappointing at the time and fell off the show. I acknowledge perhaps I didn’t give it enough of a chance and am now revisiting with fresh eyes, especially because I know this era was arguably a peak for modern Who’s popularity)
I always liked the crack in time stuff and there were some genuinely clever seeds planted in Flesh and Stone disguised as continuity flubs, but it is kind of messy overall. There's just a bit too much going on for the story to really come together cleanly haha. I hope you enjoy the rest of Series 5!
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