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The Angels Take Manhattan

  • Episode aired Sep 29, 2012
  • TV-PG
  • 44m
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Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill in Doctor Who (2005)
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After Rory has an encounter with a weeping angel, the doctor and Amy travel to 1930's New York to save him, but they soon discover that the weeping angels have taken over Manhattan, and soon... Read allAfter Rory has an encounter with a weeping angel, the doctor and Amy travel to 1930's New York to save him, but they soon discover that the weeping angels have taken over Manhattan, and soon, maybe, the world.After Rory has an encounter with a weeping angel, the doctor and Amy travel to 1930's New York to save him, but they soon discover that the weeping angels have taken over Manhattan, and soon, maybe, the world.

  • Director
    • Nick Hurran
  • Writers
    • Steven Moffat
    • Sydney Newman
  • Stars
    • Matt Smith
    • Karen Gillan
    • Arthur Darvill
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Nick Hurran
    • Writers
      • Steven Moffat
      • Sydney Newman
    • Stars
      • Matt Smith
      • Karen Gillan
      • Arthur Darvill
    • 37User reviews
    • 20Critic reviews
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    Matt Smith
    Matt Smith
    • The Doctor
    Karen Gillan
    Karen Gillan
    • Amy Pond
    Arthur Darvill
    Arthur Darvill
    • Rory Williams
    Alex Kingston
    Alex Kingston
    • River Song
    Michael McShane
    Michael McShane
    • Grayle
    • (as Mike McShane)
    Roberto Davide
    Roberto Davide
    • Sam Garner
    • (as Rob David)
    Bentley Kalu
    Bentley Kalu
    • Hood
    Ozzie Yue
    Ozzie Yue
    • Foreman
    Burnell Tucker
    Burnell Tucker
    • Old Garner
    Zac Fox
    Zac Fox
    • Photoshoot PA
    Caitlin Blackwood
    Caitlin Blackwood
    • Amelia Pond
    • (uncredited)
    Louise Bowen
    • Weeping Angel
    • (uncredited)
    Doug Hanson
    Doug Hanson
    • Bethesda Terrace Tourist
    • (uncredited)
    Sarah Louise Madison
    Sarah Louise Madison
    • Weeping Angel
    • (uncredited)
    Clem So
    Clem So
    • Chinese Artisan
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Nick Hurran
    • Writers
      • Steven Moffat
      • Sydney Newman
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    2Jack_C_

    This episode was painful to watch

    Amy and Rory deserved a much better episode. Angel episodes have always been weak, but the number of convenient plot holes was frustrating.

    Like the good Doctor, rip out the last page and never watch this episode. You don't need the aggravation.
    9Xstal

    City of Angels & Demons...

    Flowing back to 1938, an angel changes Rory's fate, stealing 74 years of his life force, he's lucky to find a River's course. Soon all the gang are assembled here, but the TARDIS finds it hard to adhere, with Angel concentrations high, their liberty reaches for the sky. The weeping demons have found a jail, it's walls and rooms built to assail, a factory of perpetual theft, where you never leave and have nothing left. An unfitting farewell if you're stranded here, enough to encourage an emotional tear, but tangents new are beckoning, and more often than not, that's not a bad thing.
    7Sleepin_Dragon

    End of an era. Another good, messy episode with lots going on.

    The Doctor, Amy and Rory are in Central Park (2012) The Doctor is reading a book penned by River Song, as the Doctor reads aloud events around him start happening as they're written.

    Moffat is clearly trying to crack the U.S. market, once again the story is set stateside. Why New York again, they've already had Daleks, there is more to America.

    I can't say I was too gutted to see the last of Amy and Rory, they had a really goo innings, but it was definitely time for a change.

    I hope the Angels are rested for a few years now, they are in danger of becoming overused and losing something. The Statue of Liberty was a big no. Although the concept of the Angel's Farm was a good one, very sinister.

    It reminds me a bot of The Wedding of River Song, there is so much going on, possibly too much. Although this is much better executed. Pretty good throughout, but the ending is excellent, big send off for Rory and Amy. She proves she really does love him more then the Doctor. 7/10
    6perpetualdoom

    Decent episode, just loads of plot holes

    With time travel it's highly likely you're going to have plot holes (time travel is confusing), but there were so many things that didn't quite add up with this one (or in some cases, add up at all). Also, a lot of the plot just felt convenient for this being Amy and Rory's last episode, and was a bit rushed and underdeveloped.
    10AleksandrBelenko

    Thrilling

    Amazing episode. 1930´s aesthetic, interesting plot, and most important expanding on weeing angels´ lore in a best way. Best episode with these villans since Blink. The endig is overhelming.

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    • Trivia
      Chronologically, this was the last televised live-action story to feature Matt Smith dressed in the Eleventh Doctor's brown tweed jacket. He would appear in his purple cashmere jacket for the remainder of his tenure.
    • Goofs
      When The Doctor tears the page from the book, he puts it in the basket twice.
    • Quotes

      Amy Pond: Hello, old friend, and here we are. You and me, on the last page. By the time you read these words, Rory and I will be long gone. So know that we lived well, and were very happy. And above all else, know that we will love you, always. Sometimes I do worry about you, though. I think once we're gone, 'you won't be coming back here for a while, and you might be alone, which you should never be. Don't be alone, Doctor. And do one more thing for me. There's a little girl waiting in a garden. She's going to wait a long while, so she's going to need a lot of hope. Go to her. Tell her a story. Tell her that if she's patient, the days are coming that she'll never forget. Tell her she'll go to sea and fight pirates. She'll fall in love with a man who'll wait two-thousand years to keep her safe. Tell her she'll give hope to the greatest painter who ever lived and save a whale in outer space. Tell her this is the story of Amelia Pond. And this is how it ends.

    • Crazy credits
      The Doctor Who nameplate bears an episode-appropriate design, in this case, a motif featuring the Statue Of Liberty.
    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Doctor Who Revival Episodes (2016)
    • Soundtracks
      Englishman in New York
      Written and Performed by Sting

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    • Release date
      • September 29, 2012 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(The Doctor, Amy and Rory in Central Park)
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      • 44m
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