After the Doctor stressed, “I’m not kidding!
Can’t move if you’re looking at them!”
Anita, having already accused the concept of being nonsense, responded with “But that’s rubbish!”
Clearly, this scene was a callback to the Weeping Angels - a villain Moffat himself concocted.
Moffat himself, speaking through Anita in “Joy to the World,” appears to disagree.
Arguably the most visible mark of Moffat’s legacy, however, remains the Weeping Angels.
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Perhaps futureDoctor Whoseasons must evolve the Weeping Angels.
Still, Anita’s humorous critique has gently placed the Weeping Angels on par with the Daleks.
The latest Doctor Who series introduces the Fifteenth Doctor, joined by new companion Ruby Sunday.
