"Don't blink"

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"Don't blink" is the iconic warning associated with the Weeping Angels in Doctor Who, urging characters to avoid blinking to escape these predatory creatures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who catchphrase
catchphrase
warning
appearsInEpisode Doctor Who episode "Blink"
surface form: "Doctor Who episode Blink"
appearsInFranchise Doctor Who
surface form: "Doctor Who television series"
associatedWith Doctor Who
Weeping Angels
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
createdByWriter Steven Moffat
culturalImpact inspired internet memes
widely quoted in popular culture
expandedForm Don't blink. Blink and you're dead.
fandomStatus iconic quote
memetic phrase
fandomUsage warning to other fans about Weeping Angels
firstAppearanceSeries Doctor Who series 3
firstAppearanceYear 2007
firstAppearedIn Blink
franchiseOwner BBC
genreContext science fiction
hasSubject Weeping Angels behavior
instruction keep your eyes open
language English
medium television
partOfQuoteBy Doctor Who episode "Blink"
surface form: "Tenth Doctor in Blink"
refersTo survival tactic against Weeping Angels
relatedMonster Weeping Angels
surface form: "Weeping Angel"
spokenByCharacter Sally Sparrow
Tenth Doctor
The Doctor NERFINISHED
theme fear of looking away
suspense
usedAs episode tagline
promotional slogan for Blink

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Weeping Angels catchphrase "Don't blink"

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