“Blink” was the 10th episode of the 3rd series of the re-launched Doctor Who. First aired in 2007, it quickly became one of the highest-rated episodes of the show’s entire history.

Written in the mold of classic sci-fi that makes you think and scares you at the exact same time, this single self-contained episode is worth watching regardless of how much of the show’s history interests you.

The quote specifically is how the quirky title character, “The Doctor”, is trying to explain how space-time works, and is now a fan-favorite way of ending complex explanations.

The episode also brought us the “Weeping Angel” monsters, which arguably are in the top-10 scary monsters ever dreamed up. And like so many good on-screen monsters, the thought of them is worse than what we ever see on screen.

The Full Quote:

People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect, but actually from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey… stuff.