Voyage of the Damned

[owl]

I didn't really get into the story itself. Probably because I knew Kylie wasn't going to stick around (and I guessed she'd die) so I wasn't getting too attached to her.

What I really liked was the way that London had emptied, going on what happened the previous two Christmases. And the Queen sticking it out in Buck House. And the evacuation scene with the Corgis! And the pink slippers! And the perfect timing, just as the Beeb announcer says they made it through the night. And the 'Thank you, Doctor!' as the Titanic does a U-turn into the sky at the last minute.

"Alons-y, Alonzo!" Groan.

The death toll was a bit grim for Christmas, wasn't it? It was like, ooops, canon fodder dropping like flies here. I did like the bit where the Doctor goes I'm not going to lose another one. (And then promptly does.) I suppose it's too much to hope for that he should carry the lesson into the new year's series? Nah, thought not. Also, the three white males live, the women, the black guy and the cyborg alien dwarf die. Not cool, Rusty.

SCARY TIEM LORD moments when he was getting them all to follow him through the ship "I'm a Time Lord from planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous, and we'll forget the next bit cos I'm not going to get you all out alive." (That's more info in five minutes than Rose got in two years). Also after Astrid has just driven into the large pit and DIED. DT does do grim and bleak loss rather nicely. But the flying angels thing was a bit TinkerbellJesusDoctor, wasn't it? Although the drama was somewhat defused by the Doctor's dangling Converses.

Kylie was cute. I liked her squee about concrete and shops. And her boots were exceedingly nifty. And she turns into sparkly blue stardust which is slightly cheesy but sad. But the Doctor snogs her without it being a genetic transfer or anything. And she snogs him standing on a first-aid box!

The Oncoming Lonely Storm God got a bit of a dent to his self-confidence, didn't he? He failed to save Astrid or the other 56 survivors, and then the credit card guy says that if he chooses who lives and who dies, he'd be a monster. Well, he has and he is, ne? Try opening your ears, Doctor. Perhaps they actually listened when we complained? Or realised the corner they'd written themselves into?

Preview for next series squee! Donna! Donna being mouthy! Explosions! Ood! Ma Martha! Also Torchwood trailer. Gwen going 'the things I've seen'. Martha strapped to a bench in crucified mode, what is all the Christian imagery about, Rusty? But there will be totally cracked-out Welsh alien drama, yay!



*I think the Three Time Lords of the cut should be the Doctor, Romana and the Master

Comments

[owl]

Oh, I didn't think it was quite that bad. A little 'meh', that's all.

The only good bit was Astrid being a bit cute and the whole of London emptying because of previous christmasses :)

And the Queen! The Queen and the Corgis was good too!

Donna will be great and Martha will be awesome, hopefully.