My Voyage of the Damed Review

The anticipated return of Doctor Who in the Voyage of the Damned came on strong, leaving off where last years series ended. With the bold new theme tune (that I’m not sure I like) took me by surprise. As always the special effects, music and acting were top notch. I wish I could say the same for the script. Russell T. Davies needs to leave the script writing to those who truly understand science fiction and spare us his usual disaster film remakes and insisting on making David Tennant’s Doctor a kissing Doctor, I know I griped about that before, and I don’t intend on stopping. Give it a break Russell, this isn’t Torchwood, and the Doctor isn’t a galactic whore, who seems to fall in love with anyone of the opposite sex he runs into.
Now, on to story. Kylie Minogue's appearance was good, but happily I liked her ill fated end in the final act of the story. I felt that if she would continue with the Doctor she would have turned into another Rose. On the other hand I really enjoyed the character Bannakaffalatta and felt he would have made a good companion for the Doctor. Something offbeat like Bannakaffalatta would have given the new series a boost that I feel may begin to wane if something off the wall isn’t done. I know you read my reviews and wonder if I even like the series. Well I do, but unlike most reviews who rave about the series, I try and pick the things that need to be fixed. I could be the perfect fan boy and praise all that is good about Doctor Who, but I’d feel much like a robot, speaking of robot, don’t you feel the story was a lot like Robots of Death? Why couldn’t there have been a really sinister villain behind it all, like the Rani, or Davros, or Taren Capel the villain from Robots of Death. I want good things for Doctor Who, and there have been many good things about the series so far. I am truly looking forward to series 4 in the spring.