It's great, but not the best of The Doctor Who Specials. (Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned (DVD))

Member Name: Jcapulet

Product:	Doctor Who - Voyage Of The Damned (DVD)
Date:	03/03/09 (14 review reads)
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Advantages: Captures much about what makes Doctor Who great

Disadvantages: Some characters were weaker than others, sorry, butI still love you though Kylie !!

I'll admit that this isn't my favourite Doctor Who Christmas Special, but I'm not sure why !! I love Kylie but her character didn't really make me think 'possible companion' even though her character, Astrid, was lovely and obviously very brave since she does whatever she needs to do to help The Doctor in his mission, but it's just the little things I think !! I'm going to sound soooooooo picky but for example I felt that Kylie spent too much time trying to disprove the 'botox' rumours and scrunching her face up as much as possible !! Also, whilst Astrid is obviously lovely and she made a great sacrifice for the Doctor I didn't really feel the depth of despair that The Doctor did afterwards. I felt more upset during an episode in Series 4 that looks back on all those who had sacrificed themselves for The Doctor than I did in this episode even though her bravery was never in doubt, but I'm not sure why. I think the character was just 'lacking' in something and so I didn't really buy into the fact that Astrid had the qualities to become a companion in any way, shape or form even though The Doctor obviously took a liking since she was lovely and she was brave.

That aside, it's still a great little adventure. We ended series 3 with something striking the Tardis whilst the Tardis defences were down and we learn that it's the Titanic, although not THAT Titanic, but an inter-galactic flying version which has been set up to crash into Earth. The Doctor and his little band of companions onboard the Titanic ( along with Alonso onthe flight deck ) fight to try and stop this becoming reality since it will cause many deaths on Earth should this happen. Along the way we meet some 'Host' out to thwart The Doctor which remind me of a cross between the Pilot fish and the Weeping Angels from earlier episodes and the likes of Mr Copper ( who is VERY bad at his historian type job but look out for a reference to Mr Copper in series 4 ) and a certain newspaper seller who will become better known in Series 4 !!

All in all, a great piece of Christmas entertainment for all the family, but not my favourite of The Doctor Who Christmas specials.

Summary: Much better than your average TV show, but falls short of the best from Doctor Who.