After a confusing and plot-hole ridden, yet exciting opening two-parter to the sixth season of the new Doctor Who series, the series has almost completely moved away from all of the story arcs introduced in the first episode, and episode 3- The Curse of the Black Spot, written by Stephen Thompson, is a good old-fashioned historic story with a pirate theme and an extra-terrestrial "villain".
The episode begins with some pirates sailing on a pirate ship, as expected. The pirates, led by Henry Avery, who is played by Hugh Bonneville, are forced to sit and wait as there is no wind to move their ship and a homicidal mermaid siren is hunting off any of them who get cut and bleed. She marks the ones who she is going to "kill" with the black spot. Of course, the Doctor and friends stow away on the ship and help to save the day.
For most of the episode, the Doctor and friends wait as each pirate is one by one killed off by the siren, played by supermodel Lily Cole. Another inside story is the fight between captain Avery and his son, who has stowed away on board. I, however, found it confusing that, after not seeing or knowing where his father was for 3 years, he can just magically appear on board his ship. It's never explained. The best part of the episode is definitely when Rory gets slashed with a sword and becomes very attracted to the Siren, angering Amy by saying she's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. (During adverts (or commercials for you Americans), in a Dctor Who insider, Stephen Moffat said "It's good that a Doctor Who has a scary monster, but this time's it's a big bonus that she's hot as well!"- adding 100% epicness to himself). There are many more of these siren attarction scenes, but Rory's is the best.
The Doctor eventually, with the help of Captain Avery, manages to figure out how and why the Siren has been taking the people. I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you that it is explained in great Doctor Who sci-fi fashion, involving two overlapping parallel worlds. The pregnancy of Amy is touched upon at the end, and after saying goodbyes to the pirates, Doctor and crew get ready for their next adventure. The next time trailer is epic- the Doctor gets an invite from a timelord to have a meeting, the gang get trapped on a planet with a mysterious family , the ood are involved, and the episode is called "The Doctor's Wife", according to many Doctor Who news websites.
Pros:
The episode begins with some pirates sailing on a pirate ship, as expected. The pirates, led by Henry Avery, who is played by Hugh Bonneville, are forced to sit and wait as there is no wind to move their ship and a homicidal mermaid siren is hunting off any of them who get cut and bleed. She marks the ones who she is going to "kill" with the black spot. Of course, the Doctor and friends stow away on the ship and help to save the day.
For most of the episode, the Doctor and friends wait as each pirate is one by one killed off by the siren, played by supermodel Lily Cole. Another inside story is the fight between captain Avery and his son, who has stowed away on board. I, however, found it confusing that, after not seeing or knowing where his father was for 3 years, he can just magically appear on board his ship. It's never explained. The best part of the episode is definitely when Rory gets slashed with a sword and becomes very attracted to the Siren, angering Amy by saying she's the most beautiful thing he's ever seen. (During adverts (or commercials for you Americans), in a Dctor Who insider, Stephen Moffat said "It's good that a Doctor Who has a scary monster, but this time's it's a big bonus that she's hot as well!"- adding 100% epicness to himself). There are many more of these siren attarction scenes, but Rory's is the best.
The Doctor eventually, with the help of Captain Avery, manages to figure out how and why the Siren has been taking the people. I won't spoil the ending, but I will tell you that it is explained in great Doctor Who sci-fi fashion, involving two overlapping parallel worlds. The pregnancy of Amy is touched upon at the end, and after saying goodbyes to the pirates, Doctor and crew get ready for their next adventure. The next time trailer is epic- the Doctor gets an invite from a timelord to have a meeting, the gang get trapped on a planet with a mysterious family , the ood are involved, and the episode is called "The Doctor's Wife", according to many Doctor Who news websites.
Pros:
- Many funny scenes, as Rory prefers the Siren to Amy and the Doctor and Avery fight for the role of Captain
- A great explanation to the Siren's purpose and where she's from
- Good piratey theme, gets us prepped for the upcoming pirates of the Caribbean 4.
- Epic next time trailer
- Great cast (Lily Cole)
- A couple plot holes- no explanation for how Avery's son got on board, some plot holes at the end that I don't want to spoil.
- Some continuity issues
- Repetitive story- similar things that have happened in previous episodes, just with a new setting.
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