30 Days of Who meme, day 27: an episode you wish hadn't been made

[nonelvis]

Rusty wrote some terrific episodes, as well as some real stinkers. And while "The End of Time" is very near the top of my list of worst episodes of the show, there's one clear winner: "Voyage of the Damned."

How much did I hate this episode? Enough that I have a hard time coming up with anything I liked about it: it was way too long, it bored the hell out of me, I didn't care about any of the characters, and I don't even want to discuss Jesus Ten snapping his fingers and being carried up to Heaven the top decks by two robot angels. In fact, I'd say there's only one thing that makes this episode worth watching at all:



LOOK AT HOW PRETTY HE IS IN A TUX.

Ahem.

Okay, I will grant that the scene in which Astrid suggests she wouldn't mind seeing what Ten looks like in the morning, and he nearly chokes on his food as a result, still makes me laugh; and also, Astrid's boots are awesome. But when the best things you can say about the episode revolve around the costume choices, you're really reaching.

Finally, in case you're wondering why I don't think that crapfest EoT beats out VotD for Worst Episode Ever? Five reasons:

1. Bondage chair scenes.
   
2. Ten and Wilf in the café.
   
3. Wilf and the Silver Cloak. Wilf period, really.
   
4. Ten/Elizabeth I CANON, BABY.
   
5. Did I mention the BONDAGE CHAIR?
   

Day 01 - Your Favorite Quote
Day 02 – Your Favorite Classic Series Episode
Day 03 – Your Favorite New Series Episode
Day 04 – Your Favorite Doctor
Day 05 – Your Favorite Companion
Day 06 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 07 – Your Favorite Piece of Music
Day 08 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Happy
Day 09 – A Who-Related Photo That Makes You Angry/Sad
Day 10 – A Who-Related Photo That You Took
Day 11 – Your Favorite Season (Classic or New)
Day 12 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 13 – Your Favorite Villain
Day 14 – The Villain Who Scared You the Most
Day 15 – Favorite Who-Related Tumblr
Day 16 – Your Favorite Who-Related FanFic
Day 17 – A Piece of Who-Related FanArt
Day 18 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 20 – The Character Who Is Most Like You
Day 21 – Your Doctor Who OTP
Day 22 – A Who-Related Fan-Site
Day 23 – A Who-Related YouTube Video
Day 24 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy
Day 25 – Favorite Who Actor
Day 26 – Favorite Who Actress
Day 27 – An Episode You Wish Hadn’t Been Made
Day 28 – An Episode Idea You Created Yourself
Day 29 – Who You Think Should Be the Next Doctor
Day 30 – Whatever Tickles Your Fancy

Comments

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

voyage of the damned is too boring and pointless to hate. it's the only RTD epsideo that did, in fact, completely bore me. there's nothing to say about it. he's done worse things, but as far as new who goes, this is the most mediocre episode there is.

[nonelvis]

I've got other episodes (like AoL/WW3) filed under "mediocre"); I think VotD went past that into the "annoying" category because it felt to me like such a spectacular waste of money and talent all the way around.

I'm curious to know what you think he's done that's worse, though!

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

I'm curious to know what you think he's done that's worse, though!

oh, journey's end, most definitely. no plot, no logic, and slapped together at the last minute to meet a deadline, which is blindingly obvious while watching. but more importantly, he destroyed rose, wiped away every bit of character development that donna ever had, and comepletely objectified the doctor. the only doctor who episode that actually upset me for what it did to the whoniverse.

but it wasn't boring, i'll give it that.

[nonelvis]

Yeah, that one's never going to make my favorites list. I don't dislike it as much as you do, but it's definitely not good.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

it was like some bizarre textbook lesson that went, "you know that thing you spent years of hard work making into something really good? here is how to destroy it all in fifteen minutes."