Ok, today I'm gonna tell you a story.
A story with GIFS.
Now, I don't know if you've noticed but I've been trying to reduce the size of my GIFs. Keep them smaller so they don't crash your browser.
Well here, some got away from me.
So I'll Probably split this story up into two parts.
ANYWAY!
I'm going to tell you the story of the Spaceship TITANIC and the Voyage of the Damned.
It's my favorite episode/special of Doctor Who and is PERFECT because you don't really need any lead in to understand it.
Oh, and it's a Christmas Special, so you know it's gonna be good.
Now. Our story takes place at Christmas time between the Third and Fourth Series. All you really need to know about that is that his Series 3 companion has left him and he hasn't found a new friend yet.
The journey begins when the Doctor, having just repaired the TARDIS after his latest adventure, forgets to put his shields up and ends up CRASHING into another ship.
The Doctor is confused, and gets even more confused when he realizes the ship is the Titanic. Well, this deserves some investigating, don't ya think? The TARDIS repairs itself and he (putting up shields) materializes on board the ship. Upon further investigation, he realizes it's not the STEAMSHIP Titanic, it's the STARSHIP Titanic.
:"Riiiiight....."
[AN: Really? REALLY???]
Anyway, it looks like there is a party going on, so the Doctor dons his Tux (with black trainers) and joins in. He comes across some funky Angel things called "Heavenly Hosts" and starts asking questions. The Titanic is a cruise ship from the planet Sto, owned by Max Capricorn.
The robot then shorts out and gets dragged off.
He soon meets an alien girl named Astrid Peth from the planet Sto. [Yes she looks human. She's not] She's a lowly waitress aboard the Titanic who always dreamed of seeing other planets.
That's Singer Kylie Minogue if anyone cares.
Anyway they hit it off right away and The Doctor admits to being a stowaway. Rather than report him, she goes to get him a drink on the house.
Then, the Doc meets a rather interesting couple who won their tickets in a competition. The upper class guests rudely make fun of them. Well, the Doctor ruins their day for that.
[AN: ROFL]
Meanwhile, up on the bridge, the Captain decides to be nice and give the rest of the crew the night off. Except, see that's not allowed. But only the young Midshipman Frame cares and insists on staying on the bridge.
Back to the party, it's time for an excursion to Earth below, via Teleport bracelets. The Doctor, using the Psycic Paper, decides this would be the perfect time to give Astrid a taste of another planet.
Now the kindly old man explains to them that it is Christmas on earth... and his description is so funny I will print it in its entirity here.
"I shall be taking you to Old Town London in the country of UK, ruled over by Good King Wenceslas. Now, human beings worship the great god Santa, a creature with fearsome claws [Claus], and his wife Mary. And every Christmas Eve the people of UK go to war with the country of Turkey. They then eat the people of Turkey for Christmas Dinner like savages."
Eyebrow is right.
So, they go to earth and meet a nice old man who I'm not going to tell you about because it would only complicate things. Wait. I think I did just tell you about - NEVER MIND. Anyway, Astrid is THRILLED to be see another planet.
But before she can really get into it, they are teleported back due to technical issues. Doctor, being the nosy person he is, investigates by hacking the ship's computer.
That bald guy with the gold tooth is Max Capricorn, btw and OH LOOK... The Ship's Shields are down.
The Doctor tries to warn the bridge but the captain will have none of it. Midshipman Frame checks it out like a good sailor and well shit! He's right. Too bad the captain is the one who did it. To make matters worse, there are large space rocks (I forget what level so I'll just call them fiery balls of DOOM) bearing down on the ship. The Doctor gets dragged off by crew and The EVOLZ Captain pulls a gun on Frame.
Then, all freaking hell breaks loose.
Yeah, this pretty much kills most of the people on the ship.
And I just noticed. The Sto passengers are wearing period clothing, as if it really were the Titanic! Nifty.
So, once the chaos stops, we are introduced to our cast of characters for this adventure.
The Doctor (You know him) Astrid (You know her too) The Van Hoffs (The purple people), Banakafalata (The little red guy), Rickson Slade (The man in the back in the tux) and Mr Cooper (The Old Man)
So, all we have to do is get to the TARDIS and...
Well shit. There goes our ride.
So, new plan - Get to the bridge, where Midshipman Frame has survived despite being shot, but the captain has not. And we have a new problem. The engines are failing threatening to send the Titanic and its Nuclear Storm Drive crashing into earth below, something that would wipe out life on the planet. Oh and of course, the asshole of the group (Slade) questions the Doctor's authority, leading to the official "assertion of power"
I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people on the planet below. You got a problem with that??
No
Then in that case - ALLONS-Y!!!
THIS BRINGS US TO THE END OF PART 1
Stay tuned for PART 2 of
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED