Doctor Who:
The Curse of the Black Spot
By Steve Thompson
"You couldn't give up the gold, could you. That's why you turned pirate. Your commission, your wife, your son.
Just how much is that treasure worth to you, man?"
The Curse of the Black Spot has
the dubious honor of following the really good season opener. If you are expecting crazy things to happen
and more developments of what happened in the previous stories then you will be
disappointed. The Curse of the Black
Spot is one of those Doctor Who stories where you don't have to do too much
thinking to enjoy. It was one of those
type of stories where there is something happening and it's up to the Doctor to
figure out and save the day. This time
it is a siren that comes out of the sea and apparently disintegrates anyone she
touches. In order for you to get a black
spot which marks you for the siren to get you is that you need to be bleeding
or sick. Or in Rory's case near death
from drowning.
In case you wondering The Curse
of the Black Spot is the story that features pirates and Karen Gillan in pirate
garb. I like pirates and pirate movies
like the Pirates of the Caribbean series so I was pretty excited to see that
Doctor Who was going to feature pirates this season. Although I liked the pirate action at the
beginning of the story I felt there could have been more pirate action. The Doctor walking plank was a pretty fun
scene as it was pretty funny to see Amy taking up a sword to rescue Rory and
the Doctor. How much of a Sally is Rory
as he couldn't get himself free to help out and when he does he gets cut by the
sword. Well cue the Siren because he is now marked.
