This was the episode where my and my other Who fan friends went from a position of overall goodwill-with-caveats towards RTD's era (we all loved S3 except for the finale) to actively wanting him to leave as we all HATED it so much. If it wasn't for S4 steadying the ship by being actively very good, I think we'd have all checked out for good.
One of the very few pre-Chibnall eps I've never rewatched.
I seem to remember reading Rusty was going through some stuff at this point and that's partly why the episode is so miserable, everyone dies etc. Which doesn't make it any better, of course, but does at least serve as an explanation.
This was the episode where my and my other Who fan friends went from a position of overall goodwill-with-caveats towards RTD's era (we all loved S3 except for the finale) to actively wanting him to leave as we all HATED it so much. If it wasn't for S4 steadying the ship by being actively very good, I think we'd have all checked out for good.
One of the very few pre-Chibnall eps I've never rewatched.
"Where me", even.
I seem to remember reading Rusty was going through some stuff at this point and that's partly why the episode is so miserable, everyone dies etc. Which doesn't make it any better, of course, but does at least serve as an explanation.
As to your music question - yes, they added more drums to the theme for this one, I think - it’s my favourite of the modern iterations
“It suggests Davies might be losing his handle on what the audience actually likes.”
Perhaps, but 13.3m viewers, the second highest rated drama of the entire year (behind the same day’s EastEnders) and an 86 AI suggests not.
I'm reading history backwards, of course. I'm saying Voyage has a lot of the flaws that make the specials year a bit of a damp squib.