Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who) opinion about the episode was divided; the writing and Minogue's performance were both praised and criticised. The episode continues from the end of the third series finale "Last of the Time Lords", when the TARDIS collided with the "Titanic". To investigate further, the Doctor runs the TARDIS's self-repair programme and boards the "Titanic", where he discovers that the "ship" is an interstellar cruiser from the planet Sto. Modelled after the Earth ocean liner of the same name, the ship is orbiting present-day Earth to observe "primitive cultures"–specifically, Christmas. He decides to stow away, only telling waitress Astrid Peth (Kylie Minogue)
Astrid Peth Minogue again "like that". In 2008 "The Daily Express" quoted Minogue as saying there had been talk that her character could be reintroduced at a later date. Davies refused to comment when "Doctor Who Magazine" asked him about the rumours regarding Minogue's return to "Doctor Who". Astrid appears in the episode "Voyage of the Damned". She is introduced aboard the starship "Titanic" as a waitress from the planet Sto with a dream of seeing the stars. Meeting the Tenth Doctor aboard "Titanic", she quickly befriends him. She accompanies the Doctor (David Tennant) on a trip organised by "Titanic"'s resident historian,