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 Swan Astrid Swan Astrid Swan (born Astrid Joutseno, 1982) is a Finnish musician and singer. She records in English. Her album "Poverina" was released May 11, 2005 in Finland (on Delphic Recordings) and May 22, 2007 in the U.S. (on Minty Fresh). Singles from the album were "Poverina" and "Good Girl". She performed an acoustic cover of The Killers "When You Were Young" on KCMP "The Current" in April 2007. Astrid Swan's second album "Spartan Picnic" was released in Finland by Johanna Kustannus in February 2008. The album has received critical acclaim and entered the Finnish National Top 20 album charts.