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 Assefa Astrid Assefa Astrid Assefa, born "Astrid Margaretha Engelbrektsson", is an Ethiopian-Swedish singer, actor and theater director. She was born on February 7, 1953 in Arvika, a locality and the seat of Arvika Municipality in Värmland County of Sweden. She is best known for her acting appearances in "Cool Kids Don't Cry" (2014), "Stockholm East" (2011) and "" (1995). Born in 1953 in Sweden, Assefa studied at the state stage school in Gothenburg and has been involved with the Royal Dramatic Theatre, The Riksteatern (Sweden's largest tour theater), the Folkeatern in Gävle and Stockholm City Theatre. She worked as a theater