It's time for me to do some catching up. Another episode has aired since this one appeared.It is obvious that "The Curse of the Black Spot" was done to help pull in fans of the "Pirates of the Caribbean" movie. Does that make this a bad episode? Not necessarily.Any time a pirate gets cut, a black spot appears on their hand. Shortly thereafter the Siren manifests and takes the pirate. When the Doctor and his companions (Amy and Rory) arrives he knows that there has to be a logical explanation. Rory gets cut and the action kicks into high gear. Amy goes all out to become a pirate and try to save the boys. She does a good job with the action sequences.
"Curse" is a more traditional straight forward Doctor Who episode. Some fans will like it more than the two parter that opened the season. I liked this one but enjoyed the two parter more. The storytelling in it was challenging and demanded more from the viewer. Once again the special effects are fantastic for a television series. This season has featured some of the best effects.A solid episode that will be followed by "The Doctor's Wife" (the Neil Gaiman scripted story).
