This episode is cheap and tacky, looks low-budget with below-par special effects that you wouldn't expect from Doctor Who. Lily Cole's bizarre mermaid character is lame and looks extremely fake at her every appearance, and the plot is riddled with non-sensical plot holes and inconsistencies.
The most disappointing part of this episode however is the portrayal of pirates. Compared to the swashbuckling, double-crossing pirates of Pirates of the Caribbean for example, the pirates in this episode are slightly pathetic and campy, which makes for a rather disappointing Doctor Who outing. Their "piratey" behaviour is quickly overruled, leaving the audience feeling a bit cheated and disappointed by something that could have been a lot lot lot better.
Writers had better try harder to entertain us in future.
The most disappointing part of this episode however is the portrayal of pirates. Compared to the swashbuckling, double-crossing pirates of Pirates of the Caribbean for example, the pirates in this episode are slightly pathetic and campy, which makes for a rather disappointing Doctor Who outing. Their "piratey" behaviour is quickly overruled, leaving the audience feeling a bit cheated and disappointed by something that could have been a lot lot lot better.
Writers had better try harder to entertain us in future.