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Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 3 Boom

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Doctor Who – Season 1, Episode 3

Boom

Aired May 17, 2024

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While caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor must figure out how to save himself, Ruby, and the entire planet after he steps on a landmine and finds himself unable to move.

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With former showrunner Steven Moffat returning for screenwriting duties, "Boom" takes great steps forward in this new duo's development even as Ncuti's Doctor stays perfectly still.

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Jordan King

Empire Magazine

Jul 11, 2024

5/5

Sharply written, superbly acted, and laser-focused, ‘Boom’ sees Steven Moffat take Doctor Who back to basics and, in the process, deliver an instant classic.

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Caroline Siede

Episodic Medium (Substack)

May 22, 2024

If the start of this season felt squarely aimed at kids, “Boom” proves this new era of Doctor Who (and its talented central duo) can still play to grownups too.

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Anita Singh

Daily Telegraph (UK)

May 21, 2024

2/5

Episode three of the new Doctor Who is called Boom, but a more accurate title would be Pffft. It consists of Ncuti Gatwa's Time Lord standing on a landmine for half an hour while crying.

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Emmet Asher-Perrin

Reactor

Jul 28, 2025

For some folks [...] this is the breath of seriousness they were hoping for in the wake of two goofy opening episodes. But when I’m watching, what I see is a redux of Davies’ favorite mechanisms and tropes followed by a redux of Steven Moffat’s favorites.

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William Tucker

But Why Tho?

Jun 24, 2024

10/10

Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 3 really feels like a piece of theatre rather than a sci-fi, time travel show. The cast has shown that they can be on the centre stage with hardly anyone else involved and captivate the audience.

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Vera Wylde

Council of Geeks

Jun 5, 2024

This had every possibility to be really good. And for the most part it is.

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Synopsis

While caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor must figure out how to save himself, Ruby, and the entire planet after he steps on a landmine and finds himself unable to move.

Director: Julie Anne Robinson
Executive Producer: Russell T. Davies, Julie Gardner, Jane Tranter, Joel Collins, Phil Collinson, Julie Anne Robinson, Steven Moffat
Screenwriter: Steven Moffat
Network: Disney+
Rating: TV-PG
Genre: Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: British English
Release Date: May 17, 2024

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