May 18th, 2024
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Doctor Who Season 1 Episode 3 Boom
Saturday 18/05/2024 on BBC iPlayer at 00:00 and 18:50 on BBC1
Caught in the middle of a devastating war on Kastarion 3, the Doctor is trapped when he steps on a landmine. Can he save himself and Ruby, plus the entire planet… without moving?
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RPG74
May 23rd, 2024 - 12:02pmEven if the show clicked with the worldwide audience, the homegrown audience would still be a problem. At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if the Beeb dump it from the schedules next year and make season 2 an Iplayer only release.
Doctor Stu
May 22nd, 2024 - 1:20pmThere’s no way it’s going to be massive success on Disney plus worldwide
RPG74
May 20th, 2024 - 11:18pmCome to think of it, if the series happened to be massively successful on Disney+ worldwide then it’s possible it could still be produced mainly for the global audience. But how likely is that?
Theta sigma
May 20th, 2024 - 10:54pmViewership. Whatever way you look at it is at an all time low let’s just quietly give up as this is just terrible
Cully’s Pal
May 20th, 2024 - 10:37pmBoot RTD and his ‘chums’ out and give J Michael Straczynski a go. Couldn’t be any worse and Babbylon 5 was one of the few series to challenge Dr Who as top sci fi show.
Doctor Stu
May 20th, 2024 - 10:26pmI just want the thing to die now, it’s so sad watching it be absolutely hated by 90% of the audience. Just let the thing rest. Woke ruins absolutely everything
RPG74
May 20th, 2024 - 7:49pmOh dear. Consolidateds for the first two episodes are out: 4.01 million for Space Babies and 3.91 million for TDC. Even if the quality of this season improves as we hope, one suspects that the writing may be on the wall for nuWho. Personally, I think TCORR at Xmas did all the damage. A lot of people looked at it and went ‘Nah’.
Cully’s Pal
May 20th, 2024 - 10:04amThis episode took fifty minutes to pull off a scene that was covered in a far better five to ten minute segment of Genesis of the Daleks. The Doctor wasn’t reduced to tears then. The scene was dealt with in a far better way than 50 minutes of depressing gloop.
The Moffat Paradox
May 19th, 2024 - 6:21pmIt was a typical Moffat Episode but Auntie Beeb and that great cash burning machine Disney it’s now partnered will have to do better than that.
Dalek Eye Stalk
May 19th, 2024 - 2:41pm‘Boom’ is a great story. Full of tension and superb acting. Moffat writes another classic. Really enjoyed it. Best episode of Season 1/Series 14/Season 40 so far.
Cully’s Pal
May 19th, 2024 - 1:29pmInteresting news about the ratings. Odd though because while certain circles are making excuses for them thinking back The Two Doctors was getting around 6 million per episode and ratings at that time was one of Grades excuses for ‘resting Dr Who.
Rob Gardner
May 19th, 2024 - 10:54amOver the sea to Skye, that’s where I wish I was, without a tv signal or internet connection.
RPG74
May 19th, 2024 - 10:32am2.04 million viewers overnight. Ouch.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
May 19th, 2024 - 12:11amAmazing episode. Great performances, dialogue and tension. I don’t know know where he falls in my ranking yet, but I absolutely adore the 15th Doctor. Ncuti Gatwa was inspired casting.
I wonder if 73 Yards will continue the upward trend for the 15th Doctor’s era so far, but Boom will be tricky to beat!
RPG74
May 18th, 2024 - 11:41pmI mean, it was okay. Not terrible, but I certainly don’t think it was anywhere near being Moffat’s best. The problem is, as with the first two episodes it was a gimmick rather than a story. Talking babies! A musical! Now the Doctor stuck on a landmine for a whole episode! They need real plots, rather than padding out half-decent high concept teasers to 45 minutes. As for Ncuti, well, I get the criticisms, but I think he deserves a full series before we can make a final judgement. Onward to next week, and let’s hope things improve.
Anon
May 18th, 2024 - 10:09pmSee the unpleasant comments have started. Ncuti can’t act! Yes he can. His use of honey is no different to pertwee saying my dear all the time. If you don’t like it stop watching. The episode was great, the acting of ncuti and millie was great. But then I get the impression that certain people don’t like anyone. They have been spouting the same nonsense for years now. Just stop watching. Simple solution. Leave those who enjoy it to enjoy it in peace.
Obi-Jiff Kenobi
May 18th, 2024 - 8:34pmWordy, preachy, dull.
Whovian
May 18th, 2024 - 8:02pmMoffat has really let himself down with this one! Absolutely rubbish, feel sorry for Ncuti and Millie having to play along with this awful story!
And if its just going to be a rehash of series 7 going forward, RTD, its been done, come up with something more original
Cully’s Pal
May 18th, 2024 - 7:36pmGhastly the entire thing with its overbearing music and overbearing emotion and sentimentality got on my nerves. I felt like shouting for a sick bag at the end of the episode.
The Moffat Paradox
May 18th, 2024 - 7:30pmHavent seen this one yet but hoping against hope that its a slow burn to getting better instead of a woke train to disaster.
(Missed the boat for comment it would seem the other week.)
“Devil’s Chord” was all right.
As for “Space Babies” my reaction was mostly appropiately:
WAHH!!WAHH!!WAHH!!
Doctor Stu
May 18th, 2024 - 6:34pmI just can’t take it seriously, yes it was better than the first two disasters but the supporting cast are good actors, the Doctor and ruby just aren’t. It’s a mad dichotomy of watching proper Drama and then all of sudden you’re back with Nucti and it’s hard to watch, or he’ll drop the most un-doctory words like gyal or honey. And it’s just so jarring and cringe worthy the way he delivers lines. So I start to enjoy the episode in the scenes where the two main characters aren’t there. It’s series 11 all over again where the mediocre acting just makes every episode unwatchable for me. I wish it was something I could ignore.
But if that woman is going to be the new companion we’re going to end up with a Doctor/companion pairing where the companion is ten times a better actor than the Doctor. Which is just awful, he’s still the totally wrong choice for the Doctor
Anomie
May 18th, 2024 - 9:45amA great episode full of tension and drama. Moffat returns with a boom!
Haza14
May 18th, 2024 - 9:32amAnother great episode! All so different so far! Ruby getting shot so dramatically felt a bit glossed over in the final moments, you’d have expected her to be a bit more shaken up. But other than that, fantastic stuff. Ncuti and Millie’s performances are spectacular. I find myself wanting more scenes of them just talking to eachother! Haha
That final line too! Great stuff Moffat. Next week’s looks creepy! Another different style. Really enjoying this series so far!
Anon
May 18th, 2024 - 9:21amGreat episode. Moffat is such a great writer. I liked he brought back elements from his own era
Gordon
May 18th, 2024 - 1:28amThis was superb. Moffat absolutely smashed it out of the park and knocked it into a field 5 miles away. Best episode of the rtd2 era so far plus next weeks look creepy too
Tom Williams
May 18th, 2024 - 1:04amWatched it already without spoilers but wasn’t a episode too my like tonight would off more been interesting if something more dramatic had happened tbh