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Boom (Doctor Who)
"Boom" is the third episode of the fourteenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, who had previously been showrunner from 2010 to 2017, and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 May 2024 and released in the United States on Disney+ on 17 May.
The episode revolves around the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), who land on an alien planet in the midst of a large-scale war. When the Doctor steps on a landmine, he is forced to come up with a solution to disarm it without moving. In what is considered to be a bottle episode, Varada Sethu, who was not expected to debut in Doctor Who until the following series, makes a guest appearance as Mundy Flynn.
The episode was watched by 3.57 million viewers and critical reception of the episode was positive.
On a war-torn alien planet, injured soldier John Francis Vater of the Anglican Army is hunted by a robotic ambulance. He is killed by the ambulance, and his body is turned into a cylinder that contains an AI with his personality. The Doctor and Ruby arrive as this is happening, and after hearing Vater's screams, give chase to investigate. In the process, the Doctor steps on a landmine and cannot move as this will activate it. The landmine, which comes from the Villengard weapons manufacturing company, is triggered by affecting the DNA of whoever steps on it and turning them into an explosive. He knows his DNA – that of a Time Lord – would cause an explosion that would destroy half the planet.
To avoid the Doctor having to stand on one leg, Ruby gives him the nearest object she finds, Vater's cylinder, so he can counterbalance himself. Vater's daughter Splice arrives, looking for her father. Ruby is forced to keep Splice away from the Doctor and the cylinder so she won't trigger the landmine. The trio are then joined by soldier Mundy Flynn of the Anglican Army. Mundy explains they are fighting Kastarions, aliens they believe live underground. Mundy shoots the Doctor, which attracts another ambulance. Ruby and Mundy are forced to distract it with combat so that it doesn't "treat" the Doctor. Canterbury James Olliphant (known as Canto) arrives, another soldier. He harbours a crush on Mundy, and unaware that Ruby isn't a threat to Mundy, he shoots and severely injures her.
The Doctor then realises that there are no Kastarions, and that the weapons company Villengard is making money by creating a conflict and a reason for soldiers to be there. To stop the landmine, as well as the ambulances arriving, the Doctor realises that they need to end the conflict. He convinces Vater's AI to go into Villengard's databases and convince the Anglicans to surrender by finding proof that the Kastarions don't exist. While trying to reconfigure an ambulance treating Ruby, Canto is killed. The AI form of Canto in his cylinder admits to Mundy how much he loved her. Villengard's ambulances attempt to stop Vater, but he succeeds and ends the war, which allows the Doctor to step off the landmine and the ambulance to actually treat Ruby. Mundy takes Splice in, having previously promised Vater she would, as they see a relieved Doctor and Ruby off.
"Boom" was written by former Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Steven Moffat. It was the first episode he had written for the programme since "Twice Upon a Time" (2017). Moffat was first asked to return to the show by the incumbent showrunner and his original prececessor, Russell T Davies, soon after his own return to Doctor Who was agreed behind the scenes in 2021. Davies emailed Moffat with the news prior to it being officially announced, and the two subsequently called each other, with Davies taking the opportunity to ask him about returning to write again as a vague aside. Moffat initially downplayed the offer, as he was unsure he had any new ideas left for the series.
Davies and Moffat nonetheless began discussing and exchanging different potential stories again in their regular chats; Moffat originally considered returns for the Silence and Weeping Angels, and even accidentally suggested a plot similar to one that had already been done under his tenure by another writer ("The God Complex" by Toby Whithouse). According to him, when he eventually came up with and sent the basic concept of "Boom", Davies responded within just 30 seconds, eagerly accepting it. Moffat began writing a rough version of the episode at this time, before officially telling the production office he had now accepted Davies' offer. After writing the first 12–14 pages of the script, he believed the episode didn't start in the proper place and started fresh.
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Boom (Doctor Who)
"Boom" is the third episode of the fourteenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was written by Steven Moffat, who had previously been showrunner from 2010 to 2017, and directed by Julie Anne Robinson. It was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 18 May 2024 and released in the United States on Disney+ on 17 May.
The episode revolves around the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and his companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), who land on an alien planet in the midst of a large-scale war. When the Doctor steps on a landmine, he is forced to come up with a solution to disarm it without moving. In what is considered to be a bottle episode, Varada Sethu, who was not expected to debut in Doctor Who until the following series, makes a guest appearance as Mundy Flynn.
The episode was watched by 3.57 million viewers and critical reception of the episode was positive.
On a war-torn alien planet, injured soldier John Francis Vater of the Anglican Army is hunted by a robotic ambulance. He is killed by the ambulance, and his body is turned into a cylinder that contains an AI with his personality. The Doctor and Ruby arrive as this is happening, and after hearing Vater's screams, give chase to investigate. In the process, the Doctor steps on a landmine and cannot move as this will activate it. The landmine, which comes from the Villengard weapons manufacturing company, is triggered by affecting the DNA of whoever steps on it and turning them into an explosive. He knows his DNA – that of a Time Lord – would cause an explosion that would destroy half the planet.
To avoid the Doctor having to stand on one leg, Ruby gives him the nearest object she finds, Vater's cylinder, so he can counterbalance himself. Vater's daughter Splice arrives, looking for her father. Ruby is forced to keep Splice away from the Doctor and the cylinder so she won't trigger the landmine. The trio are then joined by soldier Mundy Flynn of the Anglican Army. Mundy explains they are fighting Kastarions, aliens they believe live underground. Mundy shoots the Doctor, which attracts another ambulance. Ruby and Mundy are forced to distract it with combat so that it doesn't "treat" the Doctor. Canterbury James Olliphant (known as Canto) arrives, another soldier. He harbours a crush on Mundy, and unaware that Ruby isn't a threat to Mundy, he shoots and severely injures her.
The Doctor then realises that there are no Kastarions, and that the weapons company Villengard is making money by creating a conflict and a reason for soldiers to be there. To stop the landmine, as well as the ambulances arriving, the Doctor realises that they need to end the conflict. He convinces Vater's AI to go into Villengard's databases and convince the Anglicans to surrender by finding proof that the Kastarions don't exist. While trying to reconfigure an ambulance treating Ruby, Canto is killed. The AI form of Canto in his cylinder admits to Mundy how much he loved her. Villengard's ambulances attempt to stop Vater, but he succeeds and ends the war, which allows the Doctor to step off the landmine and the ambulance to actually treat Ruby. Mundy takes Splice in, having previously promised Vater she would, as they see a relieved Doctor and Ruby off.
"Boom" was written by former Doctor Who showrunner and executive producer Steven Moffat. It was the first episode he had written for the programme since "Twice Upon a Time" (2017). Moffat was first asked to return to the show by the incumbent showrunner and his original prececessor, Russell T Davies, soon after his own return to Doctor Who was agreed behind the scenes in 2021. Davies emailed Moffat with the news prior to it being officially announced, and the two subsequently called each other, with Davies taking the opportunity to ask him about returning to write again as a vague aside. Moffat initially downplayed the offer, as he was unsure he had any new ideas left for the series.
Davies and Moffat nonetheless began discussing and exchanging different potential stories again in their regular chats; Moffat originally considered returns for the Silence and Weeping Angels, and even accidentally suggested a plot similar to one that had already been done under his tenure by another writer ("The God Complex" by Toby Whithouse). According to him, when he eventually came up with and sent the basic concept of "Boom", Davies responded within just 30 seconds, eagerly accepting it. Moffat began writing a rough version of the episode at this time, before officially telling the production office he had now accepted Davies' offer. After writing the first 12–14 pages of the script, he believed the episode didn't start in the proper place and started fresh.