Doctor Who viewers praise "brilliant" Steven Moffat episode
Doctor Who viewers have praised the show's latest episode, which has seen the return of former showrunner Steven Moffat on writing duties.
Tonight's (May 18) episode 'Boom' saw the Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) stumble into a war on a distant planet, though the Doctor is stuck on a landmine for the duration of the episode in a life-or-death situation.
Since it premiered earlier today, many have shared positive reactions to the episode, some calling it their "favourite" of Gatwa's season so far as they heaped praise on Moffat's comeback.
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"My favorite episode since Peter Capaldi's run," one wrote on X. "I'll admit, I've been a Steven Moffat girlie since it was cool to hate him, but this episode is gripping, tense, and electrifying. Moffat delivers. Ncuti Gatwa is INCREDIBLE. Fifteen is becoming one of my fave Doctors."
"STEVEN MOFFAT!!! MY EMOTIONS! But in all seriousness, Moffat's return was BRILLIANT," another said. "This is probably my favorite episode of the season so far. So, so good. It reminded me why I love this show so much. And I think it cemented Ncuti Gatwa as a PERFECT Doctor."
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A third added: "Boom is hands down the best episode of the season so far and also one of Steven Moffat’s best outings as writer in the entire show. It’s tense and features an incredible performance from Ncuti that has solidified him as the Doctor in my mind. 10/10 episode another banger."
Another wrote: "Ncuti Gatwa's performance in 'Boom' is up there alongside the likes of Peter Capaldi in 'Heaven Sent' like he is born to play the Doctor I can't even begin to tell you."
Many more shared their reactions, which you can read below:
BOOM just showed to declare itself a Top 10 episode.
This season of Doctor Who is rocketing up the charts of favorite seasons. pic.twitter.com/QdS9mqMVQv— Scott Fogg (@ScottishFogg) May 18, 2024
#drwho Delivered an all time great episode in it's long history today/tonight and potentially my favorite episode of TV of 2024 so far. "Boom" is worth a watch as a stand a lone episode much like other Moffatt classics like "Blink"
Give it a chance world. #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/5LqiSYAdjm— Josh (@Konman81) May 17, 2024
Boom! is one of Moffat’s best #DoctorWho scripts, & once again just shows how great Ncuti is in the role. Such an intense, and interesting, script. I don’t want to say more for fear of spoilers?m, but it left me on the edge of my seat throughout. Moff, you’ve outdone yourself! pic.twitter.com/XND1vS53aC
— PJ Campbell (@pj_campbell) May 18, 2024
Well, it comes as no surprise that Boom has been the best episode of this era yet—another series-defining banger from my main man Moffat 🙏 #DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/w3lZjhVBXP
— Alex Wakeford (@haruspis) May 17, 2024
THAT was one of the best ever episodes of Doctor Who ever produced.. Ncuti Gatwa is absolutely, categorically The Doctor thats not even a Doctor @bbcdoctorwho #Boom #doctorwho #ncutigatwa #stevenmoffat #russelltdavies pic.twitter.com/fpOMJDfbnY
— Ty Davies (@TyDavies) May 18, 2024
Doctor Who debuts new episodes at midnight on Saturday, airing on BBC One in the UK and Disney+ elsewhere. Classic episodes of Doctor Who are available on BBC iPlayer in the UK.
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