Doctor Who: Boom Review - 9 Ups & 3 Downs

We'll try not to gush too much, but Moffat is a writer who makes it very hard not to be biased.

We've missed this man's style of storytelling so much, but what really shines this time around is his patented approach to dialogue, which fits Fifteen and Ruby like. A. Glove. This sort of spectacle-lite story sinks or swims dependent on the dialogue, and sure enough, Moffat absolutely lifts this piece through his writing.

We'll get into this more in a moment, but Fifteen in particular excels in this area, with his humanity and snark on full display (his line delivery on the gas being cleared so soldiers "don't choke to death before they are safely shot" was a highlight of a script that's brimming with humour). It seems that straight out the gate, Moffat just gets the Fifteenth Doctor, and the transition from RTD's writing in this sense is seamless.

We can feel the age and the history in Gatwa's portrayal this time around, though if we were to level a small criticism at Moffat, we do feel like some of these lines strayed a little too close to Smith or Capaldi's style of delivery – not constantly, but a little too frequently.

With Moffat returning to write this year's Christmas special Joy to the World, we're hoping he's sticking around as a staple of the RTD2 era.