This feels like a coda. The only low key moment of pause across series 1. A chance to catch our breath. Having lived in Cardiff for 7 years, it’s quite strange seeing it captured so faithfully on screen. Although, Mickey arrives at Cardiff Central only to immediately then find himself in a very different area of town.

This is our one chance to see The Doctor, Rose, Captain Jack and Mickey in a regular adventure together. And it’s fine. RTD leans into the love triangle (/love square?) very hard, it would have been nice if they’d been given some more action to do together, to make them more of a team.

Bon Fel Fotch is played beautifully by Annette Badland and plays off our leads nicely, with a lot of quippy dialogue, but it all feels a bit slight, like the show is buffering in advance of next week. An alien returning (a first for the new series) and Cardiff’s rift from Gatiss’ script ties it in to the rest of the series nicely.

The most beautiful moments are when you see the flickers of humanity from the monster of the week. The worst moments are when the humor doesn’t land. Overall I’d say my biggest complaint of Boom Town is it’s uneven tone.