#boom town

[susanssarandon]

claudette colbert in boom town (1940)

[communistsgaycousin]

just rewatching boom town...

well, hope that never happens! right? ...right.

[howthebestwaslost-blog]

This would be the perfect place for a nuclear power station

[rawwkfingers]

S1E11: Boom Town

Rating: 8/10

Im shocked its this high, I've never been a huge fan of this episode before now. I think I always lumped it in with the other Slitheen episodes and wrote it off as being the best of the three but there's actually very little of the problematic elements from those episodes here

Instead we get a phenomenal exploration of justice. Do genocidal murderers deserve the death penalty? If Blon does, why doesn't the Doctor? Can people who have committed horrific acts of violence reform? Should they be given the chance to? Are people who enforce the law responsible for the actions of the justice system after the fact? Is it nature or nurture that makes people who they are?

Despite the fact that this episode is 21 years old (or perhaps because of that fact) the episode clearly takes the stand that reformation is possible and should be advocated for. Admittedly, Blon regressing to being an egg is an easy out for this stance, but for a single 45 minute episode I think it's fine to take the easy out when the episode has done so much work setting up the justification for it.

Especially when this isn't the only thing the episode is dealing with; we also get to the point where Mickey fully moves from "loser boyfriend who doesn't deserve Rose because he's a loser" to "loser boyfriend who doesn't deserve Rose because she isn't able to give him the love he needs." It takes a LOT for me to care about loser boyfriends so huge props to RTD for doing so. Although a lot of the reason why is because I've been in his situation for, being madly head over in heels in love with someone who just does not feel the same way and knowing it

The episode passes the Bechdel test with the conversation between Blon and Cathy the reporter about the nuclear power plant, making this 6/11 so far. Rose and Blon both have a lot of excellent character work despite barely interacting in the episode. Rose's relationship with Mickey is painfully realistic, and the dinner scene between the Doctor and Blon is some of the best work in the entire series. And the scene between Blon and Cathy has a really wonderful moment of female bonding over family and using the bathroom together

All in all, loved this episode a lot more than I thought I would and I'm really, really glad

[thedoctorwhocompanion]

Preservation Efforts Underway for Ianto's Shrine in Cardiff (Including Doctor Who Newspapers)

Preservation efforts are underway to keep some of the tributes left at Ianto Jones’ Torchwood shrine in Cardiff. The shrine, left as a tribute to the fictional character from the Doctor Who spin-off, and as a wider lament over the show’s demise, was said to be taken down last month (April 2026), but prop-maker James Sutton has said that, with the permission of Mermaid Quay and BBC Studios, he’d…

Preservation Efforts Underway for Ianto's Shrine in Cardiff (Including Doctor Who Newspapers)

[howthebestwaslost-blog]

‘And I was having such a nice day.’

Had my very first Pumpkin Spice Latte* on that pier, with a great view of Torchwood Pizza Delivery Entrance on one side and the table where Nine, Rose and Mickey listened to the tale of naked Jack running from the tusk monster on the other

*because if I can’t shove in as many random DW references as possible, what am I even doing here

Anyway, here’s more pictures of Cardiff Bay.

[automatonwithautonomy]

boom town is kind of evil. it's just. nine and rose and jack are so happy. they're in their element. they're in love. they spin around each other like orbiting planets, dancing, that feeling of being so absolutely right. nowhere else you want to be in the universe, no one else you'd rather be with. mickey gets tugged along with them and has a sexuality crisis. and it only lasts one episode. one shining hopeful moment. fuck.

[twilightofthesandwiches]

Which Movie of 1940’s Highest-Grossing Movies is Your Favorite?

Boom Town

The Great Dictator

Rebecca

North West Mounted Police

Strike Up the Band

Northwest Passage

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante

The Fighting 69th

Santa Fe Trail

Kitty Foyle

Voting ended onFeb 4