Damn you, Torchwood. Every time I think I have you pigeonholed as the slightly crap, campy show, the show that makes little sense but is fun to go for a ride with, you go and do something extraordinary that makes me care. Occasionally, it is something dreadful -- yes, Cyberwoman, I'm looking at you -- but lately, it's been something great. And it might just be me, but I thought Children of Earth was *fantastic*. Can't wait until tomorrow.

True, there were plotholes and one development required a mighty disregard for data protection and common sense, but this is a country where you can find national secrets on eBay hard drives and on the Silverlink train at Clapham Junction, so it's not, you know, *out* of the realms of possibility.

I didn't get home from work until 10.30pm tonight, but I watched it straight away and, having finished it, wanted to watch it all over again on iPlayer. Which I am now doing, only with the subtitles turned on, because there were two bits I missed.

This is important: watch it unspoiled. This review is tl;dr.

( Here. Here. Here Are. Here Are. Here Are Spoilers )

I only hope that by Day Five I am not looking back on this review and shaking my head at the credulous, hopeful fool who watched Day One and thought this was going to be a coherently plotted week of glorious telly. For Doctor Who RTD has always written knock-out set-ups and pisspoor denouements. Let this be the exception. Let this be a QAF: series one or Second Coming. Not another Journey's End.

Tags: torchwood
Avoid me because I'm: surprised
and listening to: Light Through the Veins - Jon Hopkins

:::points at icon:::

I owe SEP email, which is coming, honest.

However, I just wanted to say that if there's anyone you know of who likes Torchwood, please tell me who they are so I can friend them in time for the explosion of sheer joy that comes after watching tonight's episode. Particularly if they're watching for the ship o' textiness

My god, that was good, in its own right, end of story. And it was written by Chibnall. Chibnall! The Earth just tilted on its axis or summat.

( Torchwood, life, stuff )

Tags: torchwood
Avoid me because I'm: depressed