You may have noticed that I keep referring to Angel. Here is where you find out why. Littered throughout Torchwood were tens of thousands of high aerial shots of Cardiff at night, not to mention how everyone seemed to end up standing on roof tops looking rather reflective. Now this just screamed Angel to me — granted none of them were progressive, but still I must have it known, and hence have mentioned it.
So what can I say? I enjoyed Torchwood, it kept me watching. There were thankfully no ‘Oh-my-god-I-must-roll-my-eyes’ moments, and the acting and writing were both pretty solid. I can only hope for the show to get better. Reflecting on the show, I am actually glad that it is not as comical as Doctor Who was and that it is not as boring as Spooks. I find there’s something about action/adventure/serious science fiction that I can never get into when it comes from the UK.
Just a small rant: I adamantly refused to watch the ‘next week spoilers’, because it is effectively a spoiler! Why must they show them? If I watched the show and enjoyed it, then I’ll tune in next week. But don’t spoil the episode for me. Next thing I know, television programmes will start copying Battlestar which just gives you the whole episode at the beginning of the show. Why do that? So I hope to see more great looking aliens (although I think next week is a ghost story) and more Angel-esque stories.
Now it will probably turn out that I am the only person enjoying Torchwood or something. I’ve been following the BBC’s recent Robin Hood as well, and even though it's not as amazing as some people thought it should be, I’ve found it entertaining. Sometimes I feel that I can watch anything and still get something from it, though personally Torchwood seemed miles better than Robin Hood.
Torchwood is on Sundays on BBC3 and repeated a lot on that channel. It's also on Wednesdays on BBC2
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1 - TV and Film Guy
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2 - Madam Miaow
Shame Torchwood is still derivative, shrill and not as sexy as it thinks it is.
I know Joss was a genius at the the extreme character arc, turning evil villain Spike into the loveable hero of later Buffy and Angel, but last night's season finale of Torchwood ... Call that a character arc? More like a deus ex machina last minute lurch up itself. You could practically smell the rubber and hear the squeal of brakes as James Marster's Captain John did a 180 degree turn that had everything to do with script expediency and nothing to do with character development.
What a waste of the lovely James. Full review at mine.