Grizblog

Just like the Matrix, one should generally pretend the last two don’t exist.

Having just finished “Torchwood Miracle Day” (thanks Netflix) I can safely say the fourth season capitalized on all of the disappointment of “Children of Earth” (aka season 3) and took it to a new level.

For those who don’t know, Torchwood is a Doctor Who spinoff, similar to the X-files with a new alien mystery every week and a mysterious crack team operating above the law to save the world.

But in the latest season, Gone are the adventures of a team of great people doing great things and replacing it is a storyline made up of 85% “struggling to work despite being chased by the man” combined with 5% “irrelevant interpersonal storyline” 5% “reinforcing that Jack likes guys” and 5% plot. And as a side note, the character of Jack is someone who hits on men, women, aliens, etc. he’s an intergalactic flirt, basically. In this series he is graphically conquering any and all mid-twenties white males he can find, and nothing else.

I understand the creator’s intent to find a wider audience on a new network, but he would’ve been better off doing this as an arc in a larger series, or a miniseries at most. In retrospect, episodes 2-6 of this 10 episode series seem to add almost nothing to the storyline.

If you haven’t seen Torchwood, watch seasons 1-2… 3 if you’re daring, but pretend 4 doesn’t exist.