Torchwood: Children of Earth (Series Three) Summary Torchwood‘s third series made us consider darkness in acts of salvation. The world is safe once again, but the prices paid were severe. There’s a certain amount of creepiness in this series of five episodes since the invaders were trying to leverage the
Torchwood: Children of Earth – Day Five (1 episode, s03e05, 2009) The world is safe, but is it worth the cost? Gwen appears on a camcorder recording, asking why the Doctor has not appeared to save the world. Sometimes, she muses, he must be appalled at how humanity deals
Torchwood: Children of Earth – Day Four (1 episode, s03e04, 2009) Torchwood suffers a terrible loss. Confronted by Clem, Jack recalls his actions in 1965. The 456 offered a cure for a deadly flu pandemic that was about to break out, but they wanted twelve children in exchange with
Torchwood: Children of Earth – Day Three (1 episode, s03e03, 2009) “We are here.” Torchwood has gone to ground. They’re hiding out in an old factory once used by Torchwood One. As the world reels in fear of its own children, Gwen uses her police knowledge to steal laptops,
Torchwood: Children of Earth – Day Two (1 episode, s03e02, 2009) The band is on the run and the Hub has been destroyed. All that’s left is a giant crater in Roald Dahl Plass. As Gwen stumbles to her feet, an emergency response team pulls her away from the flames and
Torchwood: Children of Earth – Day One (1 episode, s03e01, 2009) The Home Office gets explosive results. Scotland, 1965: A bus full of children stops at an undisclosed location. When they stop, the children disembark and are walked toward a bright light. All of them but one walk into
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead (Easter Special, 2009) When stingrays attack! At the International Gallery, a group of armed guards is hard at work protecting a golden goblet. They fire up a fancy security system as they lock up for the night, but the lasers around the perimeter
Sarah Jane Adventures: Series Two Summary Another solid run for the Bannerman Road Gang. The series had its ups and downs, though. We met Rani, a new member of the family, after an emotional send-off for Maria. I was very pleased that Maria wasn’t killed off – it is a
Sarah Jane Adventures: From Raxacoricofallapatorius with Love (Comic Relief Special, 2009) K9 looks adorable in a red nose. This short story for Comic Relief’s annual fundraiser marks the first time that a Doctor Who spinoff has been featured for the charity event, and it’s also the first one to be
Doctor Who: The Next Doctor (Christmas Special, 2008) The Doctor who wasn’t really the Doctor. The TARDIS materializes under an archway in a snowstorm. The Doctor strides out with a smile on his face, happy to be in London for Christmas in 1851. His joy is interrupted by someone
Sarah Jane Adventures: Enemy of the Bane (2 episodes, s02e06, 2008) Double the trouble. Rani’s mother Gita is working late on a special floral commission. Her mysterious client turns out to be Mrs. Wormwood, who ends up paralyzing Gita in an attempt to draw out Sarah Jane Smith. On
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith (2 episodes, s02e05, 2008) Sarah Jane Smith meets Sarah Jane Smith. Courtesy of a mysterious fissure, a young boy materializes in a shopping center. Rani and Clyde give chase as he runs away while Sarah Jane and Luke investigate the
