TV Club: Torchwood - Ghost Machine

[DarthGallifrey]

Here’s my thoughts from when I watched this back in May.

Trying out Torchwood Again

There, I watched Episode 3: Ghost Machine. That was really good. Adult, mature storytelling that I don’t think you could do in Doctor Who proper, but not overly violent or gory, and not uselessly filled with sex. It’s an interesting concept that allows for interesting discussions on rape, guilt, suicide. It’s more subtle in it’s themes, not trying for shock value or edginess. Take out the alien tech and it could fairly easily be adapted into a Criminal Minds or Cold Case episode. As much as I ki…