Of Earth that is. As opposed to the Children of Mars, an ill~fated concept octo~album from The Flaming Lips. Yup, Torchwood is back on our screens (you'll have to wait a few a weeks if you're in North America or a few hours for you Aussies, or those *coughs* using other sources) AND it's on BBC flippin' ONE - that's a proper channel don'tchaknow. Don't worry though - NO SPOILERS here! Feel free to read on...


It starts with SCOTLAND - hold on, I live in Scotland! Must be serious if they're starting north of the border. Amusingly, later on in the episode, there's a 'crossing the border to England' gag that works for both Welshies and us 'Scots'. I should point out that I think of myself as a 'human' and not Scottish. Anyway, as the trailers suggested all the children stop. Though they don't really. Tut tut. Kids today. Can't even stand doing nuttin' these days. It was all the rage back in The Eighties.


Where was I? (Reads back....) Oh yeah. As regular blog~o~philes will know, I enjoy Torchwood despite its numerous flaws (you should have met my first wife) but Children of Earth has really tightened the show's proverbial trousers in a very real and meaningful way. But aside from that, is it just or are Johnny B, Evey M and Gary D~L all a bit, well... erm.. bigger? Just a chunk. I mean, tad. And surely I wasn't the only person smirking when PETER "How Long 'Til He Pops Up In 'The Sarah Jane Adventures'?" CAPALDI solemnly pleaded, "Find me a bloody kid now!"


Day One is an arresting start and doesn't really let up for sixty minutes, even when you think, "Ah, it's an 'emotional' bit" (which is quite difficult for some of the leads...) the story whacks you over the head. The cast are terrific and the characters engrossing, matching the developing drama onscreen. My only fear is that RTD has so perfectly packed an hour full of intrigue that the next four hours won't match it. Can't wait for tomorrow.



'Til the next time,
C.