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What did you think of Torchwood Miracle Day ?
What did you think of Torchwood Miracle Day ?
Poll – Now that the tenth and final episode of Torchwood Miracle Day has aired in various counties what did you think? Was it the best series yet of jut not what you had hoped. Warning – Comments are likely to contain spoilers
well if thay did not make a over serie i would be guted waser than that come on torchwood is the besttttttttttttttttttttttt jack was bril in doctor who who cant say he was not bril
my whole family didnt think much of this series.infact i was disgusted at parts of it.i know it was out after the watershed but still kids watch this and older kids too.im an adult and was really embarrassed watching a couple of the episodes,im sure you all no which couple im on about.Russle is a very good writer but should go back to doing single episode stories,try and keep the pornography at bay tho.if we wanted to see porn we’d switch to apropriate channels.there werent any Aliens either my son couldnt understand why.By the way Russle T Davies,i wish you start writing for Dr Who again.
I thought the series got better as it progressed, but overall it was awful. Rex was a stereotypical angry lead with a harsh past character, which is a shame, because he could have been great. Jack was considered “gay” in this, when he really should have been flirting with anything and everything. There were no aliens to be seen, and all in all it was too political. It had none of the charm and horror of earlier Torchwood seasons. The death of Ianto, Tosh, and Owen had me sobbing for hours, while Vera and Esther’s deaths just made me tear up, which is horrible because both were very good characters. The one good thing I can say is that Gwen has become much more mature, and a much stronger character. I wish I could say something better, but I was sorely disappointed.
Sadly this series of Torchwood did not live up-to the fast paced fun filled earlier series particularly series two.
CaptainJack was marginalized and was simplified to fit in with american stereo types — hew has become too gay and lost the omnisexual banter he had enjoyed and as for Gwen Cooper she is totally unrecognizable. I am sorry I got so bored with this series slow pace that i gave up at episode 5.
For Torchwood to succeed it needs to go back to the format of the second season with self contained episodes.
Russell t davies dont you dare give up on Torchwood its one of your finest. As for the critics only have to look back to 1976 I claudius brilliant series and now a recognised classic was not well received overall yet its proved its worth. Heres to the nest episode and then some!
Brilliant show and rumour has it that if series 5 is made stage 2 is resurrecting the dead using the information gained by making everyone immortal in series 4
Just one question that stuck in my mind throughout the series: where were the aliens? The only alien we got was that parasite thing and Jack. Torchwood was all about protecting Earth from the aliens that came through the rift. This series was just not good enough. It focused more on Jack and his past which was good but the blessing? Really? A space between two rocks? That’s just a bad ending. Its also bad that the CIA were more in charge than the torchwood team; this is a british made series and even though it was bought by starz it should have focused more on torchwood being in control instead of an american organistaion. But as always Gwen was the best and it upset me that Ester died- much prefered her to Rex. My opinion of the series is that it was average at best and nothing like the true torchwood (series 1 and 2). I would say people should watch it but don’t be surprised at how much this new series is lacking.
Wow OMG Torchwood amazing yeah at first i thought yeah its ok and where are all the extartrestrials and aliens …torchwood is so diffrent and i hated what they had dont to it but yeah overall now that i watched the whole series it was really good!!! Cant wait till they make another series!!
But i was really unhappy when Rex turned out like jack cause jacks blood was still in rex i was like no there cant be another person whos imortal like jack hes unique special in his own way no one can share that with him not even rex:( jacks one of a kind but What the hell Its torchwood so yeah might as well watch it anyway anyhow as long as jack still in it.For a moment when i thought jack was dead i was like nooo omg Torchwood is nothing without jack hes amazing but then when he came back to life i was all like yeah thats jack and i was so relived. Love Torchwood and Doctor Who the best tv shows ever!!!
we always know jack is going to survive. its a guarentee. one day in the far future he becomes the face of boe in the doctor who series, so torchwood cant contridict that. therefore jack is a fact. he will always survive.
I agree though about rex. jack is unique and there shouldnt be another like him. and anyways like jack said there is nothing special about his blood, it was just that rose (doctors compainion) reserected him and thus made in immortal in the doctor season 1. so rex being all immortal is illogical….
TORCHWOOD & DOCTOR WHO ARE AMAZING <3 more please 🙂 i want to see jack return to the current 11th doctor episodes, and maybe meet river!
no dont say that…they`re obviously gonna make another series maybe a spin off you never no and to back the fact that they might make another series is that rex is IMORTAL
It was as good as CHILDREN OF EARTH but i prefer stand alone storys as in earlier series,glad it is coming back next year.
Thought the new cast were excellent.
Hey, I really liked this new series, though I think it was a bad idea killing of so many of Torchwood’s lead characters (Suzie Costello, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, Ianto Jones and now Esther Drummond) I personally feel some of the characters were killed off too quickly as their story could have developed. Plus Jack’s immortal, but Gwen seem to be immortal as well, every other mortal torchwood operative has died within a few years working with Torchwood, except her.
gwen is welsh, they can’t get rid of her. she’s funny!!
torchwood101
July 6th, 2012 - 2:46pm
i cant see them killing gwen off. besides jack she is a main character. i really wish they hadn’t killed ianto, but i spose we wouldn’t have seen jack being as flirty with other people which is always entertaining.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 17th, 2011 - 10:03am
best torchwood i have seen was childeren of earth, even my dad was desperate to watch it!!!!
i have heard there were no aliens in this torchwood, and the other dy for my bday i got the doctor who series 1 dvd box set, and all that is in there, is beautiful acting, amazing monsters, simple yet brilliant storylines, some of the recent episodes don’t live up to the old ones! and the monster is always the baddy, unlike the siren, who should have been a baddy! And the dolls, i wanted the dolls to haunt george for some reason.
No. No. No. No. NO! Jack is NOT immortal! He is a fixed point in time and space. Th Doctor has confirmed this. There is no way his blood would be able to make anyone immortal. The point is he cannot die. When Rose restored his life, she went too far. Most of the series has been an anti-climax. Not a monster or alien in sight! This is the same with Doctor Who. Too much mamby pamby soppy feely writing about trust and relationships. Bring back the good old monster – chase episodes. This has been severley lacking recently.
agreed!bring back the fun. and remeber to run. always run 🙂
Trevor
August 19th, 2012 - 11:02pm
He is not immortal he is aging, just extremely slowly, in fact we actually witness his final death in the Dr Who episode Gridlock. The Face of Boe whom, RTD confirmed was Captain Jack Harness died at the end of the episode.
King of the weevils
September 17th, 2011 - 5:35am
Watched it on Sunday and then again Thursday. I hated it. I’d give miracle day a 5/10. It started off decent with an ok first ep. 2,3 and 4 has me crawling around the floor untill it was over trying to pay attention. Ep 5 had me gripped the whole time and I was surprised at that. Ep 6 wasn’t as good but better than 2,3 and 4 combined. 7 was brilliant and is my fave one because it felt like torchwood. 8 was good. 9 wasn’t as good and 10 tried to be as dark as it could get but failed. Overall
1.Children of earth(incredible)
2.Series 1(Countrycide!!!)
3.Series 2
4.Miracle day
I thought this was a brilliant concept, however it couldve been made into a shorter series, stretching across 10 episodes meant it had to retain our attention for 10 hrs, and it just didnt. I didnt like the ‘plan B’ cliffhanger, it wouldve been better to close this storyline and open a new one next series. I do hope they go back to weekly adventures with a proper team, and i hope rex somehow becomes mortal again because i do not like him. Regarding its britishness, i dont understand why the bbc couldnt continue to fund it considering its such a popular programme, maybe next time it can remain unternational, just less american …
nnnnnnnnnnooooooooooo! just lwatched last few mins of torchwood, how is rex immortal, how did esther die, and what caused miracle day??? sorry! MUST KNOW!!
Very disappointed with Miracle Day.
Far too long, meaning it sagged in the middle. Episodes 8 and 9 pants!! Should have been condensed to 7 episodes. American money will ruin this British gem. Get back to Cardiff and keep it British.
This series started off good, got boring in the middle but the last 4 episodes have been sensational. It has been an awsome series and I can’t wait for the Family’s Plan B…
I am too old to comprehend the plot line, despite having recorded the whole series in order to be able to review any part of the plot that I had difficulty with.
I was rather distressed by the very large amount of violence and rather astounded by the explicitly homosexual sex scenes.
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brad stebbings
February 23rd, 2012 - 9:50pmwell if thay did not make a over serie i would be guted waser than that come on torchwood is the besttttttttttttttttttttttt jack was bril in doctor who who cant say he was not bril
pixielynda68
November 28th, 2011 - 8:47ammy whole family didnt think much of this series.infact i was disgusted at parts of it.i know it was out after the watershed but still kids watch this and older kids too.im an adult and was really embarrassed watching a couple of the episodes,im sure you all no which couple im on about.Russle is a very good writer but should go back to doing single episode stories,try and keep the pornography at bay tho.if we wanted to see porn we’d switch to apropriate channels.there werent any Aliens either my son couldnt understand why.By the way Russle T Davies,i wish you start writing for Dr Who again.
SilenceWillFall
November 24th, 2011 - 6:18amI thought the series got better as it progressed, but overall it was awful. Rex was a stereotypical angry lead with a harsh past character, which is a shame, because he could have been great. Jack was considered “gay” in this, when he really should have been flirting with anything and everything. There were no aliens to be seen, and all in all it was too political. It had none of the charm and horror of earlier Torchwood seasons. The death of Ianto, Tosh, and Owen had me sobbing for hours, while Vera and Esther’s deaths just made me tear up, which is horrible because both were very good characters. The one good thing I can say is that Gwen has become much more mature, and a much stronger character. I wish I could say something better, but I was sorely disappointed.
dwfan101
October 7th, 2011 - 10:13pmTorchwood Miracle Day could have been alot better, hopefully the 2012 series will be better, if they make one.
TheFaceofBoe0800
October 9th, 2011 - 2:42ami luv the new series especially ep 7 wit Angelo! but i still miss ianto a bit 🙁 the 2012 season looks lik it will be amazing
Gaz
September 24th, 2011 - 11:13pmThe series was so slow, not torchwood at all. The UK producers should know better to change a working format and produce this slow moving
BalderdashandPiffle
September 23rd, 2011 - 10:55amSadly this series of Torchwood did not live up-to the fast paced fun filled earlier series particularly series two.
CaptainJack was marginalized and was simplified to fit in with american stereo types — hew has become too gay and lost the omnisexual banter he had enjoyed and as for Gwen Cooper she is totally unrecognizable. I am sorry I got so bored with this series slow pace that i gave up at episode 5.
For Torchwood to succeed it needs to go back to the format of the second season with self contained episodes.
TheFaceofBoe0800
October 9th, 2011 - 2:44amu should hav kept goin it got even better!
michael
September 22nd, 2011 - 2:58amRussell t davies dont you dare give up on Torchwood its one of your finest. As for the critics only have to look back to 1976 I claudius brilliant series and now a recognised classic was not well received overall yet its proved its worth. Heres to the nest episode and then some!
Fraslam10
September 20th, 2011 - 9:42pmBrilliant show and rumour has it that if series 5 is made stage 2 is resurrecting the dead using the information gained by making everyone immortal in series 4
Helen
September 20th, 2011 - 6:38pmJust one question that stuck in my mind throughout the series: where were the aliens? The only alien we got was that parasite thing and Jack. Torchwood was all about protecting Earth from the aliens that came through the rift. This series was just not good enough. It focused more on Jack and his past which was good but the blessing? Really? A space between two rocks? That’s just a bad ending. Its also bad that the CIA were more in charge than the torchwood team; this is a british made series and even though it was bought by starz it should have focused more on torchwood being in control instead of an american organistaion. But as always Gwen was the best and it upset me that Ester died- much prefered her to Rex. My opinion of the series is that it was average at best and nothing like the true torchwood (series 1 and 2). I would say people should watch it but don’t be surprised at how much this new series is lacking.
Torchwood from day one
September 19th, 2011 - 9:21pmWow OMG Torchwood amazing yeah at first i thought yeah its ok and where are all the extartrestrials and aliens …torchwood is so diffrent and i hated what they had dont to it but yeah overall now that i watched the whole series it was really good!!! Cant wait till they make another series!!
But i was really unhappy when Rex turned out like jack cause jacks blood was still in rex i was like no there cant be another person whos imortal like jack hes unique special in his own way no one can share that with him not even rex:( jacks one of a kind but What the hell Its torchwood so yeah might as well watch it anyway anyhow as long as jack still in it.For a moment when i thought jack was dead i was like nooo omg Torchwood is nothing without jack hes amazing but then when he came back to life i was all like yeah thats jack and i was so relived. Love Torchwood and Doctor Who the best tv shows ever!!!
annie
July 6th, 2012 - 2:42pmwe always know jack is going to survive. its a guarentee. one day in the far future he becomes the face of boe in the doctor who series, so torchwood cant contridict that. therefore jack is a fact. he will always survive.
I agree though about rex. jack is unique and there shouldnt be another like him. and anyways like jack said there is nothing special about his blood, it was just that rose (doctors compainion) reserected him and thus made in immortal in the doctor season 1. so rex being all immortal is illogical….
TORCHWOOD & DOCTOR WHO ARE AMAZING <3 more please 🙂 i want to see jack return to the current 11th doctor episodes, and maybe meet river!
McGann is the Doctor.
September 19th, 2011 - 8:52amit was AMAZING
jenpong
September 18th, 2011 - 7:04pmsorry guys torchwood will not be returning!
soz.
booboo
September 18th, 2011 - 7:06pmand you know this how exactly?
Torchwood from day one
September 19th, 2011 - 9:24pmno dont say that…they`re obviously gonna make another series maybe a spin off you never no and to back the fact that they might make another series is that rex is IMORTAL
The supreme
September 18th, 2011 - 5:37pmCant belive Ester dies at end of pt 10
I.Am.DAN
April 18th, 2012 - 4:49amIt Torchwood…does anyone really die?
Harold Saxon
September 17th, 2011 - 6:36pmIt was as good as CHILDREN OF EARTH but i prefer stand alone storys as in earlier series,glad it is coming back next year.
Thought the new cast were excellent.
Ando
September 17th, 2011 - 1:10pmHey, I really liked this new series, though I think it was a bad idea killing of so many of Torchwood’s lead characters (Suzie Costello, Owen Harper, Toshiko Sato, Ianto Jones and now Esther Drummond) I personally feel some of the characters were killed off too quickly as their story could have developed. Plus Jack’s immortal, but Gwen seem to be immortal as well, every other mortal torchwood operative has died within a few years working with Torchwood, except her.
Torchwood from day one
September 19th, 2011 - 9:25pmYeah so true :O
i love torchwood
September 25th, 2011 - 9:31amgwen is welsh, they can’t get rid of her. she’s funny!!
torchwood101
July 6th, 2012 - 2:46pmi cant see them killing gwen off. besides jack she is a main character. i really wish they hadn’t killed ianto, but i spose we wouldn’t have seen jack being as flirty with other people which is always entertaining.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 17th, 2011 - 10:03ambest torchwood i have seen was childeren of earth, even my dad was desperate to watch it!!!!
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 17th, 2011 - 10:01ami have heard there were no aliens in this torchwood, and the other dy for my bday i got the doctor who series 1 dvd box set, and all that is in there, is beautiful acting, amazing monsters, simple yet brilliant storylines, some of the recent episodes don’t live up to the old ones! and the monster is always the baddy, unlike the siren, who should have been a baddy! And the dolls, i wanted the dolls to haunt george for some reason.
Mark
September 17th, 2011 - 8:19amNo. No. No. No. NO! Jack is NOT immortal! He is a fixed point in time and space. Th Doctor has confirmed this. There is no way his blood would be able to make anyone immortal. The point is he cannot die. When Rose restored his life, she went too far. Most of the series has been an anti-climax. Not a monster or alien in sight! This is the same with Doctor Who. Too much mamby pamby soppy feely writing about trust and relationships. Bring back the good old monster – chase episodes. This has been severley lacking recently.
torchwood+doctor
July 6th, 2012 - 2:48pmagreed!bring back the fun. and remeber to run. always run 🙂
Trevor
August 19th, 2012 - 11:02pmHe is not immortal he is aging, just extremely slowly, in fact we actually witness his final death in the Dr Who episode Gridlock. The Face of Boe whom, RTD confirmed was Captain Jack Harness died at the end of the episode.
King of the weevils
September 17th, 2011 - 5:35amWatched it on Sunday and then again Thursday. I hated it. I’d give miracle day a 5/10. It started off decent with an ok first ep. 2,3 and 4 has me crawling around the floor untill it was over trying to pay attention. Ep 5 had me gripped the whole time and I was surprised at that. Ep 6 wasn’t as good but better than 2,3 and 4 combined. 7 was brilliant and is my fave one because it felt like torchwood. 8 was good. 9 wasn’t as good and 10 tried to be as dark as it could get but failed. Overall
1.Children of earth(incredible)
2.Series 1(Countrycide!!!)
3.Series 2
4.Miracle day
fish
September 17th, 2011 - 12:52amI thought this was a brilliant concept, however it couldve been made into a shorter series, stretching across 10 episodes meant it had to retain our attention for 10 hrs, and it just didnt. I didnt like the ‘plan B’ cliffhanger, it wouldve been better to close this storyline and open a new one next series. I do hope they go back to weekly adventures with a proper team, and i hope rex somehow becomes mortal again because i do not like him. Regarding its britishness, i dont understand why the bbc couldnt continue to fund it considering its such a popular programme, maybe next time it can remain unternational, just less american …
Androvax
September 16th, 2011 - 7:18pmThat was a great end to a great series, The Three Families were a very clever and powerful villain, however my favourite series is still Series 2!
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 16th, 2011 - 7:06pmnnnnnnnnnnooooooooooo! just lwatched last few mins of torchwood, how is rex immortal, how did esther die, and what caused miracle day??? sorry! MUST KNOW!!
Anonymous
September 16th, 2011 - 8:05pmi know what you mean
anonymous
September 16th, 2011 - 8:06pmi know what you mean
sheepinafez
September 16th, 2011 - 8:24pmi think it would have been much better if eshter became imortal she was much nicer rex was a bit of a bully
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 17th, 2011 - 9:59amhow did esther die though?? what were the aliens? how did rex come immortal??
DR-AWEOME
September 18th, 2011 - 1:20pmWatch it on iplayer.
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 26th, 2011 - 8:06pmcan’t i am not over 16. 🙁 please tell!! was it something to do with jacks blood?
mark
September 16th, 2011 - 7:04pmno aliens at all
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
September 16th, 2011 - 6:51pmis torchwood gonna come back again?
riversong:)
September 18th, 2011 - 7:47amyes
Rob
September 16th, 2011 - 5:38pmVery disappointed with Miracle Day.
Far too long, meaning it sagged in the middle. Episodes 8 and 9 pants!! Should have been condensed to 7 episodes. American money will ruin this British gem. Get back to Cardiff and keep it British.
doctor daddy cool 67
September 16th, 2011 - 7:06pmI TOTALLY AGREE
oooooood
September 16th, 2011 - 9:33pmditto
gary
September 16th, 2011 - 4:40pmThis series started off good, got boring in the middle but the last 4 episodes have been sensational. It has been an awsome series and I can’t wait for the Family’s Plan B…
sheepinafez
September 16th, 2011 - 3:55pmi think ester should have become imortal not rex he was a bit of a bully all along
Dr Christopher HAMMOND (AGED 72)
September 16th, 2011 - 2:59pmI am too old to comprehend the plot line, despite having recorded the whole series in order to be able to review any part of the plot that I had difficulty with.
I was rather distressed by the very large amount of violence and rather astounded by the explicitly homosexual sex scenes.
Gareth Stafford
September 16th, 2011 - 12:11amThe look on all their face’s in that closing scene – Priceless!!! Way to go RTD!
Haza14
September 16th, 2011 - 5:19pmAgree, it was awesome!
drwhocbreviews
September 15th, 2011 - 11:17pmits was great … untill ethser died and Rex became IMORTAL!!!!!!!!!!