Ghost Machine

Ghost Machine is probably the best episode of Torchwood so far. So far, Torchwood has struggled to find its identity, as an R rated Doctor Who spinoff. It seems to be R rated, for the sake of being R rated, without any actual purpose. This rectifies this completely, and tells a really strong story filled of twists and turns, that is sure to evoke emotion within the viewer.

The team chase after Sean Harris, and capture an alien device from him, the device takes Gwen to another time.

Of the first three episodes, I would suggest this is the best of the three, some real imagination is showed with the plot, amazing ideas including the alien device, and some terrific character play, including Gwen and Eve at it over dishwasher tablets. Nobody at all feels like they're still settling in, it was all somehow instant.

I liked all that talk of ghosts, that there's always someone behind you, that thought makes you stop and think.

It is very nicely filmed and produced, the accompanying music is very effective, it's just great science fiction with a twist, Russell T Davies just knew what he was doing, oh for those days when he was Doctor Who's showrunner.

Terrific acting, two sci fi greats on show here, we have Cave of Androzani's John Normington, as well as Blake himself, Gareth Thomas.

Thoroughly enjoyed this, the terrific writing is plain to see, 8/10.