Saturday, July 9, 2011

TV Review: Torchwood Miracle Day [2007-2011]

The Doctor Who spin-off finally arrives as the fourth season of Torchwood premieres on Starz channel beginning on July 8, 2011. The current series begins as Earth suffers an instant population boom because no one is dying.


Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) unite to discover the secrets of Miracle Day. Teaming up with CIA agent Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) and traveling the world with child killer Oswald Danes (Bill Pullman)the origins of Miracle Day slowing begin to unravel throughout the series.

SEASON 4 EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS
01 – A New World emerges as no one dies as CIA Agent Rex Matheson tracks down Torchwood
02 – Jack discovers he is the only mortal man on Earth after he is poisoned
03 – Torchwood launches a raid on PhiCorp headquarters as Jack confronts Oswald Danes
04 – Torchwood discovers the Overflow Camps where patients are divided into categories
05 – The Overflow camps are used to burn patients who were suppose to die anyway
06 – Jack confronts discovers the Blessing as Gwen’s family is taken hostage
07 – The history between Jack Harkness and Angelo Colasanto explores the origins of Miracle Day
08 – Jack is shot after escaping from the CIA while Gwen is sent home to England
09 – Torchwood discovers the connection between Buenos Aires and Shanghai and the Blessing
10 – Season Finale: Torchwood tracks down the Blessing and death returns to Earth

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED – 5 OUT OF 5