After seeing two episodes of Torchwood, the Doctor Who-inspired science fiction series that has made its way onto BBC America, here’s my verdict: pretty bloody cool. I mean, how can you not like a show featuring an episode about an alien that, well, fucks people until they turn into little piles of dust? Mulder and Scully never investigated anything this interesting. The program’s writing is sharp and clever and somewhat edgier than the more kid-friendly Who. Oh, and did I mention there’s a hot lesbian make-out scene in the same episode? This is a show that understands what its audience wants. You Brits are so much more sophisticated than us simple Americans. Our broadcast networks still get the heebie-jeebies about showing two guys holding hands.
