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Torchwood (2006)
Started OK, developed spectacularly.
There is almost a certain rule, that spin-offs will never, under any circumstances, be better than their parent show. Torchwood, for 3/4 of its run, is true of the rule.
The 8 I give this show doesn't mean it's an overall poor quality, it means that the first 2 series pale in comparison to the second 2. Where Season 1 and 2 the story arc was based around the same thing, the Carfif Rift, Season 3 and 4 were much braver, wilder and honestly, adult-themed in scope.
Torchwood was supposed to be the science-fiction version of the Doctor's monsters for the adult demographic. If you watch the first 2 series, you will never believe this premise. Sex and blood does not make something "adult". Surpringly and ironically, it made the show look more childish than both Doctor Who and Sarah Jane Adventures.
While Torchwood is a fun experience all around, with only one or maybe only 2 truly bad episodes, when Torchwood is willing to fire with all its cylinders, it manages something not even Doctor Who is able to do. Season 3 and 4 have some grandiose ideas, that when executed right, mostly all the time, it's an enthralling and gripping journey.
Watch Season 1 and 2 and have fun. Take the silliness for granted. Don't put much thought into it.
Watch Children of Earth and be shocked. Take your time to absorb it all. Think of how all that happens is logical. Think about how, if it was for you to give the call, you couldn't have done it any other way. And think how deeply troubling must it be knowing you would've done just the same.
Watch Miracle Day and wonder. What if. Would it be worth it? What would happen to society? Miracle Day won't address visually all it's ideas, but it makes you think of them. What is does present to us is mostly good, but never all that great. The 1st episode for this season showed us what the concept can really do, but unfortunately the rest of the season never really capitalizes on that. The story remains great overall and the entertainment is plenty, but its greatest assets remain in its ideas.
Doctor Who: The Crimson Horror (2013)
Season 7's Worst episode
What? What was THIS? This episode was everything Doctor Who was not.
We got a Victorian setting. We go a visual filter for an old school Victorian setting. Gimmick, but it works. The costumes are top-notch. Especially Clara's. Also, the first appearance of the alien was just a tad disturbing/gross. These are the good things.
The bad. Literally everything else. The story is brain-dead. It makes no sense. The threat is nonexistent. The ending of the episode is maybe the most retarded thing Doctor Who has pulled since its reboot in 2005. The Doctor appears at about 2/3 in, and he just ... does not do or say anything useful or interesting. Our dear Clara is there just to be there. If the Doctor would've been traveling with a piece of wood in this episode, it would've been the same thing.
This episode is the genuine example of FILLER. If Season 7 has been a so-so experience for you until now, this episode will make you think it's downright cringe-worthy.