I watched Torchwood's Countrycide last night on BBC iPlayer. Have you seen it?
I can see why this Dr. Who spin-off was originally on at 9pm after the TV watershed here in the UK. Gore, swearing and violence. I doubt if anyone ever told someone to F Off in Dr. Who!
The story reminded completely of a monster of the week X-Files episode. A lonely farm, a family of cannibals and Government agents caught up in it all. It had Mulder and Scully all over it.
I liked it though and the Torchwood team make it there own. Captain Harkness revealed some very nasty traits as a torturer and the team's doctor and welsh bombshell Gwen began a steamy adulterous affair. I wonder if it lasts?
The family of cannibals were well done [excuse the pun] and for horror buffs out there it had a definite whiff of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre about it.
All in all I enjoyed Countrycide so thanks to the reader who recommended it.
I'll return to the last couple of parts of Children of Earth next, though I don't relish seeing Harkness making life or death decisions for the human race. He's somewhat unhinged!
Have you seen Countrycide readers?
