First Impressions on Torchwood Children of The Earth - first four episodes

[This is sort stream of consciousness, rambling take on what I've seen so far and my impressions. Filled with typos and misspellings - in particular character names. If that bugs you, please skip. I won't fix them all. It is not meant to be an essay, just a sort of rambling journal entry. When I write an essay - I do take the time to google names. When I write a ramble - I don't. Weird I know.]

Saw the first four episodes of Torchwood: Children of The Earth mini-series and am quite impressed. This may be amongst the best sci-fi miniseries that I've seen in quite some time. Particularly impressed with the range and importance of the female characters in this series. Russell T. Davies demonstrates that you can create strong, multi-faceted, non-sterotypical female characters that are not mere eye-candy in a science-fiction epic. (JJ Abrhams, please take notes. This is what Star Trek should have included and one the many reasons why the British Doctor Who and Torchwood tv series leaves Trek in the dust.) There are so many female leading characters that I can't decide which ones are my favorite - a rarity.
( Major Spoilers for Torchwood Children of Earth through Episode 4 )