Torchwood: Children of Earth Miniseries

Finished watching the Torchwood miniseries last night. As stated in a prior post, this is possibly the best sci-fi miniseries or film that I've seen in quite some time. And yes, in some respects I enjoyed it more than both the recent Star Trek film and the finale of Battlestar Galatica. Considering the fact that I do not consider myself a Doctor Who or Torchwood fan, that I guess is saying something.

Just finished reading an article on the horror genre in EW this morning. There's a quote in the magazine by Susan Downey, the producer of the horror film The Orphan, which states:
Horror films tap into our the most primal fears, and when we put a woman through this mythological journey and have her come out at the end kicking ass, the guys get the eye candy they want and the girls get the sense of 'I can face my demon.'"

I think that in a nutshell may be why I am finding myself more and more drawn to the horror genre and less so to the romance genre. I like the fact that she comes out of it kicking ass. What struck me in this mini-series is the heroes of the series were the women, who continuously called the men on what they were doing. It's also the woman who took the lead.

Torchwood also tackled quite a few political themes, one of which I was not aware of until last night. And here, I will have to do a lj-cut to protect people from spoilers.

( Spoilers for Torchwood, also cut for length )