'Just lie back and think of Torchwood' : Countrycide (S01E06)
Evan Sherman T he title alone justifies this episodes existence. Ten out of ten wordplay, I have no complaints. Countrycide is also an interesting episode, because it is the only story in the Doctor Who universe with no real science fiction or fantasy elements. The story is set in then contemporary 2006, the villains are humans, the T3 team do not use any futuristic gadgets or science and Jack's immortality is non-factor. Surprisingly, Countrycide is also a fun horror- action story. My friend commented while we were viewing it that the story is Hot Fuzz without the jokes, which is a perceptive comment. Ultimately, the greatest strength and greatest weakness of this story is that it is all surface level, but as I am sure you will agree; the real cannibals are the friends we made along the way. Without further ado, lets just lie back and think of Torchwood . WwFace Countrycide is also a ho...
