Review: ‘Torchwood: Children of Earth, Day Four’

Warning!: If you haven’t seen the first three episodes “Children of Earth” do NOT read this review!

Day Three may not have been the most stunning but it lead into Day Four which is by far one of the most dramatic and stunning Torchwood events of all time. Over the past three days Gwen has been trying to figure out how Clement McDonald, the only adult who was linked to the aliens the way the children were, was connected to it all. But now, in episode four it appears that his only reason for being in the show is to reveal how Jack Harkness was connected to it all.

Day Four shows us what Jack knows about the aliens known only as “The Four Five Six”. It’s a reveal that is quite disturbing and will put Jack in a different light to fans, forever. Much of Day Four reveals some of the truth behind the “Four Five Six” and why they’re back on Earth.

Most of the scenes in Day Four revolve around government officials figuring out what they’re going to do and whether or not they can truly give over 10% of all the world’s children to the “Four Five Six”. It isn’t until the last ten minutes or so that the episode truly starts to take off and we have one fo the all time great heroic moments in Torchwood history.