OKAY FAIR PLAY EVERYONE WAS RIGHT

The one main thing I was told going into Torchwood is that s3 was good. Others may have their highs and lows but s3, I was assured, is good

And they were right. On every level this was a brilliant set up to a new series: the plot lines, the Big Bad and the little bads, the new characters dynamics, all of it. It was also what Torchwood has not quite managed to achieve yet, a darker, more adult Doctor Who that isn't just a bit silly. Just. Fantastic all around