Torchwood: 4 Things Miracle Day Got Wrong (And 4 Things It Got Right)

8. Aliens... In Cardiff?

Well, no, as it turns out. Not this time, anyway. For the first time in Torchwood's history, the majority of the action in Miracle Day predominately took place far away from the comfortable confines of Cardiff as the show dawned its stars and stripes and hopped across the pond for, apparently, no reason whatsoever. The BBCs's new co-partnership deal with US network Starz was largely responsible for the show abandoning its unique Welsh roots, of course, and, while there were still fleeting references to its former glory back in sunny Wales, that's all they ultimately were - fleeting references to a past that had been long since forgotten but one which writers seemingly felt inclined, more than anything, to mention before sweeping it under the carpet as quickly as possible in favour of the show's new Americanised mantra. Even when the action was taking place in Wales the scenes felt rushed and it was clear that the writers and the characters couldn't wait to get the hell out of there, a somewhat surprising change of heart for Gwen Cooper who was born and raised in the valleys, and even more so for Jack Harkness who had called Wales his home for the past quite literally hundreds of years. Of course, there was no home for them in Wales anymore as a result of their beloved underground base being blown to smithereens in the last series (still not over that!) and Gwen and her husband Rhys subsequently being forced to live in complete solace on a hill somewhere for fear of being extradited. Even in the opening moments of the first episode its long term fans found themselves a long way from home as they were surrounded by characters they had never seen before in what was seemingly an attempt to convince the new American viewers that this weird little cult show from Wales they'd probably never heard of it was now serious business and subsequently deserved their undivided attention. It was a great way of welcoming new viewers, for sure, but the show just wasn't about Jack and Gwen anymore, an unfortunate truth which became more and more apparent as the story progressed. In fact, it felt like they were only really there to convince its original loyal fan base that it really was the same show after all, though hey were quickly overshadowed by its new leading ensemble of American actors.