‘Torchwood: Miracle Day’: Episode 6 review
Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the most disturbing; and the single most grisly scene so far in Torchwood: Miracle Day is as uncomplicated as it is grimly effective.
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Sometimes, it’s the simplest things that are the most disturbing; and the single most grisly scene so far in Torchwood: Miracle Day is as uncomplicated as it is grimly effective.
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