I partly wish Malestrom had been earlier in the season, even four or five eps ago, becuase then we could have had the question it poses is she> and its ramifications rippling through other storylines. Still a brilliant series but i do feel it lost me a bit int he second half of this season.
Yes, agree totally about Torchwood, it felt more like an epsiodic show of CSI format than a show with character development and a stroy arc, whcih i think it did want be. How did it fail, where Dr Who with a smilair format wins?

As to Supernatural well its hard to be objective when you're in love ;) but it is brining the season in with such strength and does keep opening up questions about both the characters and the mnytharc. Oh I'm besotted, I admit it ;)