At the risk of sounding racially insenstive, I have a question about the three interracial couples I've seen on Dr. Who and Torchwood so far. On Dr. Who, Rose was white and Mickey was black. No problem with that casting (or any of these) and I think the actor who played Mickey did a great job. Couldn't have picked anyone better. Also on Dr. Who, on the bride Christmas episode, the bride was white and her groom was black. I guess she comes back in later episodes (I haven't watched that far yet) and I found it curious that they gave her a black groom. Again, nothing wrong with that. Interracial couples are not that common among people I know and work with. And last night I saw the Cyberwoman episode of Torchwood. A white boyfriend and a black (and very hot) cyberwoman. So while I applaud the show creators for giving meaningful roles to non-whites, I'm wondering if there's a bigger goal here with all the interracial coupling. Dr. Who implies in the the first season that Capt. Jack Harkness is pan-sexual, talking about how when humans progress they breed with all kinds of species. Are the interracial themes an indicator of the step in that direction?
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