The first sex-monster didn't but every encounter since then generally has. Granted, I missed most of the second half of S1 but I think the point is still valid.

See, in that case, Alexis Denisof counts as a redeeming feature. Torchwood is seeming more and more like Angel, especially since Captain Spike showed up. There's even the whole Jack/John-Liam/William thing, not to mention the brooding angst.

Utraviolet's a series? I thought it was a movie.