Torchwood Episode Discussion (Spoilers for all eps aired in the UK)

[Pitry]

Torchwood was the 'Bad Wolf' of Series 2, a running theme and was planted in the last episodes of series 1 just as

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Mr Saxon was mentioned in 'The Runaway Bride' and people are scouring the last eps of series 3 looking for what next years 'clue' is

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Actually he was already mentioned in Love & Monsters, but by god I don't get how anyone could have caught that mention...

[Doxymom]

Welcome!

I'm fairly new here myself and it's a great place to be when you want to know everything that is there to know about Torchwood.

Now I've just watched Dr.Who's S1 The Unquiet Dead, and I noticed that Eve Myles was in this episode and whether by coincidence or not, she plays a maid named Gwyneth (close to the name Gwen in Torchwood) and she was based in a Cardiff mortuary which had the rift in it, and now Gwen a century+37 odd years later now works where Torchwood is where the rift is now.

Am I right in assuming that the mortuary in 1869 is now the Torchwood base in 2007? And I wonder if the writers knew that she had played this role, before she was cast as Gwen?

It's a shame that Gwen couldn't also have been related to Gwyneth since she was an only child and unmarried before she died stepping in the rift. Otherwise, Gwen could have some powers she doesn't know about.

From what I gather, the writers had Eve Myles in mind when they wrote Torchwood's Gwen in part because they liked how she worked in the Dr. Who ep. Giving her character the same name may be a hint of things to come or, more likely in my opinion, it's an inside joke. Only Dr. Who fans who pay attention to details like one-time character names would even notice that it's the same name and the same actress. She certainly doesn't look the same to me. I had to look closely at the DW ep to realize it was her.

I don't know abuot the Rift and the location of Torchwood.

My question is about Jack and his dashing out of TW and into DW.

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When Jack ran out of TW at the end of S1, I swear he wasn't wearing his coat or a backpack, and that he heard the Tardis, as well as having the arrival blow papers around inside the building. Yet in DW he's running full speed outside, decked out in coat and pack and says he knew the Tardis was there because the hand moved. Hmm? Continuity goof? Or did I miss an explanation? Yeah, yeah, I know. Not a big deal. I loved both eps of DW and TW. They were great!

Doxy

[BruTak]

My question is about Jack and his dashing out of TW and into DW.

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When Jack ran out of TW at the end of S1, I swear he wasn't wearing his coat or a backpack, and that he heard the Tardis, as well as having the arrival blow papers around inside the building. Yet in DW he's running full speed outside, decked out in coat and pack and says he knew the Tardis was there because the hand moved. Hmm? Continuity goof? Or did I miss an explanation? Yeah, yeah, I know. Not a big deal. I loved both eps of DW and TW. They were great!

Doxy

Presumably, Jack used his space/time hopper wristband thingy.

[Coco Pops]

I've watched the last 2 episodes half a dozen times since they aired and couldn't notice anything suitably cryptic but still worthwhile. Go on... What's your guess? (spoiler tags ftw please. )

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Well the clue to next season happens just after the Master is defeated
we see what looks like the far future time they left and we hear a woman
laughing and a hand with red nail polish pick up what looks like a broken
device

And to answer something people in here are wondering about
the reason Jack has that hand in the jar is that it's like a "doctor
detector" and reacts when the Tardis is nearby. That's how he
knew to run out of Torchwood when they heard the Tardis noise.

[ShadowMaat]

My question is about Jack and his dashing out of TW and into DW.

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When Jack ran out of TW at the end of S1, I swear he wasn't wearing his coat or a backpack, and that he heard the Tardis, as well as having the arrival blow papers around inside the building. Yet in DW he's running full speed outside, decked out in coat and pack and says he knew the Tardis was there because the hand moved. Hmm? Continuity goof? Or did I miss an explanation? Yeah, yeah, I know. Not a big deal. I loved both eps of DW and TW. They were great!

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I'd assume that Jack grabbed his coat, jammed the jar in his bag (which was undoubtedly sitting there ready to go) and made a run for it, although why he even bothered with the hand when he could hear the TARDIS might be a good question. Maybe he was planning on returning it.

[Coco Pops]

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I'd assume that Jack grabbed his coat, jammed the jar in his bag (which was undoubtedly sitting there ready to go) and made a run for it, although why he even bothered with the hand when he could hear the TARDIS might be a good question. Maybe he was planning on returning it.

Ah................. I think Jack was hoping that with the hand
the Doctor might find a way to undo his immortality. But this
is all thrown out the window by the end of the season finale
to season 3... when............

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Jack makes an off the cuff comment which is in actual fact true.....
He's the Face Of Boe

[Trek_Girl42]

We in the UK have seen it all and I think those in Australia have too, the US are on either Day One or Ghost Machine, not sure about Canada I think they are the same as the US maybe a bit further on

Nope, the first ep of Torchwood airs here on October fifth. We're wayyyy behind. Again!

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Well the clue to next season happens just after the Master is defeated
we see what looks like the far future time they left and we hear a woman
laughing and a hand with red nail polish pick up what looks like a broken
device

I don't think so:

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The woman with the red fingernails picked up The Master's ring out of his ashes- I presumed that it's how they'll be able to bring him back again when they want to.

[Pitry]

Nope, the first ep of Torchwood airs here on October fifth. We're wayyyy behind. Again!

Quite. I mean, we finished it 6 weeks ago! I s'pose I should stop slandering the Israeli channels.
... But, on the other hand, apparently they won't start showing DW series 3 here til 2008. *goes back to slandering them*

[Coco Pops]

Nope, the first ep of Torchwood airs here on October fifth. We're wayyyy behind. Again!


I don't think so:

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The woman with the red fingernails picked up The Master's ring out of his ashes- I presumed that it's how they'll be able to bring him back again when they want to.

MY bad..... I thought it was the far future where they had
left but it was the scene where

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they did the Master's
funeral.... Tha laugh did remind me of the Rani.. So is Lucy
the Rani or just plain psycho Lucy Saxon

[BruTak]

MY bad..... I thought it was the far future where they had
left but it was the scene where

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they did the Master's
funeral.... Tha laugh did remind me of the Rani.. So is Lucy
the Rani or just plain psycho Lucy Saxon

Good question...

There was a rumour a while ago that

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Joan Collins was going to appear as the Rani.

Make of that what you will.

[Coco Pops]

I think that role would suit Joan Collins to the ground. She's a bit of a ham
and so is the

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Rani

[IMForeman]

Re: Cyberwoman.

Watch the scene in Cyberwoman where Ianto finds Dr Tanizaki's body... every time he rationalizes away Lisa's actions, tries to find a way of explaining that she's OK... the Sound of Drums plays very clearly. It's not just a drum beat. It's the Drum beat.

"Here come the drums!"

[Coco Pops]

Re: Cyberwoman.

Watch the scene in Cyberwoman where Ianto finds Dr Tanizaki's body... every time he rationalizes away Lisa's actions, tries to find a way of explaining that she's OK... the Sound of Drums plays very clearly. It's not just a drum beat. It's the Drum beat.

"Here come the drums!"

I am going to go have to watch that again

[Pitry]

Re: Cyberwoman.

Watch the scene in Cyberwoman where Ianto finds Dr Tanizaki's body... every time he rationalizes away Lisa's actions, tries to find a way of explaining that she's OK... the Sound of Drums plays very clearly. It's not just a drum beat. It's the Drum beat.

"Here come the drums!"

Really? Huh, I never noticed.

[Coco Pops]

Really? Huh, I never noticed.

Hey love youre avatar.... Love the Pinky and the Brain cartoon

Have they got to Atlantis yet and kicked everyone out?