Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Torchwood: "Something Borrowed" (S2, E9)


"The hero always gets the girl."

Something Borrowed

Season Two, Episode Nine ("As Gwen Cooper prepares to walk down the aisle with Rhys, something has hitched a lift inside her.")

WHAT I LIKED

* Gwen waking up to realize she's hugely pregnant. What a pre-title sequence hook!

* Seeing characters we've heard about but that haven't been depicted before: Banana Boat, Rhys' folks, Gwen's folks, etc. Main characters in genre shows always seem more real when they've been fleshed out with friends and relatives.

* The killing of the Nostrovite: hilarious, and both Jack and Rhys get some heroic moments.

* The ending: Ret-con spiked punch was an elegant solution, and seeing Jack and Ianto dance is a moving testament to how far we've come.

WHAT I DIDN'T

* Nothing really. Intentionally light-hearted episodes can be risky and easily turn stupid, but this one worked.

WHAT I'M NOT SURE ABOUT

* The photo of Jack and his wife. Does it fit in with what's revealed in Children of Earth?

DELETED SCENES

None

TORCHWOOD DECLASSIFIED

* Deciding locations for the wedding.

* Filming the breakaway window.

* The Jack/Gwen/Rhys triangle.

* Developing make-up for the Nostrovite victims.

* Filming the scene in the stables.

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