Whoever made the decision to bring Martha Jones into the Torchwood storyline made the right move. We already know that she comes back to the good Doctor in the new series.
Not only do we get more information about Martha having become a member of UNIT, the military division featured heavily in the old series’ of Doctor Who, but we see that she’s less naive than she was when she travelled with David Tennant’s Doctor.
Miss Jones is still pretty straight-laced compared with her highly-sexed Torchwood colleagues, but she’s become much more confident since her last encounter with The Doctor. She handles Jack with more authority than you’d give her credit for. Maybe because she knows his fate as the Face of Boe?
Considering Martha was such a weak character during her first season in Doctor Who, the writers have done a brilliant job of resurrecting her. Let’s hope she keeps her new traits when she resurfaces in the next series of Doctor Who. And kudos to Freema Agyeman for evolving her character so deftly without losing Martha’s original spirit.
How much do I love YouTube??? A Lot!! I am a huge John Barrowman fan and I somehow managed to miss his appearance on Al Murray’s Happy Hour last Friday night.
Thankfully, due to the wonder that is YouTube I have just watched it, and laughed so hard that I almost pee’d my pants!
John is on to promote his new autobiography, Anything Goes, but the pair manage to squeeze in loads of Doctor Who and Torchwood gossip, as well as more double entendres that you could shake a stick at.
With graduation looming, the school guidance counsellor asked John what he wanted to do with his life. John replied, I want to go into the arts. The counsellor said Okay, but what do you want to do to fall back on. John replied, If I have to have something to fall on, it will have to be my ass.
Anything Goes: The Autobiography traces the life and career of John Barrowman from his Glaswegian childhood and American adolescence to his first big break starring alongside Elaine Paige in Anything Goes . Since then, John has made a name for himself with unmatched West End achievements, including an Olivier Award nomination, and success in the movies The Producers and De-Lovely .
Extra-creepy episode of Torchwood tonight as an alien infiltrates the team and modifies their memories so that they believe he’s always been with Torchwood.
Adam convinces Tosh that she’s in love with him, and changes Gwen’s memory so that she doesn’t remember Rhys. Jack starts to have troubling visions.
Gwen arrives home and Rhys comes out of the bathroom and creeps up behind her. He startles her, and she pulls a gun on him and asks why he’s in the flat. She calls Jack, who verifies that Rhys is telling her the truth. Back at Torchwood, Owen confirms that Gwen has lost her memories of Rhys.
Gwens fiancee Rhys arrives at the scene of a serious road accident and discovers that a friend has died in the crash. More shockingly, Torchwood arrive on the scene and he sees Gwen with them.
The team discover a load of meat in the back of one of the vans that is suspicious. As Owen analyses the meat, the others look at Rhys’ haulage firm. Tosh calls posing as a police officer and discovers that they didn’t take reliable contact information, so can’t offer any leads.
Owen confirms the meat is alien and that it’s most likely slipped into the food chain. Meanwhile, Gwen goes back home to check on Rhys, but he’s suspicious of her having seen her earlier. She leaves to return to Torchwood, but Rhys follows and sees her walk off arm-in-arm with Jack.
Excellent! This evening’s episode of Torchwood opens in 1918, with a crossover in the fabric of time and the Torchwood of the time are investigating something strange in a military hospital.
The action centres around Tommy Brockless, a soldier who exists in 2008 as well as in 1918. It turns out that Tommy is in stasis in present day Torchwood, being held in anticipation of some future crossover event in time. Jack explains that the wartime Torchwood left notes that are locked in tune with the rift. They believe that Tommy is the key to this event and protecting the Earth.
Series 2 Episode 2 – Sleeper: Opens on a couple sleeping in bed. The woman is woken by a noise in the house and her partner picks up a bat and goes to investigate. Two men in balaclavas burst into the room. The camera pans under the bed and we hear the pleading of the two men. The man is unconscious, so what is the woman doing to them?
Captain Jack and Tosh visit the scene, but the cricket bat the man was carrying doesn’t match with the long stab wounds that the burglars suffered.
In the hospital, Gwen and Owen are pondering whether the man or the woman was the burglar. Owen tricks Gwen into staying the night with the burglar who’s alive. He wakes up in terror and dies soon after.
January 19th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Torchwood
Did anyone else LOVE Torchwood’s opening episode, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang on Wednesday night? I mean that kiss…..it even made James Marsters wife hot!
So to get you in the mood for this weeks Torchwood installment, here’s a trailer for the up and coming episode Sleeper. When you’re done with that, read our extensive episode guide.
January 15th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Torchwood
As we get ready to watch the all new, all improved series of Torchwood tomorrow night, I thought you might like to have a gander at this preview of the launch episode, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang.
Looks amazing. I suppose it had to be to make the move from BBC Three to terrestrial BBC Two.
January 15th, 2008 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Torchwood
The second series of Torchwood, the award-winning drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, premières on BBC Two. This time it’s bigger and bolder, with more fun, adventure and excitement for the alien-fighting team.
John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen, Burn Gorman as Owen, Naoko Mori as Toshiko and Gareth David-Lloyd as Ianto return as the investigators delving into the alien underworld of modern-day Cardiff.
In the first episode of the series, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, by co-producer and lead writer Chris Chibnall, Captain Jack is reunited with the Torchwood team as they face a rogue Time Agent. The mysterious Captain John Hart, played by James Marsters (Buffy The Vampire Slayer), is determined to wreak havoc, and needs to find something hidden on Earth. But with Gwen’s life in danger, and cluster bombs scattered across the city, whose side is Jack on? Read more & comment »
Doctor Who and Torchwood actor, John Barrowman has revealed that he would love to start a family with his partner Scott Gill.
Barrowman added that although he is desperate for a child of his own, he would also consider adopting a child.
“I think I would be a good dad. Scott and I have an incredible amount to offer a child,” John explained.
“The side of me that is selfish would also like to have a blood child,” he added. “If we were doing that, we’d have one and adopt one.” Read more & comment »
December 3rd, 2007 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: Torchwood
Torchwood, the award-winning drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, bursts back on our screens in mid-January 2008, this time premiering on BBC Two.
And this time it’s bigger and bolder with more fun, adventure and excitement for the alien-fighting team…
Captain Jack Harness (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Toshiko (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth Lloyd-Davies) return as the investigators delving into the alien underworld of modern day Cardiff. Read more & comment »
July 16th, 2007 by Lisa McGarry. Tags: BBC, Torchwood
Torchwood, the smash-hit thriller drama created by Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies, is currently filming for a new series which will be shown on BBC Two early next year.
Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman), Gwen (Eve Myles), Owen (Burn Gorman), Tosh (Naoko Mori) and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) return as the close-knit team of investigators solving alien and human crimes as they delve into the underworld of modern day Cardiff.
The high-octane storylines, filmed in and around Cardiff, include Torchwood’s encounter with a rogue Time Agent; a tragic time-slip from World War One; and a memory-thief who uncovers long-forgotten secrets among the entire team. Read more & comment »
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