TW One I Hate Mondays Out Now Spoilers Ok

New Torchwood trailer "I Hate Mondays"

This is an excellent series of stories for Yvonne, Ianto and Tommy and I finished it feeling that it was Ianto and Tommy who most served by this set. That last story was terrific.

Well, the rest of the set continued on from the strong start with Dinner with Yvonne. By Royal Appointment was another strong Yvonne story. I loved the use of dramatic irony at the end. It really makes me wonder if the world would have been better off if Poppy had succeeded in finding a replacement for Yvonne. While you could argue that her Doctor Who debut cast her as a villain, this kind of story really cements her status as an antihero.

Nerves was also a very strong story. Oddly, it would not have felt out of place as part of the Ianthology (author aside). I loved the way it explored his relationship wit his father. Now I'm excited to listent to Disco next. Also after two very Yvonne heavy stories, I think it was very wise move to shift the focus to Tommy and Ianto. Beyond that it was high time Tommy got more backstory. This story finally elevates Tommy from comic relief/a plot convenience to a three-dimensional character.