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Post by mark687 on Jul 16, 2024 11:07:53 GMT
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Post by sherlock on Jul 16, 2024 11:17:55 GMT
What the-
Think we’re in for something very different here.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Jul 16, 2024 11:19:42 GMT
Mulder/Scully vibes... Count me in  |
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Post by mark687 on Sept 19, 2024 13:45:12 GMT
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Post by nardolespinoffwhen on Sept 19, 2024 14:42:39 GMT
Does anyone recognise the voices saying they are Torchwood?
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Post by mark687 on Sept 27, 2024 15:10:10 GMT
Cast partially Updated (but not whoever said they were Torchwood in the Trailer)
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 8, 2024 8:02:02 GMT
Out Now.  |
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Post by sherlock on Oct 8, 2024 8:33:54 GMT
Bit early for a Halloween special! I think I’ll sit on for a few weeks become listening.
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Post by mark687 on Oct 8, 2024 13:52:26 GMT
Clever exploration of trauma and family and oddly for a Torchwood a somewhat positive outcome.
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Post by kk on Oct 8, 2024 18:24:46 GMT
I enjoyed that too. Always impressive to see a range this well-established continue to experiment (as Torchwood often does) and I think it paid off well here. The small cast were good and it packed a nice emotional heft without becoming heavy-handed.
Special mention too for that early scene aboard the ship. Such evocative and scary description of what is happening. Definite chills up the spine and earned its October placing!
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Post by horatiowatson on Oct 8, 2024 19:37:58 GMT
So between this and The Restoration of Catherine... That's two (albeit indirect) appearances by Captain Jack this year...
Lawdamercy I am back on my bullshit!
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Post by 20fridge on Oct 11, 2024 18:21:58 GMT
Another strong addition to Torchwood's Main Range. So far the majority of Torchwood's experiments with different formats have led to good and creative stories. This feels a lot like a less depressing version of Random Shoes (more Torchwood lite). Iain was a strong lead for this one. Although, this one leaved the door open for his return, I don't feel like it set up anything for Iain beyond "I was abducted by aliens and now I'm recovering." I mean, if he does ever return I hope they would flesh out his character more beyond this single incident.
The Captain Jack cameo was... interesting. I'm pretty sure the two members of Torchwood earlier in the story were Jack and Gwen. That final cameo though, was strange. It's beginning to feel like Big Finish really really wants Captain Jack but can only have him indirectly due to all the Barrowman of it.
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Post by Ricky on Oct 11, 2024 22:43:47 GMT
I don’t think the female member could have been Gwen. The flashback sequences happen when Iain is a child, so it would have been long before she joined the team. I think it would have been one of the members during the 90s that we see killed off in Jack’s flashback in Fragments
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Post by 20fridge on Oct 12, 2024 6:17:09 GMT
I don’t think the female member could have been Gwen. The flashback sequences happen when Iain is a child, so it would have been long before she joined the team. I think it would have been one of the members during the 90s that we see killed off in Jack’s flashback in Fragments I think it really depends on when the flashbacks are and when the present day parts of the story occur. I assumed the mention of explosions in Baghdad in the news story during the flashbacks placed the story at some point in the mid-2000's, likely when Gwen was part of the team. Based on that assumption, I concluded that the present day of the story must be closer to our present day (at any point between Aliens Among Us and Revolution of the Daleks). However, I could see an argument that it was meant to be a reference to the Gulf War, which would mean that the 90's Torchwood team would be the one featured. Or that they used a news clip from their present day to stand in for old news. Regardless, I think the ambiguity about the timeline is intentional. |
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Post by Who Review on Oct 12, 2024 19:59:53 GMT
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Post by Ricky on Oct 17, 2024 10:23:28 GMT
I don’t think the female member could have been Gwen. The flashback sequences happen when Iain is a child, so it would have been long before she joined the team. I think it would have been one of the members during the 90s that we see killed off in Jack’s flashback in Fragments I think it really depends on when the flashbacks are and when the present day parts of the story occur. I assumed the mention of explosions in Baghdad in the news story during the flashbacks placed the story at some point in the mid-2000's, likely when Gwen was part of the team. Based on that assumption, I concluded that the present day of the story must be closer to our present day (at any point between Aliens Among Us and Revolution of the Daleks). However, I could see an argument that it was meant to be a reference to the Gulf War, which would mean that the 90's Torchwood team would be the one featured. Or that they used a news clip from their present day to stand in for old news. Regardless, I think the ambiguity about the timeline is intentional. I did think that, but Jack shows up in the SUV at the end, which would place the framing device in 2009 at the latest, and Gwen had only been part of the team for a couple of years at that point. But I agree with you, the placement doesn't really matter, as it isn't the point of the story. |
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