They Keep Killing Suzie

"She's a real find, this one. Gwen Cooper. She's better than me. She's so much better. I was never any good. Jack, I'm sorry."

Writers: Paul Tomalin & Dan McCulloch
Format: TV
Broadcast: 3rd December 2006
Series: Torchwood 1.08

Featuring: Captain Jack, Gwen, Owen, Tosh, Ianto

Synopsis 

Torchwood is linked to a series of brutalmurders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate, it becomes clear somebody wants their attention. What is Pilgrim - and how is it connected to a figure from Torchwood's past? The resurrection day are far from over. They have no choice but to bring back Suzie...

Verdict

Brilliant. They Keep Killing Suzie is an absolutely fantastic episode of Torchwood and the high standard of stories so far shows no sign of letting up. I really loved the plot and the devious plan of Suzie, planning her own death for her own gain, was just tremendous! It was heartless, evil and extremely caniving but sensational in it's own right. I really loved the callousness of Suzie in not caring one bit her about her hospitalised father and simply draining Gwen of her life as Suzie grew stronger. It's somewhat a much smaller similarity of The Tenth Planet with Mondas draining Earth's energy. I particularly liked the resurrection glove and the part it's played. It was a good prop piece in Everything Changes and even better in this episode. The trauma it can bring is huge. The Pilgrim group set up by Suzie was fascinating and I loved what she was trying to accomplish. A former Torchwood member trying to rip the team apart with their own belongings! I adored how she used Max and a poem to put the Hub into lockdown. Genius. Once Torchwood had worked out the plan of the resurrected Suzie, they tried to kill her... again. Continuously... failing. It was quite hard to watch at some moments but the fact that Suzie was being sustained by Gwen, who in turn was on the edge of death, was just sensational. The chase between the SUV and Suzie, along with the vegetable-like Gwen, was brilliant. Apart from the appalling and obvious production error, which I can let slide when it comes to my rating, it was a great scene. Once Suzie was finally killed, after the glove was obliterated breaking Gwen's link to Suzie, Ianto gave a frightening and intriguing insight. An obvious fact that gloves come in pairs. I loved that as the glove can definitely make a return in the future, just on the other hand. Overall, a wonderful episode with an exciting climax!

Rating: 10/10