Everything Changes

"They were here, and then they were gone. And look, there's nowhere to hide. They just disappeared."

Writer: Russell T Davies
Format: TV
Broadcast: 22nd October 2006
Series: Torchwood 1.01

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

Synopsis

The Torchwood Three team arrives at the scene of a brutal murder. PC Gwen Cooper's curiosity is challenged by their attitude; their approach and their technology is at odds with everything she believes in. As she investigates them, she begins to uncover a dark, mysterious and dangerous world right in the heart of Cardiff.

Verdict

Everything Changes is a fitting title to the first episode of Torchwood. As seen in the episode, Gwen's life completely changed but now the Doctor Who viewer's life has also. Doctor Who now has a fully fledged spin off, and it's started in style. Somewhere between a crime drama and Doctor Who itself, Torchwood fits in perfectly with a more expressive and explicit style. Sexual references and bad language will occur often! This episode was great and I immediately fell in love with Gwen. Her curiosity was fantastic to see and so typical of a young, Welsh women working in the police. It was excellent to see Captain Jack return after his 'death' in The Parting of the Ways, but now he's not being told what to do by the Ninth Doctor. No. He's in charge now. He's the leader of this Torchwood team. And he's marvellous. The brave decision to introduce Suzie as a full member of the team but then make her to be the ultimate enemy and then kill her off was unexpected, but pure genius! The moment Jack rose back up after being shot point blank in the head was mesmerising. Gwen's desperate attempts to remember what she had seen with Torchwood was good, and sad at how sleep got the better of her, as was always going to be the case. The Weevils were viciously brilliant, but not evil it was seen. Just savages. The mystery and idea of the glove was incredibly good! The continuation from Doctor Who was good to see with the rift and of course Torchwood itself. The Hub was also spectacular! Overall, Everything Changes kicked off Torchwood in magnificent style. A wonderful plot with some great twists and new characters. The team are going to be fantastic!

Rating: 10/10