Something Borrowed

"That's what I love about Torchwood. By day, chasing the scum of the universe; come midnight, you're the wedding fairy."

Writer: Phil Ford
Format: TV
Broadcast: 5th March 2008
Series: Torchwood 2.09

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

Synopsis

Gwen Cooper is about to get married to her fiancé Rhys. Only one problem: on her hen night she is bitten by an alien and wakes on her wedding day heavily pregnant with a shape-shifter's baby. The alien mother is on the loose and searching for its offspring. The only way for the alien to get the egg is to rip open its carrier, Gwen...


Verdict

Something Borrowed was again, another unique episode of Torchwood! It was full of shocks and surprises, a little bit of silliness, but overall a good quality story! Of all the days for Gwen to be impregnated by an alien, it had to be on her hen night! Her reaction when waking up on her wedding day to the extremely far gone bump was quite hilarious and typical Gwen. But the episode, in the end, was all about Gwen and Rhys and the love they have for one another. I really liked how, despite being suddenly pregnant, Gwen was determined to marry her fiancé that day, no matter what she looked like and no matter what any of her family and friends would make of it. And it was shown how much Rhys loves his girl when he had little hesitation to marry Gwen also. Jack's reaction to the whole fiasco was great and I liked how Tosh backed Gwen in her decision. The alien hunter roaming about, always close, was tense and added some oomph to the episode. The climax was very good but the only bit I disliked was what happened regarding Rhys' mother. I thought that was a bit silly sadly. Jack retconning the whole wedding attendance so they wouldn't remember aliens and Gwen's 'pregnancy' was excellent. But the love on display as I've already said was the episode highlight and its great how slowly but surely, Rhys' role in Torchwood is increasing.

Rating: 8/10