Among Us: Misty Eyes

"Your days at Torchwood are over. It's a new life now."

Writer: Tim Foley

Format: Audio

Released: May 2023

Series: Torchwood 7.03

Featuring: Gwen, Rhys

Synopsis 

Gwen Cooper and Rhys Williams have made a new life for themselves in Iceland. Away from death and aliens and horror and Torchwood. Until theres a knock on the door from the last person they want to see.

Verdict 

Misty Eyes was an outstanding episode to continue my way through the Among Us seventh series of Torchwood! This was easily the best of the series so far and must rank as one of the greatest since Torchwood’s official continuation after Miracle Day moved to audio. I really did think it was that good and it’s quite incredible that it only featured three characters. But they were three brilliant ones! It was lovely to catch up with Gwen and Rhys and they seemed to have finally found some sort of peace after the disaster that struck Cardiff. I really liked that they were still trying to support their home city with charitable efforts and relief, but it did feel like they couldn’t face going back there and that was completely understandable. They’d found themselves isolated in a little remote area of Iceland which was nice and just hearing the pair having fun was really nice. Their sexual innuendoes were a lot of fun and having to adjust them to the cold of Iceland with cardigans and woolly socks playing a part was very amusing. So with them settled in their new life, having new jobs and just enjoying themselves, the last person they wanted to see was Ng. Her arrival to their new address wasn’t greeted well and I was quite surprised by how calm Gwen was. She was more shocked than angered but that soon turned. Ng hoping to get the Torchwood team back together again was good and I really hope that Gwen will be a part of that in the future, but for now it doesn’t seem likely. Gwen politely telling Ng to get the fuck out of her life was sensational after her calm greeting and quickly saying that no she hadn’t heard from Jack. Ng using that as an excuse for her being there was good but she was actually hoping to protect Gwen. After everything Ng had done to Gwen including killing her mother, she didn’t want to hear about what she was trying to do. That was understandable, but Rhys was slightly more accommodating and at least could hear her out. I enjoyed the mystery that only Gwen could see the misty figure out from the window and that led to her own private investigation of the cliff area. Ng was there to find her and explained that her own past was coming to haunt her. I thought the idea of the misty figures all bearing the image of Ng was excellent and learning that they were all essentially the souls of those she had previously inhabited was tremendous. And now they were coming for Gwen! That was rather scary and she was in a lot of danger. The emotional conversation between Gwen and Ng on the cliffs was magnificent and really hit home just how the former felt about the latter. And yet in typical Gwen Cooper style she just went and saved the day by showing what kind of person she was in appealing to the mystery figures that denied Ng a renegotiation. The fact that Ng’s first was her own child was a big shock and her justification of not sharing the maternal bond was horrific. She had become human now and Gwen appealed to them to show that the deal was already broken. That was sensational. The emotional torment that occurred during the episode was really strong stuff and whilst it was a pretty simple adventure, it was so effective. Overall, an outstanding story!

Rating: 10/10