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"The New World"
(or: Everything Goes to Shit)
Everyone on Earth suddenly becomes mortal one day and Torchwood has
some vague connection to it, which forces Gwen and Jack out of
hiding. And this show is on American cable now, so...brace
yourselves for gratuitous sex and violence.
Spoiler rating: 3
"Rendition" (or:
Killing Time)
Jack, Gwen and Rex cross the Atlantic, seemingly in real time, while
Juarez works on changing the entire healthcare system and Esther
plays World's Worst Spy. Also, Oswald Danes is still important
somehow. As is the new PR woman/vulture.
Spoiler rating: 3
"Dead of Night"
(or: Soulless Takeover)
The team investigate PhiCorp's involvement
with the Miracle while arguing the finer differences between British
and American food and language. Also, Jack, Rex and Juarez get some.
Spoiler rating: 3
"Escape to L.A."
(or Hippies and Teabaggers)
Teabagger Ellis and
Oswald war for prime TV coverage as the team break into PhiCorp to steal a
computer server. Also, Juarez is still here somewhere.
Spoiler rating: 3
"Categories of Life"
(or: This Was a Mistake)
Juarez briefly joins the team, only to uncover that the world has
turned full Nazi with death camps and everything. Chrissy and I question our
decision to recap this show.
Spoiler rating: 4
"Middle Men" (or
We Don't Know What's Going On Either)
Jack meets with a PhiCorp stooge
who assures him that PhiCorp is
just profiting from the Miracle, not causing it. Maloney faces
justice and Gwen gets preachy.
Spoiler rating: 3
"Immortal Sins"
(or: And Now For a Sexy Interlude)
We take a break from the action to flash back on Jack's romance with
a cute Italian guy in the 1920s. Which, of course, turns out to be
related to what's going on in the present. Generally, this is one of
the best episodes of the season, even if it has a few
inconsistencies.
Spoiler rating: 3
"End of the Road"
(or: Terrible Spies with Terrible Research Skills)
Old characters come back, people die (or whatever), a mole is
revealed and everything goes to hell in a handbasket in
the end.
Spoiler rating: 3
"The Gathering"
(or: Bless You)
Everything starts finally coming together and the team get an
inkling of what this might all be about. Charlotte and Rhys compete
for the title of world's worst liar.
Spoiler rating: 3
"The Blood Line"
(or: It's Called Mother Earth For a Reason)
The team defeat the families' supervillainous plot
to create a new world order where they are in charge using the giant
stone vagina that dictates all human life. Some die. Some die
temporarily. And the show literally goes out with a bang and a WTF.
Spoiler rating: 4