Torchwood

1. S01E01Everything ChangesOctober 22, 2006 7.8PC Gwen Cooper is at the scene of a brutal murder, when the "special ops," known only as Torchwood, arrive. After witnessing the group bring
2. S01E02Day OneOctober 22, 2006 7.2It's Gwen's first day on the job, and it's not going very well. After accidentally releasing a mysterious gas from a comet that landed, a ne
3. S01E03Ghost MachineOctober 29, 2006 6.8While chasing a man, Gwen retrieves an unusual machine that allows the user to see back into the past. When she inadvertently uses the machi
4. S01E04CyberwomanNovember 5, 2006 7.0Ianto Jones has been hiding a very big secret at Torchwood - his half-converted girlfriend from the Canary Wharf Battle - down in the baseme
5. S01E05Small WorldsNovember 12, 2006 7.2A withdrawn child has her suppressed anger taken advantage of by fairies at the bottom of her garden. Jack catches up with a very old friend
6. S01E06CountrycideNovember 19, 2006 7.5Concerned that the Rift is spreading, the Torchwood team investigates a series of gruesome deaths located in a small isolated village in the
7. S01E07Greeks Bearing GiftsNovember 26, 2006 7.4After meeting an usual woman named Mary at a bar, Toshiko is given a strange alien pendant. She is upset, yet amazed by what she now has - t
8. S01E08They Keep Killing SuzieDecember 3, 2006 7.7Torchwood is linked to a series of brutal murders around the city. As Jack and the team investigate, it becomes clear somebody wants their a
9. S01E09Random ShoesDecember 10, 2006 7.0Known to the team as being obsessed with alien life, Eugene Jones wakes up in the middle of a road and discovers that he has been the victim
10. S01E10Out of TimeDecember 17, 2006 7.2Three passengers from 1953 arrive in modern day Cardiff when their plane unintentionally flies through the Rift. With no means of traveling
11. S01E11CombatDecember 24, 2006 6.6Weevils are being kidnapped from the streets of Cardiff, and Torchwood want to know why. Still struggling with the end of his relationship w
12. S01E12Season's bestCaptain Jack HarknessJanuary 1, 2007 8.1Investigating reports of ghostly music, Jack and Toshiko find themselves stranded in a packed dance hall — in 1941. As Gwen, Owen, and Ianto
13. S01E13End of DaysJanuary 5, 2007 8.0The increasingly fractured Torchwood team are faced with fragments of their pasts and visions of their futures when the Rift begins splinter

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

1. S02E01Kiss Kiss, Bang BangJanuary 16, 2008 7.9The team are conflicted when Jack Harkness returns after his unexpected departure, but won't reveal where he's been. So, when an old acquain
2. S02E02SleeperJanuary 23, 2008 7.4When a burglary turns into a slaughter and only one woman is left unharmed, Torchwood begin to suspect alien involvement. However, when the
3. S02E03To the Last ManJanuary 30, 2008 7.6Toshiko falls for a handsome soldier, trapped out of his time, who unwittingly holds the key to saving the world. With an old hospital haunt
4. S02E04MeatFebruary 6, 2008 7.4When team investigates a mysterious alien meat supply that traces back to Rhys' haulage company, Gwen is forced to reveal the true nature of
5. S02E05AdamFebruary 13, 2008 7.7When Adam, an alien with the power to change memories infiltrates the team, the entire dynamic of The Hub shifts. With Captain Jack caught u
6. S02E06ResetFebruary 13, 2008 7.5Captain Jack calls in Martha Jones, now working for UNIT, to assist the team in investigating a string of mysterious deaths. However, when t
7. S02E07Dead Man WalkingFebruary 20, 2008 7.5Deep in shock, the Torchwood team face their darkest hour. Attempting to put things right, Captain Jack unleashes a primal force that uses T
8. S02E08A Day in the DeathFebruary 27, 2008 7.6Benched from the team and feeling increasingly victim to his newfound circumstances, Dr. Owen Harper struggles to find his place in the worl
9. S02E09Something BorrowedMarch 5, 2008 7.7An alien shapeshifter leaves Gwen carrying more than she bargained for the night before her wedding.
10. S02E10From Out of the RainMarch 12, 2008 7.0When an old cinema re-opens, past horrors emerge to stalk the streets of Cardiff. As bodies are found caught between life and death, Torchwo
11. S02E11AdriftMarch 19, 2008 7.2When a local teenager disappears Gwen is drawn into an investigation that reveals a darker side of Torchwood. Hundreds of people have disapp
12. S02E12Season's bestFragmentsMarch 21, 2008 8.2A booby trapped building explodes and knocks the team unconscious. As their lives flash before their eyes, we learn how each of them was rec
13. S02E13Exit WoundsApril 4, 2008 8.2Captain John returns to have his revenge. Taking Captain Jack prisoner, he sends him back in time for a long overdue reunion. Meanwhile, Car

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

1. S03E01Season's bestDay OneJuly 6, 2009 8.6An ordinary day becomes a world of terror as every single child in the world stops. A message is sent to the governments of Earth: 'We are c
2. S03E02Day TwoJuly 7, 2009 8.5Torchwood are forced underground, as the government takes swift and brutal action. With members of the team being hunted down, only Lois hol
3. S03E03Day ThreeJuly 8, 2009 8.3The eyes of the world turn to Britain, as the 456 announce, 'We are here'. As a pillar of fire descends upon London, the members of Torchwoo
4. S03E04Day FourJuly 9, 2009 8.6Torchwood finally learns the truth about the events of 1965. Britain is in danger of becoming a rogue state, and everything now pivots aroun
5. S03E05Day FiveJuly 10, 2009 8.5Torchwood is defenceless and Gwen Cooper stands alone as the final sanction begins. As violence erupts and the world descends into anarchy,

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

1. S04E01The New WorldJuly 8, 2011 7.6When death itself comes to a halt, the whole world faces its greatest danger yet. CIA agent Rex Matheson has only one clue: the word 'Torchw
2. S04E02RenditionJuly 15, 2011 7.3As the Torchwood team is reunited, Jack realises he is the most vulnerable man on Earth - and a flight to the USA turns into a desperate bat
3. S04E03Dead of NightJuly 22, 2011 7.8Torchwood goes on the run, and finds a new enemy. But as they launch a raid on PhiCorp headquarters, Jack must confront the mysterious Oswal
4. S04E04Escape to L.A.July 29, 2011 7.5The fight against PhiCorp takes the Torchwood team to California, where a trap is waiting. Meanwhile, Oswald and Jilly find themselves with
5. S04E05Season's bestThe Categories of LifeAugust 5, 2011 8.1Torchwood goes undercover and discovers the terrible truth behind the Miracle. But the enemy is closing in and death is about to make a shoc
6. S04E06The Middle MenAugust 12, 2011 7.3With Gwen, Rex and Esther trapped on both sides of the Atlantic, Jack faces a race against time as he goes straight to the heart of the cons
7. S04E07Immortal SinsAugust 19, 2011 7.4Gwen must fight to protect her family, and takes a terrifying journey covering both miles and decades as the long history of the Miracle is
8. S04E08End of the RoadAugust 26, 2011 7.3Captain Jack faces a showdown with a man he thought long since dead. But while Rex takes extreme action, is it too late to prevent the colla
9. S04E09The GatheringSeptember 2, 2011 7.9As the Three Families plunge the world into recession, the Torchwood team - defeated, powerless, and hunted - must strike a bargain with the
10. S04E10The Blood LineSeptember 9, 2011 7.6The Torchwood team travels across the world on a final, desperate mission - but the Three Families are unstoppable, unless a terrible sacrif

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