Torchwood 1x1 "Everything Changes" | Full Episode Reaction

You will most definitely get more snip-its of info about Jack from the Dr. Who series, but only tiny morsels. It is most ideal to watch Torchwood and Dr. Who together to keep the timeline straight because they absolutely will reference each other on occasion for fun - but you REALLY have to pay attention! For example, when Jack was telling Gwen about the technical explanation of why the rift causes people not to notice them on that particular spot...it was a fancy way of saying "the TARDIS landed here and some of it's perception filter stuck to the rift on this spot." But I love how this series is a mix of CSI meets X-Files. Children of Earth was good but my favorite is still Miracle Day!

Just remember the first couple episodes are not the best ones. It does take a little time for the series to 'find itself' and when it does....oooh boy! You'll be binge watching!

Torchwood tried so hard to be mature that it often ended up feeling juvenile.

So Torchwood is definitely R rated. There's a lot of controversy over the Owen Cologne. I think this show was just trying it's hardest to be the polar opposite to Doctor Who at first, and made some stupid decisions in an effort to push the boundaries. Thankfully that settles down over time, and you will get to some of the best TV ever produced by season 3 (which you've already been told by the sounds of it). A couple of tidbits about the episode itself, good catch on Doctor Who's Boom Town being centered around the rift in Cardiff. There's another episode in Series 1, the Unquiet Dead which is when the rift first appeared in Cardiff. Interestingly the actress who played Gwyneth in that episode is actually the same actress who plays Gwen. Also, the theme tune to Torchwood, you've heard before. In the two part finale of Doctor Who series 2, they actually used that music during the many Torchwood scenes. You wouldn't know on first watch, but if you go back to watch it now, you'll hear it. Oh, and the reason only S1-3 were bundled together and S4 was not included, is that series 4 was co-produced by Starz network in the US, so the rights to that series are a bit different than the first 3.

Torchwood is a strange journey but ultimately so so so worth it. Glad you're watching.

I've been so excited for this show since I saw it on the calendar! I've never been much of a Dr Who fan. but I love this show and it has been ages since I've done a rewatch! I'm looking forward to watching you watch it!

John Barrowman’s upbringing resulted in him having a natural American accent but still using British pronunciations, which can really interfere with accepting his characters as American. This episode features easily the most mocked case of his whole career with the mention of “eestrogen.” And if only that could be the most controversial part of the episode. Instead, RTD makes the absolutely baffling decision to make our first impression of one of the show’s heroes be using an alien potion to rape people, apparently counting on us being too busy oohing and ahhing over his being so openly bisexual to notice. Well, a lot of us did, and Owen is just stuck with that reputation forever no matter how much the show tries to make him look heroic.