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''For ''[[Torchwood Children of Earth (TV)|Children of Earth]]'' YMMVs, see [[Torchwood Children of Earth (TV)/YMMV|here]].''<br />''For ''[[Torchwood Miracle Day (TV)|Miracle Day]]'' YMMVs, see [[Torchwood Miracle Day (TV)/YMMV|here]].''<br />''For ''[[Torchwood the Lost Files (Radio)|The Lost Files]]'' YMMVs, see [[Torchwood the Lost Files (Radio)/YMMV|here]].''
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* [[Alas, Poor Scrappy]]: Owen, twice. His first death arguably got him [[Rescued From the Scrappy Heap]].
* [[Alas, Poor Villain]]: Suzie. It's hard not to feel sorry for her, when she breaks down in her second appearance, tearfully telling Jack over the phone that she simply doesn't want to die, and admits that Gwen is a better team member than she ever was.
* [[Broken Base]]: The fandom ran into a few problems with this over Gwen in the first two seasons. What really dug a divide between previously calm fans were the events of {{spoiler|''Children of Earth'''s Day Four and Day Five}}. Be careful about any criticisms OR compliments you have about {{spoiler|Ianto's death or how it was handled}}.
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** Subverted in Series 3, as when Aliens finally do come to Earth, and Torchwood finally has a chance to carry out its job, the government sees fit to try and destroy them. {{spoiler|And succeeds, for the most part.}}
** According to [[Word of God|Russell T Davies in publicity for series 4]], this trope has now been completed, {{spoiler|due to the fact there are only Jack and Gwen left and in hiding, their HQ is gone, and now the Rift in time and space, their primary reason for being based in Cardiff, has been fixed and closed thanks to [[Doctor Who
* [[Paranoia Fuel]]: The Night Travellers could be hidden inside film canisters in anyone's basement.
* [[Ruined FOREVER]]: "Exit Wounds" elicited cries of Ruined Forever from some Toshiko and Owen fans.
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