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* [[Motive Decay]]: So they're trying to restore British supremacy...or prepare humanity for aliens...or hide the existence of aliens...or build a cool alien tech collection. Somewhat justified by the fact that the government can't tell Torchwood what to do, and all the people who ''can'' order them around were killed before the show started, leaving them to pretty much do whatever they feel like. Like have sex. |
* [[Motive Decay]]: So they're trying to restore British supremacy...or prepare humanity for aliens...or hide the existence of aliens...or build a cool alien tech collection. Somewhat justified by the fact that the government can't tell Torchwood what to do, and all the people who ''can'' order them around were killed before the show started, leaving them to pretty much do whatever they feel like. Like have sex. |
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** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in a second-series episode, when the team goes to save a stranded alien. |
** [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] in a second-series episode, when the team goes to save a stranded alien. |
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{{quote|Owen: "Tell me how exactly we're going to use it to arm ourselves against the future?" |
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"We could hide behind it." }} |
"We could hide behind it." }} |
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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.}} |
** 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.}} |
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