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|image = Beware greeks bearing gifts main.jpg | |image = Beware greeks bearing gifts main.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | |series = ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' | ||
|season number = Series 1 (Torchwood) | |season number = Series 1 (Torchwood) | ||
|series episode number = 7 | |series episode number = 7 | ||
|main character = [[ | |scripturl = https://www.bbc.co.uk/writersroom/documents/torchwood-1-episode-7-greeks-bearing-gifts-draft-3-12042006.pdf | ||
|enemy = [[Mary (Arcateenian)| | |main character = [[Toshiko Sato|Tosh]], [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Owen Harper|Owen]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | ||
|setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]] | |enemy = [[Mary (Arcateenian)|Mary]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Cardiff]], [[2000s]]{{Note|Episodes 1-10 of the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' are set anywhere from [[2006]]-[[2009]] as a result of [[Aliens of London dating controversy|conflicting evidence]] shown in the episodes {{cs|Ghost Machine (TV story)}}, ''Greeks Bearing Gifts'', {{cs|Random Shoes (TV story)}}, {{cs|To the Last Man (TV story)}}, {{cs|Reset (TV story)}}, {{cs|Adrift (TV story)}}, {{cs|Fragments (TV story)}}, {{cs|Exit Wounds (TV story)}}, and {{cs|The New World (TV story)}}. As episode 10, {{cs|Out of Time (TV story)}}, is set at the end of [[December]], this means that episodes 11-13 are almost certainly set the year after episodes 1-10.}} | ||
|writer = Toby Whithouse | |||
|director = [[Colin Teague]] | |director = [[Colin Teague]] | ||
|producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | |producer = [[Richard Stokes]] | ||
|network = | |network = BBC Three | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 26 November 2006 | ||
|prev = Countrycide (TV story) | |prev = Countrycide (TV story) | ||
|next = They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story) | |next = They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story) | ||
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|clip2 = Tosh Falls For Mary's Charm Greeks Bearing Gifts Torchwood | |clip2 = Tosh Falls For Mary's Charm Greeks Bearing Gifts Torchwood | ||
|clip3 = Tosh Destroys The Pendant Greeks Bearing Gifts Torchwood | |clip3 = Tosh Destroys The Pendant Greeks Bearing Gifts Torchwood | ||
|format = 1x50-minute episode | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Greeks Bearing Gifts''''' was the seventh episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], | '''''Greeks Bearing Gifts''''' was the seventh episode in the [[Series 1 (Torchwood)|first series]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Toby Whithouse]], directed by [[Colin Teague]], and focused on [[Toshiko Sato]]. | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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Feeling dejected, Toshiko goes to a [[pub]], where Mary approaches her. Mary reveals she knows about Torchwood and about her. She is a "scavenger" or "collector" of [[alien]] artefacts. Toshiko seems to bond with Mary, and reveals her innermost feelings, despite hundreds of Torchwood protocols disallowing this sort of conversation. Mary offers Toshiko [[Telepathy pendant|a pendant]]. When Toshiko puts it on, she begins to hear people's thoughts. Mary asks her to refine this to her thoughts only, and subconsciously allows her desire to [[kiss]] her slip. Shocked, Toshiko rips the pendant off her neck. Mary tells her to keep it. Toshiko says she must show it to the other members of Torchwood, Mary predicts she won't. | Feeling dejected, Toshiko goes to a [[pub]], where Mary approaches her. Mary reveals she knows about Torchwood and about her. She is a "scavenger" or "collector" of [[alien]] artefacts. Toshiko seems to bond with Mary, and reveals her innermost feelings, despite hundreds of Torchwood protocols disallowing this sort of conversation. Mary offers Toshiko [[Telepathy pendant|a pendant]]. When Toshiko puts it on, she begins to hear people's thoughts. Mary asks her to refine this to her thoughts only, and subconsciously allows her desire to [[kiss]] her slip. Shocked, Toshiko rips the pendant off her neck. Mary tells her to keep it. Toshiko says she must show it to the other members of Torchwood, Mary predicts she won't. | ||
The next day, Toshiko goes to [[the Hub]] and puts the pendant on. She tells Gwen and Owen she has something to show them, but, upon hearing their thoughts, she changes her mind after learning of their affair. Later, when Ianto offers her some [[coffee]], she hears his thoughts, malevolent and | The next day, Toshiko goes to [[the Hub]] and puts the pendant on. She tells Gwen and Owen she has something to show them, but, upon hearing their thoughts, she changes her mind after learning of their affair. Later, when Ianto offers her some [[coffee]], she hears his thoughts, which are malevolent and depressed. She hears his pain at the loss of [[Lisa Hallett]]. Visibly upset, she takes off the pendant. | ||
She finds Mary, whom she tells about Owen and Gwen's thoughts — how they pity her. Mary explains that thoughts are complicated. She puts the pendant on Toshiko again, and both end up thinking of [[sex]] together. The two kiss passionately. Later, Toshiko is lying in bed, looking regretful. She tells Mary of her attraction to Owen, and how she was upset by his affair with Gwen. Mary tells her that good can come of the pendant, too. Toshiko asks Mary who she really is. Mary calls herself "[[Philoctetes]]". | She finds Mary, whom she tells about Owen and Gwen's thoughts — how they pity her. Mary explains that thoughts are complicated. She puts the pendant on Toshiko again, and both end up thinking of [[sex]] together. The two kiss passionately. Later, Toshiko is lying in bed, looking regretful. She tells Mary of her attraction to Owen, and how she was upset by his affair with Gwen. Mary tells her that good can come of the pendant, too. Toshiko asks Mary who she really is. Mary calls herself "[[Philoctetes]]". | ||
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}} | }} | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Science and technology === | === Science and technology === | ||
* When Jack is studying the alien device, he finds traces of [[ilmenite]], [[pyroxene]] and even [[dark matter]]. | * When Jack is studying the alien device, he finds traces of [[ilmenite]], [[pyroxene]] and even [[dark matter]]. | ||
* The [[x-ray]] of a [[Cybus Cyberman]] is seen behind Owen in the autopsy room. | * The [[x-ray]] of a [[Cybusman|Cybus Cyberman]] is seen behind Owen in the autopsy room. | ||
=== People === | === People === | ||
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=== Organisations and companies === | === Organisations and companies === | ||
* Toshiko is preparing a list for [[ | * Toshiko is preparing a list for [[UNIT]]. | ||
* [[JJB Sports]], [[T.K. Maxx]] and [[Superdrug]] are companies in Cardiff. | * [[JJB Sports]], [[T.K. Maxx]] and [[Superdrug]] are companies in Cardiff. | ||
=== Cultural references to the real world === | === Cultural references to the real world === | ||
* Tosh compared the hole in the skeleton's chest to "that bit in ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' where that thing bursts out of [[John Hurt]]." | * Tosh compared the hole in the skeleton's chest to "that bit in ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'' where that thing bursts out of [[John Hurt (in-universe)|John Hurt]]." | ||
* As a cover-up to discover about [[Philoctetes]], Tosh pretends that she participated in a [[pub quiz]]. When naming the [[pub]], ''[[The Prince of Tides]]'' is all that can come to her. | * As a cover-up to discover about [[Philoctetes]], Tosh pretends that she participated in a [[pub quiz]]. When naming the [[pub]], ''[[The Prince of Tides]]'' is all that can come to her. | ||
* Gwen called Owen "[[Amanda Burton]]". | * Gwen called Owen "[[Amanda Burton]]". | ||
* As Mary enters the Torchwood base, she recites the first few lines of ''[[Kubla Khan (poem)|Kubla Khan]]'' by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]. | * Tosh hears the thoughts of a man pretending to be a [[James Bond]] villain. | ||
* As Mary enters the Torchwood base, she recites the first few lines of ''[[Kubla Khan (poem)|Kubla Khan]]'' by [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]. | |||
=== Influences === | |||
* The [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer (franchise)|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'']] episode "[https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Earshot Earshot]", where [[Buffy Anne Summers|Buffy Summers]] develops telepathy and finding that reading other people's minds comes with a price. | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* At this point in the series, all the current members of Torchwood Three have had a [[homosexuality|same-sex]] [[kiss]]: | * The episode was repeated on [[BBC Two]], three days later at 9:00pm on Wednesday [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]. | ||
* | * At this point in the series, all the current members of Torchwood Three have had a [[homosexuality|same-sex]] [[kiss]]: Owen with [[Colin (Everything Changes)|Colin]] in ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', Gwen and [[Carys Fletcher]] in ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'', Jack with Ianto in ''[[Cyberwoman (TV story)|Cyberwoman]]'', and Tosh and [[Mary (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|Mary]] in this episode. | ||
* Tosh refers to actor [[John Hurt]] and his role in the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''. Hurt would later go on to play the [[War Doctor]], | * Tosh identifies the [[Soldier (Greeks Bearing Gifts)|soldier]] from [[1812]] has been dead for 196 years, 11 to 11 and a half months. This would place the episode in [[2009]]. [[Aliens of London dating controversy|This date clashes with and contradicts dates given in several other stories]]. | ||
* Tosh refers to actor [[John Hurt]] and his role in the film ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]''. Hurt would later go on to play the [[War Doctor]], starting in [[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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=== Filming locations === | === Filming locations === | ||
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|[[Sunday]] [[26 November (releases)|26 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | |||
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|First broadcast. | |||
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|[[Wednesday]] [[29 November (releases)|29 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] | |||
|21:00 | |||
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|[[Monday]] [[19 February (releases)|19 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |||
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|[[Friday]] [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |||
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|[[Thursday]] [[3 June (releases)|3 June]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]] | |||
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=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Owen mentions someone named [[Michael Hamilton]] is still recovering from what occurred during the [[Battle of Canary Wharf|ghost incident]], saying that he's still seeing Cybermen outside his mother's house. The Cybermen and the incident happened in [[TV]]: {{cs|Army of Ghosts (TV story)}} and {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}. | |||
* Owen mentions someone named [[Michael Hamilton]] is still recovering from what occurred during the [[Battle of Canary Wharf|ghost incident]], saying that he's still seeing Cybermen outside his mother's house. | * Toshiko's observations of Ianto's thoughts reveal he is still in turmoil after the death of [[Lisa Hallett]], who died in [[TV]]: {{cs|Cyberwoman (TV story)}}. | ||
* Toshiko's observations of Ianto's thoughts reveal he is still in turmoil after the death of [[Lisa Hallett]] | * When Jack and Toshiko discuss her saving the woman and her son, anti-Cyberman guns can be seen behind them. These were first used in [[TV]]: {{cs|Doomsday (TV story)}}. | ||
* When Jack and Toshiko discuss her saving the woman and her son, anti-Cyberman guns can be seen in | * Ianto panics at the thought of Tosh dying, privately declaring, ''"Not again."'' given the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|Everything Changes (TV story)}}. | ||
* | * Owen and Gwen are still having an affair without Rhys knowing. This affair began in [[TV]]: {{cs|Countrycide (TV story)}}. | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
[[File:TWS1Part2.jpg|thumb|Series one, part two DVD cover]] | [[File:TWS1Part2.jpg|thumb|Series one, part two DVD cover]] | ||
* This episode was first released on DVD, with three other episodes entitled ''Torchwood: Series 1, part 2'' on [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. It was later released in ''Torchwood: The Complete First Series'' on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007. | |||
=== DVD releases === | |||
* This episode was first released on DVD, with three other episodes entitled ''Torchwood: Series 1, part 2'' on [[26 February (releases)|26 February]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]. | |||
* It was later released in ''Torchwood: The Complete First Series'' on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] 2007. | |||
* It was also released in the Series 1-4 boxset. (Region 2 release: [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]) | |||
=== Blu-ray releases === | |||
* Released in the US with the rest of Series 1 as a Complete First Season set on [[16 September (releases)|16 September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. | |||
* It was released in the Series 1-3 Blu-ray boxset on [[26 October (releases)|26 October]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] in the UK. The US release was on [[19 July (releases)|19 July]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. | |||
* It was also released in the Series 1-4 Blu-ray boxset. (Region 2 release: [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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