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*325,000 is way below 10% of the UK's children. The UK has around 10 million children aged under 15, so the figure should have been around 1 million (''Perhaps by children they mean people who have yet to go through puberty. Remember that it was speculated that Clem was not taken because he might have been on the cusp of puberty.'') | *325,000 is way below 10% of the UK's children. The UK has around 10 million children aged under 15, so the figure should have been around 1 million (''Perhaps by children they mean people who have yet to go through puberty. Remember that it was speculated that Clem was not taken because he might have been on the cusp of puberty.'') | ||
*The plans made in COBRA would require emergency powers, which would need [[Queen Elizabeth II|the Queen's]] consent. She goes unmentioned in this episode, possibly for narrative convenience. (''Considering the depth of the illegal actions being depicted on the part of the UK government, it's possible they're bypassing her -- especially given that they authorized the destruction of the Torchwood Institute which was established by the Royal Family.'') | *The plans made in COBRA would require emergency powers, which would need [[Queen Elizabeth II|the Queen's]] consent. She goes unmentioned in this episode, possibly for narrative convenience. (''Considering the depth of the illegal actions being depicted on the part of the UK government, it's possible they're bypassing her -- especially given that they authorized the destruction of the Torchwood Institute which was established by the Royal Family.'') | ||
*Why didn't [[the 456]] just direct the required number of children to their embarkation points? (''The 456 have only shown the ability to stop children, and to make them talk. Perhaps the 456 do not have the ability to control children's motor controls. But they were capable of making the children point towards London. If the 456 had done so, the children could have been physically prevented from reaching those points by the adult humans. They apparently felt that they needed humanity to go along with their plan.'' '' | *Why didn't [[the 456]] just direct the required number of children to their embarkation points? (''The 456 have only shown the ability to stop children, and to make them talk. Perhaps the 456 do not have the ability to control children's motor controls. But they were capable of making the children point towards London. If the 456 had done so, the children could have been physically prevented from reaching those points by the adult humans. They apparently felt that they needed humanity to go along with their plan.'' ''As evidenced by the fact that they apparently back off on Day Five when their ambassador is killed, the 456 are not as invincible as they want humanity to believe, so they want the humans to submit to their protection scheme.'') | ||
*Ianto criticizes Jack for keeping secrets, apparently forgetting he kept a pretty big secret of his own for months - hiding partially Cyber-converted [[Lisa Hallett]] in the Hub ([[TW]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]''). Why doesn't Jack call him up on it? ''Human beings are inconsistent. We criticize other people for keeping secrets even if we have done so ourselves. Especially when the secret is arguably worse.'' | *Ianto criticizes Jack for keeping secrets, apparently forgetting he kept a pretty big secret of his own for months - hiding partially Cyber-converted [[Lisa Hallett]] in the Hub ([[TW]]: ''[[Cyberwoman]]''). Why doesn't Jack call him up on it? ''Human beings are inconsistent. We criticize other people for keeping secrets even if we have done so ourselves. Especially when the secret is arguably worse.'' | ||
*Why doesn't Jack bring up the Shadow Proclamation? Surely, a drug trade, as well as the use of an underdeveloped planet like 21sy Century Earth for drug production go against certain statutes of the Shadow Proclamation? Jack is from the 51st Century, and an ex-Time Agent, surely he would know about the Shadow Proclamation? ''(Even if he did know of their existence and how to contact them, Jack had no way of contacting the Shadow Proclamation with Torchwood 3 gone. As well, with him personally being responsible for delivering 11 children to the 456 as a drug trade could be considered by the Judoon as an accessory to the crime, and by extension most of the British government at the time who were involved)'' | *Why doesn't Jack bring up the Shadow Proclamation? Surely, a drug trade, as well as the use of an underdeveloped planet like 21sy Century Earth for drug production go against certain statutes of the Shadow Proclamation? Jack is from the 51st Century, and an ex-Time Agent, surely he would know about the Shadow Proclamation? ''(Even if he did know of their existence and how to contact them, Jack had no way of contacting the Shadow Proclamation with Torchwood 3 gone. As well, with him personally being responsible for delivering 11 children to the 456 as a drug trade could be considered by the Judoon as an accessory to the crime, and by extension most of the British government at the time who were involved)'' | ||
