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'''''Exit Wounds''''' was the thirteenth and final episode of [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|Series 2]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Chris Chibnall]], directed by [[Ashley Way]] and featured [[John Barrowman]] as [[Jack Harkness]], [[Eve Myles]] as [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Burn Gorman]] as [[Owen Harper]], [[Naoko Mori]] as [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] as [[Ianto Jones]].
'''''Exit Wounds''''' was the thirteenth and final episode of [[Series 2 (Torchwood)|Series 2]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Chris Chibnall]], directed by [[Ashley Way]] and was the last ''Torchwood'' story to date in the original thirteen-episode format, and is the twenty-sixth episode in the show overall. It also saw the conclusion of the "[[Gray Thane|Gray]] story arc".


It saw the conclusion of the "[[Gray Thane|Gray]] story arc" with the return of [[John Hart (Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang)|Captain John Hart]] and the first in-person appearance of Jack Harkness's brother Gray. It was the last ''Torchwood'' story to date in the original thirteen-episode format, and is the twenty-sixth episode in the show overall.
In a grievous twist, it witnessed the deaths of two [[Torchwood Three]] members in one sitting - Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato, with both characters resolving their romantic desires toward one another in their final moments. The companion ''[[Torchwood Declassified|Declassified]]'' for the series 2 finale, ''[[Avulsion (TD episode)|Avulsion]]'', which explained that the driving force behind making this episode was to reaffirm the dangers of working with Torchwood and how nobody survived beyond a fairly young age because they were essentially living on borrowed time.
 
In a grievous twist, it witnessed the deaths of two [[Torchwood Three]] members in one sitting - Owen Harper and Toshiko Sato, with both characters resolving their romantic desires toward one another in their final moments. For Owen, it would be his second death (the first happening in ''[[Reset (TV story)|Reset]]''), this time facing a permanent demise. In Tosh's case, she revealed what led to her involvement in the events of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''.
 
The companion ''[[Torchwood Declassified|Declassified]]'' for the series 2 finale, ''[[Avulsion (TD episode)|Avulsion]]'', which explained that the driving force behind making this episode was to reaffirm the dangers of working with Torchwood and how nobody survived beyond a fairly young age because they were essentially living on borrowed time.
 
Despite John Hart being presented as the villain in the conclusion of Fragments, Gray becomes the true villain of the piece after seeking revenge on Jack, and John helps the Torchwood team to rescue Jack.


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