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| == Continuity == | | == Continuity == |
| * Martha appears to still be with UNIT, as Jack bemoans that a sergeant is his contact with UNIT instead of Martha. This means that Martha did not take Jack's implied job offer. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') Martha later left UNIT and be working freelance together with Mickey. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | | * Gwen calls out for Ianto and Jack in the Hub when the light is turned off, asking them what they are doing, referring to when she walked in on them in Jack's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'') |
| | * Jack and Ianto's toying with [[Rupesh Patanjali]] when he finds their base mirrors what the team did when Gwen stumbled upon their organisation, something Gwen picks up on. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') |
| | * Lois reads up on the history of Torchwood, such as its founding by Queen [[Victoria]] in [[1879]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') |
| | * When Frobisher mentions informing the Prime Minister, Dekker notes elected officials "just come and go", a reference to Britain's recent frequent change of prime ministers including [[Harriet Jones]] through 2006 and early 2007, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') [[Harold Saxon]] through 2008 ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') and [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] through to spring 2009. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'') |
| * When Rhys calls Gwen about a house that he has seen up for sale, the [[estate agency|estate agent]] sign outside it says "[[Frost and Lynch]]", the same one which [[Mark Lynch]] owned alongside running the [[Weevil]] fight club. ([[TV]]: ''[[Combat (TV story)|Combat]]'') | | * When Rhys calls Gwen about a house that he has seen up for sale, the [[estate agency|estate agent]] sign outside it says "[[Frost and Lynch]]", the same one which [[Mark Lynch]] owned alongside running the [[Weevil]] fight club. ([[TV]]: ''[[Combat (TV story)|Combat]]'') |
| * Jack and Ianto's toying with [[Rupesh Patanjali]] when he finds their base mirrors how the team did likewise when Gwen stumbled upon their organisation. Recalling such, Gwen steps up as "self-appointed recruitment officer" to ensure Rupesh is spared what happened to her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'')
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| * Torchwood is still supposed to be a "secret" organisation, but public awareness of it is referenced in several scenes, most notably when Gwen says if you ask people about Torchwood, they usually send people towards Cardiff Bay (where the Hub is located); at one point Gwen exchanges humorous words about her job with a man outside the main entrance. This isn't the first time Torchwood's "secrecy" is called into question. ([[TV]]: ''[[Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang (TV story)|Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Souls (audio story)|Lost Souls]]'')
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| * Jack offers [[Alice Carter|Alice]] that he makes them forget, referring to [[Retcon]]. Previously Gwen had taken Retcon to forget Torchwood, ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'') [[Suzie Costello]] had given it to [[Max Tresilian]] once a week for two years, ([[TV]]: ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie (TV story)|They Keep Killing Suzie]]'') Gwen put it in Rhys' drink, ([[TV]]: ''[[Combat (TV story)|Combat]]'') Gwen was told to give Rhys one to make him forget Torchwood but refused, ([[TV]]: ''[[Meat (TV story)|Meat]]'') the entire Torchwood team took it to forget [[Adam Smith]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Adam (TV story)|Adam]]'') and Jack gave it to all the guests at Gwen and Rhys' wedding. ([[TV]]: ''[[Something Borrowed (TV story)|Something Borrowed]]'')
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| * When Lois reads up on the history of Torchwood, the text on screen references the events of [[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]''.
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| * Rupesh states that due to recent events (not specifically referenced but likely to include things like the [[Webstar]] attack ([[TV]]: ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'') and the relocation of Earth ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]''), half the world now knows of or believes in the existence of alien life, while the other half is in denial. Suicide rates have risen, which Rupesh ascribes to crises of faith. This may also be reflected by the insanity and suicide of [[Alex Hopkins]], who learnt about upcoming events in 1999. ([[TV]]: ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'')
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| * The destruction of the Hub in a massive explosion leaves open the question of the fate of artefacts and creatures in the facility, including any imprisoned [[Weevil]]s and Jack's brother, [[Gray (Fragments)|Gray]], last seen in stasis. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', ''[[End of the Road (TV story)|End of the Road]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Men Who Sold the World (novel)|The Men Who Sold the World]]''
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| * When John Frobisher mentions informing the Prime Minister, Mr Dekker notes elected officials "just come and go," a reference to Britain's recent frequent change of prime ministers including [[Harriet Jones]] through 2006/2007, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') [[Harold Saxon]] through 2008 ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') and [[Aubrey Fairchild (Beautiful Chaos)|Aubrey Fairchild]] through to spring 2009. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beautiful Chaos (novel)|Beautiful Chaos]]'')
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| * Gwen calls out for Ianto and Jack in the Hub when the light is turned off, asking them what they are doing, referring to their private fun in Jack's office. ([[TV]]: ''[[Adrift (TV story)|Adrift]]'')
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| * Brian Green refers to how it all comes "raining down from the skies, made of metal, and stinking green," referencing in particular the [[Dalek]]s in their 2009 Invasion of Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' / ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
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| * A photo of [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Owen Harper]] is in Gwen's workspace, indicating Gwen misses them and is honouring their memory. ([[TV]]: ''[[Exit Wounds (TV story)|Exit Wounds]]'')
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| * The [[Torchwood SUV|SUV]] has been stolen before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') | | * The [[Torchwood SUV|SUV]] has been stolen before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Countrycide (TV story)|Countrycide]]'', ''[[Fragments (TV story)|Fragments]]'') |
| * Jack previously wondered what would happen if his body were totally destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') | | * Jack previously wondered what would happen if his body were totally destroyed. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Bay of the Dead (novel)|Bay of the Dead]]'') |
