Torchwood - The Complete Second SeasonFrom BBC Warner
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #63 in DVD
- Released on: 2008-09-16
- Rating: NR (Not Rated)
- Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
- Original language: English
- Subtitled in: English
- Number of discs: 5
- Running time: 628 minutes
Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The following are included in the second season of Torchwood: repeated bouts of unrequited love, homicidal ex-lovers, monsters from space and impending doom for major characters. Now, that's how a series' second season should play out! But what makes Russell T. (Doctor Who) Davies' sophomore set of adventure for Torchwood so engaging is that he bundles them together in a tight and cohesive package that remains dramatically involving while maintaining the proper level of science fiction adventure. John Barrowman's Captain Jack Harkness is back, having materialized in the final episode of Doctor Who's third series ("Last of the Time Lords"), and with him comes one of the show's most inventive characters: fellow Time Agent and former lover Captain John Hart, played by Buffy the Vampire Slayer's James Marsters. Hart wreaks considerable havoc in the series opener, "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang," and returns several episodes later in "Fragments" to reveal Harkness' long lost brother Gray, who brings the series to a close in "Exit Wounds" with a horrific rash of violence that rends the Torchwood team permanently asunder. It's a finale that will leave fans agape by the final frame, but it's not the only stunner in the second season. "Reset" should also raise eyebrows with both the introduction of Doctor Who companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) in a three-episode arc, but also the shocking death and resurrection of a Torchwood member. Other highlights include "From Out of the Rain," which introduces one of the series' most intriguing villains, the Ghostmaker, and the alien "Adam," who throws the team into chaos with his power to suggest false memories. But the season's key storyline is the conflict between Jack, his brother Gray, and Captain Hart, which brings emotional heat and weight to the show's complex science and fantasy elements. Extras include all 13 episodes of Torchwood Declassified, the 10-minute companion series which explores elements of each episode, as well as "The Life and Deaths of Captain Jack Harkness," a 22-minute featurette (narrated by Freema Agyeman) about the character's immortal status that includes comments by Barrowman and Davies. Nine minutes of amusing outtakes and 18 minutes of deleted scenes bring this satisfying set to a close. --Paul Gaita
Customer Reviews
homosexual version of Kolshak the Night Stalker
Not much imaginative here in season 2. Really seems to play on 'homosexual shock value'...when being gay just isn't a big deal. When the producers run out of ideas they go for having the lead and various other men passionately tongue each other to try and liven things up...and they run out of ideas often. If you are looking for good sci-fi, you need to look somewhere else.
A low point was 'save the space whale', but then again it was just one poor episode among many. The first season showed promise but this season failed to deliver. It is no surprise that the ratings have gone through the floor. Save your money (and space in your dvd collection) for Firefly or Babylon 5!!!
Season 2!
Most series have uneven first seasons. Usually part way though the first season, the actors know their characters, and the writers (if they are regulars) have the feel of the series down.
This series got very good very quickly... by the second season it was even better. I like the darker tone of the second season... and I like the 'heroes' of this series. Like real people, they all have issues, they all try their best, and they don't always succeed. None of them are the boring, perfect, and fearless hero types as shown on a certain Paramount franchise.
I have heard nasty rumors about season 3, I hope none of them are true.... except Freema Agyeman's character joining the cast as the new.... Doctor... well Medic anyway! I like her character, she is a great actress and a gorgeous woman!
John Barrowman is one of my favorite actors and he delivers in this show. It's an intriguing sci-fi adventure with excellent stories.
And I love all the snogging and shagging going on!
Torchwood - The Complete Second Season
