Torchwood is so good. "A Day in the Death" is my favorite so far.
Owen meets a suicidal woman on a rooftop at night, and gives her only his profession: doctor. She refers to him as such, inviting comparisons to the Doctor (One has no heartbeat. The other has two). Intentional or not (knowing RTD it is), I thought it was extremely interesting.
On said comparisons:
- As Owen moves to administer CPR, he realizes he has no breath to give. His "immortality" in death as a detriment, versus a Time Lord's near-immortality, which can similarly hurt the people he is closest to.
- "I'm sorry," Owen tells Toshiko. She responds: "I love you." The Doctor is always apologizing; Ten in particular always repeats: "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry."
- Owen saves Maggie from committing suicide. The Doctor also heals.
- The alien object sings to him as he stands on the rooftop; the Ood sings to the Doctor before he dies. Appreciation of the beauty of life for one last moment.
- Not a Doctor comparison, but the "My name is Owen Harper, and this is my life," voiceover vs. Rose Tyler's "This is the story of how I died" narration in Doomsday is worth mentioning.
- Watching television, Owen thinks about life in death. I love the scene so much, as he cleans out his refrigerator and medicine cabinet, because he no longer needs those things. ...Also not a Doctor comparison.
Sidenote: I really want Martha and Mickey to join the next season! How perfect would that be? They are in need of a doctor and a computer genius.
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