History Recap / TorchwoodS4E3DeadOfNight

* WhereEverybodyKnowsYourFlame

* FridgeHorror: See InfantImmortality below and remember abortion or even the morning after pill, is no longer an option and if sperm meets egg you have a very high chance of having a baby with horrifying birth defects. And Jack's conversation with his one night stand reveals that most people think their new immortality means they don't get sick or injured and so they are taking massive risks.

Dr. Juarez decides to take Jilly up on her invitation to attend a Phicorp presentation. Gwen sneaks in as well, using Torchwood's trusty old camera contact lenses. Rex would have preferred to go, but Gwen lies to him and says that the lenses are bio-linked. Also attending is Oswald Danes, who by now has publicly stated a tearful apology on live TV for raping and murdering a child. While Gwen hacks into Jilly's computer, Phicorp announces that it's convinced a Jewish senator to try and make all pain relief drugs legal without prescription. Danes is paid to state on live TV how much he loves that plan.

[[caption-width-right:350:Behold: the Whoniverse equivalent of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Anonymous Anonymous]]. (Not really, but just as flippin' creepy.)]]

[[caption-width-right:350:The Whoniverse equivalent of [[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Tropers/Anonymous Anonymous]]. (Not really, but just as flippin' creepy.)]]

* UnfortunateImplications: Big Pharma is represented by a Miss Kitzinger, a Mr. Morganthall and a child rapist. Kitzinger and Morganthall are rather stereotypical Jewish names.

* BritishEnglish: Esther spends the first part of the episode teaching Gwen the American names of the things she's used to.

* HollywoodSex: Pretty much played straight, both for Rex and Vera and for Jack and Brad. Their injuries aren't ignored, though, and Jack insists on using condoms.

Now on the run, Rex and Esther are rather forcibly roped into becoming Torchwood members, and they gather in a makeshift Hub. Rex is ''not'' happy with being part of Torchwood, partly because he's just naturally grumpy, and partly because his chest wound is causing him constant agony. Esther just wants to go see her sister, who isn't well -- although she doesn't elaborate for now. Rex manages to sneak into CIA director Friedkin's house and take his phone by force. When the phone finally rings, it becomes apparent that Phicorp is linked to it somehow.

Dr. Juarez decides to take Jilly up on her invitation to attend a Phicorp presentation. Gwen sneaks in as well, using Torchwood's trusty old camera contact lenses. Esther would have preferred to go, but Gwen lies to her and says that the lenses are bio-linked. Also attending is Oswald Danes, who by now has publicly stated a tearful apology on live TV for raping and murdering a child. While Gwen hacks into Jilly's computer, Phicorp announces that it's convinced a Jewish senator to try and make all pain relief drugs legal without prescription. Danes is paid to state on live TV how much he loves that plan.

When Rex' friend turns out to have called the cops on him instead of helping them, both Jack and Rex decide to just call it a day and leave Gwen and Esther to their own devices. While Gwen and Esther walk back to the Hub and become friends, Rex visits Dr. Vera Juarez and tries to blackmail her for more pain killers and a new dressing for his wound. The blackmail quickly turns into banter and the banter quickly turns into rather explicit sex. Meanwhile, Jack decides to enjoy his newfound mortality, goes on a complete bender, and manages to pick up a hot male bartender [[SexyManInstantHarem in under a minute]]. And so, we finally get to see Captain Jack Harkness getting fucked, which is both surprisingly explicit and '''utterly magnificent'''. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And he insists on using condoms]].

Jack, who ''knows'' what it feels like to murder a child, doesn't believe him, but since Danes now has protection from Phicorp as their public spokesperson, Jack is badly beaten and left in the street.

Jack's earlier wounds are getting infected, and he's very worried by now. The group realises that when the wounded don't die anymore, the earth would become a massive germ incubator. Other medical repercussions also become apparent: for one, the normal 50% in-utero mortality rate of severely disfigured fetuses is no longer in effect. Several countries have already greenlit contraceptives in the water, with unknown medical results. Meanwhile, the white mask cult is growing stronger.

Jack's earlier wounds are getting infected, and he's very worried by now. The group realises that when the wounded don't die anymore, the earth would become a massive germ incubator. Other medical repercussions also become apparent: for one, the normal 50% in-utero mortality rate of severely disfigured fetuses is no longer in effect. Meanwhile, the white mask cult is growing stronger.

Dr. Juarez decides to take Jilly up on her invitation to attend a Phicorp presentation. Gwen sneaks in as well, using Torchwood's trusty old camera contact lenses. Esther would have preferred to go, but Gwen lies to her and says that the lenses are bio-linked. Also attending is Oswald Danes, who by now has publicly stated a tearful apology on live TV for raping and murdering a child. While Gwen hacks into Jilly's computer, Phicorp announces that it's convinced a Jewish senator to try and make all pain relief drugs legal without prescription. Danes is roped in to state on live TV how much he loves that plan.

When Rex' friend turns out to have called the cops on him instead of helping them, both Jack and Rex decide to just call it a day and leave Gwen and Esther to their own devices. While Gwen and Esther walk back to the Hub and become friends, Rex visits Dr. Vera Juarez and tries to blackmail her for more pain killers and a new dressing for his wound. The blackmail quickly turns into banter and the banter quickly turns into rather explicit sex. Meanwhile, Jack decides to enjoy his newfound mortality, goes on a complete bender, and manages to pick up a hot male bartender [[SexyManInstantHarem in under a minute]]. And so, we finally get to see Captain Jack Harkness getting fucked, which is both surprisingly explicit and '''utterly magnificent'''. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And he insists of using condoms]].

Jack, who ''knows'' what it feels like to murder a child, doesn't believe him, but since Danes now has protection from Phicorp as their public spokesperson, Jack is badly beaten and left in the street. His earlier wounds are getting infected, and he's very worried by now. The group realises that when the wounded don't die anymore, the earth would become a massive germ incubator.

Now on the run, Rex and Esther are rather forcibly roped into becoming Torchwood members, and they gather in a makeshift Hub. Rex is ''not'' happy with being part of Torchwood, partly because he's just naturally grumpy, and partly because his chest would is causing him constant agony. Esther just wants to go see her sister, who isn't well -- although she doesn't elaborate for now. Rex manages to sneak into CIA director Friedkin's house and take his phone by force. When the phone finally rings, it becomes apparent that Phicorp is linked to it somehow.

When Rex' friend turns out to have called the cops on him instead of helping them, both Jack and Rex decide to just call it a day and leave Gwen and Esther to their own devices. While Gwen and Esther walk back to the Hub and become friends, Rex visits Dr. Vera Juarez and tries to blackmail her for more pain killers and a new dressing for his wound. The blackmail quickly turns into banter and the banter quickly turns into rather explicit sex. Meanwhile, Jack decides to enjoy his newfound mortality, goes on a complete bender, and manages to pick up a hot male bartender [[SexyManInstantHarem in under a minute]]. And so, we finally get to see Captain Jack Harkness getting fucked, which is both surprisingly explicit and '''utterly magnificent'''.

Now on the run, Rex and Esther are rather forcibly roped into becoming Torchwood members, and they gather in a makeshift Hub. Rex is ''not'' happy with being part of Torchwood, partly because he's just naturally grumpy, and partly because his chest would is causing him constant agony.

Dr. Vera Juarez decides to take Jilly up on her invitation to attend a Phicorp presentation. Gwen sneaks in as well, using Torchwood's trusty old camera contact lenses. Esther would have preferred to go, but Gwen lies to her and says that the lenses are bio-linked. Also attending is Oswald Danes, who by now has publicly stated a tearful apology on live TV for raping and murdering a child.

** Gwen says she wishes Miracle Day had happened "a bit sooner", because [[Recap/TorchwoodS3MSChildrenOfEarth Ianto would still be alive]].

* DividedWeFally: Jack and Rex butting heads is proving to be quite detrimental to the team's efforts.

* HangingSeparately: Jack and Rex butting heads is proving to be quite detrimental to the team's efforts.