History YMMV / Torchwood

** "Cyberwoman" focuses on a woman who has been partially converted into a cyberman, having been rescued halfway through the process. Sadly, this is represented by her wearing what can only be described as "[[WTHCostumingDepartment cyberman-themed bondage gear]]", complete with metal panties and inbuilt high-heels. It's a ''bafflingly'' {{Stripperiffic}} choice in an otherwise bleak and tragic episode, and makes every dramatic scene laughable as she laments her terrible fate and struggles to resist her programming while looking like a comic-con strippergram. Even Creator/RussellTDavies [[https://youtu.be/rh-ggPejTdg?si=hqU8JKICrxUjKg3g&t=468 thought it was an odd decision on the creative team's end]]:

* RescuedFromTheScrappyHeap: The more we learned about Owen, the more likeable he became, especially after [[spoiler:his death - not only did this mean he couldn't be a LoveableSexManiac[=/=]ReallyGetsAround sort anymore (though he'd grown out of it by now), it also enabled him to have more depth as a person in his following episodes, and when he's KilledOffForReal later it's utterly heartwrenching, even if part of this is because Toshiko went at the same time.]]

** Cryptic plot points such as Torchwood 4 being "lost, but we'll find it one day", Jack's missing years and Time Agent past (mentioned above), the mystery of the Weevils and where they come from, and the creepy little girl with the Tarot cards, coupled with the presence of the Time Rift hanging over the city spitting out ancient alien artefacts and Davies's ham-handed attempts to give the Torchwood Institute a rich and interesting history, make ''Torchwood'' seem like it's going to play the long game, setting up interesting long-form plotlines about fighting aliens in Card-- Oh, no, wait, Davies got bored. Let's blow up the Hub and move to America instead!
** Suzie's second death ends on an ominous note with Ianto reminding Jack that gloves usually come in pairs. This was most likely meant to imply that Suzie could eventually come back if another character out there stole the glove and planned to use it to revive her. Considering her second appearance depended entirely on a MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning plan, it was reasonable to think she could pull it off again. However, she never came back and then [[KilledOffForReal the lab got destroyed with her frozen body still inside of it]]. Creator/BigFinish seems in the process of explaining these in their ''Torchwood'' ranges and ''The Lives of Captain Jack''.