History Heartwarming / Torchwood

* "[[Recap/TorchwoodS1E2DayOne Day One]]": Gwen's insistence on treating Carys as a person and a victim of alien possession instead of just another threat.

** Jack's absolute refusal to believe [[spoiler: Ianto when he confesses to killing women]]. Just hugs him and doesn't stop until he works out what really happened.

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* The team's reunion in "End of Days". Tosh runs headlong into Jack's arms, Ianto's adorably awkward attempt at a handshake before burying his head in Jack's shoulder and showing no qualms about Jack kissing him in front of the team, and Owen just burying his head in Jack's chest.
* Owen and Maggie on the roof, watching the light show from the alien device.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZyNzuJ1Tk Jack and the team's heart to heart]] in ''Adam''. Just about everyone is tugging the heartstrings.
* Eugene coming back for just long enough to save Gwen and her absolute delight that he's there, just before her dismay that he's still going to die.
* The "real" Captain Jack Harkness is shown to be a very reasonable figure by any standard; even given the prejudices of the time, he immediately supports "James Harper" in affirming that Tosh is working for the Brits when she nearly faces anti-Japanese prejudice, and is shown to regret that his current "beard" may be genuinely in love with him, making it clear that he does care about the woman even if he can't feel ''that'' way about her.
* ''Adam'' was a freak out fest from beginning to end. Seriously though, Nerdy!Owen giving Tosh that little mouse squirrel... screencleaner... thing? ''Adorable''.
** From the same episode, Jack's absolute refusal to believe [[spoiler: Ianto when he confesses to killing women]]. Just hugs him and doesn't stop until he works out what really happened.
* Ianto talking to Jack [[UnbrokenVigil after refusing to leave him]] while he's in a coma in the Radio play ''The Dead Line'' is equal parts this and a somewhat ForeShadowing TearJerker.
* Another moment from the Audios ''Hidden''. Gwen's speech to Ianto after [[spoiler: he's in a very much not accidental carcrash]]. One of the moments where Gwen's status as TheHeart of the team makes real sense.
-->'''Gwen''': You're going to be fine. You hear me, Ianto? You're going to be just fine. I won't let ''anything'' happen to you.
* Jack's goodbye to Ianto in ''House of the Dead'' where he finally admits that he loves him and promises never to forget him.
** Also the whole situation that led up to that scene: [[spoiler: Jack was willing to risk the world and his soul just for the chance to see Ianto again!]]
* "I found my [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor.]]"
* Jack and Martha reunite and, despite the trauma of the previous year, get along ''incredibly'' well. Jack even shows his respect by ''not'' flirting with her in any way shape or form; she's not a normal woman who he can flirt with - she's an asskicker.

* Jack and Martha reunite and, despite the trauma of the previous year, get along ''incredibly'' well.

* "I found my [[Series/DoctorWho Doctor.]]"

* "I found my [[DoctorWho Doctor.]]"

For ''[[Heartwarming/TorchwoodTheLostFiles The Lost Files]]'' moments, see that page.

* In ''Children of Earth'': Jack arrives back at the Hub, Ianto works out that he's been killed again while he was gone... and hugs him, for no reason other than that. Shame [[spoiler: that the Hub's about to be blown to smithereens]].

** Also the whole situation that led up to that scene: [[spoiler: Jack was willing to risk the world and his soul just for the chance to see Ianto again!]]

* Jack's goodbye to Ianto in ''House of the Dead'' where he finally admits that he loves him and promises never to forget him.

-->'''Gwen''': You're going to be fine. You hear me, Ianto? You're going to be just fine. I won't let ''anything'' happen to you.

For a series which regularly makes a point of demonstrating the cynical end of the [[SlidingScaleofIdealismVersusCynicism scale]], ''Torchwood'' comes with a fair few moments of heartwarming.\\

For a series which regularly makes a point of demonstrating the HumansAreBastards side of the [[SlidingScaleofIdealismVersusCynicism scale]], ''Torchwood'' comes with a fair few moments of heartwarming. See ''[[TorchwoodMiracleDay Miracle Day]]'' moments, see that page.

* YMMV, but there's also Eugene coming back for just long enough to save Gwen and her absolute delight that he's there, just before her dismay that he's still going to die.

** It seems [[YourMileageMayVary entirely possible]] that this was intended to come across as Owen getting his comeuppance for always being a [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold jerk]] to Tosh when she obviously had a crush on him, by making him the shy, retiring one and Tosh the confident but jerkass-y one (though her JerkAss behaviour seemed a bit less deliberate than Owen's). Unfortunately this just didn't work because I found it impossible to imagine Nerdy!Owen and Real!Owen as the same people and couldn't apply the latters faults to the former. The poor guy was just too adorable!

-->'''Gwen''': You're going to be fine. You hear me, Ianto? You're going to be just fine. I won't let ''anything'' happen to you.
* In the audio play [[TorchwoodTheLostFiles ''The House of the Dead'']], right as [[spoiler:Ianto is about to permanently seal the rift]], Jack finally says it.
-->'''Jack''': Ianto Jones, I love you.
** Also, the fact that [[spoiler:of all the people he's lost and could have seen at The House of the Dead that night, Jack went there specifically looking for Ianto]].

For a series which regularly makes a point of demonstrating the HumansAreBastards side of the [[SlidingScaleofIdealismVersusCynicism scale]], Torchwood comes with a fair few moments of heartwarming.

* In the audio play ''The House of the Dead'', right as [[spoiler:Ianto is about to permanently seal the rift]], Jack finally says it.

-->'''Gwen''': You're going to be fine. You hear me, Ianto? You're going to be just fine. I won't let ''anything'' happen to you.

* Ianto talking to Jack [[UnbrokenVigil after refusing to leave him]] while he's in a coma in the Radio play ''The Dead Line'' is equal parts this and a somewhat ForeShadowing TearJerker]]

* In ''Children of Earth'': Jack arrives back at the Hub, Ianto works out that he's been killed again while he was gone... and hugs him, for no reason other than that. Shame [[spoiler: that the Hub's about to be blown to smithereens]].

* ''Adam'' was a freak out fest from beginning to end. Seriously though, Nerdy!Owen giving Tosh that little mouse? ''Adorable''.

** Not just a lfie affirming moment for two characters who thought they had nothing to live for, but remember that this is ''Torchwood'': usually the aliens are out to kill us, take over, use us, and on the other hand are generally treated like crap by the humans they encounter. And here we have a reply to the ''Voyager space probe'' itself; a potential ''friend'' rather than another enemy. We're not sure exactly what it means but the implication sure as hell doesn't suggest ''invasion''.

* Like most things in Torchwood, it borders on [[NarmCharm corny]], but there's also [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_RZyNzuJ1Tk Jack and the team's heart to heart]] in ''Adam''. Just about everyone tugging the heartstrings there.

* Owen and Maggie on the roof, watching the light show from the alien device.

* Owen and Maggie on the roof, watching the light show from the alien device.
* It's a little bittersweet, but Ianto acknowledging the fact that Jack will watch him die of old age does suggest that he wants to be with Jack for the rest of his life.

* Owen and Maggie on the roof, watching the light show from the alien device.