History Recap / TorchwoodS2E7DeadManWalking

* DidYouPunchOutCthulhu: Owen manages to beat Death in a wrestling match.

* CameBackWrong: Owen: "I came back different...hollow. Like I'm missing something." [[spoiler:Specifically, Owen comes back with Death, but he gets better... kinda.]]

* LittlestCancerPatient: Jamie Burton.

Picking up an hour off from [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset the previous episode's ending]], we join Torchwood just about to begin Owen Harper's autopsy. Before guest-star Martha Jones can begin to perform it, Captain Jack asks everyone to stop what they're doing until he gets back. He visits [[OracularUrchin a tarot-card girl]], who tells Jack where to find what he's looking for. After a stop through a Weevil-infested church, Captain Jack brings back the goal of his mini-quest: the partner of the Risen Mitten. He's determined to being Owen back.

* CreepyChild: The tarot-reading girl.

* OracularUrchin: The tarot-reading girl again.

** Martha [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E11Utopia freaks out at a dead person coming back to life]] again when she thought they would not live again.

* OracularUrchin: The tarot reading girl again.

* {{Crossover}}

* NoOntologicalInertia: Zigzagged. Destroying the second resurrection gauntlet doesn't cause the lifeforce it stole from Martha to magically return. But getting rid of "Death" does.

* LifeDrain: The resurrection gauntlet does this to Martha in an attempt to stop her interfering, rapidly aging her. Fortunately, it's reversed when Duroc is banished.

* LifeDraining: The resurrection gauntlet does this to Martha in an attempt to stop her interfering, rapidly aging her. Fortunately, it's reversed when Duroc is banished.

* ShoutOut: "Melenkurion Abatha Duroc Minas Mil Khabaal" is from the ''[[Literature/TheChroniclesOfThomasCovenant Thomas Covenant]]'' novels, being six of the seven Words of Power to summon Earthpower and Law -- ''good'' natural magical forces. The last of these is "Harad".

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Owen snogs Tosh to sneakily steal her door-opening-gadget, and he locks her and Jamie out of the hospital -- intent on taking on Death himself. Death shows up in a few seconds, intent on getting his last soul to live forever. Owen [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome then utterly beats the unliving shit out of Death]].

* FandomNod: The moment where the Weevils started bowing down to Owen. Believe it or not, some fans knew that Owen would become ''King of the Weevils'' since ''Combat''.

* ShoutOut: "Melenkurion Abatha Duroc Minas Mil Khabaal" is from the Thomas Covenant novels, being six of the seven Words of Power to summon Earthpower and Law -- ''good'' natural magical forces. The last of these is "Harad".

* ContinuityNod: The Resurrection Glove/Risen Mitten's [[Recap/TorchwoodS1E8TheyKeepKillingSuzie speculated partner]] shows up.
** Martha [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E11Utopia freaks out at a dead person coming back to life]] again when she thought they would not live again.
** And Martha is rapidly aged to an elderly state, [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E12TheSoundOfDrums just like the Doctor was]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E13LastOfTheTimeLords by the Master.]]

** And Martha is rapidly aged to an elderly state, [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E12TheSoundOfDrums just like the Doctor was]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E13LastOfTheTimeLord by the Master.]]

** Martha [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E11Utopia freaks out at a dead person coming back to life]] again.

** Martha [[Recap/DoctorWhoNSS3E11Utopiafreaks out at a dead person coming back to life]] again.

* ContinuityNod: The Resurrection Glove/Risen Mitten's speculated partner shows up.

-- wait, Owen's still responsive and sounding like his old, moody rain cloud self as though nothing happened? Why isn't he dead? Ianto's stopwatch has gone well past two minutes, and he's a mix of gobsmacked and excited by this development. Everyone stands around dumbfounded as Owen leaps back up and checks out his pulse and heartbeat, only to find out there isn't any. He submits to some of Martha's tests and, just as things begin to stabilise, suddenly blacks out. When he comes to again, Owen describes an incredible darkness -- where a dark creature resides. And during these blackouts, it's trying to take over his body. But enough of worrying about that! There's a local pub to go to!

-- wait, Owen's still responsive and being a moody rain cloud as though nothing happened? Why isn't he dead? Ianto's stopwatch has gone well past two minutes, and he's a mix of gobsmacked and excited by this development. Everyone stands around dumbfounded as Owen leaps back up and checks out his pulse and heartbeat, only to find out there isn't any. He submits to some of Martha's tests and, just as things begin to stabilise, suddenly blacks out. When he comes to again, Owen describes an incredible darkness -- where a dark creature resides. And during these blackouts, it's trying to take over his body. But enough of worrying about that! There's a local pub to go to!