iphigenie72's review
5.0
Yvonne Hartman is visiting Cardiff to get an artifact from local Torchwood... they just don't know about it. A city councillor ask for her protection, but she needs to keep a cool head to get to the bottom of what's happening to the town politicians.
I didn't expect to enjoy this one so much, after all Yvonne is not the character I would have thought of including in a new series of Torchwood, but she fits so well in the puzzle that the show is. We get to know a character that we know in the end believes more than anything in duty and what that means to her; I liked how her backstory is explored... we do not get to know her in depth, but I think we get a glimpse of why she was who she was and I do hope we get another episode with her. I hated her in Doctor Who and then I fell in love with her by the way she stood up to the Cybermen, but to get this, a little bonus with her was a joy.
Joseph Lidster gave us a beautifully written and lovely story that really works well within the Torchwood parameters.
I didn't expect to enjoy this one so much, after all Yvonne is not the character I would have thought of including in a new series of Torchwood, but she fits so well in the puzzle that the show is. We get to know a character that we know in the end believes more than anything in duty and what that means to her; I liked how her backstory is explored... we do not get to know her in depth, but I think we get a glimpse of why she was who she was and I do hope we get another episode with her. I hated her in Doctor Who and then I fell in love with her by the way she stood up to the Cybermen, but to get this, a little bonus with her was a joy.
Joseph Lidster gave us a beautifully written and lovely story that really works well within the Torchwood parameters.
kristamccracken's review
3.0
I loved that Yvonne Hartman was at the center of this story - it's filled with humor and a strong female lead. I also loved that we got a bit more of a peak at Yvonne as a character and her London sensibility clashing with Cardiff.
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