Another extremely strong episode. This is basically Rhys's 'Everything Changes', with some clear influence taken from the film Mr and Mrs Smith with the excellent steadycam shots in his and Gwen's flat. You really feel the paranoia, with each suspecting and not knowing why the other wasn't at the meat processing plant.

The plot is reminiscent of real life scandals such as the horse meat one from a few years' back, and it really plays into the senseless torture of the alien beast in a very emotional and profound way.

Also: I find it quite amusing to think Mary Taylor from Corrie is in Torchwood. I mean, strictly speaking it's not the same character - but it's still who I think of Patti Clare as in my mind when I see her in something