And so, it has come to this. The penultimate episode in my weekly Torchwood viewing, and how appropriate that I should be watching it on the day Captain Jack was announced for the Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Such a great episode too. I loved all the stuff with Gwen and Rhys in Cardiff. It's an interesting idea to turn the police into a sinister force, as they search Gwen's house under the belief she is hiding someone in the basement. It's a very tense watch, especially considering we know as viewers that she has smuggled her Dad to keep him safe from being incinerated as a Category One. The fact that they find him is so tragic and proves how futile hiding him in the first place turned out to be. They were always going to find him, it was just a matter of time.

How creepy is Bill Pullman as Oswald Danes in this episode too? I shivered when he grabbed hold of Gwen and Rhys's baby! He's been great at playing this really slimy character in this series, the sort of person you love to hate. I did feel sorry for Gwen when she had to share a room with him in Shanghai.

Yes, that's right. Shanghai. Torchwood really has become quite a globe-trotting organisation in this series.

The Blessing seems strange. I'm intrigued to learn more about it in the last ep, and how it called Jack's blood to lead Jack to it.