Here’s one from totally beyond the unsubstantiated rumors department. (Bureau 23, Wild Speculation, that is.)
If Torchwood airs on October 22, and 2 episodes air on that day, Torchwood would likely run for a total of 12 weeks.
If this episode guide posted at Timewarden’s Journal is correct, episode 13 sounds like a typical RTD-flavor series conclusion.
If we start on Oct 22 and progress forward 12 weeks we get episode 12 airing on the 31st of December and episode 13 airing on January 7th, 2007.
Why is that significant? Those last two episodes would air after the year’s Doctor Who Christmas special which, hopefully, will be a complete story and dispose of Catherine Tate by the end of it. With the Runaway Bride gone and Martha Jones not yet picked up, could the Doctor stop in and help his old friend Captain Jack with the Apocalypse?
Might the apparent revelations in episode 12, “Captain Jack Harkness†bring about enough character growth that, should Jack meet the new (to Jack, anyway) Doctor in episode 13, he might now feel at home at Torchwood, or perhaps he doesn’t even recognize the Doctor and decide not leave with the Doctor at the end? Of course, the ending could still be in the air depending on if Torchwood gets renewed, too.
The timing of those last two episodes seems perfect for a December Surprise.
On a side note: I’m really looking forward to the episode by P.J. Hammond. I thought Sapphire & Steel was great; however, it was a little (?) nonsensical in places – I wonder what he’ll make of Torchwood?
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