Not gonna
lie; this is one of the toughest Big Damn Hero Moments I’ve done. Gwen’s not a favorite, making me less patient
with her than other characters, so it’s easier to remember her screw-ups than
her wins. After a fair amount of
mulling, this is what I came up with (spoilers.)
Trying to Remember Torchwood (“Everything
Changes” – Series 1, Episode 1)
Having
just uncovered a secret alien-fighting organization, and having just learned that the organization’s head
put an amnesia pill in her drink, Gwen is on a mission not to forget. Frantically documenting everything she saw at
the Hub – before the Retcon’s sedative kicks in – is a smart move, and Gwen
isn’t to know Ianto can delete her computer file remotely. When he does, she’s is too far gone to write
it all down again, but she manages to scrawl “REMEMBER” on a pamphlet for the
Millennium Centre in the hope of jogging her memory when she wakes.
Shooting the Nostrovite (“Something Borrowed” –
Series 2, Episode 9)
Nothing
like having your wedding day spoiled by the shapeshifting alien who asexually
impregnated you and is now stalking you to rip its offspring out of your body,
all while wearing the faces of everyone you know. The Nostrovite is disguised as Gwen’s new
mother-in-law when she shoots it with a gun concealed behind her bouquet, and
I’m sure Gwen tries hard not to point
out how much easier it was to shoot it when it was disguised as her
mother-in-law
Searching for the Negative Rift Spikes (“Adrift”
– Series 2, Episode 11)
I debated
about this one, because a lot of the actual work is done by Tosh (researching the
connection between negative Rift spikes and missing people) and Ianto (surreptitiously
giving Gwen the location of Flat Holm.)
Gwen’s contribution, though, is latching onto the problem like a dog
with a bone. She’s horrified at the
thought of the Rift depositing people God knows where in time and space, and
she won’t rest until she finds out what Jack knows that he’s not telling.
Recruiting Lois (“Children of Earth: Day Three” – Series 3, Episode 3)
“Children
of Earth” isn’t an especially sterling showing for our Torchwood crew. They’re on the run, mostly without resources,
and a high-profile alien encounter is all happening behind closed doors. Thanks to Gwen and Rhys’s proclivity for
playing sex games with the I-5 contact lenses, they have the lenses’ hidden
cameras at their disposal. Gwen gets the
idea to take a chance on the only friendly voice they’ve encountered in the
Home Office, and she convinces Lois to meet her, demonstrating the I-5s and
explaining why it’s so vital that she help.
Destroying the Camp (“Miracle Day: The Middle Men” – Series 4, Episode 6)
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