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Cyberwoman
"Cyberwoman" is the fourth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by James Strong, the episode was first broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three on 5 November 2006, and later repeated on terrestrial channel BBC Two on 8 November.
In the episode, Lisa Hallett (Caroline Chikezie), a half-converted Cyberman, attacks the base of the alien hunters Torchwood after secretly being housed there by her boyfriend Ianto Jones to make her fully human again.
The episode was among the first pitched for the series, as creator Russell T Davies saw a potential to continue the story from the Doctor Who episodes "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday". Chibnall originally intended the episode to appear sometime midway through the series, but was ultimately brought forward to the fourth slot. It was filmed in the third production block. Because of the limited number of filming locations and cast members, it was among the cheapest episodes in the first series. It was seen by almost 1.4 million viewers after its original broadcast and received generally mixed reactions from critics, though the producers regard the episode as one of their favourites in the series.
Ianto and his girlfriend Lisa both worked for Torchwood in London when Cybermen partially converted Lisa during their battle at Canary Wharf. Ianto has since cared for Lisa by placing her in the basement of the Torchwood Hub in Cardiff with a conversion unit to keep her alive. Secretly inviting cybernetics expert Dr Tanizaki to the basement, Ianto wants Tanizaki to reverse the process. Tanizaki is able to make Lisa breathe on her own again, but by that time, Torchwood is called back to deal with a rogue UFO. When Tanizaki brings Lisa back down to the basement, her Cyberman influence takes over and she kills him by attempting to upgrade him, causing the power to flicker.
Ianto discovers Tanizaki's body and attempts to hide it. Meanwhile, Lisa drains even more power by re-entering the conversion unit. Believing the Hub is under attack, Jack sends Gwen and Owen to the basement where they find the abandoned conversion unit. Jack runs down to find Owen is lying unconscious and Gwen is about to be converted. He stops the process and attempts to shoot Lisa, but Ianto stops him, allowing Lisa to escape. Jack tells Ianto that there is no cure.
Ianto approaches Lisa to reason with her, only to end up being knocked unconscious. Jack buys Toshiko time to go to the surface to recharge the emergency power cells by allowing himself to be electrocuted twice by Lisa, though he survives due to his immortality. To allow the rest of the team to escape, Jack sprays Lisa with a special "barbecue sauce" that summons the pet pterodactyl; as it attacks her, the team escape by the invisible lift. Ianto punches Jack for his actions, uttering he is "the biggest monster of them all." Meanwhile, a pizza delivery girl unwittingly enters the Hub and Lisa implants her brain into the delivery girl. Ianto runs back to the Hub, but is stopped by Jack, who threatens him at gunpoint with an ultimatum; either he will execute Lisa, or if he does not do so in ten minutes, Jack will enter and kill them both. Ianto returns to the basement where he is reluctant to shoot Lisa. Lisa promises to Ianto that they can be upgraded together. The rest of Torchwood, arriving to hear that, open fire and kill her, leaving Ianto to mourn.
The idea behind the episode came from series creator Russell T Davies, who realised there was a story "begging to be told" after the Doctor Who episodes "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday"; in the episodes, Cybermen from a parallel universe invade Earth to assimilate the human population. They were ultimately defeated when the Doctor (David Tennant) banishes them to the void, a space between universes, to be imprisoned. "Cyberwoman" was among the first episodes pitched for the first series. When Chris Chibnall was appointed head writer for Torchwood, Davies asked him to write an episode about a cyber girl in the basement of the Hub.
Out of the entire first series, "Cyberwoman" is the biggest nod to Doctor Who, there was little to no mention of the series, despite being a spin-off, which was made deliberate to send out "confusing signals" to the audience about what the series is.[citation needed] Chibnall wanted to include a base description of what a Cyberman is for any viewer who had not seen Doctor Who. The episode was the first to centre on Ianto, who in the first three episodes was more or less a background character, and what John Barrowman described as like Torchwood's version of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman. Chibnall originally intended for the episode to become the sixth or seventh in the series, but was brought forward to the fourth because some of the other scripts were not yet completed. It also became one of Chibnall's harder episodes to write. Before settling on the current title, Chibnall went through numerous working titles, including "The Trouble with Lisa"[citation needed] and "The Long Night of Ianto". "Cyberwoman" was ultimately chosen because the title "says it all."
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Cyberwoman
"Cyberwoman" is the fourth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood. Written by Chris Chibnall and directed by James Strong, the episode was first broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three on 5 November 2006, and later repeated on terrestrial channel BBC Two on 8 November.
In the episode, Lisa Hallett (Caroline Chikezie), a half-converted Cyberman, attacks the base of the alien hunters Torchwood after secretly being housed there by her boyfriend Ianto Jones to make her fully human again.
The episode was among the first pitched for the series, as creator Russell T Davies saw a potential to continue the story from the Doctor Who episodes "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday". Chibnall originally intended the episode to appear sometime midway through the series, but was ultimately brought forward to the fourth slot. It was filmed in the third production block. Because of the limited number of filming locations and cast members, it was among the cheapest episodes in the first series. It was seen by almost 1.4 million viewers after its original broadcast and received generally mixed reactions from critics, though the producers regard the episode as one of their favourites in the series.
Ianto and his girlfriend Lisa both worked for Torchwood in London when Cybermen partially converted Lisa during their battle at Canary Wharf. Ianto has since cared for Lisa by placing her in the basement of the Torchwood Hub in Cardiff with a conversion unit to keep her alive. Secretly inviting cybernetics expert Dr Tanizaki to the basement, Ianto wants Tanizaki to reverse the process. Tanizaki is able to make Lisa breathe on her own again, but by that time, Torchwood is called back to deal with a rogue UFO. When Tanizaki brings Lisa back down to the basement, her Cyberman influence takes over and she kills him by attempting to upgrade him, causing the power to flicker.
Ianto discovers Tanizaki's body and attempts to hide it. Meanwhile, Lisa drains even more power by re-entering the conversion unit. Believing the Hub is under attack, Jack sends Gwen and Owen to the basement where they find the abandoned conversion unit. Jack runs down to find Owen is lying unconscious and Gwen is about to be converted. He stops the process and attempts to shoot Lisa, but Ianto stops him, allowing Lisa to escape. Jack tells Ianto that there is no cure.
Ianto approaches Lisa to reason with her, only to end up being knocked unconscious. Jack buys Toshiko time to go to the surface to recharge the emergency power cells by allowing himself to be electrocuted twice by Lisa, though he survives due to his immortality. To allow the rest of the team to escape, Jack sprays Lisa with a special "barbecue sauce" that summons the pet pterodactyl; as it attacks her, the team escape by the invisible lift. Ianto punches Jack for his actions, uttering he is "the biggest monster of them all." Meanwhile, a pizza delivery girl unwittingly enters the Hub and Lisa implants her brain into the delivery girl. Ianto runs back to the Hub, but is stopped by Jack, who threatens him at gunpoint with an ultimatum; either he will execute Lisa, or if he does not do so in ten minutes, Jack will enter and kill them both. Ianto returns to the basement where he is reluctant to shoot Lisa. Lisa promises to Ianto that they can be upgraded together. The rest of Torchwood, arriving to hear that, open fire and kill her, leaving Ianto to mourn.
The idea behind the episode came from series creator Russell T Davies, who realised there was a story "begging to be told" after the Doctor Who episodes "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday"; in the episodes, Cybermen from a parallel universe invade Earth to assimilate the human population. They were ultimately defeated when the Doctor (David Tennant) banishes them to the void, a space between universes, to be imprisoned. "Cyberwoman" was among the first episodes pitched for the first series. When Chris Chibnall was appointed head writer for Torchwood, Davies asked him to write an episode about a cyber girl in the basement of the Hub.
Out of the entire first series, "Cyberwoman" is the biggest nod to Doctor Who, there was little to no mention of the series, despite being a spin-off, which was made deliberate to send out "confusing signals" to the audience about what the series is.[citation needed] Chibnall wanted to include a base description of what a Cyberman is for any viewer who had not seen Doctor Who. The episode was the first to centre on Ianto, who in the first three episodes was more or less a background character, and what John Barrowman described as like Torchwood's version of Alfred Pennyworth in Batman. Chibnall originally intended for the episode to become the sixth or seventh in the series, but was brought forward to the fourth because some of the other scripts were not yet completed. It also became one of Chibnall's harder episodes to write. Before settling on the current title, Chibnall went through numerous working titles, including "The Trouble with Lisa"[citation needed] and "The Long Night of Ianto". "Cyberwoman" was ultimately chosen because the title "says it all."