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* BFG: Jack has one packed in the trunk of the [=S.U.V=], and uses it to kill the Nostrovite who was about to kill Rhys.

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* BFG: {{BFG}}: Jack has one packed in the trunk of the [=S.U.V=], and uses it to kill the Nostrovite who was about to kill Rhys.



* ContinuityNod: Two to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset Reset]]'':

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* ContinuityNod: Two to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset ''[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset Reset]]'':



* OhCrap: Owen using the singularity scalpel on Gwen? She's annoyed, but trusts him enough to give the idea a shot, given he managed to save Martha with it. Unfortunately, Rhys has to do it as Owen's right hand is still scarred, so his motor skills in that hand are not up to it. When Gwen finds out in the Barn, her reaction is this trope and is not really happy about it, especially after the first attempt misfires to hit a bucket nearby.

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* OhCrap: Owen using the singularity scalpel on Gwen? She's annoyed, but trusts him enough to give the idea a shot, given he managed to save Martha with it. Unfortunately, Rhys has to do it doing it? Gwen freaks out as he's had very little time with it. Owen's right hand is still scarred, so his motor skills in that hand are not up to it. When Gwen finds out in the Barn, her reaction is this trope and is not really happy about it, especially after the task. Rhys's first attempt misfires to hit a bucket nearby.nearby, but he does successfully use it to kill the Nostrovite.

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* BFG: Jack has one packed in the trunk of the [=S.U.V=], and uses it to kill the Nostrovite who was about to kill Rhys.



* ContinuityNod: Two to ''[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/TorchwoodS2E6Reset Reset]]'':
** Gwen mentions that Owen is still guessing the Singularity Scalpel is a medical tool, something Jack said to Martha.
** Owen saving Martha with the scalpel gets brought up by Owen to reassure Jack of him bring it with him to save Gwen.



* [[MistakenForGay Mistaken For Crossdresser]]: When Ianto is shopping for a maternity wedding dress for Gwen, the salesman assumes it's for him. "You'd be surprised. We're quite used to men buying for their 'friends'."

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* [[MistakenForGay Mistaken For Crossdresser]]: MistakenForGay: When Ianto is shopping for a maternity wedding dress for Gwen, the salesman assumes it's for him. "You'd be surprised. We're quite used to men buying for their 'friends'."


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* OhCrap: Owen using the singularity scalpel on Gwen? She's annoyed, but trusts him enough to give the idea a shot, given he managed to save Martha with it. Unfortunately, Rhys has to do it as Owen's right hand is still scarred, so his motor skills in that hand are not up to it. When Gwen finds out in the Barn, her reaction is this trope and is not really happy about it, especially after the first attempt misfires to hit a bucket nearby.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: The title is a play on the "something borrowed" a bride is traditionally supposed to wear, as it takes place at a wedding, and the alien fetus Gwen has been implanted with has literally been "borrowed".
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Rhys discovers, a chainsaw is too dependent on fuel to make a consistently practical weapon, as his runs out at a bad time.
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-->'''Jack''': The whole ''[[Franchise/TheEvilDead Evil Dead]]'' thing looks good on you, Rhys.

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-->'''Jack''': The whole ''[[Franchise/TheEvilDead Evil Dead]]'' ''Franchise/EvilDead'' thing looks good on you, Rhys.
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* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: As Rhys discovers, a chainsaw is too dependent on fuel to make a consistently practical weapon, as his runs out at a bad time.
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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the skies are full of spaceships]]" or "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds an army of weevils climb out of the sewers in St Mary's Street]]".

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* Foreshadowing: {{Foreshadowing}}: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the skies are full of spaceships]]" or "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds an army of weevils Weevils climb out of the sewers in St Mary's Street]]".
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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "the skies are full of spaceships" or "an army of weevils climb out of the sewers", foreshadowing [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds the Weevils coming out of the sewers and attacking Cardiff]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Dalek spaceships converging onto Earth after it was displaced into the Medusa Cascade by Davros]].

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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "the "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the skies are full of spaceships" spaceships]]" or "an "[[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds an army of weevils climb out of the sewers", foreshadowing [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds the Weevils coming out of the sewers and attacking Cardiff]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Dalek spaceships converging onto Earth after it was displaced into the Medusa Cascade by Davros]].in St Mary's Street]]".
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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "the skies are full of spaceships" or "an army of weevils climb out of the sewers", foreshadowing [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds the Weevils coming out of the sewers and attacking Cardiff]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Dalek spaceships converging onto Earth after it was displaced into the Medusa Cascade by Davros]]

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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "the skies are full of spaceships" or "an army of weevils climb out of the sewers", foreshadowing [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds the Weevils coming out of the sewers and attacking Cardiff]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Dalek spaceships converging onto Earth after it was displaced into the Medusa Cascade by Davros]]Davros]].
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* Foreshadowing: Gwen proclaims that she will marry Rhys even if "the skies are full of spaceships" or "an army of weevils climb out of the sewers", foreshadowing [[Recap/TorchwoodS2E13ExitWounds the Weevils coming out of the sewers and attacking Cardiff]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E12TheStolenEarth the Dalek spaceships converging onto Earth after it was displaced into the Medusa Cascade by Davros]]
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* ArtisticLicenseReligion: Jack references immaculate conception, which contrary to common misconception (no pun intended) is not about the virginal conception of Jesus by Mary but rather refers to the Catholic doctrine that Mary herself was conceived without the taint of Original Sin.
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** The episode was likely inspired by the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS01E12Expecting}} Expecting]]", where Cordelia becomes fully pregnant overnight after being infested with the deadly spawn of a demon.

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** The episode was likely inspired by the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS01E12Expecting}} Expecting]]", [[{{Recap/AngelS01E12Expecting}} "Expecting"]], where Cordelia becomes fully pregnant overnight after being infested with the deadly spawn of a demon.

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** The episode was likely inspired by the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS01E12Expecting}} Expecting]]".

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** The episode was likely inspired by the ''Series/{{Angel}}'' episode "[[{{Recap/AngelS01E12Expecting}} Expecting]]".Expecting]]", where Cordelia becomes fully pregnant overnight after being infested with the deadly spawn of a demon.
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* MisterSeahorse: According to Jack, Nostrovites live in mated pairs; the male keeps the fertilised eggs in his throat and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong transfers them to a suitable host via a bite]], after which the female tracks down and rips the young out of the host when it's time for them to hatch, keeping watch on the host "like a midwife from Hell".

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* MisterSeahorse: According to Jack, Nostrovites live in mated pairs; the male keeps the fertilised eggs in his throat and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong transfers them to a suitable host via a bite]], after which the female tracks down and rips the young out of the host when it's time for them to hatch, keeping watch on the host in the meantime "like a midwife from Hell".
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* MisterSeahorse: According to Jack, Nostrovites live in mated pairs; the male keeps the fertilised eggs in his throat and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong transfers them to a suitable host via a bite]], after which the female tracks down and rips the young out of the host when it's time for them to hatch.

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* MisterSeahorse: According to Jack, Nostrovites live in mated pairs; the male keeps the fertilised eggs in his throat and [[FaceFullOfAlienWingWong transfers them to a suitable host via a bite]], after which the female tracks down and rips the young out of the host when it's time for them to hatch.hatch, keeping watch on the host "like a midwife from Hell".

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* MistakenForCheating: When Jack bursts into the chapel saying to hold off the wedding, several of the guests assume he's the baby's real father. "You'd be surprised. We're quite used to men buying for their 'friends'."
* [[MistakenForGay Mistaken For Crossdresser]]: When Ianto is shopping for a maternity wedding dress for Gwen, the salesman assumes it's for him.

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* MistakenForCheating: When Jack bursts into the chapel saying to hold off the wedding, several of the guests assume he's the baby's real father. "You'd be surprised. We're quite used to men buying for their 'friends'."\n
* [[MistakenForGay Mistaken For Crossdresser]]: When Ianto is shopping for a maternity wedding dress for Gwen, the salesman assumes it's for him. "You'd be surprised. We're quite used to men buying for their 'friends'."

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