Army of Ghosts stopping them. Mickey believes that the Cybermen are in control of the sphere and produces a gun to destroy whatever is in it. Rose is horrified when the sphere opens and reveals its occupants to be a quartet of Daleks, who identify their location as Earth and begin chanting, "Exterminate! Exterminate!". The majority of this episode takes place in the Torchwood Institute, which is seen on screen for the first time. The phrase "Torchwood" originated from an anagram of "Doctor Who" used to conceal the "rushes" tapes during the filming of the first series. It was an arc word used
The Gathering (Torchwood) At times there was an element of information overload with Rex and the CIA following up leads. Yet it was engaging with subtle satire threaded in, there were mentions of the economic turmoil caused by the Miracle which parallel the turbulent state of our own economy. It was nice to see "Torchwood" return to the UK temporarily with a reunion in Gwen’s kitchen in Swansea. And it will be interesting to see how a future series of "Torchwood" will justify the constant shift between Europe and America. 'The Gathering' felt like it had been given a shot of adrenaline with