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The 30 Days of Torchwood meme:

Day 04: Favourite Episode.

Utterly romantic. There aren't many good romances on television - I think I could count the ones I've really liked on one hand. This was superb.
It made sense, psychologically, that our Jack would fall in love with his Captain Jack. The attitude, the personality, the situation - all perfect.
Toshiko was great. Resourceful, even though uneasy with the point in history she had fallen into.
Bilis is a terrific villain - mysterious, menacing, ambiguous.
The unease which had been building between Ianto and Owen comes to a head - and Ianto shoots Owen to save the world from the Rift, or for Jack's sake, or because it was just such a very satisfying thing to do.
Everyone looks good.
I liked it that the setting was the depth of the war, during an air raid, yet the story is about dancing and partying.
Unlike many episodes, everyone seems very in character to me here.
The kiss. The kiss! So hot.
The dance was hot, too.
We learn something about Jack's past - about why he became a soldier in the first place, and why he admires soldiers.
We have Jack being protective of Tosh, and affectionate with her. While she, in turn, comforts him.
Good evocation of time and place.
Nice transposition between past and present.
Good music.
Nice use of detail - Tosh's note, the objects in Bilis' office, the clothing, the decrepit modern building in contrast to the lovely old one.
The Rift monitor really gets some attention for a change.
Jack tells Toshiko something about his past - a secret. And she never breaks his confidence. I love the trust and friendship between them here.
Gwen looks great.
I love the ending - Owen and Ianto bickering about the shooting, Jack with the plane on his desk, and the toast to his lost love.