It gave me a weird feeling, because I kept thinking Poochie and Erica were their Eureka characters.

Artie is seriously like the worst boss EVER. Only with a boss like Mrs. Whatzit would he get to be in charge of all those toys....

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I had very little patience with Artie's initial behaviour in this episode. Perhaps there are reasons for him to be wary, but I don't think he sold his case very well and came off callous and dismissive, especially since we knew that it was the real Myka in there.

I completely agree. WTF was up with his behavior. I thought it was completely stupid - for someone who is reportedly so intelligent. It would have been better for him to be initially cautious (not dismissive), but take more time to figure out that it was really her. It might have relied on her partner's acting skills a bit, but it might have been helpful for him to be a bit suspicious earlier on.

The little bits that i caught I got the impression that Artie had made a mistake with the mirror and gotten burned badly, and so was overcompensating.

I got the impression that Artie had made a mistake with the mirror and gotten burned badly, and so was overcompensating

I don't disagree, but I think this validates accusations of stupidity. For a supposedly rational man, a lot of his behavior is driven by emotional reaction to past trauma. When Myka told the psychic that "that is his problem" she is right in the sense that it should be his problem and not his employees. Then again I've never liked Artie. He has always been rude, dismissive from the beginning, and made a habit from day one of not supplying his employees with enough information.

BTW, did anyone else guess as soon as it was clear that this was a Dodson related artifact story that at some point in the ep that they play "White Rabbit"?

I don't think it was that mirror exactly that had burnt him, but something else with shadows of people. Still, his reaction was unprofessionally emotional.

It's a shame, because I love Saul Rubinek, and I want to like the character he plays. I just can't get past the writing.

did anyone else guess as soon as it was clear that this was a Dodson related artifact story that at some point in the ep that they play "White Rabbit"?

I absolutely did not see SyFy paying for two original songs in one episode.

FWIW, the mirror has been previously identified in an earlier episode as a Dodgson artifact. However, these days, I have to wonder how many people can connect Dodgson to the Alice books, since after all, they were written by that Lewis Carroll guy, right?

I think they did more than identify it as Dodgson, unless my brain did the translation completely transparently. Maybe they used "Alice in Wonderland."

I'm listening to the four Torchwood BBC Radio Plays, and...they're really good.

The last one, "The Dead Line", makes very good use of Rhys. Kind of awesome.

And, holy shit, does Ianto get a hell of a monologue.

And, holy shit, does Ianto get a hell of a monologue.

In my head it replaces the "I die, you don't die" speechyfing in CoE. I like it and Jack's response much better.