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Dave · 22nd October 2006, 04:03 PM

Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles)

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Gwen Cooper is initially an outsider, whose first, chance meeting with
Torchwood is at the scene of a brutal murder.

Gwen is played by Eve Myles, who previously appeared as Gwyneth in the
Doctor Who episode The Unquiet Dead. It remains to be seen if Myles's
two similarly named characters are linked in any way, but when the 'The
Torchwood Institute' was seemingly destroyed in modern times becoming the
focal point for a conflict between the Daleks and the Cybermen, it
apparently survived and continues to operate in Cardiff on the site of a
rift in time and space. The existence of this rift dates back more than a
century to the time in which Gwyneth lived.

According to SFX Magazine, "she has a bit more human empathy than the rest of the team, who have all been stuck hunting aliens for a bit too long..."

ladygiggs · 10th November 2006, 10:33 AM

I think she's going to get picked on for being a bit soft-hearted, but I like her. She's fairly pragmatic and can hold her own.

She did act a little daft at times in the first two eps I've seen, but she's a good conduit for the necessary exposition and Captain Jack really 'likes' her.

Robertbert · 11th November 2006, 04:14 PM

I love her...She's clever, funny...Sexy as hell...I can't get enough of that accent!!...She can run!!...Bloody hell she can run!!...

I'm hoping that she can maintain the thing with her Boyfriend...I think he's really funny

..."I'm off to Dav's for a curry"...Oh yeah!!...

It's nice to have someone to be all "What the hell?"...'Cause we are...

...

ladygiggs · 13th November 2006, 05:40 AM

Yep, she's quirky looking, gorgeous though.

I love her enthusiasm for Torchwood and that she questions the morality of the project. She can also handle all the frightening elements they encounter.

And I agree with you Robertbert, the Welsh accent is brilliant

Loner · 13th November 2006, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ladygiggs

Yep, she's quirky looking, gorgeous though.

Thank god the series wasn't made in the USA! They would have made her get veneers to fix the gap in her front teeth. Its cute though.

No one wants homogenous Barbies & Kens on TV. Beverly Hills 90210, anyone?

ladygiggs · 13th November 2006, 05:48 AM

Exactly, and the whole Torchwood cast are pretty easy on the eye.

Robertbert · 13th November 2006, 12:43 PM

Aye they are that...The marvellous thing about the accent is it's oh so easy to mimic...So every night after we've watched it, we're all "Ooooh in't it maaaarvellous...Yn dy fe?..."...That's Welsh for "Isn't it?" btw...

Bloody hell she's gorgeous...A mate of mine thinks she looks like Elton John though...Can't see it meself...Thank God!!....

ladygiggs · 13th November 2006, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Robertbert

Bloody hell she's gorgeous...A mate of mine thinks she looks like Elton John though...Can't see it meself...Thank God!!....

Your mate needs his eyes checked!

Yep, I can't help putting on a bit of the Welsh accent after I watch Torchwood. Someone on another thread compared it to scouse! That's mental.

Loner · 16th November 2006, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Robertbert

A mate of mine thinks she looks like Elton John though...Can't see it meself...Thank God!!....

Maybe he was just zeroing in on the gap in her teeth which Elton also has. I hope so because otherwise ...he has issues!

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Originally Posted by ladygiggs

Someone on another thread compared it to scouse! That's mental.

Amen!

chazri · 2nd January 2007, 07:55 PM

Hasn't someone noticed?????
Gwen is pacticaly Gwyneth!?!?

Dave · 2nd January 2007, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by chazri

Hasn't someone noticed?????
Gwen is pacticaly Gwyneth!?!?

A possible great granddaughter?

She couldn't be as Gweyneth died single, but she could be a distant cousin. Does not share the same ability to see the Rift though.

chazri · 20th February 2007, 08:40 PM

could they be the same person though?

chazri · 18th March 2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave

Does not share the same ability to see the Rift though.

Yes but they both got a link to the rift and the doctor though gwen might not meet him.

Dave · 29th January 2008, 09:16 AM

This is what the Blowfish said in his team analysis in Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang:

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...the Carer with her oh so beating heart...

For most of the first season I found it difficult to know why she was recruited. She was clumsy, emotional and indecisive. However, she seems to have grown a bit, and her links to the Police make her a useful asset on there own.

Mary Hoffman · 29th January 2008, 10:36 AM

If you guys can all stop drooling for long enough to let a straight woman in on this topic, I love Gwen too! Because she seems "real" in a way that few TV actors do. I can imagine having a drink in a pub with her and laughing at some outrageous joke.

She was mad to sleep with Owen though. And I don't care for the fiance.

Mary

22nd October 2006, 04:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Dave Wherever I Am, I'm There Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Greater London Posts: 11,422	Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) ----------------------------- Creating topic, remember you can only discuss this character inside this topic. Use spoiler tags as required. ----------------------------- Gwen Cooper is initially an outsider, whose first, chance meeting with Torchwood is at the scene of a brutal murder. Gwen is played by Eve Myles, who previously appeared as Gwyneth in the Doctor Who episode The Unquiet Dead. It remains to be seen if Myles's two similarly named characters are linked in any way, but when the 'The Torchwood Institute' was seemingly destroyed in modern times becoming the focal point for a conflict between the Daleks and the Cybermen, it apparently survived and continues to operate in Cardiff on the site of a rift in time and space. The existence of this rift dates back more than a century to the time in which Gwyneth lived. According to SFX Magazine, "she has a bit more human empathy than the rest of the team, who have all been stuck hunting aliens for a bit too long..."

10th November 2006, 10:33 AM	#2 (permalink)
ladygiggs Here there be monsters! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 95	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) I think she's going to get picked on for being a bit soft-hearted, but I like her. She's fairly pragmatic and can hold her own. She did act a little daft at times in the first two eps I've seen, but she's a good conduit for the necessary exposition and Captain Jack really 'likes' her.

11th November 2006, 04:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
Robertbert Ka-Chow!!... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Flintshire Posts: 69	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) I love her...She's clever, funny...Sexy as hell...I can't get enough of that accent!!...She can run!!...Bloody hell she can run!!... I'm hoping that she can maintain the thing with her Boyfriend...I think he's really funny ..."I'm off to Dav's for a curry"...Oh yeah!!... It's nice to have someone to be all "What the hell?"...'Cause we are... ...

13th November 2006, 05:40 AM	#4 (permalink)
ladygiggs Here there be monsters! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 95	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Yep, she's quirky looking, gorgeous though. I love her enthusiasm for Torchwood and that she questions the morality of the project. She can also handle all the frightening elements they encounter. And I agree with you Robertbert, the Welsh accent is brilliant

13th November 2006, 05:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
ladygiggs Here there be monsters! Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Australia Posts: 95	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Exactly, and the whole Torchwood cast are pretty easy on the eye.

13th November 2006, 12:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Robertbert Ka-Chow!!... Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Flintshire Posts: 69	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Aye they are that...The marvellous thing about the accent is it's oh so easy to mimic...So every night after we've watched it, we're all "Ooooh in't it maaaarvellous...Yn dy fe?..."...That's Welsh for "Isn't it?" btw... Bloody hell she's gorgeous...A mate of mine thinks she looks like Elton John though...Can't see it meself...Thank God!!....

2nd January 2007, 07:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
chazri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 6	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Hasn't someone noticed????? Gwen is pacticaly Gwyneth!?!?

20th February 2007, 08:40 PM	#12 (permalink)
chazri Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Essex Posts: 6	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) could they be the same person though?

29th January 2008, 10:36 AM	#15 (permalink)
Mary Hoffman Writer Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Oxfordshire Posts: 263	Re: Torchwood: Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) If you guys can all stop drooling for long enough to let a straight woman in on this topic, I love Gwen too! Because she seems "real" in a way that few TV actors do. I can imagine having a drink in a pub with her and laughing at some outrageous joke. She was mad to sleep with Owen though. And I don't care for the fiance. Mary

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