Very lame. I understand why they did it, but still. Lazy writing. And also a cheap cliff-hanger, but not quite as cheap as the faux-regeneration. It was a handy way to save Torchwood while also making them completely and utterly useless.

But come on. Time Bubble. Assuming that it only activates when there's a threat in the Hub (who isn't Captain John or Gray, of course-- maybe it was the weapons-fire rather than the incursion), then wouldn't it always result in a situation where they needed to be saved by someone on the outside? Maybe I'm missing something.

And yeah, I expected Jack to be pushing the Doctor out of the way in order to grin at his team, if nothing else. One little exchange: "Everything okay?" "Yep." Sigh. On the one hand, I liked that Jack was so sure of his team that he wasn't even worried, but on the other hand... I think he'd still worry.