A character in Torchwood
Played by Burn Gorman
Torchwood · 349 quotes
4th most-quoted character in Torchwood: in 74 of its 349 quotes
Most scenes with: Jack Harkness (32), Gwen Cooper (25), Ianto Jones (22)
Owen[re: the Resurrection Gauntlet.] You know, we never gave it a cool name.
I thought we just called it "the Resurrection Gauntlet".
OwenCool name.
What about... the Risen Mitten?
[Jack raises his eyebrows and Owen rolls his eyes despairingly.]
I think it's catchy.
Owen[re: the life knife] Ianto?
[deadpan] Life knife.
OwenGive Ianto a stopwatch, and he's happy.
It's the button on the top.
What was [Eugene] doing out on that road?
OwenOh fuck knows. Categorising chevrons? He was a geek.
I just feel... like there's something going on...
OwenMarvellous. Thank you for that Disney moment.
[Owens phone rings]
OwenThis is Owen's voicemail, don't leave a message.
Nice try, Owen, I want you back at the hub immediately.
[about a Weevil] I found one on the streets. It took five of us to bring it in. Other than that, haven't got a clue. Scientific experiment gone wrong? Nuclear victim? One of the lads even reckons it's an alien. You want to know what I think?
OwenYeah? Go on.
I think it's us, Owen. You and me, in a thousand years' time. This is what we become when all we have left is our rage.
OwenNot exactly a comforting thought.
[Some men are brawling at Lynch's club]
OwenWhat the hell's going on here?!
Warm up.
Owen"Warm up"? Who are these blokes?
Same as us. Ordinary blokes just trying to find meaning in a world that doesn't have any.
OwenYou don't really believe that, do you?
We're the dispossessed now, Owen. All the certainties our fathers had are gone. We're a generation of no faith - in society, in religion, or in life. All we can do is reduce ourselves to the basics.
OwenI didn't want saving.
You want us to apologize?
OwenFor a few seconds in that cage, I felt totally at peace... And then you blunder in. Do you always know best, Jack? Is that what you believe?
Jack needs me!
OwenIn your dreams, Ianto. In your sad wet dreams, when you're his part time shag maybe.
OwenWorld didn't end after all, did it? Good job you're a crap shot.
I was aiming for your shoulder.
So, what sort of vision did you have? We all saw people we loved, asking us to open the Rift. Who did you see?
Nothing. I didn't see anyone.
Jack? What visions would have tempted you?
[sighs] The right kind of Doctor.
[Jack gets up and walks out of the room. He walks through the Hub, then stops. He walks across the room, staring at something. He bends over with a wide grin on his face in front of the hand in the jar. The hand is bubbling and glowing. The sound of a TARDIS materialising fills the room and blows paper around. Jack grins and runs offscreen (later continuing to Utopia). Gwen walks in as we hear the TARDIS start to dematerialise.]
Jack!
[The TARDIS noise fades away as the others walk in and notice the mess]
OwenI thought we tidied up in here.
Did any of you see Jack on your way in?
No. Why?
[Arms folded, she turns to face the direction the noise came from] Something's taken him. Jack's gone.
"And I heard but did not understand and I said, 'Master, what is the end of all these things?' And he said, 'Go, Daniel, for the things are closed up and sealed until the end of time.'" Daniel 12, verse 10.
Sounds a bit close for comfort.
OwenThis machine's on the blink, keeps losing power. [to Ianto] Sorry, don't let me stop your portents of doom. Or have you finished?
No. Plenty more where that came from. Abaddon, the Great Devourer, who'll lead the world into shadow.
Yeah, thanks, Ianto. I could do without the superstition; you people love any story that denies the randomness of existence.
Thanks, that makes me feel a lot better.
The visions we had. We all saw people we loved. What did you see?
Nothing. There was nothing.
Jack? What would have tempted you? What visions would have convinced you to open the Rift?
The right kind of Doctor.
Jack?
Where are they with those coffees?
[Jack leaves. He walks through the Hub, then stops. He bends over with a wide grin on his face in front of the hand in the jar. The hand is bubbling and glowing. The sound of a TARDIS materializing fills the room and blows paper around. Jack grins and runs offscreen (later continuing to Utopia). Gwen walks in as we hear the TARDIS start to materialize.]
Jack! Jack!
[The TARDIS noise fades away as the others walk in and notice the mess]
Did you see Jack on your way in?
No.
OwenI thought we tidied up in here. What's the matter?
He was just here. Something's taken him, and Jack's gone.
Ooh, you've got a team. How sweet.[looks at Tosh] Pretty friend. No blonde, though, you need a blonde.
OwenGod, he's worse than Jack.
Do you have a team name? I love team names. Go on!
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