julesjones | Torchwood Declassified 1.04 -- Girl Trouble (Cyberwoman)

The usual ten minutes of fluff about how wonderful the episode is. Since it's Ianto's episode, GDL gets a bit of screen time both on set and in casual clothes afterwards, which should please those who squee over him when he's looking scruffy. RTD had the idea for the story right from the start, as he wanted to follow up on what happened to the people caught in the invasion at Canary Wharf, so this episode as conceived as a direct sequel to the Who episode "Doomsday".

They talk about the pterodactyl a fair bit as it plays a major role in the episode, and at this point they don't seem to have an specific idea where the team got it from other than it's just one of the things that fell through the Rift. With this lot you never know what they're holding back, but I get the impression it wasn't specifically part of Ianto's backstory at this point. Which is interesting, because I've seen it used more than once in fanfic as Ianto's ticket into Torchwood Cardiff before it ever became canon.