Doctor Who: Turn Left

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Oh! Important character note: did we just get confirmation that Gwen did not change her name when she married Rhys? The Sontaran episode would be set after her wedding episode (I believe -- though I suppose you could speculate as to whether or not she'd still have married... though they might have gotten married sooner. That happens sometimes.) and Rose said, "Gwen Cooper." Did I finally get a TV show where it was not assumed that the woman should change her name after marriage?

This is the assumption that I've been making about her character (she's still credited as 'Gwen Cooper' in post-wedding episodes) but I can't think of it being confirmed 'on camera' before now and I've seen people make the 'Gwen Williams' assumption.

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It just didn't seem very much like Gwen to me, she unlike Jack only works for Torchwood rather than is Torchwood. She has spent two years making sure that she kept her own identity while being both with Torchwood and Rhys, yes she has make sacrifices for both but she won't just be the mother/housewife for Rhys or the solider for Jack.

It's always seemed to me that no matter what Gwen Cooper will be Gwen Cooper much like Rose Tyler will always be Rose Tyler no matter what happens to either of them.