Theory:Torchwood television discontinuity and plot holes/The Categories of Life


 * At least three times before (the severed head, the abused wife, and the crushed 'Dead is Dead' lady), it was made clear that even the 'dead' maintained conciousness -- and Jack remarked at how 'alive' everyone was. Yet the people held in the Modules all appeared to be comatose. Not sure how much more 'brain dead' one could be as nothing more than a burned skull severed from a body or crushed into a tin can, but both of those people were obviously awake and aware. Plus the need for boatloads of painkillers has been emphasized. So which is it? Brain dead and aware or brain dead and unconcious?