A Happy Purchase
I pre-ordered this set, & am happy to report none of the blemishes that dogged the first seeason set exists this time. although the extra features are minimal, the episodes are maximum. I've been hooked on Torchwood from it's premiere on BBC America, and am happy to recommend this set to everyone (well, maybe not the youngsters. This isn't kid stuff, you know).

Who stole the commentaries?
My review for the series itself would be 5 stars, but for the DVD collection I must give it three stars due to the lack of commentaries. The first season was worth the price, even though the season is only 13 episodes, due to the informative and entertaining commentaries. I was looking forward to the same in season two, especially from James Marsters. I was disappointed that there were NO commentaries this season - why oh why, Russell?

TORCHWOOD,SENSATIONAL SEASON 2
ANOTHER GREAT SEASON FOR THIS SOO ORIGINAL AND FUN SERIES! LOTS OF ACTION WITH TANTILIZING PEEKS INTO THE BACKGROUNDS OF OUR OFFBEAT HEROES. DIDN'T SEE THE ENDING COMING THO!

A bit disappointing
This is a much better series than the first one, but the whole idea of getting the DVDs is for the extras, which this is lacking. There are no audio commentaries and very few DVD extras.

A not so torchy season
At the risk of incurring vengeance for not giving a gushingly positive review of something everyone loves---if you're looking for an all-purpose word to describe season 2 of Torchwood, try nebulous. Not necessarily the best descriptive going, cloudy and insubstantial was nonetheless the feeling I felt left with after viewing all 13 episodes. Even clouds however, sometimes have their silver linings and this season was not without its moments to remember.
The episodes that worked: Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang: anything with James Marsters in it seems almost assured for success, and so it went with this one; Adam: succeeds because of the concept behind the no-so original story-the character Adam is one of the more creative inventions; Reset brings in Martha Jones and has a very fast pace; From Out of the Rain was my favorite episode: it is creepy,--the Ghost Maker and Pearl are inspired!---further, this episode avoids the tedium of the character-centered approach that tolled the boredom knell for so many other of the episodes this season.
The meh (so-so) episodes: Meat, which could have been good, but was marred by the Rhys character; Fragments: the episode literally starts out with a bang, but sputters out once it is seen to be only a routine origin episode; Dead Man Walking continues the Martha Jones story-arc, but gets busted down to mediocrity when it becomes an Owen-centered episode; Exit Wounds, the season closer, begins on an almost grand note, but sputters shamefully the last 10 minutes-Marsters is almost able to redeem the episode, but Producer Davies seems gaily (pun intended) hell-bent on bleaching any excitement out of this series.
The lame epis: As for To The last Man, the less said about this stupid, trite, and boring get-Toshiko-laid-with-the screwy man of the week episode, the better-someone should have slapped Davies upside the head and reminded him that it's science fiction -not science drama, science romance, or science yawn. Ditto for Something Borrowed, an episode that not only borrows from every wedding cliché' under the sun, but is also downright painful to watch for the pendulum hysterics of Gwen. Onward to Adrift, perhaps the most appropriate metaphor for the show-Rhys has moved beyond annoying in a fat pig sort of way, and just now needs to be shot-and why does the most junior member of the team get to be allowed to bark orders at her boss?; A Day In The Death is an Owen-centered self-pity episode that all but forgets the science-fiction bent it is supposed to owe its allegiance to---oh wait, the glowing conk shell obviously was intended to cover that bit of oversight.
The real tragedy of Torchwood is how it is an idea that was made to not be trashed. The show has so much potential, and has done so little to live up to that potential. Shame on the producers and writers for sacrificing story opportunities and some awesome tie-ins to the Doctor Who universe for long and boring character studies and not very consequential threats to . . . Cardiff. If Captain Jack is the heart of the show, why does the heart barely more in the sidelines for so many of the episodes; why is so much time wasted on shots of him making out with Ianto--ok, I get it, he`s bi-sexual and aren`t you so liberated for showing that every chance you get? Note to Davies and writers: get a clue; steer your ship in a different direction or your next season will tank so bad, the Titanic will have had a better prayer for success than you will have.
As for the money's worth angle of the DVD set, it is questionable whether only 13 adequate episodes should be priced higher than a full season of Smallville or Lost. There is one whole DVD dedicated to 13-minute episode breakdowns. Within the other discs are deleted scenes, and the obligatory blooper/outtake reel, not to mention a not-so-revelatory featurette on Captain Jack. If Season 3 is anything like the first two seasons, however, buyer beware and head for Ebay for a better bargain.