Torchwood...

Yes, I did watch Children of Earth. I just have never gotten around to reviewing it. I guess it's taken almost two months for it to sink in! This was my original reaction on my live journal (spoilers...though I'm sure all TW fans have seen it all by now):

It was a great story until the end. The 456 wanted the kids because they were recreational drugs? That's just sort of lame. I thought they would be like cannon fodder or something!

The kids stopping dead and chanting in unison was genuinely creepy. Well done.

THE HUB GOT BLOWN UP!!! Guess that was the end of Myfawny the pterodactyl. :( The bombing led to the most gruesome of all of Jack's deaths and resurrections. Ugh.

So Jack has a daughter and a grandson, Gwen is pregnant, and Ianto has a sister and niece and nephew. Kids were very important in this!

How cool was Ianto in this? I loved how he rescued Jack from his concrete tomb/cell! I am an unabashed Jack/Ianto fan, so of course I cried when Ianto died. He died for no reason! :( I'll miss him. I wish Jack had actually responded when Ianto said "I love you".

Jack sacrifices his own grandson to save the world. Oh, man. If he wasn't fucked up already, now he's beyond help. So off he goes into the universe by himself.

Now that we know there will be a fourth series...where do they go from here? No Hub, no Ianto, Jack gone again...all that's left is Gwen!

I liked Lois. She'd be a good addition to whatever form Torchwood takes in the future!

Funny exchange:

Jack: Ianto! We're having a baby.
Ianto: Congratulations. Is now a good time to tell you I lost the car?
Jack: You did what?!


Just my initial reaction. I honestly felt it was good television, not just good Torchwood. It was excellent storytelling (despite a few plot holes), very nicely done human drama, lots of exciting stuff.

I'll miss Gareth David-Lloyd. The show's producers really knew how to make the fans hurt. Poor Ianto. :(

I liked Ianto's sister, Rhiannon, and Jack's daughter, Alice. Sadly, we'll probably never see either again. Alice would love to kill her dad...but of course, he's still immortal.

One of my favorite parts was Ianto describing his relationship with Jack- "It's not men, it's just him. Only him."

Other goodies- Naked Jack! Of course, BBC America censored John Barrowman's butt...but all was restored on the DVD. *evil grin*



Just a few screen captures I did: Blown up Hub, dead Ianto, grieving Jack and Gwen, Jack leaves.

Ianto: In a thousand years time, you won't remember me.
Jack: Yes I will. I promise, I will.

There will be another season, but it will be a long time before it happens- Barrowman is busy on the West End (currently doing La Cage Aux Folles), and Eve Myles is having a baby (due very soon, IIRC). Life imitating art there!