The Torchwood finale
There’s this lingering in the back of my mind-
We have the Doctor as God, Jack as Jesus (being raised on the third day and all), the TARDIS vortex as a sort of holy spirit which brings people back to life, Sarah Jane quoting the Bible, Preachers, Popes, Satan himself…
…and we quite sure RTD’s a athiest? ;)
Anyway, once I finally bothered to download it, I liked it quite a lot. :) Episode 12 more than Episode 13, though, although that one had it’s moments. Some points:
-Toshiko is now my favourite character. I think I’ll make myself a Tosh icon.
-I reaaally want to know if, when Jack killed Abadon, everyone came back to life and forgot everything like Rhys did. Because if not, I’d love to see how the government covered that up.
-Speaking of which, I do sort of wish for consequences, dammit. Earth so far in the Whoniverse has suffered (in the new series alone) at least four major alien invasions, several minor ones, and still there are people expressing disbelief in aliens. So when I saw Abadon stalking the Cardiff streets, I honestly thought, “Eh. Next series it’ll all be forgotten.”
-Gwen’s reaction to Rhys’s death was terrific, I have to say. Eve Myles did really well…but I have to admit I’d have been more affected had she given more of a hint, previously, that she even cared much about him. So far she’s cheated on him, lied to him, tasered him and locked him up without a proper explanation. Actually, I rather hope he leaves her.
-The ending was the best ending ever.
January 6, 2007 @ 8:33 pm
RTD is following a Gay/Christian agenda. A brand new concept for the new millenium. Ah, people probably forget everything that happened to them before the next season starts. It’s in the nature of this show. As you say – there are no consequences. However – seeing as people who died came back to life, just like Jack did in PotW – does that mean that they are all immortal now, just like he is/was? Because that would be quite fun. (Immortal!Rhys would be great!) I wasn’t too impressed by Gwen’s reaction to Rhys’ death. Acting-wise, it was fine, but I was too bothered by that point about how unprofessional and emotional and headless-chicken-y the entire Torchwood team was when facing a large-scale crisis. I mean, they are supposed to be, well, professionals who have been recruited to do a difficult and dangerous job for a reason. But whenever something unexpected and dangerous occurs, they cannot cope and they start to shout and point guns at each other. I suppose it’s meant to indicate that they’re human after all, but a bit more self-control would be nice, even when witnessing the death of a loved one. – Moreover, I was more than a bit bothered by the way Gwen abused the technology at hand to bring Rhys under her control. The way she dumped him into the cell “for his own protection” reminded me forcefully of the way movie!psychopaths lock up their loved ones “for their own protection” before coming after them with an axe. The bit with the TARDIS at the end was great, though. Jack should leave Torchwood for good and travel with the Doctor.