Reaction post - Torchwood 3.4

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Bloody hell. They did it. They killed Ianto. (Although I would be seriously unsurprised to see him come back next time. After all, they should brown-coat guy dying (apparently) and he looked pretty damn alive in the trailer for episode 5.) And it was just about the most unconvincing and unmoving death scene ever, as far as I'm concerned. Sorry, Ianto fans, but that's how I feel. Relief, mainly, along with concern that he'll come back.

Weird how they had Jack holding Ianto exactly the same way as the Doctor held the Master. I wonder if it was intentional, and if so, I'm sorry but comparing that epic relationship with this tiny one? Not working for me.

As for the rest of the episode... The first half or so didn't feel very much like an episode of TW, considering that most of the action was going on between Frobisher and the Cabinet etc. rather than the TW team, but it certainly got going in the second half! That was quite a rollercoaster ride, and I did like the way Jack ended up being wrong and actually getting more people killed.

I love the way Johnson is becoming steadily more human as the week progresses. The little scene between her and Alice, and then the way she responded to Gwen's 'ambush' were brilliant.

Um... I'm sure there was more I wanted to say, but I can't think of anything. Except that I am bloody glad this is on every day this week. I was looking forward to tonight's episode all day today and I really wouldn't want to wait a whole week before the finale!

The only thing then is that I want the other 8 episodes... :-(

Comments

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

Weird how they had Jack holding Ianto exactly the same way as the Doctor held the Master. I wonder if it was intentional,

I doubt it. If you've got someone lying on a floor and you want to hold them, there are a limited number of ways you can do it, especially if they're a bloke (who would be a damn sight heavier than a 5 foot nothing skinny woman). I know from experience how difficult it is to raise even a person's shoulders from the floor when they're in effect a dead weight.

Didn't answer that point yesterday as I wasn't thinking rationally at all. Am still not completely - I almost feel like I've lost a very good friend to the extent where I didn't sleep properly and I've got work today. Stupid TV programme making me that emotionally involved.

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I wasn't very clear either. I didn't mean the position, exactly - obviously it's the easiest way to hold someone in that situation - more the fact that they were the same way round as Doctor/Master and the camera angle was the same etc. etc. It just felt very, very similar to me.

Though that could be just because I've watched that ep a tad too many times, of course... *g*

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

I never noticed the camera angle and stuff being similar, but then I'm still only in single figures for watching that DW ep... *g*