Reaction post - Torchwood 3.4

[unfeathered]

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

[aeshna_uk]

I was totally dry eyed about Ianto dying, and if he is alive tonight I will be pretty annoyed.

Same here. It was touching, but I'm not unhappy to see him gone - he was the one I had least involvement with (not the only one either - a friend had her birthday yesterday and is over the moon with Uncle Rusty's gift ;)) and it's not as if he hasn't been giving off coffin-bait vibes all week....

Hmm, think they're going to boycott baked beans for being the snack that got in the way of the final bit of potential Janto nookie? ;)

*ponders getting a baked bean icon*

[unfeathered]

Oh, I just assumed Jack and Ianto snuck off a bit later for a bit of nookie. It's a bit sad if they didn't manage it at all. :-(

[aeshna_uk]

Hmm, Jack walked out just after that as he realised that he had seen all this before, got back to have the confrontation with Clem, disappeared again... not sure there was any time for a quickie and I doubt either of them was much in the mood by the time they headed out to Thames House.

Beeeeeeeeeans!