Day 26 – Favourite death in the series.

[ericadawn16]

Day 26 – Favourite death in the series.

Now with Torchwood, this seems like a complete oxymoron. Even when a death seems beautifully done, it's kind of ruined by being unnecessary and/or stupid. However, I did like when Clem shot Jack in Day Four. It made sense and Ianto was right there so he runs to Jack, letting Gwen take care of Clem. Then, Ianto cradles Jack's body so he has a comforting presence when he wakes up again which Jack really needs, judging from how Jack grabs onto Ianto once he comes back. To me, you can see how much they love each other right there and how much Ianto has had to go through that before.

Comments

[heddychaa.livejournal.com]

That death was lovely, wasn't it? It just shows how much Ianto cares for and wants to protect Jack, and how much he values Jack's death even though Jack doesn't, and also how much Jack depends on Ianto for support even if he won't show it otherwise.

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

yes

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

As happy as I know GDL was with their filling in some of Ianto's history with the introduction of his sister, and as proud as he rightfully is of Ianto's death scene, the scene that actually meant the most to me in CoE was that death scene. It was the one thing in CoE that I had really wanted to see. I've only ever watched CoE once, when it first aired. I remember exactly three scenes, and all of them feature Ianto. Course, two of the three also feature Jack...

[ericadawn16.livejournal.com]

I've watched it a couple of times although the only reason I've seen it in the last year or so was for fanvid purposes...

I'm watching The Stolen Earth right now and it's weird how much I miss the old dynamic...

I think I'm sort of over it and then I see something like this episode and it's quite plain that I'm not...

[beccadg.livejournal.com]

I've watched it a couple of times although the only reason I've seen it in the last year or so was for fanvid purposes...

I don't make fanvids, and when I'm given a warning I don't watch ones with CoE content. I think Torchwood:The Orginal Series ended with "Exit Wounds." It had full 13 episode seasons, and no subtitling. TW:CoE was a crap mini-series made after TW:TOS, and TW:MD was a crap American series made after the Brit one.

I'm watching The Stolen Earth right now and it's weird how much I miss the old dynamic...

I wouldn't say there's anything weird about missing "the old dynamic." I think the franchise jumped the shark as soon as it started mucking about with the dynamic.

I think I'm sort of over it and then I see something like this episode and it's quite plain that I'm not...

Developing an ability to put up with the crap the franchise has been reduced to, which I'm not about to, isn't the same as "getting over it." One can accept what there is to get, and still miss what they aren't getting. I prefer to think of the Torchwood franchise as having ended with the Torchwood: The Lost Files radio play "The House of the Dead." I don't care to think about the stuff that's been produced since.