The penultimate part is where everything starts to go crazy. The story moves from action to emotional feelings as children have to be given to the 456 and the shock death of a regular character makes this the best episode so far. We learn a bit more about the events that we saw at the beginning of episode one. The 456 will give the humans a vaccine for a flu that will kill out a lot of people. In 1965 they just want 12 people which is what Jack finds acceptable until he learns he has to hand the kids over because as the woman he is talking to says ‘he doesn’t care’.
We finally get to see a bit more of the 456 apart from green goo and something hitting the glass of the box. However we never see it properly because of the gas and also the image from the camera that they use. Then there is the really grim image of the bodies of the children from 1965. That fact is made even worse because we see one of the bodies blinking, thus showing that it’s conscious. The reaction of everyone really shows how serious it is. Sadly we say goodbye to Clement who I have really warmed to by this stage and thought that he had contributed a great deal to the story.
When the 456 say that if they don’t hand over 10% of the children that it will wipe humanity off the face of the earth, I was thinking that it’s the perfect opportunity for the Doctor to arrive and save the day. The tension is raised when we learn that the 10% refers to each country and not of the world. The cabinet meeting is the start of the very long debate as to what to do about handing over the children. I think its great how they bicker on how to decide which children should be given to the 456. The character that stands out is Denise Riley (played brilliantly by Debroah Findlay) who is the voice of reason. I don’t know what has happened by Mr Dekker has lost some of the things that made him so enjoyable.
After years of faithful service. Nicholas Briggs gets an on screen role as Rick Yates. It seems odd having him on screen as I often think of him as a Big Finish personality. Yates is a character that is pretending to be looking after the population that would survive and tries to paint a picture that the cull would be a good thing. I might be biased but I think the character is very good. It’s nearly two-thirds of the way into the episode before the Torchwood crew start moving and head towards Thames House however it’s at this point that it start to get going again after the long cabinet session. When Lois reveals to everyone in the cabinet that they have been recorded and she threatens to publicise what they have said is a wonderful moment because everyone is crapping themselves that they will be ruined politically. Showing what politicians really care about – themselves.
The last few minutes are brilliant because the viewer is left with the shock at the death of Ianto. Then it’s the discussion by the cabinet deciding that they have to start collecting the children. The final few minutes are brilliantly directed and acted because of John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd and the music along with the extras who all show a wonderful sense of fear and desperation. After Owen and Tosh have bitten the dust the numbers of Torchwood personnel are getting to extremely low levels. Also the personal loss for Jack is very heartfelt and I think that it was a big mistake to kill of Ianto as he was a brilliant character. He was the only character that has been consistently strong and Gareth David-Lloyd will be missed from the series. The sight of Jack and Gwen looking over Ianto’s body is a really sad sight and is not an action packed but emotionally packed cliffhanger.
The final part has the potential to be an epic and fitting conclusion to this series.
We finally get to see a bit more of the 456 apart from green goo and something hitting the glass of the box. However we never see it properly because of the gas and also the image from the camera that they use. Then there is the really grim image of the bodies of the children from 1965. That fact is made even worse because we see one of the bodies blinking, thus showing that it’s conscious. The reaction of everyone really shows how serious it is. Sadly we say goodbye to Clement who I have really warmed to by this stage and thought that he had contributed a great deal to the story.
When the 456 say that if they don’t hand over 10% of the children that it will wipe humanity off the face of the earth, I was thinking that it’s the perfect opportunity for the Doctor to arrive and save the day. The tension is raised when we learn that the 10% refers to each country and not of the world. The cabinet meeting is the start of the very long debate as to what to do about handing over the children. I think its great how they bicker on how to decide which children should be given to the 456. The character that stands out is Denise Riley (played brilliantly by Debroah Findlay) who is the voice of reason. I don’t know what has happened by Mr Dekker has lost some of the things that made him so enjoyable.
After years of faithful service. Nicholas Briggs gets an on screen role as Rick Yates. It seems odd having him on screen as I often think of him as a Big Finish personality. Yates is a character that is pretending to be looking after the population that would survive and tries to paint a picture that the cull would be a good thing. I might be biased but I think the character is very good. It’s nearly two-thirds of the way into the episode before the Torchwood crew start moving and head towards Thames House however it’s at this point that it start to get going again after the long cabinet session. When Lois reveals to everyone in the cabinet that they have been recorded and she threatens to publicise what they have said is a wonderful moment because everyone is crapping themselves that they will be ruined politically. Showing what politicians really care about – themselves.
The last few minutes are brilliant because the viewer is left with the shock at the death of Ianto. Then it’s the discussion by the cabinet deciding that they have to start collecting the children. The final few minutes are brilliantly directed and acted because of John Barrowman, Gareth David-Lloyd and the music along with the extras who all show a wonderful sense of fear and desperation. After Owen and Tosh have bitten the dust the numbers of Torchwood personnel are getting to extremely low levels. Also the personal loss for Jack is very heartfelt and I think that it was a big mistake to kill of Ianto as he was a brilliant character. He was the only character that has been consistently strong and Gareth David-Lloyd will be missed from the series. The sight of Jack and Gwen looking over Ianto’s body is a really sad sight and is not an action packed but emotionally packed cliffhanger.
The final part has the potential to be an epic and fitting conclusion to this series.
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