Torchwood: Children Of Earth: Day Two
In my post yesterday I was going to comment on how Gwen looked much more confident in the first episode but I forgot to mention it which sucks because had I said it yesterday I would have shown foresight and insight but then she got into the ambulance at the beginning of episode two and made what would have been smart observations yesterday into Captain Obvious award potential today. So, suffice to say Gwen kicks some ass.
Oh and for those of you concerned about my comments regarding pacing yesterday, forget it. Day Two has a perfect pace, and before you know it it’s over and you’re screaming at the TV “No! Don’t make me wait 23 hours for more!”
In other words it’s getting good…nay, awesome.
Watch out for those Twitter spoilers though. Before I got around to watching the episode I saw a tweet about seeing Barrowman’s behind when he broke out of a concrete coffin – it kind of took some of the fun out of it.
Gwen’s disparaging of England was not well received. A little funny though.
With the hub destroyed I’m left with many questions likely not to be answered by the miniseries such as…What about all the weevils in the basement cells? What about Gray’s body in cryogenic suspension?
If they kill PC Andy there’s going to be hell to pay. He’s the very definition of underutilized.
Rhys is pretty good in this episode, he fills a unique role within the team now of looking at the practical stuff and leaving the others to look after the big picture. He’s a details man. He’s…well he’s kind of like Ianto in the early days – you know, making sure people eat.
This episode also answers some fascinating questions regarding Jack’s condition. Part of me wonders if you cut Jack in half, and separated the halves would each half regenerate into a separate Jack or would just the largest part; because it would be impossible to perfect split him in equal halves, regenerate? What if there were other parts of Jack left in the rubble? What if there are 2 Jacks out there?
Nah, that’d be too complicated.
Lois’s rate of development from the first episode to the second is suspect. Either the writers just decided to have her become Torchwood material overnight or something’s afoot.
Ian Gelder seems to be channeling the late John Spencer of West Wing fame.
So, the 456…they could be almost anything, couldn’t they? Something new or something familiar…
Ratings for the second episode only slipped slightly, dipping from 5.9 million to 5.6 million. Torchwood was also one of only two trending topics on Twitter to break through the Michael Jackson memorial wall.
