Re: Torchwood radio play 'The Dead Line'

[pogrebin]

...so, did fandom explode from Jack/Ianto squee?

I will say only this in the interests of not being spoilery: it pretty much confirmed, to the word, fandom's interpretation of quite a few things regarding Ianto's view of their relationship.

So, uh. If you haven't listened yet, go go to the website, where it's now available for download

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[verasteine]

Never mind fandom, my brain is mush. In a good way.

Am I the only one to think that, one, this one was far more in character than the previous two, and two, that John Barrowman is fundamentally unsuited to radio acting, and that his "absence" relatively benefitted the quality of it? And oh! Rhys Williams was bloody amazing!

[pogrebin]

Mush in the best possible way, mine too!

This one was way more in character. Absolutely lovely, with great moments for Gwen and Rhys, crimefighting duo! They were just adorable together. (Though, of course, I'd have loved some more Gwen-and-Ianto, maybe even a quick acknowledgement that he's staying with Jack rather than a mention by Rhys to confirm it to us-- but I'm not complaining considering what we got!)

Poor John Barrowman. He's not-- and this is rather heretical, I know-- a very good screen actor, really. He's still got so much theatre (musical theatre, esp.) affectation. When he's playing Jack Harkness it works-- the bigness, the perfomativity. But he acts with movement. Not his face, but moving his head and neck. Using his arms, his exaggerated body language. It's very theatrical. You would think that would make him work on radio but if you close your eyes and listen to him emoting on the show it's pretty clear that you need the whole package to detect subtle shifts of emotion. He's not a voice actor

[verasteine]

Yes to Gwen & Rhys, crimefighters! I so will love them in the next series! Argh -- next week!

And yes, JB... I like his acting style, because it suits Jack, and I'm sure he's amazing on stage. He can do small and subtle when he focusses, but he fails to focus a lot, imho. As for audio acting -- he's the same on studio albums; I love his singing on live recordings, but the studio ones are a bit meh. I personally theorise he needs an audience. :P.

And Ianto... I want to hug him and then dump him in Jack's arms. That speech -- so... I have no words. Brains. Mush. It's inescapable.

[pogrebin]

Bless John Barrowman. I do adore him as well, and think that yes, he's probably one of the few people that could pull off Captain Jack-- but that's sort of because of his flaws as well as his strengths, I think. He's got a very natural charisma, and that's so necessary to the character!

Awww, Ianto! *smushes* "You'll never be a blip in time. Not to me."

DAMMIT PHIL FORD, YOU PLAY SO CRUELLY ON MY HEARTSTRINGS.

[verasteine]

It so broke my heart when Ianto went, "Maybe that's why you smile," theorising that Jack smiles in his sleep because one day he'll leave again? I was like, "no, no, no way!", and then Jack was all sweet at the end and I melted into a fangirlish puddle.

[phaetonschariot]

Listening to Another Life was a bit of a nightmare for me for the same reason - his voice is just so BIG that it's really not suited for narration and I was constantly losing what was happening. Even now I only have a vague grasp of exactly how it went.

[verasteine]

Good point. I'm making a note to avoid that particular audio book :).