Comments | wendymr: Torchwood: Forward to the Past

wendymr

Torchwood: Forward to the Past

Aug 20, 2011 12:48

Well, that was...

( Best episode so far, by far )

torchwood, episode commentary

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wendymr August 21 2011, 21:24:18 UTC

Have you seen it yet? It's brilliant :) Heartwrenching in several parts, but really excellent.

lindenharp August 20 2011, 18:36:28 UTC

After last week I was very ready for a softer, slower-paced episode, and this was it. It still had action and tension and angst, but not as much, and I love-love-loved the backstory. The seduction scene was very hot, and Angelo's betrayal was heartbreaking ( ... )

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wendymr August 21 2011, 21:30:08 UTC

I agree - there are so many reasons to believe that this was 21st-century Jack, not 20th-century Jack. From between CoE and MD?

azn_jack_fiend August 20 2011, 19:56:30 UTC

I've got a debate going over here whether this is slow path Jack or a post-CoE Jack:

http://azn-jack-fiend.livejournal.com/122388.html

He says his last confession was 700 years ago, but that could be a simple jaunt to the 14th century, not his personal timeline.

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oncomingscone August 20 2011, 20:40:27 UTC

I'm convinced this is post COE Jack. Convinced.

And this episode makes everything worth it. Well. Almost everything. Wow.

wendymr August 21 2011, 21:36:46 UTC

Apparently a couple of the writers said at ComicCon that the love interest here was pre-Ianto - though why that needed to be said I don't know. However, it's not at all convincing that it could have been Jack on the slow, linear path. He just didn't look like that then, and where would he have got the WWII coat from?

geminia905 August 21 2011, 03:49:49 UTC

I absolutely adored this episode, despite all the disturbing elements ( ... )

wendymr August 21 2011, 21:46:50 UTC

I can understand Gwen completely. She knows Jack - probably better than anyone else except the Doctor at this stage. She knows that, even though he loves her and would do anything to protect her if it were possible, he also wouldn't think twice about lying to her, deceiving her and even manipulating her if it were in his interests. She's seen him do it ( ... )

geminia905 August 21 2011, 22:45:24 UTC

Oh I have no doubt he would've given himself up for them if she'd gone to him for help rather than just tazering him and tying him up. There's a big difference between being a willing sacrifice and being a lamb led to the slaughter ( ... )

joking August 21 2011, 20:53:34 UTC

Man, poor Jack. It seems like everyone he loves betrays him, sooner or later. It is always his story. And the worst part is that he feels that he deserves it. I need to watch this episode again, ASAP.

wendymr August 21 2011, 21:47:32 UTC

Oh, yes, this is an episode that needs rewatching. A lot.

And definitely poor Jack. Betrayals all over the place :(