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ariadCan we take a moment to discuss the third Torchwood: The Lost Files radio play, "The House of the Dead"?
Spoilers.
AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHDSKLFSLKFJALKSJGKMKLSCJSDFJSDJF FLKAJSKMDS I CAN'T. MY TEARS. MY LEGIT TEARS. OH MY GOD. I had been spoiled for the big plot twist, but I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THIS SAD AND THIS WONDERFUL. IT WAS MORE THAN I HAD EVER HOPED FOR. I would have preferred that so important a scene be saved for the television series, but AT LEAST THE SCENE HAPPENED. OH MY GOD. JAAAACK. JAAAAAAAAACK. AHAAAAGGGHHHHH CRYING.
No, really. Spoilers. Go listen now if you haven't yet.
I like how the timeframe of the first two radio plays make you believe that this one, too, takes place before Children of Earth. I'm even willing to believe that the first two were placed before CoE as a ruse to mislead the listener and deepen the impact of "The House of the Dead." I don't understand why Ianto was the only ghost not to know he was dead, but I'm not too concerned with understanding things like that when it comes to Torchwood. I am just glad that Jack got over himself and told Ianto that he loved him. I suppose, in a way, it's something that he could only have told Ianto after he was dead. ALSO, JACK, ETERNAL OBLIVION WOULD BE PRETTY SUCKY. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING. It was presented as his alternative to suicide, but the point of suicide is usually to end suffering, not to increase it. He must hate himself so hardcore. (Understandably.) I'm really pleased with the ending because the biggest problem I had with Ianto's death in Children of Earth was that he went out as just another casualty. His character had been moving toward an increasingly active role, so it just felt wrong to me that he should die so helpless and ineffectual. That his second, final death is a self-sacrifice meant to protect Jack and the world makes me feel a little better. IF ONLY THAT WERE HOW IT WENT DOWN ON THE TELLY.
IANTO JONES, YOU ARE A HERO. YOU ARE A STAR. I LOVE YOU, IANTO. STAY BRILLIANT. (WELL, NO CHOICE NOW.)
I think Jack's guilt should be a little less now. Obviously, he'll still have major issues because he still blames himself for Ianto and Steven and the 456, but I think it must have also eaten at him that he never told Ianto he loved him.
(But continuity question: What is Jack doing on Earth? I guess I'll find out when I watch Miracle Day.)
OH GOD THIS RADIO PLAY. ♥
Spoilers.
AAAAAAAAAGGGGHHHHHHDSKLFSLKFJALKSJGKMKLSCJSDFJSDJF FLKAJSKMDS I CAN'T. MY TEARS. MY LEGIT TEARS. OH MY GOD. I had been spoiled for the big plot twist, but I DIDN'T THINK IT WOULD BE THIS SAD AND THIS WONDERFUL. IT WAS MORE THAN I HAD EVER HOPED FOR. I would have preferred that so important a scene be saved for the television series, but AT LEAST THE SCENE HAPPENED. OH MY GOD. JAAAACK. JAAAAAAAAACK. AHAAAAGGGHHHHH CRYING.
No, really. Spoilers. Go listen now if you haven't yet.
I like how the timeframe of the first two radio plays make you believe that this one, too, takes place before Children of Earth. I'm even willing to believe that the first two were placed before CoE as a ruse to mislead the listener and deepen the impact of "The House of the Dead." I don't understand why Ianto was the only ghost not to know he was dead, but I'm not too concerned with understanding things like that when it comes to Torchwood. I am just glad that Jack got over himself and told Ianto that he loved him. I suppose, in a way, it's something that he could only have told Ianto after he was dead. ALSO, JACK, ETERNAL OBLIVION WOULD BE PRETTY SUCKY. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING. It was presented as his alternative to suicide, but the point of suicide is usually to end suffering, not to increase it. He must hate himself so hardcore. (Understandably.) I'm really pleased with the ending because the biggest problem I had with Ianto's death in Children of Earth was that he went out as just another casualty. His character had been moving toward an increasingly active role, so it just felt wrong to me that he should die so helpless and ineffectual. That his second, final death is a self-sacrifice meant to protect Jack and the world makes me feel a little better. IF ONLY THAT WERE HOW IT WENT DOWN ON THE TELLY.
IANTO JONES, YOU ARE A HERO. YOU ARE A STAR. I LOVE YOU, IANTO. STAY BRILLIANT. (WELL, NO CHOICE NOW.)
I think Jack's guilt should be a little less now. Obviously, he'll still have major issues because he still blames himself for Ianto and Steven and the 456, but I think it must have also eaten at him that he never told Ianto he loved him.
(But continuity question: What is Jack doing on Earth? I guess I'll find out when I watch Miracle Day.)
OH GOD THIS RADIO PLAY. ♥
