Tuesday | January 02, 2007

Torchwood TW01E12 - Captain Jack Harkness - Review

Spoilerific, Mindezman!

 

Right. Jack and Tosh taken back in time, meet Captain Jack..

All in all, nothing really substantial seemed to happen in this episode. There was the beautiful J/J moments, and Tosh finally getting some good air time, but the entire episode was just purely setting a scenario in which Torchwood was forced to open the rift. Well-thought-out that Tosh was taken back with Jack [If it had *just* been Jack, I don't believe it would have constituted any kind of problem at all, he'd just have lived for 65 years and hidden until present day], as Tosh brought about the real problem in it. She had to get out of there [Pearl Harbour later in the year..].

The reveal that Jack was not actually Jack.. was interesting, and strange. I'm now having trouble piecing together Jack's timeline, it seems to go all over the place. I'm hoping the writers are intending to bring that to a reasonable explanation next series, because I really want to know Jack's history now. He's probably got the most interesting background in the new Who canon of anybody [Except possibly the Doctor].

So yes, I did enjoy this episode. However, I think that it should have just been that episode for this week. Their decision to show both finale episodes this week seemed a bit.. abrupt. Ah well.

Nothing to look forward to until April now. Sad
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I'd say.. 7.6/10.

Posted by Mindez at 19:30:08 | Permanent Link | Comments (2) |
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1 - I desperately needed a cup of tea between episodes 12 and 13. I think at least they could have done a quick news bulletin or a preview for some atrociously bad new comedy program in between.

But, as you say, it would have been better altogether to space these episodes a week apart. Fie on them, fie!

There, was that ok?

loup (Comment this)

Written by: loup at 2007/01/03 - 02:57:14
2 - Indeed. Thanks for the commenty! (Comment this)

Written by: Mindez at 2007/01/03 - 03:27:05