Torchwood: Children of Earth - There's a Slice of Fried Gold

[jetpack_monkey]

Just watched all five episodes in one go.

See, this is how I like my fiction -- exquisitely painful. And this is how I like my science fiction, dealing with people making difficult choices on an epic scale. I don't know if they'll go on from here (or how they could), but if they keep telling stories like this one, I'm on-board.

I kind of hope they don't go on, though. It's like Torchwood was building to this, a beautiful culmination of character that allowed the plot to really sing and reach that heart-breaking critical mass at the end. Brilliant.

Comments

[booster17.livejournal.com]

Don't know how they could top this series to be honest. And it's so beautifully balanced at the end that you could continue or leave it that way. Going out with a bang indeed.

[aeirould.livejournal.com]

I almost threw things at my monitor several times. I do agree that it's a masterwork... but what else could they possibly do to Jack? They've buried him alive, blown him up, killed his partner, made him kill his grandson... there's not much left to explore there.

This will surely have some section of fandom screaming "You made him kill his grandson? You vile creature you!". For the first fifteen minutes or so, I was one of them.

I do, however, see possibilities for continuation: Gwen, Reese and Lois form the core of a new Torchwood on Earth, as Gwen kicked some serious bootay in this series. Another series follows Cap'n Jack on his travels through space.

I don't really like the possibility of either, but networks being what networks are (yes, even the BBC)...