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When Adam’s memory manipulation was first revealed, I was expecting something like the Buffy episode ‘Superstar’ (4.17). What we got was something much more interesting and sad.
Finally we got some of Jack’s backstory. I’m itching to learn about his time with the Time Agency (and with “Captain Hart”), but the question of who Gray was has been poking at me ever since he was mentioned at the end of ‘Kiss Kiss’. Jack and John’s child? (Jack did mention having been pregnant on Doctor Who.) A friend, lover, former colleague? The fact that it’s his little brother, whom he failed to protect during the invasion that destroyed their home is just heartbreaking. The fact that he’s still alive and John has found him is encouraging; but, now that killing Adam has wiped out Jack’s memories of his father, will he even remember that Gray exists if and when John brings him back? Aaah. The continuity geek is getting very frustrated and forced to speculate. Which is a large part of the fun, really.
The revelations about the rest of the team were amazing. The fact that Gwen is the only one with a steady romantic relationship has been at the forefront since the first episode. Over the last season and a half, Ianto permanently lost Lisa and temporarily lost Jack before their relationship was even defined; Tosh found and lost Mary, Tommy, and Adam; Owen lost Diane (and arguably both Suzie and Gwen, but those seemed more like office flings); Jack lost the Doctor and Rose before the series even started, and Estelle died in ‘Small Worlds’. Only Gwen and Rhys have lasted the tests of Torchwood, and mostly through stubbornness and determination to work at their relationship despite the challenges of her job.
One last note (’cause really this is getting ridiculously long). I LOVE IANTO JONES! He’s just becoming the most interesting character. GDL’s performance just keeps getting better and better. He has amazing range, from terrified to badass to naive to unabashedly dorky. And that dry, sarcastic, deadpan wit… guh. (“Do I show off?” “Just a bit.”) I think once the writers realized how funny GDL is, they started putting it in the scrips more and more. Plus, he’s super-foxy and always well dressed. (I think the wardrobe people must love him too.)
Torchwoood is really raising the emotional stakes this season – this is now two episodes in a row where I was near tears at the end (strangely, I didn’t feel manipulated into it – well, maybe a little with “Meat”). I was upset for Jack and his lost memory, Tosh’s lost imaginary relationship, Owen’s lost crush on her. UGH!!! When Owen quipped “In your dreams, Tosh” about the flowers, I felt slapped.
A single tear rolled down my cheek during this episode–I kid you not.
And Robin, I totally thought Superstar as well! I was going to make the comparison until Torchwood snapped my heart in two…