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redfiona99Since I think we're not counting all of Children of Earth as one episode, I'll go with Day In The Death.
It's a variety of things.
1 - Owen hits me where it hurts. It's the way he reacts to the horrible situation he's in (once the adrenaline of Dead Man Walking has warn off). Because, as Owen does, he gets angry outwards because he's angry inside and he's in such mental torment that he breaks two of his own fingers, which will never heal, to prove a point. And he's in a terrible position, he has all of Jack's problems with none of his advantages and he can't do the things that make his (pre-death) life bareable, like drinking and sex, because of his condition and even sleep's beyond him.
2 - The plot. It makes sense. It's there to make sense and for once, it does. With Torchwood, this is not always the case.
3 - The guest stars. Richard Briers is amazing as always. Christine Bottomley as Maggie is solid.
4 - The ending. Torchwood is frequently a bit grim dark. Canon pretty much has there being nothing post-death. Owen literally knows it. And for him, his situation will not get better. But when he says 'life's worth it,' to Maggie at the end, he means it and the show means it and that shot of him and Maggie on top of the tower saying hello to aliens is just amazing.
By the by, the episode of Children of Earth (Day 4 I think, off the top of my head) where the cabinet discuss what they're going to do is my second favourite, and Small World is my third favourite. I know everyone else hates it but they are all wrong. Entirely and utterly wrong.
Day 1 - Your favourite Torchwood member
Day 2 - Favourite season of Torchwood
Day 04 - Your favourite alien
Day 05 - A scene that made you cry
Day 06 - A scene that made you smile
Day 07 - Your favourite quote
Day 08 - Your favourite cast member
Day 09 - An image that makes you smile like a git
Day 10 - Your favourite promo picture
Day 11 - Your favourite coup
Day 12 - Your favourite couple scene
Day 13 - A piece of music you love from the series
Day 14 - Something you’d like to re-write in the series
Day 15 - Behind the scene video that made you laugh the most
Day 16 - Your favourite outfit
Day 17 - Your favourite Gwen moment
Day 18 - Your favourite Ianto moment
Day 19 - Your favourite Jack moment
Day 20 - Your favourite Owen moment
Day 21 - Your favourite Toshiko moment
Day 22 - Who you’d shag, cliff and marry
Day 23 - Your favourite Torchwood website
Day 24 - A Torchwood geek moment you’ve had
Day 25 - Your favourite Torchwood fan-fiction
Day 26 - A piece of fan-art
Day 27 - A fan-video
Day 28 - Your favourite location or set
Day 29 - Where you think the series should continue to
Day 30 - Best Torchwood on Doctor Who moment
It's a variety of things.
1 - Owen hits me where it hurts. It's the way he reacts to the horrible situation he's in (once the adrenaline of Dead Man Walking has warn off). Because, as Owen does, he gets angry outwards because he's angry inside and he's in such mental torment that he breaks two of his own fingers, which will never heal, to prove a point. And he's in a terrible position, he has all of Jack's problems with none of his advantages and he can't do the things that make his (pre-death) life bareable, like drinking and sex, because of his condition and even sleep's beyond him.
2 - The plot. It makes sense. It's there to make sense and for once, it does. With Torchwood, this is not always the case.
3 - The guest stars. Richard Briers is amazing as always. Christine Bottomley as Maggie is solid.
4 - The ending. Torchwood is frequently a bit grim dark. Canon pretty much has there being nothing post-death. Owen literally knows it. And for him, his situation will not get better. But when he says 'life's worth it,' to Maggie at the end, he means it and the show means it and that shot of him and Maggie on top of the tower saying hello to aliens is just amazing.
By the by, the episode of Children of Earth (Day 4 I think, off the top of my head) where the cabinet discuss what they're going to do is my second favourite, and Small World is my third favourite. I know everyone else hates it but they are all wrong. Entirely and utterly wrong.
Day 1 - Your favourite Torchwood member
Day 2 - Favourite season of Torchwood
Day 04 - Your favourite alien
Day 05 - A scene that made you cry
Day 06 - A scene that made you smile
Day 07 - Your favourite quote
Day 08 - Your favourite cast member
Day 09 - An image that makes you smile like a git
Day 10 - Your favourite promo picture
Day 11 - Your favourite coup
Day 12 - Your favourite couple scene
Day 13 - A piece of music you love from the series
Day 14 - Something you’d like to re-write in the series
Day 15 - Behind the scene video that made you laugh the most
Day 16 - Your favourite outfit
Day 17 - Your favourite Gwen moment
Day 18 - Your favourite Ianto moment
Day 19 - Your favourite Jack moment
Day 20 - Your favourite Owen moment
Day 21 - Your favourite Toshiko moment
Day 22 - Who you’d shag, cliff and marry
Day 23 - Your favourite Torchwood website
Day 24 - A Torchwood geek moment you’ve had
Day 25 - Your favourite Torchwood fan-fiction
Day 26 - A piece of fan-art
Day 27 - A fan-video
Day 28 - Your favourite location or set
Day 29 - Where you think the series should continue to
Day 30 - Best Torchwood on Doctor Who moment
