BURN DELIVERED THE BEST ACTING JOB ON THE SHOW EVER IF YOU DON'T COUNT GARETH. I WUV THIS EPISODE LIKE NO OTHER THIS SEASON.
TO PROVE THAT, GLEEFULLY COPY-PASTING OF A QUICK REVIEW I DID SOMEWHERE ELSE :
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Stellar episode. Almost my favourite of the series so far! The balance between action, plot and characters study was just perfect - I really like it when Torchwood puts on his dark hat, both this episode and TKKS prove that it's one of the things they do best.
And, yeah, Burn was just FAN-FUCKIN-TASTIC. I can't get enough of his acting, of how he manages to make believable the changes in Owen without transfiguring the character. Also, all the Owen/Jack scenes stole my heart, but the talk in the prison won the Best Platonic Love Scene of the Show award, full stop. It was beautifully played (thus proving that, in front of stellar actors like Burn and Gareth, John *is* able to deliver a subtle performance), I loved the philosophical undertones, and it was just damn. lovely. bonding. (even without being in a kinky way)
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed by the low IQ (ndrl : Ianto Quotient *g*), but I loved Ianto's subtle grieving. It was just there in Gareth's eyes and the ones who don't like Gareth's acting can say what they want, but he really does have the most expressive eyes of the whole cast (with Burn, because Burn clearly pwns hard).
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The only bad point, IMO, is that they shouldn't have used Freema in such an episode. It would have been better to keep her for the lighter episodes - this one was a family thing, there wasn't much use for her to be there and grieve for someone she didn't know.
BUT ZOMG I LOVE MY SHOW WITH A PASSION ♥
And LOL at Ianto bringing his SPESCHAL SEX TOY to off the glove. JACK DID NOT APPROVE.
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on 2008-02-21 08:51 pm (UTC)IF YOU DON'T COUNT GARETH. I WUV THIS EPISODE LIKE NO OTHER THIS SEASON.TO PROVE THAT, GLEEFULLY COPY-PASTING OF A QUICK REVIEW I DID SOMEWHERE ELSE :
-- begin quote --
Stellar episode. Almost my favourite of the series so far! The balance between action, plot and characters study was just perfect - I really like it when Torchwood puts on his dark hat, both this episode and TKKS prove that it's one of the things they do best.
And, yeah, Burn was just FAN-FUCKIN-TASTIC. I can't get enough of his acting, of how he manages to make believable the changes in Owen without transfiguring the character.
Also, all the Owen/Jack scenes stole my heart, but the talk in the prison won the Best Platonic Love Scene of the Show award, full stop. It was beautifully played (thus proving that, in front of stellar actors like Burn and Gareth, John *is* able to deliver a subtle performance), I loved the philosophical undertones, and it was just damn. lovely. bonding. (even without being in a kinky way)
I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed by the low IQ (ndrl : Ianto Quotient *g*), but I loved Ianto's subtle grieving. It was just there in Gareth's eyes and the ones who don't like Gareth's acting can say what they want, but he really does have the most expressive eyes of the whole cast (with Burn, because Burn clearly pwns hard).
-- end quote --
The only bad point, IMO, is that they shouldn't have used Freema in such an episode. It would have been better to keep her for the lighter episodes - this one was a family thing, there wasn't much use for her to be there and grieve for someone she didn't know.
BUT ZOMG I LOVE MY SHOW WITH A PASSION ♥
And LOL at Ianto bringing his SPESCHAL SEX TOY to off the glove. JACK DID NOT APPROVE.
XDDD