Torchwood: Miracle Day - Thoughts on the whole series

[butterfly]

I was, of course, predisposed to like it. I know I love Gwen and Jack; I know I love RTD's writing in general; I know that I adored Children of Earth.

And, by and large, it lived up to my expectations. It was not as sharp and biting as CoE but, on the whole, I found it very thought-provoking, with character and relationship moments that I found touching, and never boring.

And the ending is much more uplifting than CoE, which is nice. I loved the way that CoE ended but I'm glad that this one ended differently. Rex getting Jack's 'come-back-to-life' mojo is something that I never saw coming but that makes so much sense thematically. topaz_eyes pointed out that Rex even says "I wish I'd never met you," to Jack, mirroring what Jack said to the Doctor way back in 1x13 of Doctor Who. Ha, I love that. And it makes sense in the story, too - Jack and Rex were connected via The Blessing and when they flipped the switch and Jack's was flipped back over to 'immortal', Rex got flipped, too.

I really love how open this leaves the future of humanity. I like that it continues on - the future moves forward. Always. We have Anwen and we have Esther's nieces and we have Rex.

I also found Jack/Angelo to be an incredibly powerfully-drawn relationship. Painful and beautiful.

Comments

[fizzyblogic]

Yes, omg, YES to all of this. I adored this series.

[butterfly]

How awesome was it that Rex ended up immortal? (apparently that bothered some people, but I loved it)

[fizzyblogic]

I thought it was BRILLIANT and now I want ALL THE FIC AND ALSO MORE EPISODES about how Rex handles immortality. Also, as leanwellback said to me right after the episode finished, it's the ultimate reversal of Black Guy Dies First :D

[butterfly]

I thought it was BRILLIANT and now I want ALL THE FIC AND ALSO MORE EPISODES about how Rex handles immortality.

Yes! I want this so much!

ultimate reversal of Black Guy Dies First

It really is! ♥