Torchwood: Children of Earth – Review
Saturday, July 11th, 2009
Gwen and Rhys Cooper saving children from the military
Russell T. Davies has a knack with stories. He’s very good at writing stories that – despite plot holes and cliches – have much emotional impact. I’m sure that with time I’ll look back at this mini-series with a more critical eye to the technicalities of plot, but right now, 10 minutes after the credits rolled, just about all I can say is this: as a father, that was the most difficult finale to watch of any TV show I can remember. Given that the trailers made only a minor impression on me, that’s saying something.
It didn’t matter that the path to the impactful scenes may be out-of-nowhere, predictable, or over-done. There was one scene where I physically flinched twice. And the final twist … predictable, to some extent, but no less impactful.
It’s extremely difficult to talk about it without spoilers.
One thing I can say – they certainly didn’t hold back anything for next season, if there is one. Jack’s indestructability is positively cemented (ha ha… see what I did there? I’m so clever.) There’s no cliffhanger, per se. This could absolutely serve as a finale to the entire show. In fact, the only relevant plot hole I can think of to pull it back for another season is the question of whether the Cardiff rift still exists and is a threat. Everything else is pretty much tied up in a neat bow at the end.
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