Children of Earth: Day Four

[jadesfire]

I've put my Day Four reaction, such as it is, up at torchwood_meta here.

One day to go, folks!



I am sorry for everyone who was heavily invested in Ianto as a character, and as someone who is incredibly invested in Jack, I know I've got it kind of easy on that front. It's not like they can kill him off, after all. But I have no intention of wading out into what I imagine is general fandom trauma, because quite frankly, it was bad enough when Donna was mind-wiped. I don't think I can handle the general insanity that will have ensued from this one.

What I will add is that... I'm trying to put words round this, considering I don't intend on f-locking it and am not trying to bait anyone who loves Ianto is going to miss him. But I liked that while the repercussions were huge, the death itself was quiet and personal. Him and Jack, no great heroics, just Jack's miscalculation which has consequences. One thing that has been great about this season of Torchwood is the little moments. Not that death is a little thing, but the moment was quiet, un-melodramatic, understated, which kind of suits Ianto. And I did like him making demands of Jack, the way he has done in epic foreshadowing through the series. "I love you" isn't really Jack's style, is it? I'm not happy Ianto's dead, but in narrative terms, the style and structure worked for me. And the fact that I was in tears for a character that I felt I barely knew tells you something about the strength of this writing.