The Wife(tm) told me you were commenting on the show, so I figured I'd give my opinions after I finished watching it.
From a story standpoint, I thought it was extremely well written. I wasn't always able to guess what was going to happen next, and for me that's pretty impressive, given much of the cliched writing that goes on nowadays. There were lots of good cliffhanger, lots of great little moments, and overall it kept my attention.
I was only upset at Ianto's death because it came right after the recent deaths of Tosh & Owen (I was always a Tosh fan). Did they really need to kill off another major character?
As for the final part, it really was a slit your wrists episode. You felt dirty after watching it. After the whole part about Jack feeling bad for sacrificing the kids in 1965, he then does it again with his Grandson, and so nonchalantly (The one tear at the end just didn't cut it for me). Granted he saved all the other children, but he should have been more broken up about what he did.
As a side note, I hated the actress playing Jack's daughter. A lot of the times she looked like she was smiling when confronted by horrible things (like when she watched the video of the Prime Minister talking about how they will sacrifice the children). It was quite creepy.
Overall, I enjoyed Children of Earth a lot, but I never want to see it again. I might watch Torchwood again if they do a fourth season, but they would have to work a lot to really get my interest again.
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Date: 2009-07-18 10:11 am (UTC)From a story standpoint, I thought it was extremely well written. I wasn't always able to guess what was going to happen next, and for me that's pretty impressive, given much of the cliched writing that goes on nowadays. There were lots of good cliffhanger, lots of great little moments, and overall it kept my attention.
I was only upset at Ianto's death because it came right after the recent deaths of Tosh & Owen (I was always a Tosh fan). Did they really need to kill off another major character?
As for the final part, it really was a slit your wrists episode. You felt dirty after watching it. After the whole part about Jack feeling bad for sacrificing the kids in 1965, he then does it again with his Grandson, and so nonchalantly (The one tear at the end just didn't cut it for me). Granted he saved all the other children, but he should have been more broken up about what he did.
As a side note, I hated the actress playing Jack's daughter. A lot of the times she looked like she was smiling when confronted by horrible things (like when she watched the video of the Prime Minister talking about how they will sacrifice the children). It was quite creepy.
Overall, I enjoyed Children of Earth a lot, but I never want to see it again. I might watch Torchwood again if they do a fourth season, but they would have to work a lot to really get my interest again.