Review Torchwood S2 10 From Out of the Rain

[crabby_lioness]

This week we've got another Classic Plot, albeit one that's not often seen, Monsters Emerging From the Cinema Film.

It has appeared more often in comic books than in filmed media, probably because of budget considerations.  The last time I saw it was Leave it to Chance, but Marvel and DC have turned in their versions in the past.  My husband and I

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[love_jackianto]

'I hope the people who've been complaining that 'Jack and Ianto have no more than sex going on between them' are satisfied. Then again, that may be a forlorn hope.' Really? I've heard people say there hasn't been enough. I guess it's hard to please everyone, I'm just glad Ianto isn't the minor character he was in Series 1 and that Jack and Ianto's relationship is getting screen time.

[mwrgana]

I saw this last week so the memory isn't as fresh in my aging memory as it could be, but I enjoyed it. I've always loved spooky and, while it wasn't perfect, there was enough of the other-worldly (as apart from alien-worldly) to keep me happy.

And, setting the old cinema in the Paget Rooms was icing on the cake. I've got a lot of history with that place and it was fun to see it featured.

GDL really is a star, isn't he, love him? His stage-presence is remarkable even when he's not doing anything (though, of course, each and every young Welsh actor automatically takes note of Burton's remarks on stillness) and, yes, he certainly pulls out the best in John when they share scenes. (Uhum, that could have phrased better, given John's proclivity for pulling bits of himself out, sorry!)
He said, in November at The Point, how pleased he was to be the lead's love interest and he has certainly risen to the challenge - ironic how "the lead" seems to need him to make the most of his own acting abilities!

[crabby_lioness]

Gareth is amazing. I love how the more deeply people are involved with the acting profession, the more gaga they go over his performance.

[kinkerbelle13]

I've just stumbled (luckily) across this and I have to say, it's so well done! I really like the thoughts you put foreward because they really made me think about what I was looking at. I have a lot of my own Jack/Ianto ideas and they're pretty similar to yours but there are still a bunch of moments I had reading this where I went 'You know what.... yeah!' Which was awesome.

Ianto was my emotional connection to this story, and while Gareth did a wonderful job he simply didn't have enough of the focus to carry the story by himself.GDL is so fabulous. He makes me happier than possibly anyone else on the show. And I think that's why I was so radically dissapointed by the end of the episode. When GDL tears up for that little boy, that got me in the gut! He was so beautiful in that moment and I felt every inch of what Ianto was feeling. But where the hell was that in the rest of the story

[crabby_lioness]

I think the writing staff is still becoming comfortable with Ianto. Chibnall said they literally didn't realize what a powerhouse actor Gareth was until they saw the finished episodes.

[crabby_lioness]

I think the people who complain "we don't get enough of X in a single episode" need to keep in mind that it's an ensemble adventure show, not a two-person romance show. We can't really judge any romance until the season is finished.