Sorry folks, was supposed to post this in the episode discussion thread... Spoilers for Dead Man Walking
Spoiler:
Ah..... Dead Man Walking.
What a marvelous little gem of an episode! Torchwood meets the Grim Reaper! Genius! I was well entertained with this installment, that was very bold and savage, and definitely one of the more chilling stories thus far.
Jack's perilous infiltration of the church guarded by a horde of sleeping Weevils was nail-biting! And clearly an homage to Indiana Jones. He also has a mystic contact in the form of a young girl, seen sitting in some sort of kooky fantastique club. Weird, but brilliant.
Speaking of kooky, how about that glove? Thing from 'Addams Family' in armour. Owen as Death was highly disturbing. Just perfect. Tosh and Owen pash! Ianto and his hockey stick? Owen's upside-down projectile vomit move, turns heads every time.
The visual FX for the Reaper were so-so. It would have been better to use live black smoke with a motion-capture suit as the skeleton and then tidy up the rest with keyframing. Also, more attention should have been given to the skull, it's eyes and mouth. Oh well, I guess not every show can have million dollar digital creations.
The ending felt a little rushed, and there was a distinct absence of sound editing during the final confrontation and subsequent defeat of the dark entity.
But all in all a classic 'Torchwood' episode that will be remembered for some time.
Next week: Owen the undead kamikaze? I wonder how this plot thread will evolve? It will also be the final appearance of Miss Martha Jones for this season. But not to worry, we'll be seeing her soon, in the upcoming fourth season of 'Doctor Who'.
What a marvelous little gem of an episode! Torchwood meets the Grim Reaper! Genius! I was well entertained with this installment, that was very bold and savage, and definitely one of the more chilling stories thus far.
Jack's perilous infiltration of the church guarded by a horde of sleeping Weevils was nail-biting! And clearly an homage to Indiana Jones. He also has a mystic contact in the form of a young girl, seen sitting in some sort of kooky fantastique club. Weird, but brilliant.
Speaking of kooky, how about that glove? Thing from 'Addams Family' in armour. Owen as Death was highly disturbing. Just perfect. Tosh and Owen pash! Ianto and his hockey stick? Owen's upside-down projectile vomit move, turns heads every time.
The visual FX for the Reaper were so-so. It would have been better to use live black smoke with a motion-capture suit as the skeleton and then tidy up the rest with keyframing. Also, more attention should have been given to the skull, it's eyes and mouth. Oh well, I guess not every show can have million dollar digital creations.
The ending felt a little rushed, and there was a distinct absence of sound editing during the final confrontation and subsequent defeat of the dark entity.
But all in all a classic 'Torchwood' episode that will be remembered for some time.
Next week: Owen the undead kamikaze? I wonder how this plot thread will evolve? It will also be the final appearance of Miss Martha Jones for this season. But not to worry, we'll be seeing her soon, in the upcoming fourth season of 'Doctor Who'.
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