Miracle Day - are we facing another CoE slap in the face?

[blucougar]

Spoilers behind the cut

For anyone who has seen the "preview to episode 10" that is available when you purchase Torchwood: Miracle Day through a season pass, you'll know that John Barrowman says that there will be a death in the final episode and that we will be shocked.

Frankly, I don't care if they kill off Rex, Esther, Oswald... and I think I'll cope if they kill off Rhys. I know I'll be shocked if Jack is killed off, although it's been said that Jack will be in the anniversary series of Doctor Who, so it's hopeful that he will be returned to his immortal state, and continue on his happy way to becoming a giant head in a jar.

I live in hope, slim though it might be, that the shock death will be Gwen. I say that unapologetically. RTD and Julie Gardner insisted right from the beginning of Torchwood that no character (barring Jack) was safe, and that Torchwood operatives died young. They've killed off Tosh, Owen and Ianto. To leave Gwen untouched would be hypocritical at the very least.

I really do hope the character dies, because if that happens then we can be sure that if Torchwood is resurrected for a new season, then it will be a completely fresh show with a complete set of new characters.

Yes, I know I am a bitch, but I hate Gwen. I thought maybe she had taken a turn for the better at the start of this season, but sadly she just degenerated into her usual, sanctimonious and irritating self.

Unfortunately, I worry that RTD has another slap in the face of CoE proportions planned for those of us who have been brave enough to stick with the show.

There is one episode left. Jack was shot at the end of episode 8 and appears to be slowly bleeding to death. We have been promised a death that will shock us. All I can say is that if that death is Jack's, then Torchwood is officially dead in the water, and there will never be another series. I may never even watch another episode of Doctor Who, unless Moffatt is prepared to go against RTD and bring Jack back.

I am sorry, but Eve Myles cannot carry a show like Torchwood on her own. Without Captain Jack, there is no Torchwood. End of story.

Comments

[raggedblossom]

Am normally a bit of a lurker but just have to respond. I've really tried to be open minded about Gwen and even thought in the very early eps of MD that she had improved. How foolish I was! She has sunk to even lower levels. Whether it is the fault of the writing or the acting, Gwen simply does not measure up to the boasts of RTD. And speaking of the man, I am certain that he would love to be rid of Jack to make way for his beloved Gwen however I think that even he (if not the BBC as well) would realise that this would be a huge mistake. And I think JB would have a lot to say about this! There may be no Torchwood after this MD debacle but without Jack TW is certainly dead and buried no matter how many 'great and talented' they introduce to future series.

As far as Ep 10 goes, for what it's worth I think Jack may well be killed (possibly by Gwen)as an offering to The Blessing ........ but I believe he will revive with his immortality restored. Of course, in reality I am totally clueless about what is going to happen....... and I am sick with worry about it!