The thing I really like about this episode is that every character has useful skills. Gwen fighting her way out of the van is obviously amazing, and shows just how far she’s come since her early days of being the damsel in distress every second episode. But even the supporting characters contribute in significant ways.
Rhys is a wonderfully supportive husband, offering to carry the bag to keep Gwen’s trigger-finger free, and adorably considering that he should bring a book when going into hiding. But he’s also able to take charge, using his haulage know-how to get himself and Gwen into a truck bound for London. And Rhys isn’t the only supportive husband – when Rhiannon needs to see Ianto, Johnny bands together everyone else on the estate to rock the surveillance party.
I want to see Lois as the Doctor’s companion, dammit. Like Donna, she works an office job, where she’s gained skills through gathering data and eavesdropping. She does all this with a natural yet quiet curiosity – as no one pays much attention to her, she can get away with just about anything. Wouldn’t it be amazing to watch her come out of her shell on Doctor Who, as opposed to current companions/characters who start off strong and sassy?
And then there’s Mr Dekker, whose useful skill is making me unsettled thanks to the creepy smile forever on his face. What is he so happy about???
Missing for the majority of the episode is Jack, who very slowly and gorily comes back to life with a blood-curdling scream. But why do they collect the pieces of his body in the first place? I guess I understand that they want to see if he can properly die now, but wouldn’t it have been easier to just burn the pieces or something? Burying him in concrete seems a lot of effort – and I’m pretty sure it would take at least 24 hours for that concrete to start setting, by the way. And after he was rescued from this horrific ordeal, he should have had a proper onscreen reunion with Ianto, complete with dirty cuddles and kisses. Dude’s just been blown up – he should be allowed to act a little vulnerable.
I perhaps wasn’t quite as engrossed in this episode as I have been previously, given that it mainly sets things up for the next day. Hopefully I’ll have more to say tomorrow.
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