Jamie Revell
In another strong entry in this series, this time we're back to Gwen, in the era when she's trying to re-establish Torchwood, but so far has no support beyond Rhys. It's set in a seaside town where everyone seems to have suddenly disappeared, combining the bleak setting of an empty out-of-season holiday resort with a remorseless, and seemingly unstoppable, foe. In this respect, it's somewhat similar to the earlier release Moving Target, although it felt to me that there was more variety in the methods that the ‘monster' could employ, keeping things interesting for longer.
Speaking of which, the foe is one that's ideally suited to audio, it being clear from the opening teaser that there is something here that the victim must never look at. One suspects that the Weeping Angels were a major inspiration for it, despite it being a creature that is, in some ways, the exact opposite. A number of scenes even take place in pitch blackness or dense fog, where the characters are relying only on their sense of hearing to guide them, clearly something you wouldn't want to do on TV.
Despite being the “end-of-season” episode, this has no connection with the on-again-off-again plot arc of earlier episodes and, so long as you understand why Gwen is on her own, it's effectively standalone. Which, in this case, is a plus.
In another strong entry in this series, this time we're back to Gwen, in the era when she's trying to re-establish Torchwood, but so far has no support beyond Rhys. It's set in a seaside town where everyone seems to have suddenly disappeared, combining the bleak setting of an empty out-of-season holiday resort with a remorseless, and seemingly unstoppable, foe. In this respect, it's somewhat similar to the earlier release Moving Target, although it felt to me that there was more variety in the methods that the ‘monster' could employ, keeping things interesting for longer.
Speaking of which, the foe is one that's ideally suited to audio, it being clear from the opening teaser that there is something here that the victim must never look at. One suspects that the Weeping Angels were a major inspiration for it, despite it being a creature that is, in some ways, the exact opposite. A number of scenes even take place in pitch blackness or dense fog, where the characters are relying only on their sense of hearing to guide them, clearly something you wouldn't want to do on TV.
Despite being the “end-of-season” episode, this has no connection with the on-again-off-again plot arc of earlier episodes and, so long as you understand why Gwen is on her own, it's effectively standalone. Which, in this case, is a plus.