The religious and mystical themes in Torchwood aren't exactly subtle, any more than they are in Doctor Who. I hadn't thought of the medieval themes either, but yes, definitely. My tarot research got side-tracked, but I do keep meaning to go back and look into that properly. And I love idea of Jack's mystic powers preserving the coat :)
It's irrational, but that's why it's so powerful. It reminds me of taking tutorials on ancient religion with someone who could absolutely not get her head around the idea that maybe they did what they did because they believed it. So much of this season, and sci fi in general, has been about the incredible things that people are capable of, the indomitability of the human spirit, if you like, (Tommy, all of them in Adam, Owen, the mother in 'Adrift', the team in 'Fragments'), that this really felt like the climax of it.
I love janne_d's explanation above of John's actions - makes sense of what we've seen. It was good to see them not giving clear cut answers for once - we're still left with some vagueness over how Jack feels about John, and I loved the ambiguity and pain of the goodbye.
There was some part of me that wanted Jack to have killed Gray, although I absolutely understood why he didn't. Jack's carrying enough guilt as it is, but he's carrying it - it doesn't stop him moving forwards, he just keeps going, as he says to Gwen that they will. I love the way he's allowed to acknowledge what he feels and then get on with his life. Good grief, if we weren't all in love with the character before...
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Date: 2008-04-06 10:00 pm (UTC)It's irrational, but that's why it's so powerful.
It reminds me of taking tutorials on ancient religion with someone who could absolutely not get her head around the idea that maybe they did what they did because they believed it. So much of this season, and sci fi in general, has been about the incredible things that people are capable of, the indomitability of the human spirit, if you like, (Tommy, all of them in Adam, Owen, the mother in 'Adrift', the team in 'Fragments'), that this really felt like the climax of it.
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There was some part of me that wanted Jack to have killed Gray, although I absolutely understood why he didn't. Jack's carrying enough guilt as it is, but he's carrying it - it doesn't stop him moving forwards, he just keeps going, as he says to Gwen that they will. I love the way he's allowed to acknowledge what he feels and then get on with his life. Good grief, if we weren't all in love with the character before...