Miracle Day: The Blood Line

"I brought death back to the world."

Writer: Russell T Davies

Format: TV

Broadcast: 9th September 2011

Series: Torchwood 4.10

Featuring: Captain Jack, Gwen, Rex, Esther 

Synopsis 

The Torchwood team travel around the world on a final, desperate mission; the Three Families are unstoppable unless a terrible sacrifice is made. Can the Miracle that has cursed humanity be reversed?

Verdict 

Miracle Day: The Gathering concluded this incredible fourth series of Torchwood in an astounding way! It really was outstanding from start to finish and tied everything up very nicely, as well as resolving all the issues that cropped up in the nine previous episodes. It's quite ironic that the Torchwood team were aiming to bring death back to the world given everything they've fought has been to save lives. They had an emotional time but as of yet, this episode is where the story of Torchwood ends. I must admit I am shocked and gutted that there is yet to be a fifth series because the show is hugely popular, absolutely brilliant and the episode bloody ended on a cliffhanger! How they can leave things as they have I'm not sure, but I expect it to be resolved in due time. It better be, even if it takes a Torchwood audio from Big Finish to do so. Anyway, the final episode started much like the very first episode way back in Series 1 and that is from the point of view of Gwen. She was at her outstanding best in this episode and even took an incredible amount of praise from Oswald Danes. I'm not sure she welcomed that but I'm sure she did enjoy the scuffle with Jilly! There was only one winner there but I adored the lipstick comment. Gwen was determined to put things back to normal, even when she knew it meant killing her Dad. The thing that hit me the most with this episode was the death of Esther. I had my worries that she wouldn't make it out alive but I was truly devastated to see her having a funeral. I absolutely loved her and it saddens me that should a fifth series occur, she won't be able to play any part. Alexa Havins has been simply wonderful and I'm definitely going to delve into some of her other acting roles in my spare time. The way she was so suddenly shot by a member of the Three Families was absolutely gutting. Rex couldn't believe it but I liked the determination of Gwen very much. She kept her mind focused and stuck to the mission at hand. Death had to come back. The world needed to be put right. The revelation about the Miracle's origins was fantastic and it would appear that Jack's blood was quite special after all. It seemed to hold the key to immortality. It had been fed into the Blessing, which had a morphic field effect on the human race, and with it reversed death. The fact that blood was needed at both ends of the Blessing, in both Shanghai and Buenos Airies, was great and I called what happened with Rex as soon as that factor was added. The Blessing took the blood of mortals and almost in an instant, in one huge breath, death returned to the world. We didn't get to see any aftermath of what that meant for a world in social decline, but we did see Esther's funeral and that's where what should have been a set up to a fifth series occurred. Charlotte was finally caught out as the infiltrator in the CIA and she shot Rex dead. She was soon killed herself but after everything that had happened, it looked like both Rex and Esther wouldn't make it through alive. However, Rex resurrected in his best Captain Jack impression and it now seemed like he too was immortal! The blood mush have had a lasting effect on Rex as he was brought back to life. Jack and Gwen couldn't believe it and I couldn't believe that's how Torchwood itself ended. How can there not have been a fifth series? The story of the Three Families and Jilly isn't even over with a further meeting and talk of the Miracle being a mere trial run. There's all the ingredients for a Series 5 and I still maintain that it has to happen. This year would have been perfect with the absence of a regular Doctor Who series but at least we have Class in place as a spinoff series. I loved Jack referencing the Silurians and Racnoss when it came to explaining the Blessing but he had no clue really. Overall though, an incredible end to the series and to Torchwood as a whole. I'm gutted it has come to an end and I've blogged every episode, but I'm sure I'll get around to blogging them again in the future. 

Rating: 10/10