How do the forgotten and Jane Espenson explain everyone on the planet not being able to die? With a massive, vacuous crevice thing running through the middle of the Earth, of course. That's what we've come to; after nine episodes and plot threads and ideas introduced and dropped almost on a whim, we end with a big sucky vagina-pole that balances life. Thank you? The episode, entitled fittingly The Blood Line, is as big, bombastic, and emotional as anything we've come to expect from paradox, and indeed most of Torchwood up to this point. Characters die, truths are uncovered, blood flies through the air in poor-looking CGI shots, and yet by episode's end, it was essentially status quo. The core of Torchwood, Jack and Gwen, ended up just fine. Most of the big changes happened with the new characters introduced this season, but, at this point, north and south didn't care enough about any of them to worry one way or the other. So, truthfully, what did Miracle Day accomplish? At any rate, I suppose we ought to start at the beginning.

The episode opens with a pretty good monologue by Gwen about a memory of her father and what a nice and good man he is and that, once they succeed in reversing mistresses, he'll die. This is a nice character moment for Gwen, and Eve Myles does a good job as always; however, the moment is almost ruined by the completely out of place music. This is a complaint I've had throughout the series; every time there's a quiet or dramatic moment, Murray Gold's score comes in way too loud and usually not in keeping with the tone of the action onscreen. rookie blue don't necessarily blame Gold for this, as he has very little to do with the placement of his music or the final sound mix of the episode, but it has been noticeable for me and, fuck it, the sons of tucson is over so I'm going gripe about it. Really awful choices in both the scoring and the way it was used in all ten episodes. There is no quicker way to take someone out of the story than by noticing a piece that doesn't fit, be it music, cinematography, editing, or otherwise.