They Killed Ianto--- the B-st-rds!!!

Yes, I said b-st-rds. And I didn't mean the nasty aliens in the Torchwood: Children of Earth
mini-series. Yes, they are vile. But the real enemy--- the real persons who killed our Ianto after having done the same to Owen and Tosh--- are the rotten swine who produce Torchwood.

I suppose I will still tune in for the fifth part of the Torchwood mini-series, if only to see if Rhys will be spared this season or whether they are saving up to kill him in the next. Then they'll be down to Captain Jack and Gwen, and since Captain Jack can't die, the question is, will they spare Gwen? They are running out of people to kill!

It reminds me a little of the frantic speculation before the release of the final Harry Potter book, over which characters would bite the dust. But author J. K. Rowling kept faith with her readers and spared Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny at least. Had the Torchwood production team been in charge, Ron and Hermione would have been dead for sure and Ginny's chances would have been slim at best.

But even if Harry Potter had ended in a bloodbath that killed everyone, at least it was the end. What is Torchwood going to do now? The original appeal of Torchwood was the team. It contrasted to Doctor Who which is mostly just the Doctor and one companion, sometimes two companions, and very rarely the Doctor alone. But now with Torchwood the team is gone, and we have Captain Jack as a Doctor substitute with Gwen as his loyal companion and Rhys, while he lasts, as the robot dog....

In my opinion, the poor judgment of the Torchwood producers in killing off Ianto, Owen and Tosh (over the course of about 5 episodes) has likely killed Torchwood altogether. And the same folks are involved in Doctor Who. Will they destroy the TARDIS next?

I suppose this is the price we pay when we become fans of a television series. Even the best of shows may have to write off our favorite characters from time to time, as actors move on or become unable to continue with the show for some reason. It makes me want to devote all my energy to my own writing where nobody gets killed off unless I personally want them dead.

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