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|series = [[Torchwood: The Lost Files]] | |series = [[Torchwood: The Lost Files]] | ||
|number = 3 | |number = 3 | ||
|featuring = [[Jack Harkness]], [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Ianto Jones]] | |featuring = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]], [[Ianto Jones|Ianto]] | ||
|enemy = [[Syriath]] | |enemy = [[Syriath]] | ||
|setting =[[Cardiff]], [[March]] [[2010]] | |setting =[[Cardiff]], [[March]] [[2010]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The brewery have called | The brewery have called "time" and it's the last night at [[The House of the Dead]] — the most haunted pub in Wales. Barry the barman has invited renowned psychic, Mrs Wintergreen, to hold a special seance to mark the occasion, and there's a big crowd hoping for the chance of seeing their deceased loved ones for one last time. But when Jack arrives on the scene, he's determined to stop them. Ianto is puzzled by Jack's behaviour, and Gwen is suspicious. Why is Jack acting so strangely? Then the ghosts start arriving — and all hell breaks loose. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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After hearing this ominous revelation, Ianto defensively asks Jack what his father meant. Jack reluctantly explains to him that he is not living, as he would think he is. Ianto died six months ago in his arms. Ianto turns troubled and hurt by the things he has learned, asking if he had a funeral, if he was allowed to rest in peace, and if his death was Jack's fault. Jack reminds him they both died after they were exposed to an alien virus released by the [[456 ambassador]]. Ianto starts to think Jack is making light of his death and grows impassive toward the man he once cared about. Jack defends himself by saying he only wanted to see Ianto one more time. He expected Syriath to create at least a reflection of who Ianto was, but she outright recreated him by using his own feelings for Ianto to make him real. It has become impossible to even look at him, which makes Ianto tearful, now convinced this ordeal was never about him, but only Jack. He also convicts Jack of going to see him just to get a few nice words and gratefulness. Jack regrets that he is forced to outlive anyone he meets and endears, but regardless, he works so hard to remember them and never forget who they were. He also recounts that he came back to life knowing the world is empty. Every time he dies, he wakes up alone. Ianto tells Jack he didn't ask to come back; Jack answers that neither did he. However, Ianto is too disheartened to sympathise with Jack. He never thought the last thing he would say to him would be this, but it is not to see him again. | After hearing this ominous revelation, Ianto defensively asks Jack what his father meant. Jack reluctantly explains to him that he is not living, as he would think he is. Ianto died six months ago in his arms. Ianto turns troubled and hurt by the things he has learned, asking if he had a funeral, if he was allowed to rest in peace, and if his death was Jack's fault. Jack reminds him they both died after they were exposed to an alien virus released by the [[456 ambassador]]. Ianto starts to think Jack is making light of his death and grows impassive toward the man he once cared about. Jack defends himself by saying he only wanted to see Ianto one more time. He expected Syriath to create at least a reflection of who Ianto was, but she outright recreated him by using his own feelings for Ianto to make him real. It has become impossible to even look at him, which makes Ianto tearful, now convinced this ordeal was never about him, but only Jack. He also convicts Jack of going to see him just to get a few nice words and gratefulness. Jack regrets that he is forced to outlive anyone he meets and endears, but regardless, he works so hard to remember them and never forget who they were. He also recounts that he came back to life knowing the world is empty. Every time he dies, he wakes up alone. Ianto tells Jack he didn't ask to come back; Jack answers that neither did he. However, Ianto is too disheartened to sympathise with Jack. He never thought the last thing he would say to him would be this, but it is not to see him again. | ||
Finally sick of dealing with the pain, Jack decides to attempt a final death that will seal his fate. When Syriath exits the rift, he will trip the detonator and take her with him. Ianto knows Jack cannot die, but Jack has decided on the next best thing- eternal oblivion, lost between worlds forever, and it couldn't be a better way to go. Jack thinks there is nothing left to see in the living world now that he's witnessed the return of Ianto. Ianto, surprised to see Jack reacting with such compassion toward him, tells Jack they can just go, follow his dad's words and leave, leaving Syriath as someone's else's problem. Perhaps Ianto will not vanish, but survive in the real world after they cross the threshold of the pub. The two decide to leave the House of the Dead and run. Jack leaves the House of the Dead and looks back to see Ianto remaining within - it was a trick to get him to leave. So Syriath may never torment the universe, Ianto has chosen to stay behind and blow up the Rift, a final death in lieu of Jack's endless purgatory. Although Jack pleads with him anew not to die, Ianto declares he has to go. Jack fully and properly tells Ianto something he never got to say. He sweetly tells his partner, "Ianto Jones, I love you." Ianto reciprocates his statement | Finally sick of dealing with the pain, Jack decides to attempt a final death that will seal his fate. When Syriath exits the rift, he will trip the detonator and take her with him. Ianto knows Jack cannot die, but Jack has decided on the next best thing- eternal oblivion, lost between worlds forever, and it couldn't be a better way to go. Jack thinks there is nothing left to see in the living world now that he's witnessed the return of Ianto. Ianto, surprised to see Jack reacting with such compassion toward him, tells Jack they can just go, follow his dad's words and leave, leaving Syriath as someone's else's problem. Perhaps Ianto will not vanish, but survive in the real world after they cross the threshold of the pub. The two decide to leave the House of the Dead and run. Jack leaves the House of the Dead and looks back to see Ianto remaining within - it was a trick to get him to leave. So Syriath may never torment the universe, Ianto has chosen to stay behind and blow up the Rift, a final death in lieu of Jack's endless purgatory. Although Jack pleads with him anew not to die, Ianto declares he has to go. Jack fully and properly tells Ianto something he never got to say. He sweetly tells his partner, "Ianto Jones, I love you." Ianto reciprocates his statement, "And I love you too, Jack." He affixes his attention to the Rift as Jack stands from afar. "Right, then. Best get a move on. Goodbye, Jack!" Ianto sets off the detonator, taking out Syriath, the entire Cardiff Rift, and himself in the blast. | ||
With the pub now erased from the real world, the sounds of the explosion wane. A woman approaches Jack in the night, looking for the House of the Dead. | With the pub now erased from the real world, the sounds of the explosion wane. A woman approaches Jack in the night, looking for the House of the Dead. | ||
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* [[Ness]] - [[Moira Quirk]] | * [[Ness]] - [[Moira Quirk]] | ||
* [[Late Arrival]] - [[Shelley Rees]] | * [[Late Arrival]] - [[Shelley Rees]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Although promoted, along with the other two ''Lost Files'' stories as taking place prior to | * Although promoted, along with the other two ''Lost Files'' stories as taking place prior to ''[[Series 3 (Torchwood)|Children of Earth]]'', the story actually takes place between the mini-series and ''[[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Miracle Day]]''. | ||
* [[Gwen Cooper]] does not appear in audio, though [[Eve Myles]] does portray the character's voice for the story; instead it is Syriath impersonating her voice to Ianto. This is justified, given the fact that this audio occurs six months after the events of ''[[Children of Earth]]'', and Gwen was now in her second trimester of pregnancy. She would not be able to participate in Torchwood affairs, as it held the potential to threaten her baby's well-being. | * [[Gwen Cooper]] does not appear in audio, though [[Eve Myles]] does portray the character's voice for the story; instead it is Syriath impersonating her voice to Ianto. This is justified, given the fact that this audio occurs six months after the events of ''[[Children of Earth]]'', and Gwen was now in her second trimester of pregnancy. She would not be able to participate in Torchwood affairs, as it held the potential to threaten her baby's well-being. | ||
* Jack is seen wearing the right-handed [[resurrection gauntlet]] on the promotional cover for this story, but both gauntlets were previously destroyed by Torchwood. This one was shot to pieces by [[Toshiko Sato]] to stop [[Suzie Costello]] from reviving in | * Jack is seen wearing the right-handed [[resurrection gauntlet]] on the promotional cover for this story, but both gauntlets were previously destroyed by Torchwood. This one was shot to pieces by [[Toshiko Sato]] to stop [[Suzie Costello]] from reviving in ''[[They Keep Killing Suzie]]''. Likewise, Gwen Cooper does not actually appear in this story; Syriath poses as her voice. The use of the gauntlet prop in the photograph could be a framing device associated with the theme of the dead coming back to life. | ||
* The music that plays as Jack recounts Ianto's death to him is a more solemn variation of [[Murray Gold]]'s "Death Of Toshiko" track that plays when she passes on in | * The music that plays as Jack recounts Ianto's death to him is a more solemn variation of [[Murray Gold]]'s "Death Of Toshiko" track that plays when she passes on in ''[[Exit Wounds]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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