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== References ==
== References ==
* Grazie means thanks you in [[Italian]].
 
=== Language ===
* "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian]].
 
=== Locations ===
* Jack says that the British [[consul]]ate arranged his travel through the [[embassy]] in [[Rome]].
* Jack says that the British [[consul]]ate arranged his travel through the [[embassy]] in [[Rome]].
* Jack's waiting for a boat to [[Manhattan]], while Angel is imprisoned and waiting for a boat back to [[Italy]].
* Jack waits for a boat to [[Manhattan]], while Angelo is imprisoned and waiting for a boat back to [[Italy]].
* Vera was from [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]].
* Angelo comes from a tiny village on the [[Amalfi Coast]], right on the edge of a clifftop. The village contained around 200 people.
* Jack and Angelo have a room in [[Little Italy]] in [[1927]].
* In 1927, Jack and Angelo visit [[Blessed Saints' Cathedral]].
* A [[Brainspawn|mysterious box]] is located at [[Gallaco Wharf]], Bay Five.
* Someone above Maranzano found a weapon and told him to hold it until after the state [[election]] and then ship it to [[Albany]].
* [[Sing Sing Prison]] was founded in [[1826]].
* Gwen and Jack travel to [[Mesa, California|Mesa]], [[California]].
 
=== Individuals ===
* Jack questions whether he looks like a [[bureaucrat]]. Angelo replies that he looks like a [[soldier]].
* Jack questions whether he looks like a [[bureaucrat]]. Angelo replies that he looks like a [[soldier]].
* Angelo comes from a tiny village on the [[Amalfi Coast]], right on the edge of a clifftop. The village contained around 200 people. He had a [[teacher|schoolmaster]] there who taught him [[English]]. He also had sex in the woods with a boy from his village.
* Angelo had a [[teacher|schoolmaster]] in his village who taught him [[English]].
* Jack uses [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]] to change the name on the visa.
* Jack states that [[magic]] and [[technology]] can sometimes appear indistinguishable. This is known as [[Clarke's Law]].
* Random people are setting up memorial services for [[Vera Juarez]].
* Random people are setting up memorial services for [[Vera Juarez]].
* Vera was from [[San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio]].
* The [[overflow camp]]s have been paused following Vera's death. The [[politician]]s are denying everything.
* Gwen says that she wants to show Jack [[souvenir]]s from back home. She then [[taser]]s him.
* Gwen says that she wants to show Jack [[souvenir]]s from back home. She then [[taser]]s him.
* Jack and Angelo have a room in [[Little Italy]] in [[1927]].
* Angelo has [[scar]]s.
* Angelo has [[scar]]s.
* A girl on the fire escape opposite smokes a [[cigarette]].
* It is the [[Fourth of July]] when Jack and Angelo become lovers. Angelo thinks that the [[firework]]s are [[bomb]]s.
* In 1927, Jack and Angelo visit [[Blessed Saints' Cathedral]].
* Angelo is a [[Christianity|Christian]].
* Jack confesses to having [[sex]] with triplets.
* Jack confesses to having [[sex]] with triplets.
* Jack was sent to the church by [[Timothy (Immortal Sins)|Father Timothy]].
* Jack is sent to the church by [[Timothy (Immortal Sins)|Father Timothy]].
* The [[Volstead Act]] is mentioned.
* Maranzano calls Jack and Angelo a pair of [[finocchi]].
* Maranzano calls Jack and Angelo a pair of [[finocchi]].
* A [[Brainspawn|mysterious box]] was located at [[Gallaco Wharf]], Bay Five.
* Angelo ask if Jack is working for the [[English government]].
* Angelo ask if Jack is working for the [[English government]].
* Jack says he hears Angelo's [[prayer beads|beads]] clicking at night.
* Jack and Angelo are working as [[bootlegger]]s.
* Jack and Angelo are working as [[bootlegger]]s.
* [[Ammonia]] refrigeration is being practised in [[1927]].
* Someone above Maranzano found a weapon and told him to hold it until after the state [[election]] and then ship it to [[Albany]]. Jack calls the parasite a species of [[Brainspawn]] which tastes like [[oyster]]s. The head of the parasite drills into the brain of the host and deposits larvae, turning the host insane.
* [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] is due to be elected [[Governor of New York]] in [[November]] [[1927]].
* [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] is due to be elected [[Governor of New York]] in [[November]] [[1927]].
* Had the [[Trickster's Brigade]] succeeded, they would have to America pulling out of [[World War II]] and the triumph of [[Germany]] and the [[Third Reich]].
* [[Sing Sing Prison]] was founded in [[1826]].
* Angelo and [[Mr Giardano]] believe Jack to be "[[satan|il diavolo]]" after he learns Jack can resurrect and by how he "seduces with confidence".
* While in the [[Giardano's Butchers Shop]], Jack is shot and slashed with various [[knife|knives]] and [[meat hook]]s.
* While in the [[Giardano's Butchers Shop]], Jack is shot and slashed with various [[knife|knives]] and [[meat hook]]s.
* Giardano is asking for [[US dollar|$10000]] for Jack.
* Giardano is asking for [[US dollar|$10000]] for Jack.
* Gwen and Jack travel to [[Mesa, California|Mesa]], [[California]].
 
* A [[Firebird (species)|Firebird]] is a bird made of fire.  
=== Technology ===
* Jack uses [[Jack Harkness' vortex manipulator|his vortex manipulator]] to change the name on the visa.
* Jack states that [[magic]] and [[technology]] can sometimes appear indistinguishable. This is known as [[Clarke's Law]].
 
=== The Miracle ===
* The [[overflow camp]]s have been paused following Vera's death. The [[politician]]s are denying everything.
 
=== Culture ===
* A girl is seen smoking a [[cigarette]].
* It is the [[Fourth of July]] when Jack and Angelo become lovers. Angelo thinks that the [[firework]]s are [[bomb]]s.
 
=== Religion ===
* Angelo is a [[Christianity|Christian]].
* Jack says he hears Angelo's [[prayer beads|beads]] clicking at night.
* Angelo and [[Mr Giardano]] believe Jack to be "[[satan|il diavolo]]" after he learns Jack can resurrect and by how he "seduces with confidence".
 
=== Law ===
* The [[Volstead Act]] is mentioned.
 
=== Substances ===
* [[Ammonia]] refrigeration is being practised in [[1927]].
 
=== Species ===
* Jack calls the parasite a species of [[Brainspawn]] which tastes like [[oyster]]s. The head of the parasite drills into the brain of the host and deposits larvae, turning the host insane.
* A [[Firebird (species)|Firebird]] is a bird made of fire.
 
=== History ===
* Had the [[Trickster's Brigade]] succeeded, they would have had America pulling out of [[World War II]] and the triumph of [[Germany]] and the [[Third Reich]].


== Story notes ==
== Story notes ==
* Jack explains that the [[Brainspawn|brain parasite]] would rewrite history by enabling the [[Third Reich]] to win the [[World War II|Second World War]]. One week and a day after this episode was broadcast in the US and only two days after it was broadcast in the UK, the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'' featured [[Adolf Hitler]] in a cameo role and was set in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[1938]]. In this episode [[Melody Pond]] expressed an interest in killing Hitler.
* Jack explains that the [[Brainspawn|brain parasite]] would rewrite history by enabling the [[Third Reich]] to win the [[World War II|Second World War]]. One week and a day after this episode was broadcast in the US and only two days after it was broadcast in the UK, the ''Doctor Who'' episode ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' featured [[Adolf Hitler]] in a cameo role and was set in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[1938]]. In this episode [[Melody Pond]] expressed an interest in killing Hitler.
* This is the first time that Jack is killed onscreen during Series 4. He is killed at least seven times in this episode, including being shot, being stabbed, being disembowelled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a high place.
* This is the first time that Jack is killed onscreen during Series 4. He is killed at least seven times in this episode, including being shot, being stabbed, being disembowelled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a great height.
* Writer [[Jane Espenson]] cites ''Immortal Sins'' as her favourite thing she's written.<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR</ref>
* Writer [[Jane Espenson]] cites ''Immortal Sins'' as her favourite thing she's written.<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR</ref>


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Immortal Sins was the seventh episode of Series 4 of Torchwood. It was written by Jane Espenson, directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton and featured John Barrowman as Jack Harkness, Eve Myles as Gwen Cooper, Kai Owen as Rhys Williams, Mekhi Phifer as Rex Matheson and Alexa Havins as Esther Drummond.

For the most part, it consisted of a flashback in pre-Depression era New York City. It importantly introduced the character of Angelo Colasanto, a lover that Jack Harkness met while standing in line at Ellis Island. Colasanto's granddaughter Olivia — played by Star Trek regular Nana Visitor — also made her debut. Rex Matheson and Esther Drummond were resigned to cameo roles, while Gwen Cooper played an important part in the final acts of the episode. From a continuity standpoint, it was clearly the single episode of Miracle Day which made the most references to the broader DWU, even giving a shout-out to a Sarah Jane Adventures character. Narratively speaking, it was the only episode in the Miracle Day arc to feature the appearance of an alien.

This showed a first in Jack's long life, albeit a flashback. Jack had wanted to take Angelo along with him as both his lover and companion, having been inspired by how the Doctor (a near-immortal) made the loneliness of a long life more bearable by having someone to share some time with.

Synopsis

Gwen must fight to protect her family. She takes a terrifying journey covering miles and decades with Jack as the long history of the Miracle is partially revealed.

Plot

Gwen drives Jack through California to bring him to the people holding her family.

Flashbacks are seen of Jack's past. In 1920s New York City, he awaits his visa at Ellis Island. Angelo Colasanto steals it. Jack confronts him, retrieves his visa and visits Angelo in his cell. They talk, and Jack uses technology to create a visa for Angelo.

Angelo is freed and enters a relationship with Jack. At one point, they are retrieving an alien from a base when Jack is shot dead. Angelo is captured and imprisoned. Jack returns to America after Angelo's release. Angelo is terrified by Jack's immortality.

Angelo takes Jack to the butcher shop beneath their room. There are people terrified of Jack. They sadistically attack him with knives, guns and meat hooks to kill him and collect his blood. Three men visit Jack. They seem to know something about his immortality. Angelo, overwhelmed with horror and guilt, eventually lets Jack go. Jack quickly recovers and flees with Angelo to a rooftop, where he explains his immortality before jumping off to his "death". When Angelo reaches the ground, Jack is gone.

As Gwen and Jack arrive, Rex and Esther have contacted Andy Davidson in Wales. He has freed Gwen's family. They train snipers on the three people who want Jack. Jack says he has won, but they say that Jack will come with them anyway. They have the information about the Miracle he wants. Angelo is still alive. He has something to do with the Miracle.

Cast

Crew

General production staff


Camera and lighting department

Art department


 Make-up and prosthetics


General post-production staff

Special and visual effects

Sound



Not every person who worked on this adventure was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

The Starz broadcast carried a final credit of "Originally Developed and Produced by BBC Cymru Wales". The BBC One broadcast says, instead, "BBC Worldwide Productions for BBC Cymru Wales and STARZ Originals".


References

Language

  • "Grazie" means "thank you" in Italian.

Locations

Individuals

Technology

The Miracle

Culture

Religion

  • Angelo is a Christian.
  • Jack says he hears Angelo's beads clicking at night.
  • Angelo and Mr Giardano believe Jack to be "il diavolo" after he learns Jack can resurrect and by how he "seduces with confidence".

Law

Substances

Species

  • Jack calls the parasite a species of Brainspawn which tastes like oysters. The head of the parasite drills into the brain of the host and deposits larvae, turning the host insane.
  • A Firebird is a bird made of fire.

History

Story notes

  • Jack explains that the brain parasite would rewrite history by enabling the Third Reich to win the Second World War. One week and a day after this episode was broadcast in the US and only two days after it was broadcast in the UK, the Doctor Who episode Let's Kill Hitler featured Adolf Hitler in a cameo role and was set in Nazi Germany in 1938. In this episode Melody Pond expressed an interest in killing Hitler.
  • This is the first time that Jack is killed onscreen during Series 4. He is killed at least seven times in this episode, including being shot, being stabbed, being disembowelled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a great height.
  • Writer Jane Espenson cites Immortal Sins as her favourite thing she's written.[1]

Ratings

  • UK: 4.48 million

Filming locations

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.

to be added

Continuity

Home video releases

This episode was released worldwide in a box set containing all ten episodes of Torchwood: Miracle Day. In the United Kingdom, it was released on Region 2 DVD and Region Free Blu-ray on 14 November 2011.[2] In Australia, it was released in Region 4 DVD and Region B Blu-Ray on 1 December 2011.[3] In New Zealand, the same sets were released on 7 December 2011.[4] In North America, it was released on Region 1 DVD and Region Free Blu-Ray on 3 April 2012.[5]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR
  2. ↑ Amazon.co.uk listing
  3. ↑ EZYDVD.com.au listing
  4. ↑ Mightyape.co.nz listing
  5. ↑ Amazon.com listing
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