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|main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Angelo Colasanto|Angelo]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] | |main character = [[Jack Harkness|Jack]], [[Angelo Colasanto|Angelo]], [[Gwen Cooper|Gwen]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Rex Matheson | ||
|featuring2 = | |featuring2 = Esther Drummond | ||
|featuring3 = | |featuring3 = Rhys Williams | ||
|featuring4 = | |featuring4 = Mary Cooper | ||
|featuring5 = | |featuring5 = Anwen Williams | ||
|featuring6 = | |featuring6 = Andy Davidson | ||
|enemy = [[Olivia Colasanto | |enemy = [[Olivia Colasanto]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[New York City]], [[1927]] and [[1928]]|[[Swansea]] Bay and [[Los Angeles]], [[2011]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[New York City]], [[1927]] and [[1928]]|[[Swansea]] Bay and [[Los Angeles]], [[2011]]}} | ||
|writer = [[Jane Espenson]] | |writer = [[Jane Espenson]] | ||
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|format = 1x55-minute episode<br/>Part 7 of 10}} | |format = 1x55-minute episode<br/>Part 7 of 10}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Series 4]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]], directed by [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]] and featured [[ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh episode of [[Series 4 (Torchwood)|Series 4]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]''. It was written by [[Jane Espenson]], directed by [[Gwyneth Horder-Payton]] and featured [[Rex Matheson]] and [[Esther Drummond]] resigned to cameo roles. For the most part, it consisted of a flashback in pre-[[Great Depression|Depression]] era [[New York City]], which introduced the character of [[Angelo Colasanto]], a lover that [[Jack Harkness]] met while standing in line at [[Ellis Island]]. | ||
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 ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' character [[the Trickster]]. Narratively speaking, it was the only episode in the ''Miracle Day'' arc to feature the appearance of [[Brainspawn|an alien]]. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Language === | === Language === | ||
* "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian language|Italian]]. | * "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian language|Italian]]. | ||
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* Jack and Angelo have a room in [[Little Italy]] in [[1927]]. | * Jack and Angelo have a room in [[Little Italy]] in [[1927]]. | ||
* In 1927, Jack and Angelo visit [[Blessed Saints' Cathedral]]. | * In 1927, Jack and Angelo visit [[Blessed Saints' Cathedral]]. | ||
* A [[Brainspawn|mysterious box]] is located at [[Gallaco Wharf]] | * A [[Brainspawn|mysterious box]] is located at [[Gallaco Wharf]] in 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]]. | * 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]]. | * [[Sing Sing Prison]] was founded in [[1826]]. | ||
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=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* A girl is seen smoking a [[cigarette]]. | * 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. | * It is the [[Fourth of July]] when Jack and Angelo become lovers. Angelo initially thinks that the [[firework]]s are [[bomb]]s. | ||
=== Religion === | === Religion === | ||
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=== History === | === History === | ||
* Had | * 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 (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'' featured [[Adolf Hitler]] in a cameo role and was set in [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] in [[1938]] | * Writer [[Jane Espenson]] cites ''Immortal Sins'' as her favourite work as a writer.<ref>http://www.buzzfeed.com/jarettwieselman/the-write-stuff#.knGpmYoyR</ref> | ||
* 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 | * 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]]. | ||
* 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 disemboweled, having his throat slashed, and falling from a great height. | |||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Esther watches the video clip Rex recorded of [[Vera Juarez]]'s demise to see its viewing figures. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Categories of Life (TV story)|The Categories of Life]]'') | ||
* Gwen talks about when she first joined Torchwood, and her first day on the job. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'') | |||
* Gwen talks about when she first joined Torchwood. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', ''[[Day One (TV story)|Day One]]'' | * Jack told Angelo that [[Bad Wolf (entity)|something happened to him]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and that he is a [[fixed point in time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') | ||
* Jack told Angelo that [[Bad Wolf (entity)|something happened to him]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and that he is a [[fixed point in time]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia | |||
* When Esther opens the Eye-5 computer programme, past dialogue can be found. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA (TV story)|Escape to LA]]'', ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'') | * When Esther opens the Eye-5 computer programme, past dialogue can be found. ([[TV]]: ''[[Escape to LA (TV story)|Escape to LA]]'', ''[[The Middle Men (TV story)|The Middle Men]]'') | ||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
