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'''''{{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]]. | '''''{{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]]. | 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]]. | ||
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Angelo takes Jack to the [[butcher]] shop beneath their room. There are people terrified of Jack. They sadistically attack him with knives, [[Firearm|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. | Angelo takes Jack to the [[butcher]] shop beneath their room. There are people terrified of Jack. They sadistically attack him with knives, [[Firearm|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 Matheson|Rex]] and [[Esther Drummond|Esther]] have contacted [[Andy Davidson]] in [[Wales]]. He has freed Gwen's family. They train [[ | As Gwen and Jack arrive, [[Rex Matheson|Rex]] and [[Esther Drummond|Esther]] have contacted [[Andy Davidson]] in [[Wales]]. He has freed Gwen's family. They train [[sniper]]s on the three people who want to capture Jack. Jack says he has won, but they say that Jack will come with them anyway because they have the information about [[Miracle Day|the Miracle]] that he wants to know. Angelo is still alive. He has something to do with the Miracle. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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=== Language === | === Language === | ||
* "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian language|Italian]]. | * "Grazie" means "thank you" in [[Italian language|Italian]]. | ||
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* 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]]'') | * 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, and her first day on the job. ([[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]]'') | ||
