But whilst most tele/screenplay stories are about the resolution that our daily life so often lacks, I really think that Chibnall should have left Gwen in doubt and confusion.
I can't argue with your reasoning, but I did love the moment when the killer said "It made me happy", and the difficulty Gwen had in dealing with that. It was a strong moment on several psychological levels, and creepy too, even if just because it was so convincing and realistic.
Jack's dodging the questions, Owen's stirring up the shit, Ianto's angry - ...- Gwen is still the clueless noob putting her foot in it and Tosh... well, Tosh is lonely
Very good summary. I would add that Ianto is still hurting, and Gwen is looking for something she hasn't found - answers? Easy explanations? Acceptance?
.It's an interesting thing to note that Gwen has chosen to take on another confidant/lover, rather than blowing said confidentiality to Rhys.
She didn't confide in Rhys when she was a cop, either. She not only didn't tell him about her work, she lied to him about what she was doing - telling him, for example, that she hadn't seen the body of John Tucker. In contrast, Rhys talked to her about everything he did at work, and she hardly listened. Interesting dynamics there. But Gwen has been flirting with both danger and infidelity since the show began.
Probably fond of a D/S dynamic, certainly. But not necessarily a rapist. Frankly, I thought the scene was hawt, but I'm a kinky little Brit with a thing for toppy, dirty-talking men so, yeah, it hit my buttons and I'm biased.
Well, I liked it too, and I don't generally much like Owen. But here... he was interesting at last.
It seems that Tosh is a bit of a danger junkie, herself.
I loved that. Tosh gets better all the time.
Gwen and, oh god, she's too bland. I like her a lot, but she's still strictly second-banana material, character-wise...
I love Gwen very much indeed, but I agree. She flips into being the 'weak link' at very little provocation. Her backbone comes and goes with remarkable speed.
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I can't argue with your reasoning, but I did love the moment when the killer said "It made me happy", and the difficulty Gwen had in dealing with that. It was a strong moment on several psychological levels, and creepy too, even if just because it was so convincing and realistic.
Jack's dodging the questions, Owen's stirring up the shit, Ianto's angry - ...- Gwen is still the clueless noob putting her foot in it and Tosh... well, Tosh is lonely
Very good summary. I would add that Ianto is still hurting, and Gwen is looking for something she hasn't found - answers? Easy explanations? Acceptance?
.It's an interesting thing to note that Gwen has chosen to take on another confidant/lover, rather than blowing said confidentiality to Rhys.
She didn't confide in Rhys when she was a cop, either. She not only didn't tell him about her work, she lied to him about what she was doing - telling him, for example, that she hadn't seen the body of John Tucker. In contrast, Rhys talked to her about everything he did at work, and she hardly listened. Interesting dynamics there. But Gwen has been flirting with both danger and infidelity since the show began.
Probably fond of a D/S dynamic, certainly. But not necessarily a rapist. Frankly, I thought the scene was hawt, but I'm a kinky little Brit with a thing for toppy, dirty-talking men so, yeah, it hit my buttons and I'm biased.
Well, I liked it too, and I don't generally much like Owen. But here... he was interesting at last.
It seems that Tosh is a bit of a danger junkie, herself.
I loved that. Tosh gets better all the time.
Gwen and, oh god, she's too bland. I like her a lot, but she's still strictly second-banana material, character-wise...
I love Gwen very much indeed, but I agree. She flips into being the 'weak link' at very little provocation. Her backbone comes and goes with remarkable speed.