How could I possible
write a review that shows just how amazing this con was? It’s just not
possible! I got there around 5pm on Friday. After I checked in I got my
personalised con t-shirt from Molly Lyons, and went to talk to people at the
con. Later on it was the opening ceremony; we all sat round tables waiting for
the guests when suddenly we saw silhouettes behind the screen. Who else would
it be apart from Eve and Kai doing ‘things’ with a banana? All the guests, Eve,
Kai, Gareth, and Dichen introduced themselves and apologised on behalf of Phil
Ford who couldn’t make it.
For gold ticket holders
next was the meet and greet. We sat round separate tables and one by one the
guests would sit and talk to us for a while. It was a lot of fun. Our table had
selfies with each guest! But then Eve found a glove that someone had made. It
looked just like the ‘Risen Mitten’ She grabbed it and ran around screeching: “TOOSH! TOSH! I’VE GOT THE BLOODY MAGIC
GLOVE!” She then proceeded to resurrect both Naoko and Gareth; it was like
Torchwood live on stage! Then a while later after a few glasses of wine… Eve
stood up on a table saying that on Saturday at noon they would screen
Countrycide with guest commentary and popcorn and wine. Infact she stood up on
the table and announced it several times shouting. After the meet and greet
everyone went to the party. A group of ‘Evelets’ and I all went to the bar
where Kai bought us all a pint which was lovely. We also took more selfies! I
went to bed a little while later after some horrendous dancing.
In the morning we had
photos, I only had one with Eve but they went on until the screening of
Countrycide. Then we all went to get seats for the screening. Let me say this
now, don’t give the Torchwood cast a microphone! If you’re familiar with the
episode you will know that the young woman fumbles for her keys panicked.
Whereas Eve added voiceover shouting ‘Where’s
my lipstick?! Where’s my lipstick?!” When the opening credits started Eve
then sung along and shouted BOOM! when they finished. Then as soon as Mr
Barrowman appeared on screen Kai started chanting ‘GAY GAY GAY GAY” when he
stopped Owen’s perfectly timed line “It’s
disgusting.” Happened making everyone laugh. They started basically just
taking the piss out of everything. Including Naoko’s thin eyebrows after Naoko
made a comment, “Where’s my eyebrows?!”
When they starting
looking for the cannibals. Eve commented ‘Its
Naoko’s eyebrows!’ Tosh pulls out a gun in the episode “Shit my eyebrow’s really angry!”
However my personal
favourite moment was when Ianto hears a noise and responds with ‘It was
probably just a fox or something.’ Gareth commented, “A fox you dick? That’s why you’re the tea boy!” There are many
more moments I could quote, all of them positively hilarious but we would be
here all day!
After the screening
there were lots of Q&A’s which were all very funny. In one
of them Naoko admitted she hadn’t read Harry Potter and Kai and Gareth made fun
of her by going up to ask a question in her Solo panel starting with “In the fantasy adventure series……Harry
potter.”
In Kai and Eve’s panel
they talked about Barrowman’s cock as per usual! They told us the story of what
he did with a Polaroid camera, and also what happened to the alien eye. After
the Q&A’s and panels there was another party of course!
I got to dance with
Dichen and we took some pictures. I then met possibly the most awesome friend
ever at a con. We went and sat in the bar and chatted with Dichen till about
half three in the morning. She complained about how corrupt the audition system
is and about directors before joking ‘You
guys are like my therapists!’ It was genuine pleasure to get to know her.
Me and my friend then stayed up all night with a group of con goers in the bar
and lobby. (Totally regret some of what happened that night…I was far too
drunk!)
In the morning there
were more photo opportunities and then autographs. At the autograph table I
asked Gareth about John Barrowman’s ‘…’ and Gareth informed me it was six foot
long apparently!
Later there were more
panels and the closing ceremony. During the final panel all the guests acted
out season five. Jack gives birth to a re-incarnation of Ianto! It was
hilarious to watch! I shed a few tears at the closing ceremony, and had to
leave before the party unfortunately. It was definitely an eventful weekend. I
met some great people and had a wonderful time I am definitely going next year!
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