Torchwood

[cherry]

So. I am not yet quite sure what I think of this. I think that this is more a reflection upon the fannish fatigue I feel these days than anything else.

• I was prepared to like everyone, yes. Even Owen. I had seen some of the hate floating around, and I was wondering why this was: "Perhaps they do not like his hair," I said to myself. "Perhaps his amusing character bits like the pizza rub people the wrong way. Perhaps -- OMGWTF rape?"


• I looked at the Torchwood site a bit, and there was a mention in there about some sort of serious misconduct. Some sort of Doctor/Patient breach before he started working for Torchwood, perhaps. To me, that's a hopeful sign that they're going to deal with this. Not that RTD is always good about the whole 'consequences' thing, but I really believe that it needs to be addressed. I can't believe that no one in the production crew (or Burm himself) didn't bring it up, otherwise.


• I feel vaguely guilty for finding Burn attractive.


• I loved the bit where they were all putting Gwen on.


• I think that I might not understand British policing that well, as I thought cops generally did not run around serving other cops coffee. Slight Life on Mars moment.


• The location shots are very shiny, and I like that they are randomly standing on top of places. It is like all of the X-Men going up to the Mansion roof to brood, only Wolverine has a blaster instead of claws. He managed to keep his angst and his magical healing powers, though.
  
• I did not see the Suzie thing coming -- with the press and all, I really assumed she was around to stay. And, boy, you know you have a problem when the one that has to die is almost not the most morally questionable one.


• Jack. Oh, Jack. You are so very much in loved with the Doctor. The hand thing is still creepy, though.


• Wow, the Doctor really fucked up on this one.

General Things:

• Is someone else writing "Five Times Jack Harkness Should Have Died (But Didn't)" or am I going to have to do it?


• I was not enamoured of the second episode. I do no know why they chose it to follow their headliner. The plot was just kind of... meh.


• It feels to me as if they are still trying to find their identity. The sexuality and language (especially in 1x02) felt almost pasted on to me. Very "We have a sexuality, look! And we are adults, yayzor!"


• Is it just me, or does Jack's sexuality feel a little bit pasted on, as well? They keep telling us he'd nail anything, but here I didn't see too much interest in anything, really. I seem to recall JB had an ability to have chemistry with potted plants.
  
• I am possibly a bad person.


• I am not considering making a TW vid to OK Go's "Invincible." ("When they finally come to destroy the earth they’ll have to go through you first, and I bet they won't be expecting that/When they finally come to destroy the earth they’ll have to deal with you first/And my money says they won’t know about the 1000-Fahrenheit hot metal lights behind your eyes.")
  
• I think maybe it is still defining itself, and I look forward to seeing it do so.

Comments

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You've got some good points. I'm starting to wonder whether some of Jack's behaviour back on the TARDIS was acting. Someone that had gotten to the point he'd gotten, where he's a fairly deadly time agent and a good con artist would be able to act and maintain a persona under a lot of stress, especially considering that he's spent time in other times and they've probably got all sorts of rules about maintaining cover and not destroying the timestream. He's just ...gotten harder and I don't think he sees as much of a need to keep the Captain Jack persona going to the same degree. And he's become pretty traumatised and damaged by everything by this point. I hope they're going to explore the fact that he's probably completely batshit at least half the time.

And just how much time's passed between the station and Cardif?

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I think that Jack has convinced himself that he was more in love with the Doctor than he was. I do agree that he was acting at some point -- TEC Jack is not BT Jack, and I can't just blame RTD. I wonder, though, if he's acting now as well. Something to conceal his hidden depths of anguish and despair, as Ianto apparently has the market cornered on those.

I hope they're going to explore the fact that he's probably completely batshit at least half the time.

I rather hope they deal with the fact that Owen is a rapist.

And just how much time's passed between the station and Cardif?

Something that I've been wondering -- and that I've seen other wondering at -- is whether or not Jack can age now, as well. If he can't it would open the door to him having been hanging around Earth a good long time -- I think there's some suggestion on the site that he might have been here since the 60s. I think that would be rather interesting to address.

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I rather hope they deal with the fact that Owen is a rapist.

Gah. Yes. He makes me sick.

some suggestion on the site that he might have been here since the 60s. I think that would be rather interesting to address.

Life on Mars crossover!