Catching up
Aug. 22nd, 2009 01:09 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tardis_stowawayHi, y'all! I'm back in the states after my trip to the British isles. I had a great time! I'll let you know when I've got my photos online. California looks unbelievably brown by comparison, and is also on fire. (Darn illegal marijuana farmers can't keep an eye on their camp stoves.) Also, I go away for two months and when I come back people are bringing guns to protest healthcare reform. WTF?!?
On another distressing note, I finally saw Torchwood Children of Earth. I managed to see the first three episodes while over there, but just didn't have access to a television for the last two. I've been waiting to find out what happened, and now that I have I'm about to get back on a plane to Wales so I can have strong words with RTD. That was so unspeakably dark! I mean, it's a sign that the writers have you really caring about the characters when they have you weeping, but I'm emotionally wrung out. I fell asleep with a knot in my stomach and dreamed tragic, apocalyptic dreams inspired by Torchwood. I suspect that immediately after this aired, Joss Whedon, king of character death and suffering, phoned up RTD (in my head they are pals) and told him to ease up a bit on his characters and fans. JE and now this...the whoniverse is really grim lately.
I'd managed to avoid all major spoilers except a strong hint that there would be character death. I was predicting Rees, since he seemed the most expendable. I was completely unprepared for Ianto to die. Neither the audience nor the characters have had time to be fully over Tosh and Owen (and let's not even speak of JE), and they killed our snarky emo teaboy! Then they had Jack kill his own grandson to save the world. I'm largely heartbroken on Jack's behalf, but also furious at both him and the writers. I refuse to believe there was no other way to do that. At the least, the writers could have let Stephen overhear what was happening and choose to die for the world, becoming a hero rather than a sacrifice. It would still have been devastating to Jack and Alice, but would have been less impossible to forgive.
The hub is no more (was Myfanwy in there? please tell me they didn't blow up the pterodactyl! and what about the people frozen in the vaults, like Gray?), Jack has left the planet, Gwen is encumbered by offspring, and the rest of the team is dead. Does this mean there won't be any more Torchwood? I haven't been following the news, so I don't know what's happening. :(
There were a lot of positives too. First, I thought the episodes were very well written. As I think about it I think of little things that didn't quite make sense, but while watching I was completely wrapped up in the show. The plot was nonstop and the emotions, as I've mentioned, packed a punch. Second, there was lots of naked Jack! *is shallow* Third, Ianto joined Mickey Smith in the club for people awesome enough to save the day with construction equipment. Next, there were lots of interesting new characters. Lois Habiba kicks butt (plus I could spend all day repeating her name), Alice was intriguing, and all the government people were thoroughly believable in their rather awful responses to an impossible situation.
I desperately need fic to cope. Rec me something, please. I'll take anything, whether wallowing in the grief or fixing it. I particularly want to read various proposals for where the hell the Doctor was, and I also want meetings between him and Jack afterwards. Self-pimping is totally okay, o talented f'list! Interesting reviews and critiques are also appreciated.
Meanwhile, I've missed a lot of goings-on around the net. I invite you to comment with the following:
-something from your life over the summer (tell me here or link to relevant lj entry...whatever)
-a fic from over the summer that I should read (CoE or other)
-something else from around the web that I should see. This can be anything from your favorite hilarious macro to an explanation of the latest fandom drama to something in the news...whatever. (No serious Doctor Who spoilers, please!)
On another distressing note, I finally saw Torchwood Children of Earth. I managed to see the first three episodes while over there, but just didn't have access to a television for the last two. I've been waiting to find out what happened, and now that I have I'm about to get back on a plane to Wales so I can have strong words with RTD. That was so unspeakably dark! I mean, it's a sign that the writers have you really caring about the characters when they have you weeping, but I'm emotionally wrung out. I fell asleep with a knot in my stomach and dreamed tragic, apocalyptic dreams inspired by Torchwood. I suspect that immediately after this aired, Joss Whedon, king of character death and suffering, phoned up RTD (in my head they are pals) and told him to ease up a bit on his characters and fans. JE and now this...the whoniverse is really grim lately.
I'd managed to avoid all major spoilers except a strong hint that there would be character death. I was predicting Rees, since he seemed the most expendable. I was completely unprepared for Ianto to die. Neither the audience nor the characters have had time to be fully over Tosh and Owen (and let's not even speak of JE), and they killed our snarky emo teaboy! Then they had Jack kill his own grandson to save the world. I'm largely heartbroken on Jack's behalf, but also furious at both him and the writers. I refuse to believe there was no other way to do that. At the least, the writers could have let Stephen overhear what was happening and choose to die for the world, becoming a hero rather than a sacrifice. It would still have been devastating to Jack and Alice, but would have been less impossible to forgive.
The hub is no more (was Myfanwy in there? please tell me they didn't blow up the pterodactyl! and what about the people frozen in the vaults, like Gray?), Jack has left the planet, Gwen is encumbered by offspring, and the rest of the team is dead. Does this mean there won't be any more Torchwood? I haven't been following the news, so I don't know what's happening. :(
There were a lot of positives too. First, I thought the episodes were very well written. As I think about it I think of little things that didn't quite make sense, but while watching I was completely wrapped up in the show. The plot was nonstop and the emotions, as I've mentioned, packed a punch. Second, there was lots of naked Jack! *is shallow* Third, Ianto joined Mickey Smith in the club for people awesome enough to save the day with construction equipment. Next, there were lots of interesting new characters. Lois Habiba kicks butt (plus I could spend all day repeating her name), Alice was intriguing, and all the government people were thoroughly believable in their rather awful responses to an impossible situation.
I desperately need fic to cope. Rec me something, please. I'll take anything, whether wallowing in the grief or fixing it. I particularly want to read various proposals for where the hell the Doctor was, and I also want meetings between him and Jack afterwards. Self-pimping is totally okay, o talented f'list! Interesting reviews and critiques are also appreciated.
Meanwhile, I've missed a lot of goings-on around the net. I invite you to comment with the following:
-something from your life over the summer (tell me here or link to relevant lj entry...whatever)
-a fic from over the summer that I should read (CoE or other)
-something else from around the web that I should see. This can be anything from your favorite hilarious macro to an explanation of the latest fandom drama to something in the news...whatever. (No serious Doctor Who spoilers, please!)
