Torchwood: Captain Jack Harkness

[mllelaurel]

- I'd half-figured Jack had nicked his name off of someone, though I used 'Jack' in fic about his past, for lack of any other info. Now I really, really want to know what his real name is.

- *does the dance of Tosh has lines and is magnificent and <3* That's my girl!

- Also, Owen's gone round the bend. It doesn't occur to him at all that even if a) they succeed in opening the Rift, and b) do so without making spacetime go boom, Diane would kick his arse for trying to get her back. Leaving was her choice, not his.

- Whatever the deal with Bilis is, it's actually creepy. Props.

- I'm not making the logical connection to how Gwen found that photo. What'd she do - use magical mystical Gwen powers?

- Owen finding that last piece of the machinery was more believable, though still a long shot.

- The dance and almost-kiss - ETA: More than almost! Hurrah! - were absolutely lovely. Not just in a tawdry fangirl way, but in a poignant, in-character one.

I may have teared up a little. Don't hold it against me.

In conclusion - the scenes in the past were vastly superior to the ones in the present. But the 40s stuff was so brilliant, and besides, I have a feeling Tregenna was a bit constrained by having to lead into Chibnall's finale, in the present scenes. I thus can't bring myself to lower the score.

I will say again how wonderful Jack (both of them) and Tosh were. My love knows no bounds.

Final review: 4

Randomly, I also love that song they played at the end. "Nightingale in Berkley Square." First heard it referenced in Good Omens, actually.

Now that I think about it, Tregenna's really good at using her in-scene music. She did this with "Windy City" in Out of Time, too.


I have this dream of next year's Torchwood being headed by Tregenna, with Helen Raynor, Dan McCulloch, Paul Tomalin and Russell T. Davies also contributing. I'd add P. J. Hammond to that list as well, so long as he's briefed to make his episode mesh with a sci fi world. I'd even add Toby Whithouse - his work may have been derivative, but it was still entertaining.

Hey, I don't make fun of *your* futile dreams, do I?

And to finish this entry, an announcement: According to Wikipedia, Torchwood will be airing on ABC this year. Dude. Never in a million years did I believe it would fly on an American non-cable channel. That's what happens when you don't actually watch TV, I guess. You fall out of date.

Comments

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

I figure it's the only way she's still breathing.

Cause she'd get herself a Darwin Award otherwise, or cause otherwise the fans would've lynched her already? There's a question for the ages.

Oh, Owen's behavior made total sense. Just wasn't very sane of him.

Dude, the 40s stuff killed me. I was yelling 'kiss him!' almost right from the stuff, and in the end there were tears.

I do wonder where Jack's (2000s) gaydar went in this episode. *I* could tell right from the start that his counterpart was more interested in him than Nancy. Those scenes with the three of them, though? *Nicely* done. They conveyed everything without spelling it out.

[testickles.livejournal.com]

It's kind of a coin-toss, really. I was originally thinking Darwin Award, but both work.

I think Jack was being careful of Jack because he knew the outcome. More not wanting to see it than not seeing it maybe. And and yes, I loved those scenes!

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Darwin Award it is. Let Mother Nature take care of things.

You know, I haven't thought of that but it makes perfect sense. Thanks!

[testickles.livejournal.com]

Best plan for Gwen.

*can be more coherent now I'm not falling asleep. I hope.*

Plus, despite things being slightly more relaxed during the war, people themselves might not want to cross that line and be gay. 40s Jack had one night left, I doubt our Jack wanted to push him into anything he'd have to adjust to, he just wanted him to have a good night and enjoy it. If that meant 40s Jack thought Nancy was the best thing, why not? And it did seem that 40s Jack was reluctant to get too attached out of fear, so when you throw in the fact that our Jack's default is to bisexuality, I can see how he didn't right away assume the issues with Nancy weren't that 40s Jack was gay, even if 40s Jack did seem interested in him.

Not that I over think things. Or anything.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

That's not overthinking. That's character analysis. *licks and keeps it*

[testickles.livejournal.com]

*licks you*

I like analysing. It's like my default state.