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 You fall out of date.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

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

I really tried not to be eaten by Torchwood, but Mecca enabled me and I lost. Darn it. Really, no, darn it.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Mwahaha, and a ha for good measure! Have you seen it all yet?

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

I've seen the first ten episodes and intentionally spoiled myself badly with the last three with vids/video clips, and summary stuff. Mecca's sending them to me though because she's the greatest person in the world; I'm just not that patient.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Well, I can tell you that 12 is fab. At any rate. So, what'd you think of what you've seen so far?

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

I actually like the whole series a lot. There are definite inconsistancies with characterization of some of the characters in places, there are some things that feel really really a lot like unapologetic 'fan service' but honestly? I like it for what it is and it's tight and fairly together anyway. It reminds me a lot of, er, Matrix/CSI/Firefly all rolled in one >.< I'm odd.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Matrix/CSI/Firefly

Geee, I wonder what the writers watched beforehand. This is actually *my* main quibble; that it very rarely feels like *Torchwood*. But dude. It's got Jack, and that makes up for a great many sins.

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I thought a lot of that was that I slammed 10 episodes down in one sitting, but you're right, it doesn't have a 'vibe' of it's own. Jack. Jack has a vibe.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

You need to see Doctor Who now. *pesters* Jack is even more wonderful if you have that context for him.

[becky-h.livejournal.com]

Mecca also sent me seasons 1 and 2 of Doctor Who, Doctor Who Movie, and The Five Doctors.

As well as Supernatural and Heroes.

I'm working on Dr. Who now *G*

Mecca REALLY likes me.

[mllelaurel.livejournal.com]

Go Mecca! The movie is cheese, but it's fun cheese. Haven't seen The Five Doctors yet.

Thanks for the reminder - I need to get my hands on Heroes and Supernatural, myself.

And I love Mecca for enabling you so well. *g*