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the_other_sandy) wrote2007-12-01 09:02 pm
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Torchwood Ep: End of Days
I am manfully (womanfully?) restraining myself from capslocking my fury at just about everybody in this ep. Everything I have ever hated about the characters was magnified by a factor of ten.
John Barrowman said in the Torchwood Declassified segment that the Torchwood lot lost sight of the fact that they're working for the greater good and not their own good. I disagree. You can't lose what you've never had. The line employees at Torchwood have always put their own interests first, screwed up massively, blamed Jack for the fact they screwed up, and then demanded he fix their mistakes. I've said it before, but I think the official Torchwood motto is "It's all Jack's fault" in Latin.
As usual, as soon as a crisis hit, Torchwood devolved into chaos. Jack gave orders and everyone ignored them. Owen criticized every plan Jack came up with, but I noticed he had no ideas of his own when Jack asked him for suggestions. Owen's idea of a plan was to demand that Jack take charge and tell them what to do. What, you mean like he had been doing? You need Jack to give you more orders so you can ignore and criticize those too?
I loved Owen's shock and "so now we know how it is" when Jack fired him. Yes, Owen, now we know how it is in every job on earth. You're insubordinate, irresponsible, and you screwed up on a planet destroying level. Show me a job where that doesn't get you fired. Nobody owes you employment just because you're you.
Why why why was everyone taking orders from the voices in their heads? Yes, it was their loved ones appearing to them (except for Gwen who got Bilis...and eew on the implications there), but they were so obviously hallucinations, why did no one question them or connect them with creepy Bilis?
The look on all their faces when they were patting themselves on the back about how everything was going to be alright now, then ran into Bilis and Abaddon, was classic. They looked liked little kids who'd just found out there was no such thing as Santa. But that just led to another round of "Jack, tell us what to do" like they ever listen to him in the first place.
Too bad Abaddon was so cheesy looking. I was cringing with embarrassment more than horror. I was more creeped out by Bilis. I hope he turns up again.
Jack is far more forgiving than I am. If my entire unit mutinied, shot me, unleashed the end of the world, then demanded that I make it all better, I'd be dispensing some major head kickings, not hugs. I sincerely hope all the hugging and crying at the end translates into some character growth and change next season, because if the Torchwood crew didn't learn anything from this giant clusterf*ck, I'm perfectly willing to dispense some head kickings myself.
Things in this episode that didn't utterly infuriate me:
The new season starts on BBC America on Jan. 26, 2008. See y'all back here then.
John Barrowman said in the Torchwood Declassified segment that the Torchwood lot lost sight of the fact that they're working for the greater good and not their own good. I disagree. You can't lose what you've never had. The line employees at Torchwood have always put their own interests first, screwed up massively, blamed Jack for the fact they screwed up, and then demanded he fix their mistakes. I've said it before, but I think the official Torchwood motto is "It's all Jack's fault" in Latin.
As usual, as soon as a crisis hit, Torchwood devolved into chaos. Jack gave orders and everyone ignored them. Owen criticized every plan Jack came up with, but I noticed he had no ideas of his own when Jack asked him for suggestions. Owen's idea of a plan was to demand that Jack take charge and tell them what to do. What, you mean like he had been doing? You need Jack to give you more orders so you can ignore and criticize those too?
I loved Owen's shock and "so now we know how it is" when Jack fired him. Yes, Owen, now we know how it is in every job on earth. You're insubordinate, irresponsible, and you screwed up on a planet destroying level. Show me a job where that doesn't get you fired. Nobody owes you employment just because you're you.
Why why why was everyone taking orders from the voices in their heads? Yes, it was their loved ones appearing to them (except for Gwen who got Bilis...and eew on the implications there), but they were so obviously hallucinations, why did no one question them or connect them with creepy Bilis?
The look on all their faces when they were patting themselves on the back about how everything was going to be alright now, then ran into Bilis and Abaddon, was classic. They looked liked little kids who'd just found out there was no such thing as Santa. But that just led to another round of "Jack, tell us what to do" like they ever listen to him in the first place.
Too bad Abaddon was so cheesy looking. I was cringing with embarrassment more than horror. I was more creeped out by Bilis. I hope he turns up again.
Jack is far more forgiving than I am. If my entire unit mutinied, shot me, unleashed the end of the world, then demanded that I make it all better, I'd be dispensing some major head kickings, not hugs. I sincerely hope all the hugging and crying at the end translates into some character growth and change next season, because if the Torchwood crew didn't learn anything from this giant clusterf*ck, I'm perfectly willing to dispense some head kickings myself.
Things in this episode that didn't utterly infuriate me:
- Ianto crying into Jack's coat when he thought Jack was dead. That was so sweet. Please, may I have some more overt Jack/Ianto next season?
- "Under any other circumstances, an exuberant Roman soldier would be my idea of a perfect morning." Hee. Why does that not surprise me?
- Jack calling Gwen on her big bag of B.S. "'Cause you're so in love with Rhys you spend half your time in Owen's bed." Ouch. But so true.
The new season starts on BBC America on Jan. 26, 2008. See y'all back here then.