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Now that felt like vintage Torchwood! In fact it almost felt like watching vintage Torchwood, too, back in the dark days of 2006 - certainly it ended the same way. Yep, the morons have started again. Ohmigosh, there were men kissing! How dare the BBC! You'd think we might have moved on a little in the last five years, but no. Same arguments, same nonsense. Hello 2011.
But I couldn't be bothered to waste my energy getting annoyed with people like that anymore. Or not just at the moment, anyway. It was a great fun episode tonight, and that's what I'm interested in right now. No Oswald again, and I'm really missing him now - but his absence left less of a hole this week, as there was rather more going on. I loved all the back story. Jack's various jaunts through history are one of my favourite things about him. He can go anywhere and anywhen, and it's always fun when we actually get to see him doing that. Angelo seriously needed a haircut, mind. And speaking of which... if there isn't a Jack 'n' Angelo LJ community up already, I fully expect there to be one by the end of the weekend. Loved Jack deciding that he wanted a companion, just like the Doctor. Loved the running about in corridors with The Coat all a-flap. Loved him and Angelo laughing about their adventures, and all the fun with the wrist strap. Basically I loved the episode. And best of all, towards the end, was Jack realising that he wants to live after all. Could we maybe have no more of this angsty nonsense, then? Jack was never meant to be angsty. Yes, he's going to live forever, but it's time he found a way to be happy about that. I like happy!Jack.
Where was I? Flashbacks! Lots and lots of flashbacks, which were loads of fun. Gwen's dilemma, which probably wasn't much fun for her, but I enjoyed it. Jack being devious. I do like it when they remember that Jack isn't all hero. He can be, probably mostly when it suits him, but the rest of the time he so, so isn't. And then there was Major Kira! Which wasn't a surprise really, as her name was in the opening credits, but by the time she appeared I'd forgotten that. So it sort of was a surprise after all. And she delivered a bombshell that wasn't really a bombshell in the slightest, as by then it was quite obvious that Angelo was going to be featuring in all of this somewhere. It was still a great ending, though.
This is what is called a vague and incoherent review, incidentally. Rather than the sensible, well thought out and detailed kind. For some reason I'm not good at doing them for Torchwood at the best of times, but when it throws loads of things that I love at me I get even worse. We're still down one pterodactyl, but other than that tonight's episode wasn't missing a lot. Silly adventures! Random vintage!Jack! Copious amounts of wrist strap! Blatant Coat worship! Unexpected alienage! Jack with a gun! PC Andy being awesome!
Okay, so there's still three episodes left for everything to go wrong in, but for now let's just revel in the fun.
Nineteen twenties Jack.
Random alien action adventure nonsense.
Angelo. Who badly needs a haircut.
Just Jack, basically. Standing on rooftops again, just like the old days.
I enjoyed tonight's episode. I would like there to be more episodes like this one, please. :)
But I couldn't be bothered to waste my energy getting annoyed with people like that anymore. Or not just at the moment, anyway. It was a great fun episode tonight, and that's what I'm interested in right now. No Oswald again, and I'm really missing him now - but his absence left less of a hole this week, as there was rather more going on. I loved all the back story. Jack's various jaunts through history are one of my favourite things about him. He can go anywhere and anywhen, and it's always fun when we actually get to see him doing that. Angelo seriously needed a haircut, mind. And speaking of which... if there isn't a Jack 'n' Angelo LJ community up already, I fully expect there to be one by the end of the weekend. Loved Jack deciding that he wanted a companion, just like the Doctor. Loved the running about in corridors with The Coat all a-flap. Loved him and Angelo laughing about their adventures, and all the fun with the wrist strap. Basically I loved the episode. And best of all, towards the end, was Jack realising that he wants to live after all. Could we maybe have no more of this angsty nonsense, then? Jack was never meant to be angsty. Yes, he's going to live forever, but it's time he found a way to be happy about that. I like happy!Jack.
Where was I? Flashbacks! Lots and lots of flashbacks, which were loads of fun. Gwen's dilemma, which probably wasn't much fun for her, but I enjoyed it. Jack being devious. I do like it when they remember that Jack isn't all hero. He can be, probably mostly when it suits him, but the rest of the time he so, so isn't. And then there was Major Kira! Which wasn't a surprise really, as her name was in the opening credits, but by the time she appeared I'd forgotten that. So it sort of was a surprise after all. And she delivered a bombshell that wasn't really a bombshell in the slightest, as by then it was quite obvious that Angelo was going to be featuring in all of this somewhere. It was still a great ending, though.
This is what is called a vague and incoherent review, incidentally. Rather than the sensible, well thought out and detailed kind. For some reason I'm not good at doing them for Torchwood at the best of times, but when it throws loads of things that I love at me I get even worse. We're still down one pterodactyl, but other than that tonight's episode wasn't missing a lot. Silly adventures! Random vintage!Jack! Copious amounts of wrist strap! Blatant Coat worship! Unexpected alienage! Jack with a gun! PC Andy being awesome!
Okay, so there's still three episodes left for everything to go wrong in, but for now let's just revel in the fun.
Nineteen twenties Jack.
Random alien action adventure nonsense.
Angelo. Who badly needs a haircut.
Just Jack, basically. Standing on rooftops again, just like the old days.
I enjoyed tonight's episode. I would like there to be more episodes like this one, please. :)
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