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Why didn't anyone tell me that Torchwood kicked ass?
I kind of half-watched the first three or four episodes when they were on TV but didn't really worry when I kept missing it and then lost track completely.
I was kicking around last weekend and had stuff to watch and do but didn't really feel like any of it and my flatmate suggests (for the fiftieth time) that I watch it so I started and...
*hands*
Now I have to wait for season 2 because she lent it to someone else... argh!
I love tiny little touches in shows that mean someone is paying attention to how real people work and I love how real and normal Gwen is and how ridic their situations are. I mean, she throws up when she sees a dead body and then is not immediately fine. She keeps retching when she's trying to help Jack and that's just such a nice honest touch.
And then the next moment there's a pterodactyl fighting a cyberwoman.
HAHAHAHAAAAAA!!
I kind of half-watched the first three or four episodes when they were on TV but didn't really worry when I kept missing it and then lost track completely.
I was kicking around last weekend and had stuff to watch and do but didn't really feel like any of it and my flatmate suggests (for the fiftieth time) that I watch it so I started and...
*hands*
Now I have to wait for season 2 because she lent it to someone else... argh!
I love tiny little touches in shows that mean someone is paying attention to how real people work and I love how real and normal Gwen is and how ridic their situations are. I mean, she throws up when she sees a dead body and then is not immediately fine. She keeps retching when she's trying to help Jack and that's just such a nice honest touch.
And then the next moment there's a pterodactyl fighting a cyberwoman.
HAHAHAHAAAAAA!!
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Be wary, though, for Gwen is a lightning rod in the fandom - you either love her or hate her! It's mostly the die hard fans of a certain couple - no spoilers, just in case - that have a problem, but.
I'll admit I didn't like her at first, but as time went on I really, really started to! I mean, how often is it you have a character with imperfections cast in a lead role?
Wow I ramble. I just love it!
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More than likely we will get it on DVD before it's on television, that happened with Dexter here... *throws up hands*
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Yes, my flatmate got the Season 2 box back for me and she keeps hovering saying watch it nao... hehehee.
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Mostly because everyone tells me Torchwood sucks, so I ignore them all and don't proselytize much?
However, if you hate Gwen after you get all the way through both series I will pout a lot.
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I admit only getting into Torchwood about 6 months ago. I really had no idea of the plot, and just thought that a Doctor Who spinoff wouldn't be that good. So glad that I was wrong. Doesn't hurt that Ianto is so nice to look at either. :)
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I love torchwood.. the new Who 9 and 10... I've even got Sara Jane because she's in Who.... *loves*
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I do love how Gwen is so ... human. She makes mistakes, is guilty, lies, throws up, leaves Rhys stranded at the oddest times.. and Season 2? OMG! LOVE ... I am partial to bruised and broken, all to heroic, and way to condescending Owen. I have a thing for doctors me thinks...
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If you need a good rec, I would advise reading apiphile (apiphile.livejournal.com)and paperclipbitch (paperclipbitch.livejournal.com). Very delicious :D
And good Gods, how have you managed not to find whoever got lend the season two disks and ripped them from their hands?
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Dude. I thought i talked about Torchwood where you could see it?
I adore it. I adore Gwen and the gap in her teeth and how she's *not perfect* and how she tries too hard and how she's conflicted and how she loves Rhys and how she fights for what she thinks is right.
Of course, i also adore, adore, adore Tosh. She is so *smart*, and so *gorgeous* and so damn down on herself and so freaking *cute* and...and then Owen.
Ooh, Owen. Scene i don't know, episode *one*, Owen picks up a chick, the boyfriend is like 'wth??' and Owen picks him up *too*, i mean....
*hands*!!!!
YES.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes.
:)
*icon says it all*
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And hee, that Owen thing was from the very first episode. :D
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I seem to be one of the few people in the fandom who doesn't hate Gwen, but don't really love her either. She's just, well, there.... *shrugs* Me? Apathetic? Never!
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TW really kicks ass. Just like Jack and all of them. I heart Ianto and Tosh/Owen
*remembers not to use spoilery icons*
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The beautiful thing about TW is Jack Harkness, imho. He's -and I don't know who made up the word in the first place- pansexual and that can only lead to good things! *nods* You don't have to squint to see the slash. It's *canon* there :)
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And don't forget the girl kissing... hehehe!
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I love now normal Gwen is and her reactions to the "weirdness" that is Torchwood. I also love how seriously flawed and broken and real the whole team is.
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Because it doesn't until the first season is nearly over? It didn't grab me until "Captain Jack Harkness"--and then it took me completely by surprise. I guess others fell in love with it faster.
I love Gwen. You should be warned, if you like her: a lot of people don't, and if you go looking for fans, you might see a lot of Gwen hate. :-(
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Welcome to being an Australian - I pretty much can't help being spoiled ever... *grins*