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sff: Torchwood 4x1
I refuse to call it 'Miracle Day', as that's always been a laughably stupid title. It is sort of epically cheesy in best Torchwood traditions for a title, though. So perhaps it will grow on me.
GWEN. I have missed her SO SO MUCH. I didn't even know HOW MUCH until she first appeared, and I was all "OMG GWEN HIHIHIHI."
I don't really like the whole thing where she apparently hated Torchwood and doesn't miss it, but, whatever. I'm sure it's bullshit to keep Rhys happy (especially since HE hates it so much. WAY TO BE AN ASSHOLE, THERE, RHYS--like, um, ngl, I thought that hospital scene where he Laid Down The Law was douchetastic). And also bullshit to hide from the government or whatever. Which, meh.
BUT GWEN POINTED GUNS A LOT. And shot things. And blew up a helicopter. (and, aw, Andy)
I really liked Esther. She's adorable and curious, and a little out of her depth with the lying--but still very determined. AND SEARCHING THROUGH BOXES. She won me right there. That has been MY JOB more than once, searching through dusty piles of boxes for invoices and shit. <3
SHE JUMPED OUT A WINDOW INTO A FOUNTAIN. Welcome to Torchwood, Esther.
Liked Dr. Juarez, too. She's bright and compassionate, and FREAKED OUT, but dealing. I loved that she objected to cutting that man's head off. Not that it mattered, of course.
Rex was sort of blandly uninteresting, in a "I AM AMERICAN MALE, ALL BOW BEFORE ME" over the top way.
Esther's BFF, Noah (I think?), was adorable, too. SHE OWES HIM DINNER.
The episode was EPICALLY cheesy. BEACH CHASE. SHOOTING THROUGH A WINDOW AT A HELICOPTOR. A plane ride that took thirty seconds! METAL POLES THROUGH REX'S CHEST. REX FAINTING. REX STEALING TORCHWOOD FOR AMERICA (srsly, are we supposed to take that 456 act bullshit seriously?).
TORCHWOOD AS A VIRAL CAMPAIGN. ahahahahaha.
On the "WHY IS THIS EVEN HERE" side:
The opening scene was really shit-tastic, and so was every subsequent "NO, REALLY, CHILD RAPIST-MURDERERS ARE PEOPLE TOO" scene, thank god for the ability to fast-forward. Ftr, surgically removing all of Bill Pullman's scenes doesn't affect the plot. So why are they there again?
OH RIGHT. They're ~edgy~
GWEN. I have missed her SO SO MUCH. I didn't even know HOW MUCH until she first appeared, and I was all "OMG GWEN HIHIHIHI."
I don't really like the whole thing where she apparently hated Torchwood and doesn't miss it, but, whatever. I'm sure it's bullshit to keep Rhys happy (especially since HE hates it so much. WAY TO BE AN ASSHOLE, THERE, RHYS--like, um, ngl, I thought that hospital scene where he Laid Down The Law was douchetastic). And also bullshit to hide from the government or whatever. Which, meh.
BUT GWEN POINTED GUNS A LOT. And shot things. And blew up a helicopter. (and, aw, Andy)
I really liked Esther. She's adorable and curious, and a little out of her depth with the lying--but still very determined. AND SEARCHING THROUGH BOXES. She won me right there. That has been MY JOB more than once, searching through dusty piles of boxes for invoices and shit. <3
SHE JUMPED OUT A WINDOW INTO A FOUNTAIN. Welcome to Torchwood, Esther.
Liked Dr. Juarez, too. She's bright and compassionate, and FREAKED OUT, but dealing. I loved that she objected to cutting that man's head off. Not that it mattered, of course.
Rex was sort of blandly uninteresting, in a "I AM AMERICAN MALE, ALL BOW BEFORE ME" over the top way.
Esther's BFF, Noah (I think?), was adorable, too. SHE OWES HIM DINNER.
The episode was EPICALLY cheesy. BEACH CHASE. SHOOTING THROUGH A WINDOW AT A HELICOPTOR. A plane ride that took thirty seconds! METAL POLES THROUGH REX'S CHEST. REX FAINTING. REX STEALING TORCHWOOD FOR AMERICA (srsly, are we supposed to take that 456 act bullshit seriously?).
TORCHWOOD AS A VIRAL CAMPAIGN. ahahahahaha.
On the "WHY IS THIS EVEN HERE" side:
The opening scene was really shit-tastic, and so was every subsequent "NO, REALLY, CHILD RAPIST-MURDERERS ARE PEOPLE TOO" scene, thank god for the ability to fast-forward. Ftr, surgically removing all of Bill Pullman's scenes doesn't affect the plot. So why are they there again?
OH RIGHT. They're ~edgy~