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O_O Wow, seriously wow!!
The snipers at the start of ep 2... they should be ashamed of themselves. How crap were they at their job. :P
How much did the child the 456 too in the 60's look like a big Tochlophane? Creepy!
Wow, that is some amazing writing there. It went from intense action with some humour to such...just nothing went right.
When Jack is standing with Ianto in front of the 456 and telling them "NO" all I could think was going through his head was Well, it always works for The Doctor, because seriously, this is what The Doctor would do, but it's not The Doctor and it doesn't work (as any normal person would expect when confronted by alien bullies) and just "ouch!"
And the ending. He doesn't have any choice, but to sacrifice his grandson. He's back to the same old choices he made in the 60's. One life for the good of the many. Not the philosophy he told the 456 humans should live by.
Am I right in assuming there's no more Torchwood after this? I mean Jack and Gwen could maybe guest star with Eleven, but really where is Torchwood gonna go now? They have two people on their team. Well three if you count the new chick. Maybe four if Reece gets away from his houseDaddy duties for a day. I can't see it happening though. It's weird, cos I wasn't a big fan at the start, but once they started crossing over with Doctor Who, bringing in Martha and such, the writing really stepped up and this five-parter - now that was thought-provoking. I've been contemplating what the heck else - what other choices- you could make if faced with such a situation. It's too awful to think about.
Anyway, just less than ordered rambles. Carry on.
The snipers at the start of ep 2... they should be ashamed of themselves. How crap were they at their job. :P
How much did the child the 456 too in the 60's look like a big Tochlophane? Creepy!
Wow, that is some amazing writing there. It went from intense action with some humour to such...just nothing went right.
When Jack is standing with Ianto in front of the 456 and telling them "NO" all I could think was going through his head was Well, it always works for The Doctor, because seriously, this is what The Doctor would do, but it's not The Doctor and it doesn't work (as any normal person would expect when confronted by alien bullies) and just "ouch!"
And the ending. He doesn't have any choice, but to sacrifice his grandson. He's back to the same old choices he made in the 60's. One life for the good of the many. Not the philosophy he told the 456 humans should live by.
Am I right in assuming there's no more Torchwood after this? I mean Jack and Gwen could maybe guest star with Eleven, but really where is Torchwood gonna go now? They have two people on their team. Well three if you count the new chick. Maybe four if Reece gets away from his houseDaddy duties for a day. I can't see it happening though. It's weird, cos I wasn't a big fan at the start, but once they started crossing over with Doctor Who, bringing in Martha and such, the writing really stepped up and this five-parter - now that was thought-provoking. I've been contemplating what the heck else - what other choices- you could make if faced with such a situation. It's too awful to think about.
Anyway, just less than ordered rambles. Carry on.
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The difference there is that Doctor Who is aimed at a family audience and though possibly faced with the same choice, the writers would have given him another way out. I can see the Doctor altering his body chemistry in order to take the boy's place or somehow using the sonic screwdriver to rig a different... well you get the point. :)
And then...morally ambiguous anyway.
Lois reminded me a fair bit of Martha, actually. :)