Torchwood

[kiwisue]

Spoilers for episode 1:06 under the cut.



Just watched. Not the wisest thing to do alone, when I'm the kind of person who finds the horror genre "ramping up" of tension terrifying. No matter how badly done. This was about 4 out of 10 on the bad terror scale, but still freaky.

I have to say it. They Are Stupid Folks. The keys in the car? Tosh dropping her weapon (meat hook) when I don't recall her being told to? All reactive action, complete lack of planning or strategy. I can't help feeling they don't know what they're doing when it comes to what Pros would call "field work".

They all need a dose of Macklin, stat *g*.

I agree with the people who said that this was one case Gwen could actually talk about with others. Regular police involved, humans...

And Owen/Gwen? Am I the only person on the planet who thinks that she hasn't actually shagged him yet (although she's definitely thinking about it), and that the last scene was a bit of fantasy? Because... shot, OK? That one injection (and it was only given in one place, not going to do much for the rest - that was a fairly wide spread of pepper) wouldn't have lasted. Does Owen have a utility belt? 'Cos I'm not sure where the med stuff came from, since the vehicle was stolen.

Also, why are they giving JB almost all the heavy lifting, all the "mean guy" stuff? Because it's not his strength. Seriously. Jack is starting to annoy me, and I like JB. EM does heaps better. They need a different balance.

And, finally, how many tents do they need? There's only 5 of them and the ATV is big enough to act as their tech centre.

I'm still downloading and enjoying most of it. But it hasn't given me wings yet.

Comments

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

I actually enjoyed this episode more than those previous. I enjoyed it more as a whole, whereas the earlier episodes I've enjoyed bits of, and wanted to enjoy the rest. I liked the b-movie horror feel about it - at least it stayed solidly in one genre for the entire episode!

I agree that Team Torchwood come across more like enthusiastic amateurs than hardened professionals. But in this episode I felt we were starting to connect with them as people and as a team at last. It's about time characterisation was fleshed out a bit more!

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

There have been "moments" in every episode so far, where I've felt that sense of connection as well. I think it's why I've stuck with the show.

Most of the characters I'm beginning to like... well, Gwen, and Owen, anyway. Not sure about Tosh outside her lab environment. Ianto was a bit better this week. Captain Jack, though... bounces between barking orders and assuming everyone knows what they're doing. He's behaving more like a loner than a leader, which is partly how I see him, I guess, but he's going to lose half his team to their own stupidity if he's not careful and he needs to _do_ something about that.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

I'm finding Jack as a leader the most interesting thing about him at the moment. Forget all that man of mystery stuff - the fact that he's in charge but really not very good at it, and the knock-on effect that has on his team, that I find interesting and hope it's something that they explore properly rather than being accidental as a result of sloppy writing...

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

That's a good point. I'm tending to come down on the "sloppy writing" side myself, but we'll see.

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

*sigh*

I tend to suspect that it is just sloppy writing. But it's consistent sloppy writing at least, and the character trait is there now, whether they intended it or not. I'd really like to see Jack's leadership skills or lack thereof addressed properly, although I shan't get my hopes up too high on that score. Just have to take what comes.

[cross-stitchery.livejournal.com]

i have to admit, i'm not exactly feeling the love either, and a lot of it has to do with not really connecting with any of the characters. i don't have to like them (and in this case i mostly don't) but i do need to be interested by them. if i don't care about them, then i don't have any reason to watch the show.

the issues you've raised are all very valid, but as a long time Sentinel fan, i'm used to handwaving the plot holes and inconsistencies, so they only bother me because i'm not involved enough with the characters. but, yes, all along i've noticed how incredibly stupidly they all behave. Jack's big rescue scene in this ep was totally lame.

and Owen/Gwen? that's so fucked up it might actually work. in a train wreck kind of way :)

[kiwisue.livejournal.com]

and Owen/Gwen? that's so fucked up it might actually work. In a train wreck kind of way :)

Oh, dear god. All I can say is it's bound to end badly *hides self*.

Probably why I never got into TS *g*. There is stuff I can slide past, but when it's so frequent even the pretty doesn't help much.

I know, we won't send the cast out with Macklin (and maybe the SAS, for good measure). Just the entire writing/directing team.