I want to reply to all of this and I have neither the time or brainpower to do so.
Since I love discussing all of this, I would urge you to come back later!
the more I watch of Torchwood, the less Gwen bothers me. I still don't *like* her, and I don't think I'm going to, but the more sense she makes to me and the less she irritates the hell out of me.
Sometimes I find I'm liking Gwen in spite of myself. I don't approve of her, particularly, because she doesn't use the brains she was born with, but I find her role and her relationships interesting.
Anyway, I'm glad if she's annoying you less!
Jack in my mind *IS* a solider. Not just in Cyberwoman, but in general.
Yes, the more I see, the more I see it that way. Especially since we now know he was in the military (and in a war) at a young age. It comes through frequently - and I always loved that moment in Boom Town when the Doctor says, "Waaait a minute, who's in charge her?" and Jack snaps into military mode, "Yes, sir! whatever you say, sir!" and the Doctor says, "What he said..." It's a tease, but a tease that reveals a lot of the character and attitudes of both of them, and reminds us that both of them have a military background - though what a military background actually consists of when you're a Time Lord is not entirely clear to me.
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Date: 2007-02-27 02:59 pm (UTC)Since I love discussing all of this, I would urge you to come back later!
the more I watch of Torchwood, the less Gwen bothers me. I still don't *like* her, and I don't think I'm going to, but the more sense she makes to me and the less she irritates the hell out of me.
Sometimes I find I'm liking Gwen in spite of myself. I don't approve of her, particularly, because she doesn't use the brains she was born with, but I find her role and her relationships interesting.
Anyway, I'm glad if she's annoying you less!
Jack in my mind *IS* a solider. Not just in Cyberwoman, but in general.
Yes, the more I see, the more I see it that way. Especially since we now know he was in the military (and in a war) at a young age. It comes through frequently - and I always loved that moment in Boom Town when the Doctor says, "Waaait a minute, who's in charge her?" and Jack snaps into military mode, "Yes, sir! whatever you say, sir!" and the Doctor says, "What he said..." It's a tease, but a tease that reveals a lot of the character and attitudes of both of them, and reminds us that both of them have a military background - though what a military background actually consists of when you're a Time Lord is not entirely clear to me.