*does dance of free time*

[eruthros]

I have a lot of work left to do, but that I can take this opportunity to reward myself with a pumpkin bar from Collegetown Bagels and a leisurely lie-about for forty-five minutes to watch Torchwood. With hot coffee! All stretched out on the sofa! And no more flash cards!

So, okay. This is one of those difficult plots, right? In order for this to work, Suzie has to make ridiculous quantities on contingency plans, which, just, no. Too bad, because it's an otherwise interesting episode, but the Emily Dickinson trigger? Yeah, that was just one little over-prepared step too many. (I mean, she would have had to set this all up before meeting Gwen, and she knew that no-one else in the office could use the glove, and why set up a work-around for being dead when she could've not killed herself, and, just. Oy. And then they hang a lantern on it by calling the amnesia drug "retcon," which, on the one hand, sense of humor; on the other hand, could we have a slightly less convoluted retcon, please?)

I hope we see the policewoman again, though, because she was great. (And also played by the same woman who played Jabe in "End of the World.") She had a sense of humor but helped out, and was willing to sit there reading Emily Dickinson all night after making Jack repeat himself for her coworker's benefit. (Though how everyone knew about Torchwood when Gwen didn't on the first ep... ah well. Perhaps many things blowing up have broken Torchwood's sorta-cover and now all the cops know about them. And that they have a base. Ah well, I've watched Farscape: *handwaves*)

Also, I am fully prepared for the onslaught of Jack/Ianto with stopwatch fic. There's probably been some already posted. (Man, go with the psychic, Jack/Ianto writers who wrote end-of-the-day-in-Jack's-office.) Also, I heart Ianto far more than anticipated. He's just so... competent! And besuited!

Also, randomly but in the spirit of the Wii release, I share this early Zelda commercial on youtube. Live action. With the dancing. And the funny outfits. And plastic villains. Yeah.

Comments

[graycastle.livejournal.com]

pfffft, contrivance. I'm with you: the effects of the contrivance were good, so I'm good. oh, and THANK YOU for telling me where I'd seen that policewoman before; it was driving me batty.

p.s. sorry I keep abandoning you on msn! my msn cuts out, then doesn't tell me for ten minutes, then doesn't let me message you again because it thinks you're offline. <3!

[eruthros]

Yeah, basically. I mean, I've watched Farscape: as long as you give me good character development, or interesting interaction, or backstory, I'll handwave the contrivance. (Unless it becomes too contrived, and then I'll notice it, say pah, and then handwave it.)

I want more of Detective Swanson! I want her to muddle up their investigations and go out for drinks with Jack afterward, so they can get tipsy together and try to get information out of each other. And she laughs at Jack when he starts taking things too seriously and says pointed things when Torchwood screws up and people die. And at crime scenes, when he starts doing that TV-announce-preparing-for-the-future trip, she could threaten to put him on speakerphone again. (But maybe, you know, when she asks if Jack had to shoot Suzie that many times, and Jack says "actually, yes," she believes him, just a little.)

P.S.: It's okay! I think it's partly trillian's fault, too.

[rubicantoto.livejournal.com]

Okay, seriously. I have enjoyed Torchwood so far, even without a Dr. Who background. But what was with that stopwatch innuendo? Nobody I watched it with had ANY idea what those two were getting at. Do you know what the lots of things are that those two can apparently do with a stopwatch?

Provoking slash, yes, but that's just par for the course (I mean come on--Jack could barely stand his ex-boyfriend drama queen except he was a twin, and the twins were both acrobats...)

[eruthros]

Well, last I checked in fandom, being fandom, was making lists. (Top on the list, of course, being Things With Timing Sex.) But also people have suggested:
1. Speed chess
2. Timing the pizza delivery
3. Timed drinking games
4. Timed obstacle courses

And probably other things as well.

P.S. Get a Doctor Who background! The 2005 series has Captain Jack's first appearances. And is only like 13 episodes.