Okay, so, amazingly, I enjoyed it on more levels than ‘oh, you bunch of freaks’. More amazingly, the one who made me laugh the most was Ianto. With his little sarcastic rolling of the eyes and his ‘Don’t want you getting too excited’. Would like to see him be less useless though. SHOOT THE BLOWFISH, YOU BERK. But tops for saving everybody, cause that’s probably usually Gwen’s job.
Speaking of, why was Gwen running them whilst Jack was away? I thought Owen was second-in-command? Although I suppose he kind of demoted himself with the whole shooting Jack thing, and also a team led by Owen would be dead in a few minutes. Gwen was Quite Good, Actually, and I did not wish to punch her in her toothy gapped face, but instead to laugh at her misfortune, which I suppose is a step up in the world. Although, really, Gwen, just leave Rhys so he can go find a girlfriend who doesn’t fall in love with About Everyone Who Isn’t You.
Oh, Tosh. Tosh Tosh Tosh Tosh. I love you, Tosh. Truly, you are the best of them. Why are you actually working here? There is no justice. She flirted with Cap’n John and was useful in saving Owen and doing techie stuff, and as John said she is the beauty and the brains. Quite clearly. I hope she and Martha have lesbian adventures through time and space, and kick the Doctor out, and have a wonderful time doing science and things. Although this seems unlikely.
Doctors. Ah yes, Owen. Owen seems to have had a complete role reversal, and whilst this makes him more likeable, it also makes him less interesting. Still, character development. He seems to have learnt that using alien drugs to get someone to shag you is a Bad Thing, and also that Tosh is awesome. I predict much Tosh and Owen tension.
Also, wow, James Marsters was good. I have never seen him in anything before, and have already heard criticisms that he was exactly like he was in Buffy, but as I do not watch Buffy, this is not really a problem. I liked his costume and his innuendoes and his odd little quirk of the lip. I also really liked the bit where Jack came back (seriously, that death looked agonising) and he was all “But really, how?” because he showed what most of Torchwood rarely show, which is Good Acting.
I am being harsh. Jack was Jack, lovely and fun, with wonderful bits and wooden bits and oh, oh, I’ve just remembered my favourite bit, which was “You’re good on roofs”, oh and also “Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi, you’re my only hope,” which I laughed far too loudly at.
In conclusion: Good start, good new recurring villain (yes?), nasty lousy wooden bits, I predict downhill from here.
Also, well done for realising that Torchwood really is generally useless, guys. : )
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