Torchwood

[poliphilo]

Captain Jack is a lot cooler than he used to be. Maybe that's what death and resurrection do for you. Oh Gawd, I've only just realised, this makes him a Christ figure, doesn't it?

He yaps a lot less than he used to. Now he's into witty one-liners. And the man of mystery vibe. I covet that 1940s USAF great coat. 

He and the new girl have this promising Holmes-Watson, Steed-Peel, Doctor-Rose relationship.  She's nice. I love the Welshness. 

Burn Gorman was a fabulous Guppy in Bleak House. Here he is again as one of the Torchwood team- the weaselly one (obviously). Will he steal this show too?

The story about the alien who harvests orgasms was pretty cheesy, but the treatment wasn't. Imagine what Gene Rodenberry would have made of it. Here it was all about the sadness of anonymous sex (on the rainy streets of Cardiff) and  how it turns a person to dust. 

I think the BBC has another cult on its hands.

Hooray!

Comments

[cataptromancer.livejournal.com]

Wait, I'm not done with my BBC series --- I'm guessing you're not talking about the new robin hood? Is this the current season of dr. who?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Torchwood is a spin-off from Doctor Who. It features Captain Jack Harkness- the intergalactic con-man who appeared in a few episodes of the parent series. Now he's leading a "special ops" group that harvests alien technology and uses it to defend Earth against alien invasion.

Unlike Dr Who, it goes out mid-evening which means that the sex and violence can be a good deal more graphic.

The new Robin Hood has been a big disappointment. I haven't come across anyone who likes it.