Children of Earth - Day One

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I LOVED IT. Even the evil, and soon thereafter dead S. Asian guy didn't bug me. (Score: S. Asians [i.e. Suzie, Suzie's dad, P.R. girl in "Planet of the Ood", Torchwood Scientist in "Army of Ghosts"] - 0; Whoniverse - ELEVENTY BILLION.) Well, okay, it bugged me. But not enough to tarnish the spectacularness of Gwen! Being sensible! And cool! AND GOOD AT HER JOB. And the little Torchwood-let on the way. AWWWW. And Jack! And Ianto! TRIPLE AWW! And Rhys! Quadruple awwww! And TEAM. And creepy children. Evil government! CONTINUITY! The point about aliens and the lack of faith thing. It is so nice to see a reaction to the events of before. Owen/Tosh picture-touching! There aren't enough exclamation points in the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I loved Ianto's coming out scene. So beautifully done, for serious. I love the magical land that Rusty is so fond of -- yeah, it's an estate, yeah it's not posh, yeah they jack your car. But! non-upper classness/poverty != homophobic, racist fuckery. (c.f. Rose + Mickey).

(Except, Ianto, have we learned nothing from cannibals? SERIOUSLY. And when, evil, soon-to-be dead S. Asian guy says, "hey are you torchwood?" and Jack & Ianto are all like, "Never heard of 'em." BUT IT'S WRITTEN ON THE VAN, GUYS. Still, these are but the sand in a pearl making oyster.)

It was brilliant, and I cried at the Hub exploding. And I didn't hate Jack's daughter; it wasn't melodramatic at all, but just natural and right. Much like the whole Gwen's baby thing felt to me.

Now, in the next few, I'd like to see Ianto earn his keep a little more, but other than that, OMG, Rusty, thank you. Torchwood has really missed you. And I've really missed Torchwood.

Bliss!


rm, if you're reading this, I think I've maybe figured out a way to make Enough to Go By continue to work, even with new canon. If not, we can always stick with the AU.

ETA: And as I said in a comment below, how much do I love Jack being all con-man and trying to kidnap his own grandson, and then Ianto, the Little Jack That Could doing the same thing with his niece! SO MUCH.

Comments

[exbentley]

jkdshgfjkhsad oh my god so can I share? I have been trying to write Dr Patanjali as an OC into my Torchwood fic (a name plucked from Torchwood Archives) with interest in writing a well-rounded S. Asian character. I've been doing a lot of research since Asia is my homeboy this semester. So I feel... Jossed, to say the least.

Have you heard the Golden Age radio play yet? All ~Eternal British Empire~ in the middle of India, it's a bit bollocks.

Oh, and regarding your next post, I'm glad I wasn't the only person frantic for the pterodactyl the moment I realized they'd put a bomb in Jack.

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard the India radio play; frankly I'm a bit afraid.

And Dr. Patanjali was HOT. *sniff*

Seriously, it really bugs me, the whole S. Asian thing. I mean. they are the most prevalent minority in Britain, no? Like, wtf.

I did however love Ianto's whole, actually Mandarin most dominant language thing, though I found it hard to believe that Jack would think otherwise.

And yes, Myfanwy! I need a shot of her flying over the bay NOW pls, kthnx.

[elainasaunt.livejournal.com]

I haven't heard the India radio play; frankly I'm a bit afraid.

Yeah. Be afraid. Be very afraid.

I think Jack and Ianto were talking about two different things: the latter simply about numbers, the former about what dominates the international, erm, conversation, as it were. (Geez, have I worked for UNESCO too long or what?)

[kalichan.livejournal.com]

I think Jack and Ianto were talking about two different things

I know what you mean, but I think it's kind of a symptom of how they are sometimes confused with how they write Jack? Like, is he the time traveler who knows how things shake out and is above our petty politics, and like the Doctor has a much larger view? Or is he his persona of soldier boy and American to boot?