nausicaa83: (<doctor who> eleven)
Nausicaa ([personal profile] nausicaa83) wrote2011-07-18 10:22 am

"I struggle to find any truth in your lies and now my heart stumbles on things I don't know."

Assorted news!

Do you remember the annoying neighbour upstairs with the loud tv after midnight? Yesterday evening, after 9 pm, someone rang my bell, and asked me if the guy was still living here, because he had been coming over to talk to him for days but he was never home. I told him he comes home every night, and that probably it's just a matter of timing. Shortly after that, the annoying neighbour came home, and the guy was probably waiting for him downstairs, because they started shouting at each other. I was about to call the police, and then they stopped. I guess the stupid neighbour owes someone money, but seriously. What did I do in another life to my neighbours to deserve this guy? At least he keeps the tv volume down since I told him to weeks ago, but if something like this happens again I'm so calling the police.

Yesterday I also finished watching Torchwood. I just have the first two episodes of the fourth season left. Here are some spoilery thoughts.

First, god it was depressing. I'm starting to see a pattern here: the government, all the powerful people suck and in a time of crisis they just want to cover their asses, and normal persons are the only ones who are going to fight to protect each other. It happens in every season finale with Russel T Davies, but this was... even a bit over the top. I loved the storyline, but maybe five episodes were a bit too much for it. Still, lots of character development.

I already knew who was going to die, so it didn't come as a surprise. But what I didn't get is how everyone seems so fascinated by the Jack/Ianto ship. I didn't find it all that romantic. I mean, Ianto is so in love with him, and wants to be a couple, wants Jack to trust him, to talk to him about his past, but Jack doesn't love him at all. He cares for him, sure, but he seems to care more about Gwen. In the end, the only person he seems to love, really love, is the Doctor. Everyone else is eye candy, a nice way to pass the time. Even before that scene with his grandson at the end I was getting angry with him everytime he opened his mouth.

I really loved this series, but it made me question my love for Captain Jack a lot. Great job on handling an immortal character, though, even the annoying traits made sense considering the guy is going to survive everyone.

Before I sit down to watch the two new episodes though I must do some ironing.

[identity profile] nausicaa83.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:22 am (UTC)(link)
The only ship I really liked was Jack and John Hart, mostly because I loved his storyline a lot. But even there I was a bit disgusted by Jack's behaviour. John loves him, and he's so hurt Jack doesn't even notice something's wrong with him, and assumes he would just bomb half a town without someone coercing him or something. It's like Jack doesn't even stop to know the persons he sleeps with, he just enjoys it for a moment, and even when they fall in love with him he doesn't care about them at all.

About Children of Earth, it was... too much. I'm a Supernatural fan, so I'm used to kids being killed by nasty creatures, or possessed, or whatever, but this. It was sick. I cried a lot when they got to the soldiers grabbing the kids from their houses, and then felt nauseous the rest of the time.

If the Doctor ever finds out what happened there he's so going to torch the whole planet. O_O

[identity profile] stardust-made.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:39 am (UTC)(link)
"If the Doctor ever finds out what happened there he's so going to torch the whole planet. O_O"
Quite. Or rather never return to it.

[identity profile] nausicaa83.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
Unless that whole mess with the cracks in time made everyone forget everything alien-related that happened, including this. I seem to recall amy didn't recognize the Daleks because of that.

[identity profile] stardust-made.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:46 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, good point! But I doubt it RTD had that in mind--he wrote this before Moffat took over DW.

[identity profile] nausicaa83.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 10:50 am (UTC)(link)
No, no, I mean that with that being the officail canon I can bear the thought of all that stuff with the 456 happening. It feels better because now we know it never happened. Or something.

*is still quite traumatized*

[identity profile] stardust-made.livejournal.com 2011-07-18 11:06 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see what you mean--yeah, agreed! (I was traumatized for days afterwards!)