Hey all .. new to this thread. I caught the Torchwood bug after episode 3 aired and I've watched all of them. After seeing them all I went and devoured series 1 and 2 of the new Doctor Who.
I feel a bit like an addict.
I like Torchwood (and Doctor Who for that matter) because of the freedom of expression. I'm in the US and we just don't have that level of freedom on TV. I like that they make characters sexuality ambiguous and I like that they aren't afraid to show affection to same sex characters.
I really loved Captain Jack from the start and then when I saw the last 5 episodes of series 1 Doctor Who that he was in I loved him even more. I'm trying to unravel the puzzle that is Captain Jack Harkness, going so far as to make lists of all the things we know about him. *G*
I liked Gwen initially but she annoys me so much now. I have a feeling that she's related to episode 1x3 of Doctor Who (Unquiet Dead) and I hope that with the new season we'll learn more about her. I don't think it was coincidental that Jack was interested in her joining Torchwood - even with her unnatural curiosity.
Owen and Tosh just bore me. I mean, they are so one-dimensional at this point. Owen is supposed to be the cad and Tosh is supposed to be the brain and so far that's really all we've seen of them. I want them to break out of that shell. We've started to see it with Tosh in 1x07 (Greeks Bearing Gifts) but not enough to make me like her yet. Owen is just a dork.
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Ianto .. sweet Ianto, how do I love thee in all your tea toting ways? I was surprised by Ianto in a few episodes. He's probably the most human of all with his need to hide behind his suit and his job and not let anyone SEE who he is. He's not good in confrontations, he's not good with anger, and he's just a giant ball of realism which I adore.
Overall I'm very happy with the series and absolutely cannot wait for the new series to start ..
In the meantime, I'll just watch all the episodes over again and read fanfic.
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