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Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

I'm not saying I hate the relationships, just saying i'd like them to spend more time crafting good episodes and less time figuring out who's snogging who this week.

The dialogue was pretty witty, with the "Obi-Wan" bit causing me to LOL! for a bit.

And I also find Eve Myles to be strangely hot.
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Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 3019 Location: Hollywood

I also quite liked the opening:

"Excuse me, did you happen to see a blowfish come through here driving a sportscar?"

"Bloody Torchwood!"

And one of my favorite bits came at the end during the "Coming this season" preview.

TOSH: Multiple nuclear warheads are launching. It's the end of the world.

OWEN: The end of the world. Let's all have sex!

IANTO: Oh God, just when I thought it couldn't get any worse!

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

Owen is the one i'd miss the least.
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Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 3019 Location: Hollywood

Well Ringo, you got your wish, as the newest episode, "Sleeper" was more plot-heavy than the premiere. And what a plot it was! The idea of a sleeper cell consisting of aliens sent out as the point guard for an invasion was both timely (the terrorist analogy is obvious) and well-handled. Loved the moment when the various agents were activated and then proceeded to cause mass havoc around England (and we even got a baby carriage flung into oncoming traffic -- yeesh!) There was some really stellar guest acting this time around as well, and Nikki Amuku-Bird, who played Beth, the alien suicide bomber who has a crisis of conscience when her implanted personality realizes her own nefarious purpose, did one hell of a job. For a character only appearing in a single episode, Beth was particularly well-developed.

Also loved the "blade-arms" that these mysterious aliens sport.

I've got a strong feeling that we haven't seen the last of this plotline. As one alien said, "We're already here."

All in all, this was strong stuff. More proof that TORCHWOOD is quickly becoming appointment television.

4.0 out of 5.

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

Sweet, I so rarely get what I wish for.

Downloading now.
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I'm not impressed with this season at all. It's all the same stuff that I disliked from last season all over again.
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Damn!

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 3019 Location: Hollywood

Wow, I'm having a ton of fun with it this season, and I feel that it's finally found its voice. It also seems to have much more momentum.

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

I'm still waiting for Freema to show up.
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As I stated in the Doctor Who thread - I think I am incapable of enjoying new Dr. Who...

that being said, I readily admit that I think it's going to be hard for me to overcome my dislike of Season One of Torchwood, and enjoy this season for what it is.

Maybe it's my total disgust of everything Russel T. Davies has touched lately, but I do not find the writing or relationships fleshed out in the slightest.

It still reeks to me of uninspired writing falling back on the "lets use sex to show we're adult programming" cliche instead of actual intelligent plotting.

For as cutting edge and post-watershed the show claims to be, it sure seems immature to me and just sloppy and psuedo-vulger/sexual just because it can.

I can almost see the writers and producers slapping each other on the arms after reading their naughty lines and situations in the script and saying, "Oh behave!" in an Austin Powers voice.
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Damn!

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 3019 Location: Hollywood

Have you watched the second episode yet, dude?

Not yet. I will most likely watch it this weekend.

I really am going to give it a shot, but I'm so far (yes, after one episode Wink

)turned off to this season.

But, we'll see.
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Joined: 04 Jul 2006 Posts: 1567

Last night's episode kinda caught me off guard with its schlockiness. Plesantly I must say. Very Happy

I liked how it walked a tightrop between between Beth's dire strait as as the 'sympathethic monster' - punctuated by some fairly outlandish dialog and moments. HD Net is airing the uncut version on Febuary 18th.

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

They aired two episodes tonight, and Martha was in the second one. In fact, it looks like she'll be sticking around for a while.

SPOILER AHEAD

SPOILER AHEAD

Owen is shot and killed in the second episode.

Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 45 Location: East Village

I don't have much to say specifically about the second series/season, but I think it's a substantial improvement over the first season. Barrowman still can't act (he's a 21st century Shatner: a truly awesome force, but...an actor? not quite), but nevertheless this season...resonates. As MM said, this is "appointment" television. I just hope the rumours about major cast and thematic changes for season 3 are proven to be false...

Joined: 21 Jun 2006 Posts: 28514 Location: Flo-Town,Alabama

Overall, Season 2 has been better. I had my doubts as to how they'd work out this whole "Undead Owen" thing, but they haven't done a bad job of it so far.

Now i'm just waiting to see what/who the Big Bad is gonna be.
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