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July 13, 2008
Belated, geeky sci-fi TV talk
A while back I wrote about Torchwood and how much I was enjoying it. Then my life got busy and got very behind on my TV watching. But recently I got my priorities in order and got back to watching TV as is right and proper. Well, I finally saw Torchwood Season 2, and wow, was I disappointed. There were a few good episodes, but some of them just didn’t even make sense. They did have the guy who played Spike on Buffy on for a few episodes. It’s always nice to see him.
There was a good one about Gwen’s wedding, and another good one that showed how Jack, Owen, Ianto and Tosh each came to join Torchwood, but overall, Season 2 was not as good as season 1. And the finale! I actually sat on the couch feeling pissed off about the finale after we finished watching it. They killed off characters I liked, and they tried to have this grandiose plot, but they just didn’t quite pull it off. The writers were trying to build up to it all season, but they left the hints and back story too vague, and then the payoff just wasn’t believable. Supposedly there is going to be a shorter third season. I guess I’ll watch to see how they do without two of the characters, but I’m feeling skeptical. They will definitely have to win back over.
On a brighter note, I watched all of Season 1 of Heroes over the last few weeks, and I totally loved it! I kind of always suspected that I’d like that show, but John never wanted to watch it. He thinks superpowers are stupid. I, on the other hand, spent my childhood longing for special powers and think they are cool, so Heroes is right up my alley. The writing isn’t perfect, but it is pretty darn good, and unlike the plotting on Torchwood recently, they keep many threads going and weave them together seamlessly in the end. I hope Season 2 doesn’t let me down!
The only open question for me is, what sort of super power is best? There are a couple of characters who can absorb other people's powers. One by murdering them, and one just by being near them. That's probably the most useful one, provided you meet people with cool powers. Flying would be cool. I'm not sure how much use I'd get from being a firestarter. Shapeshifter would be awesome. What sort of super power do you think is best?
Posted by Bad Penguin at July 13, 2008 09:16 PM
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We're watching the first season DVD's now. I've enjoyed the ones where there's a bit more connection to Dr. Who- like the one with Ianto and the Cyberwoman. But the one with the rustic cannibals I was wondering what it had to do with aliens and Timelords. As for a superpower, I'd go for invisibility so I could sneak into the movies!
Posted by: Dorie at July 14, 2008 06:38 AM
I downloaded the first season of Torchwood from iTunes and am partially though it. It's good. I can't say it's the best thing I've ever seen. But I'm sorry ot hear it goes downhill. I'm an old school Dr. Who fan.
Posted by: Chris at July 14, 2008 09:06 PM
super-powers are for wimps - the Dark Knight kicks ass without any stinking powers. See also: Punisher and Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD for further examples of bad-assitude rendered entirely without the aid of powers.
But, still, flying would be cool.
Posted by: tim at July 16, 2008 02:01 AM