I just went and had a look at the Torchwood site, and it looks like I *have* seen all of the episodes. Or maybe I've missed one or two in the middle. I cannot be too sure. I have to say the whole thing had me completely baffled from about halfway through, and I sort of lost interest.
I think the writers have tried to write the characters into too many uncomfortable situations. It's like they wanted to shock you every 10 minutes. I just found it all very confusing and convoluted. For example, I lost track of all the times they tried to get their leg over either with each other or the odd passer-by. Plus the whole team sort of disintegrated with every other episode - every other week someone seemed to do something that would put the project into jeopardy - which again, very human, but kind of relentless, you know?
I am not entirely sure of which particular thing Gwen is hated for - if it's all the carry on with the bf I guess it's because as a society we are still less ready to accept this type of behaviour in a woman than in a man. When Fraser cocks up, all we worry about is that he's suffering for his art or something, because we fancy him. When a woman does, society at large, and fandom with it, is a lot less forgiving. Then again, I may have got hold of the completely wrong end of the stick here. I am an ageing feminist *g* and I am obsessed with this sort of societal conditioning, what can I tell you.
Funnily enough, when I made that comment I was thinking more of Ianto and his er, 'modified' girlfriend, and the entire shebang at the end, when everybody sort of pitches in to cause chaos. And I am also wary of being too precise, in case anyone reads this who doesn't want to be spoiled.
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Date: 2007-04-07 11:20 pm (UTC)I think the writers have tried to write the characters into too many uncomfortable situations. It's like they wanted to shock you every 10 minutes. I just found it all very confusing and convoluted. For example, I lost track of all the times they tried to get their leg over either with each other or the odd passer-by. Plus the whole team sort of disintegrated with every other episode - every other week someone seemed to do something that would put the project into jeopardy - which again, very human, but kind of relentless, you know?
I am not entirely sure of which particular thing Gwen is hated for - if it's all the carry on with the bf I guess it's because as a society we are still less ready to accept this type of behaviour in a woman than in a man. When Fraser cocks up, all we worry about is that he's suffering for his art or something, because we fancy him. When a woman does, society at large, and fandom with it, is a lot less forgiving. Then again, I may have got hold of the completely wrong end of the stick here. I am an ageing feminist *g* and I am obsessed with this sort of societal conditioning, what can I tell you.
Funnily enough, when I made that comment I was thinking more of Ianto and his er, 'modified' girlfriend, and the entire shebang at the end, when everybody sort of pitches in to cause chaos. And I am also wary of being too precise, in case anyone reads this who doesn't want to be spoiled.