Comments on: Torchwood: Welcome back, Captain Jack

By: felix

felix — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:44:44 +0000

on the upside ianto though still whiny (less than gwen thank god) and lacking any depth of personality, breifly showed something resembling a back bone – looked pretty in his pink shirt too

By: Mary Lee

Mary Lee — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 23:36:54 +0000

We have a love / hate relationship with the show. Love Capt. Jack. The rest are a bunch of weinies. I don’t see any strength in these characters. Gwen is a doormat for her almost abusive finance, and that really makes me roll my eyes. If a woman is strong enough to work for Torchwood, then she should strong enough to not put up with that kind of bull. The rest of them whine constantly. BUT, I just love Jack and loved Marters character too. They need more strong, devil may care attitudes and all Jack’s sidekicks need to get a backbone transplant. Maybe send them all to empowerment seminars!

By: Marcia

Marcia — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 18:15:05 +0000

I’m sad to report, shamangrrl, that based on the first episode, the soap operatics are still with us. We can only hope they’re more deftly handled this time.

Ianto and Tosh haven’t been given the benefit of a personality yet, which is a major drawback to the show. How on earth are we supposed to care about them? I’m rather rooting for Marsters, as Captain John, to kill a few of the series regulars and take their place.

By: shamangrrl

shamangrrl — Wed, 23 Jan 2008 17:11:22 +0000

This show is a strange one for me. I adore Captain Jack, but every other character on the show does nothing for me. Ianto and Tosh are absolute cyphers, and I can’t stand Gwen and Owen. But I tape the show every week, digesting it in big bites, because Jack makes everything worth it. It really was uneven last season and some of the writing is ludicrous, but it’s a testament to John Barrowman that the show is as popular as it is. I can’t wait to see James Marsters guesting, and I’m hoping for a season that focuses on the aliens, and leaves the sub-par soap operatics behind.

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Mikey Likes TV » Linkin’ Blogs: The TV Blog Coalition, Jan. 20 — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 20:24:58 +0000

[...] Marcia reviewed the second season opener of Torchwood and, for the most part, liked what she saw. (Pop Vultures) [...]

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TV Blog Coalition - Link Time! Jan. 18-20 | Daemon's TV — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:38:11 +0000

[...] Marcia reviewed the second season opener of Torchwood and, for the most part, liked what she saw. (Pop Vultures) [...]

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the TV addict » Blog Archive » TV Talk From Fellow TV Addicts — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:53:21 +0000

[...] Marcia reviewed the second season opener of Torchwood and, for the most part, liked what she saw. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: Marcia

Marcia — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:27:27 +0000

The emo whining/pathetic mooning is really tiresome. None of it feels natural. It’s like the writers decided that characters need to get together to make the program more emotional, despite the absolute lack of build-up or, in fact, chemistry. It’s as forced as the gratuitous lesbian lip locks.

But if they keep bringing back Captain John, I’ll keep watching.

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TV Blog Coalition: Jan. 18-20 | Pop Vultures — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 10:22:25 +0000

[...] Here at PV, I reviewed the second season opener of Torchwood and, for the most part, liked what I saw. (Pop Vultures) [...]

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:55:08 +0000

I was heard to mutter a couple of times during the episode “oh please, can’t we have an RTD created show without the lead characters mooning after each other? Even just one episode?”

It was good, and shiny. And yay Marsters, who it appears will be back at least once more from the trailer.