I was hoping to get Supernatural for Xmas but I didn't (instead I got the complete set of Thin Man movies so I can't really complain). Today I was going to buy SPN off ebay but Best Buy has it for $24.99! Which is cheaper than I could find it on eBay -- plus immediate gratification! So after work I'm going to swing by Best Buy and then SPN will be mine!

And then I can read all the fic that's been recommended and actually understand what's going on.

so who's seen The Runaway Bride?

I have, I have! I enjoyed it too. Completely over-the-top, absolutely bonkers villain, just like the good old days. Missing Rose and acknowledging that: good. All the leaves on the trees at "Christmastime": not so good. But there was a lightness of touch and a silliness which was refreshing and is sorely missed in Torchwood. I thought DT was especially good again too .

Watching it made me realise what else has been bothering me about Torchwood. It was supposed to be this huge, dangerous organisation, and I simply can't believe that the battle of Canary Wharf wiped it out so completely. So why is all we see of it five barely competent egoists futzing about in Cardiff ?

so who's seen The Runaway Bride?

Just sat down to watch it now!! Must get on with it so I don't have to be taunted with the whitefont.

Watching it made me realise what else has been bothering me about Torchwood

what i don't get is how Torchwood is supposed to be this top secret organization and yet every time they show up somewhere, people know who they are. ummm...

All the leaves on the trees at "Christmastime": not so good.

a friend of mine was actually in London when they were filming this and came upon them. she doesn't watch the show, but she did see the Bride in her dress and David Tennant. silly girl didn't even think to take a picture and had her camera in her hand.

My Runaway Bride just finished downloading, whee!

Bev! I totally didn't even notice Walt. Damn kid looks a couple of years older than the last time I saw him on my teevee.

Watched the Runaway Bride. Enjoyed. Good fun. Good balance of goofy and scary. Yay! Ready for new Who now.

"Runaway Bride": wheee! That was fun. I thought Donna was believably bitchy and annoying and it totally worked to distract me from the angst of missing Rose, because Donna was so irritating, and so unlike Rose, that it was clear that she wasn't meant to stand in for her in any way. And that's not to say that I didn't like her, 'cause I did, but I was glad that the show didn't expect me to think she was awesome.

All the arachno-whatever alien stuff was good cheesy fun, too. I kind of feel, though, that you have to be sparing with your alien robo-Santas and your killer Christmas trees; they were amusing in last year's Christmas special, but I could have done without them this year. Any bets on whether or not they'll show up in next year's special, too?

Also, I am a total sap. I was missing Rose like crazy, but I was holding it together -- well, perhaps sniffling the tiniest bit when the Doctor was thinking about her at the wedding reception -- and then at the end when he says, "Her name was Rose," I just lost it. I blame David Tennant, with his bright eyes and the tremor in his voice, dammit. But I really liked all the moments where we see him thinking about her, even talking about her. I was surprised that so much of the episode was about the loss of Rose; I wonder how much more of that we'll get this season? It did help make the transition smoother, for me at least, but I was expecting that her name would never cross his lips again (given how he never once mentioned Sarah Jane, for example).

So, bring on Series 3!

so who's seen The Runaway Bride?

tiggy, I don't watch, but I noticed clarrie saying she thought it was rubbish -- of the she-got-a-headache-from-the-rubbish kind of rubbish, and I'd seen all kinds of people waiting for it to become available, and thought oh, no, they're going to hate it. I'm glad to see that wasn't the case .

And then I can read all the fic that's been recommended and actually understand what's going on.

Yay! I'll teach you the secret handshake. I think it involves flailing about and muttering "Oh, t insert Winchester !"

Ple! I have achieved TiVo hookup. I can have all the Sam and Dean I want, now. Wheee!