yep. we will see how this is all handled.
Tara: Do you have any books on robots? Giles: Oh, yes, dozens. There's a lot of research to be done in order to--no, I'm lying. Haven't got squat. I just like watching Xander squirm.
'Get It Done'
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le nubian - Jul 12, 2011 10:40:31 am PDT #3904 of 7329
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Liese S. - Jul 12, 2011 7:37:08 pm PDT #3905 of 7329
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Okay, I realize I am bringing the bleak tonight, and it's all probably pretty much hangover from missing Ianto. But I am really going to hate this premise the further it goes, aren't I? I mean, I'm a death is your gift believer anyway. I know that death is a welcome relief from pain sometimes. I also know that pain is an important part of life sometimes. I think it could maybe be a fascinating topic, but if you start off by snipping the tendons off the mangled burnt remains of a person and then laugh at causing more of that infinite, irreconcilable pain, well, I might not think you're exploring that in a way I want to explore.
Also, I think that Jack being mortal, the first thing he'd want to do is commit suicide right away, so he didn't miss his chance. If he doesn't, I don't want to hear his bitching about his longevity ever again.
I mean, I think it could be an interesting story. Or, it could be that the entire universe just got reverse fridged to enhance Jack's unique manpain.
sumi - Jul 13, 2011 7:21:05 am PDT #3906 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
Non-spoilery interview with the creator of the Dothraki language. (As part of a bigger podcast.)
Jon B. - Jul 13, 2011 8:44:40 am PDT #3907 of 7329
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Also, I think that Jack being mortal, the first thing he'd want to do is commit suicide right away, so he didn't miss his chance. If he doesn't, I don't want to hear his bitching about his longevity ever again.
We don't know that he's mortal; just that he's not healing. Same as everyone else in the world. In which case, trying to commit suicide wouldn't work and would only bring him bucketloads of pain.
§ ita § - Jul 13, 2011 8:55:19 am PDT #3908 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the first thing he'd want to do is commit suicide right away, so he didn't miss his chance
When's the last time he expressed a death wish? Being sad that you outlive everyone you love is not the same thing as wanting to end your existence. And he hasn't bitched about his longevity *that* much, has he? He seems to come back from the dead with quite the smirk, half the time.
Vortex - Jul 13, 2011 4:25:22 pm PDT #3909 of 7329
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Here's a good legal analysis of the issues in Torchwood - Law & the Multiverse
Theodosia - Jul 14, 2011 4:09:25 am PDT #3910 of 7329
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I just hold to the hope that being the producers are mostly British, that's just the way they think the law works in America.
Jack's had lots of time (being buried in a grave etc) to get over the whole "if only I could die" philosophy. He probably bounces around it every couple decades or so, then he meets a "Gwen" or a "Doctor" and gets a new infusion of the joy of life.
sj - Jul 15, 2011 5:55:35 pm PDT #3911 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Torchwood: Gwen has been awesome this episode! I really wish there was more Gwen and Jack and less everyone else.
sj - Jul 16, 2011 4:15:15 pm PDT #3912 of 7329
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Rewatching the first episode of Torchwood: Miracle Day and I forgot to mention Ethan Rayne the first time!
Jon B. - Jul 17, 2011 4:39:06 am PDT #3913 of 7329
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Who was Ethan on TW?