TB: In the first ten minutes we get drunk Eric (hilarious), Jason having a rather moving epiphany, and "Remeber Salem...it was just a bunch of Puritanettes who needed a good lay."
Even if the rest of the episode sucks, I'm happy.
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Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2011 5:34:00 pm PDT #3915 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frankenbuddha - Jul 17, 2011 6:50:25 pm PDT #3916 of 7329
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, despite my unhappiness with their storyline so far this year, I loved watching Hoyt and Jessica save Jason, and Jessica not even giving a second thought as to how she was going to save him.
Really bad stuff for Pam though. She's not going to deal with that well.
sumi - Jul 18, 2011 4:41:28 am PDT #3917 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
No, she is not. Drunken Eric was excellent. Eric in the swimming hole: excellent. Eric sad that he can't be in the sun again: excellent. I think I'm watching for Eric.
Jason's story was good this week. I was so glad that it was Hoyt and Jessica who happened upon Jason.
I'm guessing that the reason they've messed with the Bill storyline is because in the books - Bill isn't there at this time. (I think this is when he's in South America. )
Fred Pete - Jul 18, 2011 5:20:13 am PDT #3918 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
TW: Better. Closer to the Torchwood spirit.
I'm 1/8 Welsh. So there are no prizes for guessing my favorite moment of the ep. Even if my ancestors were from Anglesey and nowhere near Cardiff.
I want Rhys to return, but I fear he won't. Torchwood without Rhys is like Buffy without Xander -- missing a tether to the ordinary world.
sumi - Jul 18, 2011 6:46:28 am PDT #3919 of 7329
Art Crawl!!!
And now: the the GoT theme on acoustic guitar.
Amy - Jul 18, 2011 6:51:22 am PDT #3920 of 7329
Because books.
So lovely, sumi. Thank you for linking.
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2011 7:03:54 am PDT #3921 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I thought Gwen was the tether to the ordinary world.
Fred Pete - Jul 18, 2011 7:17:03 am PDT #3922 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
Maybe, ita. But Gwen is at least a trained police officer able to defend herself (as she proved so memorably in the last ep!). And after 2 seasons and one miniseries, she's been fully integrated into Torchwood. And even if she didn't volunteer for Torchwood, she got in because she did something.
Rhys is a truck driver with no special talents or skills. And he didn't do anything to get into Torchwood -- he just fell in love with and married Gwen. But every now and then he does something important. (Think Xander -- Glory -- wrecking ball.)
§ ita § - Jul 18, 2011 7:24:33 am PDT #3923 of 7329
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
He didn't get into Torchwood, though. He's just TW adjacent. Xander, on the other hand, was a Scoob.
Fred Pete - Jul 18, 2011 8:45:25 am PDT #3924 of 7329
Ann, that's a ferret.
Fair point. Maybe Joyce. Or if a Scoob had a non-Scoob significant other.