Really? Huh, OK. I was pretty sure he scarpered as soon as he could. I could rewatch, but I have very little desire to.
New episode tonight, anyway!
Mal: Ready? Zoe: Always.
'Serenity'
Boxed Set, Vol. IV: It's always suicide-mission this, save-the-planet that.
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
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Fiona - Jan 23, 2008 9:28:48 am PST #9660 of 10001
askye - Jan 23, 2008 9:33:38 am PST #9661 of 10001
Thrive to spite them
I haven't watched the episode in a while, but his attitude was like, oh okay I'll dose you and have both of you. It was away to get out of dealing with the guy but it didn't seem like Owen was uncomfortable with the idea of shagging both of them.
I'd say that Owen definitely prefers women but doesn't mind a trip to boyland on occasion.
Emily - Jan 23, 2008 9:33:50 am PST #9662 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Yeah, he sprayed, the boyfriend said, "I'm going to have you," and Owen called for a taxi -- not, I thought, in a "get me out of here!" kind of way but rather in an "excellent!" kind of way.
Liese S. - Jan 23, 2008 9:40:03 am PST #9663 of 10001
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I have a friend who is sexual in the way that Jack is sexual. He just lives sensually. If anybody ever asked him, he'd say yes. Slut, sure, but mostly he was just a guy who enjoyed his sexuality. And it just kinda emanated from him all the time, and people responded.
So every interaction that everyone ever had was charged with sexual tension, especially from the outside looking in. That's kinda the way I see Jack.
Last series' shooting lesson? Totally hot. Does it indicate a specific preference for Gwen? I dunno that it does, necessarily, although it might. I just think Jack sees most situations as sexually charged, and rolls with it.
Vortex - Jan 23, 2008 9:46:15 am PST #9664 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Yeah, he sprayed, the boyfriend said, "I'm going to have you," and Owen called for a taxi -- not, I thought, in a "get me out of here!" kind of way but rather in an "excellent!" kind of way.
yeah, he looked at the camera and wiggled his eyebrows or winked or something.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 23, 2008 10:02:27 am PST #9665 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
There was also some background material from the Torchwood Hub website last year that indicated Owen got into trouble as an M.D. because he was sleeping with patients, both female and male.
Nutty - Jan 23, 2008 10:05:43 am PST #9666 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Last series' shooting lesson? Totally hot.
See, I watched that scene and was like, This is how British people get their illicit thrills, isn't it? Because violence is more censored, and guns are so rare IRL, it was just very... gun-porny, and not nearly as porn-porny as I think it would have been if it had been done for an American series.
Emily - Jan 23, 2008 10:11:16 am PST #9667 of 10001
"In the equation E = mc⬧, c⬧ is a pretty big honking number." - Scola
Does it indicate a specific preference for Gwen? I dunno that it does, necessarily, although it might.
Yeah, I had some... goggle trouble, if you will, with that scene. Through understanding-of-the-character goggles, it looked like exactly what you're describing -- generally sensual person, rolls with the tension inherent in the situation. Through narrative-TV-script-conventions goggles, it looked like a JackNGwen4ev! kind of thing. On the other hand, maybe I'm too jaded and underestimating the writers. That'd be lovely.
§ ita § - Jan 23, 2008 10:53:52 am PST #9668 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Because violence is more censored, and guns are so rare IRL, it was just very... gun-porny, and not nearly as porn-porny as I think it would have been if it had been done for an American series.
You could switch that basic scenario to a pool table and still have it be hot--and guns aren't that rare (rare enough to significantly elevate the label of hot past America) in Britain. They have cop shows with people running around and shooting each other too.
Nutty - Jan 23, 2008 11:27:46 am PST #9669 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
guns aren't that rare
Still, it was an American expatriate civilian teaching a British police officer how to fire a weapon, and enjoy the everliving daylights out of it. I think there's warrant to see fetishism in that.
Pool table, and I think it would go toward fetishizing expertise, or bravado, or pure kinetic smoove; but when the whole point is to stand still and squeeze your index finger, while the camera swoops and stares adoringly...
(Anyway, I think we all agree with Liese's point that it was some kind of porny!)