It's hard not to see Spike in Capt. John, but it's definitely not a 100% copy. Very odd though - a show with a British actor playing a charcter who sounds like an American hires an American to play a character who sounds British. Although given that the lack of a truthfullness is in there for both characters, it makes it make a lot of sense (although I doubt they were going for that entirely intentionally).

Barrowman is American. Well, equally as American as he is Scottish, but that's his accent.

Well, equally as American as he is Scottish, but that's his acce

Really? It sounded like he was doing a bad American accent when he first appeared on Doctor Who, though I haven't had the same problems with Torchwood.

It really sounds like "Gray" or "Grae" to me. Is there a source for the actual line?

Really? It sounded like he was doing a bad American accent when he first appeared on Doctor Who, though I haven't had the same problems with Torchwood.

Yeah. He's all over YouTube doing various things: check it out.

yeah. he was born in Scotland, but moved to the states when he was, like, eight or something. he lived in chicago.

ok, this even had DH howling. Delivery was perfect.

"That's gorgeous."

"That's a poodle."

Sounds like Gray to me as well. And I think my fave John Hart moment was when he learned that Jack can't die. There is the flabbergast, and the sudden comprehension of the pain and agony that Jack must endure for each "death" and each "resurrection", the empathy, and then the subtle shift into falsehoods as he talks about the horror of coming back to life in Earth, in Torchwood, with those people, but that last part seems like such a lie, like your seeing a bit of self-deception.

I'm still curious as to why John was so soft with the team and went out for immediate murder with Jack. The former makes me think he didn't really want to overtly harm anyone permanently, and then he "kills" Jack. I'm sure there's a method to the madness, but I'm not sure what that method is yet.

Loved the humor, loved the editing and zoominess and the backwards music (I wasn't able to watch enough of the first season to know if that has always been a part of the show). Love love love Ianto, and am glad (although I couldn't say why) that they picked back up on the attraction that Gwen has to Jack (again, from what I saw it seemed like they dropped that angle like a bad habit in the first season, but what do I know?)

airing Doomsday. I decided I was not up to watching the last 10 minutes.

I happened upon it while Rose was in mid-cry, and that was it for me--I immediately teared up. "Am I ever going to see you again?" Waaaaahhh!

he lived in chicago.

To be precise, he moved to Aurora when he was 8, and then to Joliet (making him a hometown boy to me!!) four years later, where he graduated from Joliet West (a year behind Andy Dick, whom he was best friends with). In interviews, he says he developed the Midwest accent ASAP after moving here to eliminate the teasing he got from the kids over his brogue.

As for tonight's BBCA ep, LOVED IT!! My sis and BIL are even tuning in for the first time due to the James Marsters appearance (BIL is a huge Buffy fan, and Sis is getting into BtVS as well as being an old-time Doctor Who fan, even though she has yet to get into the new series).

But, I loved just about everything about it except for the Gwen/Jack mushy stuff--loved their tussling over who is in charge of Torchwood, though. One of my favorite little bits was when Capt. John suggested an all-team orgy, and Ianto was considering it briefly before re-aiming his pistol.

a year behind Andy Dick, whom he was best friends with

Boggles