Early: Where'd she go? Simon: I can't keep track of her when she's not incorporeally possessing a space ship. Don't look at me.

'Objects In Space'


Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.


le nubian - Apr 05, 2008 12:40:47 pm PDT #1506 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

It was my fervent hope at some point during the middle of last night's BSG that Baltar would be shot in the head.

Or pushed out an airlock. I'm not picky. I cannot stand Baltar and it is time for him to die.

TW: This ep broke my heart. It really really did. Fuck.

They killed Tosh! I knew Owen was a goner ever since his hand was broken. I knew they couldn't keep fixing him up like that. But damn. Why do Tosh like that?


beekaytee - Apr 05, 2008 1:31:46 pm PDT #1507 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant

TW: today was the perfect day for me to watch the finale. I cried and cried and cried. Such a clean, civilized and yet heart breaking way to send off two characters. Lovely.

I'm worried that Grey is going to end up being the Apocalyptic Jack in the Box, so to speak though. Way to ensure a ready made baddie every time you run out of ideas. I was with Capt'n John. Ending him would have been a mercy .


Dana - Apr 05, 2008 2:04:24 pm PDT #1508 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Doctor Who 4.01:

After yesterday's Torchwood, this was exactly what I needed. Little marshmallow babies with faces and little peeping noises and wavy hands!

And wow, ROSE. Didn't expect that so soon. Now she probably won't be back until episode 10.


SailAweigh - Apr 05, 2008 2:07:43 pm PDT #1509 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb

Couldn't agree with more re: Grey, bonny. It's a bit of a cop out, to my mind. But, at least it means we might get to see Capt. John again! Because, you know, not so evil after all.


sumi - Apr 05, 2008 2:25:11 pm PDT #1510 of 30001
Art Crawl!!!

Hey, they just advertised Season 4 Doctor Who on BBCA - you know Sciffy on BBCA during an episode of Season 3 of Doctor Who.

The BBCA feed is kind of sucky today. I hope it improves by 8 pm.


hippocampus - Apr 05, 2008 5:03:29 pm PDT #1511 of 30001
not your mom's socks.

loved torchwood tonight. Still processing.


Frankenbuddha - Apr 05, 2008 5:15:18 pm PDT #1512 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"

Torchwood tonight (the BBCA broadcast) was pretty frelling devestating. Very THE BODY in some ways, though from a completely different perspective. Jonah's Lovecraftian state was both creepifying and heart-breaking. Intersting name choice too. What good is it to survive the belly of the beast if you are permanently damaged mentally in the process.


§ ita § - Apr 05, 2008 6:52:14 pm PDT #1513 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

"Adrift" (TW) gutted me. I have some problems with the behaviour--mostly on Jack's side, but it's mostly that I want to smack him around, as opposed to feeling he was badly written. He needed to have cut Gwen off at the pass. Because he knows exactly how far she's going to take it. That's why she ended up on the team in the first place, wasn't it?

And his flippant invitation to her to join him and Ianto's sweaty manmeat--so terribly terribly cruel. Ianto's walking an interesting line, being with him and being honest to the rest.

Now that I think about it, Ianto hasn't been in Jack's confidence for that long, right? I mean, they weren't together when the series started, because they couldn't have gotten together until after the cyber-chick episode. He does seem to know every little thing, though.

No retcon for Nicky. She's not just seen something disconcerting, like a blowfish-headed alien. She's had her heart broken and hard and very personally. And they're letting her walk away with that? Hmm.

DW 4.01 ("Partners in Crime") : Well, that was nice enough! I have no great quibbles, no overwhelming love. But even though I started to guess that was Rose there at the end, I found it very chilling for some reason. Her vanishing into thin air? Not helping things. I wonder if Donna will see her likeliness at some point and remember her. Probably not.


Dana - Apr 05, 2008 6:54:38 pm PDT #1514 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I mean, they weren't together when the series started, because they couldn't have gotten together until after the cyber-chick episode.

Define "together."


Vortex - Apr 05, 2008 7:08:14 pm PDT #1515 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman

He needed to have cut Gwen off at the pass. Because he knows exactly how far she's going to take it.

he was thwarted by ianto. If Ianto hadn't given Gwen the GPS system, she never would have found it. He thought that he didn't need to cut her off.

Now that I think about it, Ianto hasn't been in Jack's confidence for that long, right? I mean, they weren't together when the series started, because they couldn't have gotten together until after the cyber-chick episode. He does seem to know every little thing, though.

well, before that, Ianto was the "errand boy". He knew Torchwood's secrets. I mean, he's the one who would have arranged for the boats and hired the staff at the island.