Doctor Who 4.1: I enjoyed that a lot. Loved the friendly little Adipose babies. The scene where the Doctor and Donna finally catch up with one another was a classic. And ROSE!!! I knew she was going to show up at some point, but I'm glad they got her in so early.

I'm now more optimistic that Donna isn't going to get on my nerves as much as I'd feared.

When does S4 start in the States?

Not soon enough, if you ask me. Tho' I gather it's getting advertised as showing soon-ish on SciFi, so I have hopes.

I'm now more optimistic that Donna isn't going to get on my nerves as much as I'd feared.

Yeah, she has her moments, but they don't seem any worse than some of Rose's more obnoxious moments .

Torchwood 2.13: well, that was sad. Good use of James Marsters though. Am I alone in thinking Owen might turn up again? I mean, he's already dead, who knows what the radiation actually did to him. He could be a nebulous conciousness bobbing about in Cardiff.

Mind you, it does mean that Torchwood now has a medical vacancy again. I wonder if Martha will be free after the coming series of Doctor Who.. .?

When does S4 start in the States?

April 18, IIRC

Fiona, in the Torchwood Declassified, Burn Gorman made a joke about how you don't actually see what happens to Owen, so maybe he escaped into the sewers and became King of the Weevils.

Dana, yes, I saw that. But I already had my suspicions beforehand!

Was he really in earnest when he told that guy to kill him? Gaius being self-sacrificial? Talk about OOC.

I found it intriguing. As if he's bought into his own hype, or maybe even the opposite. That he's having some sort of self-esteem downward spiral.

The pre-opening credit battle scene was one of the most spectacular this show's ever done. Fuck, that was awesome.

Things go boom!!

And despite my "WTF, show?" and vowing never to take this show serious after S3 finale, I found myself all revving up when the drums came in during the credits. Ahhh, the drums. I've missed you!

I KNOW. As I was watching the credits, I remembered that the drums were coming and got all excited. Also, shit, they're at 39K now? Remember the days when they were closer to 49K?

It looked to me like the Cylon Raider sent Anders a program, so I was surprised no one put forth that possibility, given their paranoia about EXACTLY THAT.

DW 4.01: That was fun! Those fat babies were adorable, and I agree that the eventual Doctor/Donna meeting was classic. I loved following along with their mouthed conversation, although Donna eventually lost me. And I'm also really pleased that they're deliberately going for a different vibe this year. I enjoy Donna's sort of snarky outlook at the Doctor's antics and adventures, even though she also retains a healthy sense of wonderment.

And Rose! The hell? A ghost! I didn't think she'd show up this early either, but that's certainly one way to hook people who hadn't already heard she'd be in this season.

P-C- I am not sure they sent him a program or recognized him as a Final 5. Since they located a being that they look up to as a god, they decided to back the fuck off.

BTW, it occurs to me that this just gave us the explanation of how Anders survived on Caprica against all odds. Everytime a cylon came up to him, they backed off.

Torchwood S2 Finale:

Gut wrenching. As noted above, Tosh's, "...because you're breaking my heart!" was just... I already used gut wrenching, and heartbreaking seems repetitive, but pretty much those two things. And her being the brave little toaster to the end by not fessing up that she was dying, too. Goodness. Owen, Tosh, I'm so sorry you didn't get your chance. Damn, show, way to be heartbreakingly awesome.

Love Rhys, and I'm so glad that he's still with us. I was a tad worried at the, "We'll see each other when it's all over," line. Sneaky writers with their anvilly diversions that aren't anvilly after all. And the, "Will you marry me again?" bit was adorable. Rhys and Gwen has made me like Gwen a whole lot more this season .

BSG premiere - I was soooo sleepy when I watched! I have to DL so I can focus more on everything. I followed the story fine, and I'm intrigued, but I want to rewatch for the effects. You know, the important part.

I think Tigh was having a waking dream of his own making - worst fear realized, as someone said above.

I'm just happy my show is airing again!

Off to watch the Dr. Who premiere now.