I guess I assumed they unleashed it or it wouldn't really be extortion. And viruses seem to be their thang.
Oh, and tbtb were IDIOTS to build that tank without a way to destroy it.
Just keep walking, preacher-man.
River ,'Jaynestown'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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Trudy Booth - Jul 30, 2009 10:25:07 am PDT #9249 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
quester - Jul 30, 2009 10:50:00 am PDT #9250 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Oh, and tbtb were IDIOTS to build that tank without a way to destroy it.
No kidding!
Barb - Jul 30, 2009 2:26:48 pm PDT #9251 of 30001
“Not dead yet!”
I didn't think it was a 456 virus at all, but a naturally-ocurring one that they saved us from.
It was. The world was on the verge of a huge flu epidemic-- in the truck they were talking about how the 1918 flu had decimated the world's population and how the one they were facing had the ability to be far more debilitating.
Jon B. - Jul 30, 2009 3:41:08 pm PDT #9252 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
in the truck they were talking about how the 1918 flu had decimated the world's population and how the one they were facing had the ability to be far more debilitating.
I remember that, but I don't think that necessarily means that the new one was naturally occurring. I assumed it was a 456-caused attack.
quester - Jul 30, 2009 3:52:17 pm PDT #9253 of 30001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
The fact that it is unclear muddles the motives of the people who gave up the children.
Pix - Jul 30, 2009 4:03:50 pm PDT #9254 of 30001
The status is NOT quo.
I assumed it was a 456-caused attack.
Me too.
Jon B. - Jul 30, 2009 4:13:33 pm PDT #9255 of 30001
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
The fact that it is unclear muddles the motives of the people who gave up the children.
I think the characters knew which it was; it's the TV audience for whom it's unclear.
Trudy Booth - Jul 30, 2009 4:17:16 pm PDT #9256 of 30001
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
It might not even be unclear for us if we rewatch.
Which I'll do soon. But not just yet.
Kathy A - Jul 31, 2009 3:40:13 am PDT #9257 of 30001
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Just got caught up with the Boxed Set series (Eureka, Doctor Who, CoE), and DW was a nice refresher after CoE's darkness, wasn't it? Except for when the female UNIT head officer (nice to see her again, BTW) put her gun to Malcolm's head. Something I should have expected, but it was the only really dark moment in the show.
Eureka was as weak as y'all said upthread. Just...bleah. I much preferred ST:TNG's take on the phased people trying to communicate with the rest of the group.
Fred Pete - Jul 31, 2009 4:52:14 am PDT #9258 of 30001
Ann, that's a ferret.
The problem may be that Torchwood generally isn't a good vehicle for the Captain Jack character.
When he was introduced in Doctor Who, Captain Jack was a charming, happy-go-lucky intergalactic con man. That's the sort of supporting character that steals the show (Fonzie, Spike), not the person you want heading up a semi-secretive organization designed to save the Earth from alien threats.