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katesnotesI have decided to occasionally post some of my thought about tv shows to this journal.
I have been watching Torchwood recently and at first I was disappointed. This was partly my fault because I had rather expected too much. Looking back over the 7 or 8 shows that have been on so far I realise that it took the show a couple of episodes to hit its stride. The first two eps were just trying too hard after that they settled and started to improve.
I think my favorite so far was the one with the fairies - the fairies themselves were interesting and spooky and Jack's relationship with Estelle was so sweet.
I also liked Countrycide - it was deeply creepy and I quite like Gwen/Owen. I had thought Owen was a badly written and unpleasant character but he has improved. I liked Owen and Gwen even more in this week's episode Greeks Bearing Gifts. I found their banter funny and I liked the way they were sort of dodging around each other. It felt a little realistic as well as quite sweet - just the way people in new relationships are around each other.
I also really liked Tosh in this episode. Prior to this week I had no idea what Tosh was like and I therefore had no opinion on her. But this week we finally got a look at the girl and I liked what I saw. I think I realised that I liked her when she found Mary in front of her flat and said something to the effect of "oh you would know my address too".
Unfortunately the two characters who haven't impressed me yet are Jack and Ianto - this is annoying because I really want to like them. I loved Jack in Dr Who and I want to continue to love him but he needs to both lighten up and stop overacting. The first issue can be fixed by the scriptwriters and there have been some excellent Jack moments (eg with Estelle, with the Pterodactyl, and with Tosh in Greeks bearing gifts) so far so it is apparent that the scriptwriters do in fact have some idea what to do with him - they just need to be more consistent. The overacting problem is hopefully something Barrowman can overcome with time - he didn't overact so terribly in Dr Who so he is capable of it. The directors could help him to tone down a bit.
Ianto still feels a bit wooden to me though I did like the excessive melodrama of his thoughts in GReeks bearing gifts - he could also be a fun character given a bit of time.
So that is my much too long-winded opinion of Torchwood so far.
I have been watching Torchwood recently and at first I was disappointed. This was partly my fault because I had rather expected too much. Looking back over the 7 or 8 shows that have been on so far I realise that it took the show a couple of episodes to hit its stride. The first two eps were just trying too hard after that they settled and started to improve.
I think my favorite so far was the one with the fairies - the fairies themselves were interesting and spooky and Jack's relationship with Estelle was so sweet.
I also liked Countrycide - it was deeply creepy and I quite like Gwen/Owen. I had thought Owen was a badly written and unpleasant character but he has improved. I liked Owen and Gwen even more in this week's episode Greeks Bearing Gifts. I found their banter funny and I liked the way they were sort of dodging around each other. It felt a little realistic as well as quite sweet - just the way people in new relationships are around each other.
I also really liked Tosh in this episode. Prior to this week I had no idea what Tosh was like and I therefore had no opinion on her. But this week we finally got a look at the girl and I liked what I saw. I think I realised that I liked her when she found Mary in front of her flat and said something to the effect of "oh you would know my address too".
Unfortunately the two characters who haven't impressed me yet are Jack and Ianto - this is annoying because I really want to like them. I loved Jack in Dr Who and I want to continue to love him but he needs to both lighten up and stop overacting. The first issue can be fixed by the scriptwriters and there have been some excellent Jack moments (eg with Estelle, with the Pterodactyl, and with Tosh in Greeks bearing gifts) so far so it is apparent that the scriptwriters do in fact have some idea what to do with him - they just need to be more consistent. The overacting problem is hopefully something Barrowman can overcome with time - he didn't overact so terribly in Dr Who so he is capable of it. The directors could help him to tone down a bit.
Ianto still feels a bit wooden to me though I did like the excessive melodrama of his thoughts in GReeks bearing gifts - he could also be a fun character given a bit of time.
So that is my much too long-winded opinion of Torchwood so far.
