http://reinderdijkhuis.com/wordpress/2009/08/16/torchwood-quality-shocker/ Devoid of all delusions save those of observation, experience and reflection. Tue, 26 Jul 2011 13:46:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://reinderdijkhuis.com/wordpress/2009/08/16/torchwood-quality-shocker/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Edward Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:50:31 +0000 http://reinderdijkhuis.com/wordpress/?p=2363#comment-1701 <p>I had a completely different take: while I wanted to like it, by the end of the 4th episode I wanted to throw things at the TV screen. While Dr. Who is frequently unrealistically utopian, this went the opposite direction and was unrealistically dystopian. What really had me wanting to hit the TV was the "making of" show where Mr. Davies was pontificating on how more "realistic" Torchwood was. The plot of this series was full of holes (e.g. why can't Lanto find the car with all that software? yet they can easily track to which secret military base Jack was taken). The thing that bugged me the most: WHERE do most soldiers go to school? Think about the implications...</p> I had a completely different take: while I wanted to like it, by the end of the 4th episode I wanted to throw things at the TV screen. While Dr. Who is frequently unrealistically utopian, this went the opposite direction and was unrealistically dystopian. What really had me wanting to hit the TV was the “making of” show where Mr. Davies was pontificating on how more “realistic” Torchwood was. The plot of this series was full of holes (e.g. why can’t Lanto find the car with all that software? yet they can easily track to which secret military base Jack was taken). The thing that bugged me the most: WHERE do most soldiers go to school? Think about the implications…

]]> http://reinderdijkhuis.com/wordpress/2009/08/16/torchwood-quality-shocker/comment-page-1/#comment-1690 Drooling Fan Girl Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:41:56 +0000 http://reinderdijkhuis.com/wordpress/?p=2363#comment-1690 <p>I liked the civil service story line. And I liked a lot of the Torchwood stuff, but I found that part overshadowed by his decision to fridge Ianto and turn Jack into a giant woobie magnet. Also the two story lines didn't quite work together for me</p> I liked the civil service story line. And I liked a lot of the Torchwood stuff, but I found that part overshadowed by his decision to fridge Ianto and turn Jack into a giant woobie magnet. Also the two story lines didn’t quite work together for me

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