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pluckyyounggirl

Torchwood - Children of Earth: Initial Reaction.

Jul 12, 2009 01:25

So I think most people think this was the greatest thing ever. Well, I don't.

( You might not want to read this if you liked 'Children of Earth'; spoilers for the whole series, naturally )

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mls03j July 12 2009, 02:23:11 UTC

So I think most people think this was the greatest thing ever. Well, I don’t.

I don’t think you’re the only one. The reactions I’ve seen have been pretty evenly split between people saying, “It was cynical and depressing, so it must be deep,” and people saying, “Um, no.”

(As for me, I didn’t watch it at all. But I tend to agree with Eric Flint when he says that, “of all philosophies, cynicism is the most shallow and puerile.”)

If anything bothers me, it’s that this is what people are going to remember about RTD’s Doctor Who. They’re going to forget Rose saying, “I create myself,” and they’re going to remember this… this nihilistic garbage. And that’s a shame.

pluckyyounggirl July 12 2009, 20:16:37 UTC

Yeah, I've looked at some more reactions now. There's also plenty of "Well, I won't watch anymore", it seems. I guess it's easy for me because I'm not emotionally invested at all. I'm just so bothered by the lazy writing, because I know RTD et al. can do better. I've seen it, plenty of times.

They’re going to forget Rose saying, “I create myself,” and they’re going to remember this… this nihilistic garbage. And that’s a shame.

Awwww. I really hope that won't happen. Then again, sometimes I catch myself thinking "Kthxbainao, enough with the emo!" When really, it was Doctor Who - RTD's Doctor Who - that made me realise that a show can be positive, and the characters can be happy, and it can still be entertaining. Moreso than all the other, depressing dramas. That is what I want to remember.

mls03j July 12 2009, 21:29:45 UTC

Then again, sometimes I catch myself thinking ‘Kthxbainao, enough with the emo!’

Yeah-the reason I said that is because I’d seen someone referring to RTD’s tenure as Doctor Who: The Emo Years. And I can’t honestly say that I blame them. (Or that I didn’t spit out what I was drinking, for that matter.) But… the 2005 mini-series (aka season one) is still one of my favorite shows, ever.

nostariel July 12 2009, 17:41:29 UTC

I've been seeing mixed reactions all over the place. Some ppl are like “NOOOOO, MY JANTOOOOO!!!” and some ppl are like “I h8 Gwen!” (sigh) and some ppl think it's all deep and meaningful or w/e, and some ppl hate it. I think the lonely god stuff is old meme at this point, tbqh.

pluckyyounggirl July 12 2009, 20:26:55 UTC

Some ppl are like “NOOOOO, MY JANTOOOOO!!!” and some ppl are like “I h8 Gwen!” (sigh) and some ppl think it's all deep and meaningful or w/e, and some ppl hate it.

See, I don't think any of that. I'm just not bothered. I looketh at my face, and I ain't even bovvered. You know? I mean, I've never been very invested in the show in the first place, true. But I liked Ianto. He was pretty much my favourite, and watching him die did nothing to me.

If I want emo lonely god stuff, I can watch Doctor Who. I'm tired of it there, and Jack emulating Emo!Doctor didn't do a thing for me. What, I'm supposed to care about a family you only introduced me to four and a half hours ago just so you could push my buttons during the ending? Uhm, no. Not happening. That's kind of insulting my intelligence (and my emotional intelligence, as well).

I mean, there were some things I liked. It's just that overall, I couldn't bring myself to care. :-(

PS: Are the people who hate on Gwen the same people who hate Rose? Because I would not be surprised.