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summer_skinThis week went by super fast for me and I'm just as happy for it. This week has been SO warm and since I haven't been feeling the best with everything with my mom and whatnot I'm just as happy for the weekend to come and for today to cool off a bit. I also have a BUTTLOAD of mosquito bites, possibly more than I've ever had before, and oh man they ITCH. Since I moved out here to Alberta I've found that mosquito bites last way longer on me and itch for literally months before they go away. So I've been trying everything and anything to stop from scratching.
I also laid down as soon as I got home and, of course despite mybest lack of efforts, fell asleep for about three hours. But I didn't think I was sleeping. It was weird.
In other news my birthday is next Saturday and I've decided to have a birthday BBQ. That way no one has to spend too much money and I can have people over and it'll be a low-key affair. With the strict stipulation that NO ONE SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. I fucking HATE THAT SONG!
It has kind of surprised me how much I have been looking forward to Torchwood coming back. I have gone into it with mixed feelings because TW has never been the BEST show with the most well-rounded characters. It took me a bit of time to even warm up to the show but at this very point I like it betteer than Doctor Who and I do appreciate that it's a show that will go there. I"m still bummed that Tosh, Owen and Ianto have all been killed off but I am thankful that the show doesn't sugar coat anything or shy away from controversy in that respect. The Children of Earth storyline was daring and out there and risky, it was soul crushing, but I liked it and I'm happy with it.
--> It was so painfully obvious in the scenes with the baby that the baby wasn't there. Which I'm okay with but it was VERY PAINFULLY OBVIOUS.
--> Rex's doctor wearing smart business dresses and heels to check on patients. Not once but twice. Yeah, okay. I know this is on Starz (I've never watched anything from that network before I get the sense that they try to be a bit more... pretty, I guess, than others) but that's a bit much for a doctor who's going to be on her feet all day running after patients.
--> Bill PUllman's rapist/murderer character threatening to sue the Governer and getting off during a time of crisis. Again, Starz network and storylines and all, but COME ON. There's no way. There would be a state of emergency called and possibly martial law and I'm SO SURE their top priority would be letting out this dangerous guy who happened to be executed on a day of weirdness.
--> This is a pretty minor thing but Rex's phone staying to his ear when he was prat-falling (Pratt, HA!) getting out of the hospital and all the way to Wales. Also, is Rex supposed to be some sort of comic relief, in a minor way? I found the attempts at humour a bit too forced during this scene and not in the dry TW way I'm used to seeing.
I like Rex, I think, although I wasn't expecting him to take everyone into custody at the end. But it makes sense.
I also like Esther and think she's spunky. She looks like Leslie Bibb. I also really like that friend of hers from the office who got her the Torchwood file on the DL. Although it's a bit convenient that he managed to snag the "last copy" without any hassle and she almost got blown up trying to find loose ends.
I really, really hope more comes out about where Jack's been these last 12 months and how/if he got over the events of COE. I know there's a promise of some pretty rauchy times happening between him and lord knows who else but I hope he and GWen go over what happened with Ianto and whatnot. I also liked how Jack used Owen's name at the examination of the blown up body.
Obviously the show won't be the same old Torchwood but I think after COE it changed anyway and DEFINITELY took a darker turn. If anything I think shifting the tone and the change of locale will give it an edge without being quite so DARK. Because although I really, really enjoyed the COE turn, as I mentiioned, the show can only keep sinking into an abyss before it's too much to handle. But I don't want it to become typical American fare, either, with guns and sensationalism and just TOO MUCH CHEESE. I hope this first episode is the baseline and it won't deviate too much from it because it's still Torchwood, still British and needs to have that sensability about it (yes, totally talking about sensability in a show about aliens).
OH! HOW FUN WAS SEEING RHYS ALL BADASS WITH A GUN?!
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Torchwood 401 - set 1 (315 caps ~ MB) // Torchwood 401 - set 2 (315 caps ~ MB) // Torchwood 401 - set 3 (315 caps ~ MB) // gallery
See, a dress and heels. Impractical!
I also laid down as soon as I got home and, of course despite my
In other news my birthday is next Saturday and I've decided to have a birthday BBQ. That way no one has to spend too much money and I can have people over and it'll be a low-key affair. With the strict stipulation that NO ONE SINGS HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME. I fucking HATE THAT SONG!
It has kind of surprised me how much I have been looking forward to Torchwood coming back. I have gone into it with mixed feelings because TW has never been the BEST show with the most well-rounded characters. It took me a bit of time to even warm up to the show but at this very point I like it betteer than Doctor Who and I do appreciate that it's a show that will go there. I"m still bummed that Tosh, Owen and Ianto have all been killed off but I am thankful that the show doesn't sugar coat anything or shy away from controversy in that respect. The Children of Earth storyline was daring and out there and risky, it was soul crushing, but I liked it and I'm happy with it.
--> It was so painfully obvious in the scenes with the baby that the baby wasn't there. Which I'm okay with but it was VERY PAINFULLY OBVIOUS.
--> Rex's doctor wearing smart business dresses and heels to check on patients. Not once but twice. Yeah, okay. I know this is on Starz (I've never watched anything from that network before I get the sense that they try to be a bit more... pretty, I guess, than others) but that's a bit much for a doctor who's going to be on her feet all day running after patients.
--> Bill PUllman's rapist/murderer character threatening to sue the Governer and getting off during a time of crisis. Again, Starz network and storylines and all, but COME ON. There's no way. There would be a state of emergency called and possibly martial law and I'm SO SURE their top priority would be letting out this dangerous guy who happened to be executed on a day of weirdness.
--> This is a pretty minor thing but Rex's phone staying to his ear when he was prat-falling (Pratt, HA!) getting out of the hospital and all the way to Wales. Also, is Rex supposed to be some sort of comic relief, in a minor way? I found the attempts at humour a bit too forced during this scene and not in the dry TW way I'm used to seeing.
I like Rex, I think, although I wasn't expecting him to take everyone into custody at the end. But it makes sense.
I also like Esther and think she's spunky. She looks like Leslie Bibb. I also really like that friend of hers from the office who got her the Torchwood file on the DL. Although it's a bit convenient that he managed to snag the "last copy" without any hassle and she almost got blown up trying to find loose ends.
I really, really hope more comes out about where Jack's been these last 12 months and how/if he got over the events of COE. I know there's a promise of some pretty rauchy times happening between him and lord knows who else but I hope he and GWen go over what happened with Ianto and whatnot. I also liked how Jack used Owen's name at the examination of the blown up body.
Obviously the show won't be the same old Torchwood but I think after COE it changed anyway and DEFINITELY took a darker turn. If anything I think shifting the tone and the change of locale will give it an edge without being quite so DARK. Because although I really, really enjoyed the COE turn, as I mentiioned, the show can only keep sinking into an abyss before it's too much to handle. But I don't want it to become typical American fare, either, with guns and sensationalism and just TOO MUCH CHEESE. I hope this first episode is the baseline and it won't deviate too much from it because it's still Torchwood, still British and needs to have that sensability about it (yes, totally talking about sensability in a show about aliens).
OH! HOW FUN WAS SEEING RHYS ALL BADASS WITH A GUN?!
* 1280x720 caps
* Uploaded to my own personal site.
* Comment and credit if taking/using.
* The biggie- NO HOTLINKING. Don't be a bastard and make me replace my sample caps with a bright and gaudy "I'm a thief, ask me how!" message.
*
Torchwood 401 - set 1 (315 caps ~ MB) // Torchwood 401 - set 2 (315 caps ~ MB) // Torchwood 401 - set 3 (315 caps ~ MB) // gallery
See, a dress and heels. Impractical!
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Date: 2011-07-09 09:57 am (UTC)I've snagged a few of screencaps, by the way. :)
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Date: 2011-07-09 06:32 pm (UTC)Thanks! Sometimes I feel really bad picking out the things that annoyed me or brought me out of the ep but often times I can't ever properly explain my feelings overall for the episode so it's all I've got, LOL.
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Date: 2011-07-09 11:24 am (UTC)That said... I liked it. I'm trying to figure out how Jack stopped being a fixed point in time (=the reason for his immortality.)
Rhys is &hearts !
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Date: 2011-07-09 06:31 pm (UTC)Perhaps because EVERYONE ELSE is now immortal (although not a fixed point in time, I doubt because it's EVERYONE) it kind of acted like... a double negative and turned his off? Does that make ANY SENSE?!
I cannot express enough how much I want them to revisit COE and go back to what Jack went through and how he dealt with everything. I want to know what happened SO BADLY. I super hope they don't ignore it or gloss over it because it's a HUGE deal and we need to know if this character we love so much is still fucked up and what the hell happened to him!
I understand why Jack did what he did but I need to know that he's either still irreparably wounded or that he's dealing with what he did to his own blood. I want to know that he's still carrying that with him for an eternity and not going to be like, "lol, jk, I'm mortal now so it's okay!" or whatever.
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Date: 2011-07-09 12:04 pm (UTC)I really enjoyed everything about the episode. The joke about the bride and tolls; Gwen holding the baby while shooting.etc. Cannot wait for next ep. :-)
Thank you for the zip files. I couldn't get set 2 to work for me. :(
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Date: 2011-07-09 06:25 pm (UTC)It seems that set 2 was still set 1 but it should be fixed now! Thanks for letting me know.
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Date: 2011-07-11 06:12 am (UTC)So while I don't feel the show is the same I don't think it SHOULD be, either. I'm cautiously optimistic. :)
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Date: 2011-07-11 03:32 pm (UTC)Right. I agree with ya.
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Date: 2011-07-24 10:15 am (UTC)Because you are doing a wonderful job.
Seconde, I have a question for you, I have a website with all the picture of QAF, The website is split in two, and I won't renew the payment for the domain, and the storage of the bigger one, because I want to put everything in the same place... nevermind that, I saw your gallery, and I'm rather impressed by it, or rather the script you are using, do you mind directing me in the right direction to get it?
Thanks
Sam.