Torchwood - Combat
Sep. 25th, 2007 07:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catalyst2Overall, I liked this episode even if the main story line was a little obvious. The gem in this episode was all the character development
Owen showed that he really was effected by Diana's departure - so much so that he first tries to avoid Jack's calls at al and then, in an ever-escalating spiral of violent acts, gets to the point where he realises that he has absolutely nothing left to lose. A lot of comments were directed towards Owen's lack of gratitude towards Jack after saving his life but my reading of it was that Owen was committing suicide when he walked into the Weevil's cage - or did I misread that? And that very last scene where Owen intimidates all the Weevils - chilling!
And Gwen - from the moment at the dinner with Rhys that that smile spread across her face when she saw that Jack needed her help, I knew it couldn't go well. Mind you, I didn't expect Rhys to stand for himself just for once nor did I expect to Gwen to confess her affair with Owen to Rhys, only to stun me seconds later with the revelation that she had just retconned Rhys. The depth of her desperation for forgiveness was so apparent in her frantic pleading with Rhys but but that pleading was all to no avail. To then watch Gwen break down and lose it whilst sitting in The Hub on her own was just heart-breaking regardless of how much her actions were thoughtless and selfish - in fact it was exactly because of that that I thought this was a particularly well-worked part of the story.
Other bits I liked:
- Jack's disgust at the ring tone on the phone from the body he and Tosh found at the dock warehouse
- the whole part the real estate guy played - suitably sleazy and ambivalent throughout
- "I called her Janet" "Janet?" "Yeah Barbara just didn't work!"
Because of all of the above, plus some other bits I remember liking at the time - but now can't recall! - I thought this was a good episode even if the whole "Fight Club" central theme was a bit old and tired.
Owen showed that he really was effected by Diana's departure - so much so that he first tries to avoid Jack's calls at al and then, in an ever-escalating spiral of violent acts, gets to the point where he realises that he has absolutely nothing left to lose. A lot of comments were directed towards Owen's lack of gratitude towards Jack after saving his life but my reading of it was that Owen was committing suicide when he walked into the Weevil's cage - or did I misread that? And that very last scene where Owen intimidates all the Weevils - chilling!
And Gwen - from the moment at the dinner with Rhys that that smile spread across her face when she saw that Jack needed her help, I knew it couldn't go well. Mind you, I didn't expect Rhys to stand for himself just for once nor did I expect to Gwen to confess her affair with Owen to Rhys, only to stun me seconds later with the revelation that she had just retconned Rhys. The depth of her desperation for forgiveness was so apparent in her frantic pleading with Rhys but but that pleading was all to no avail. To then watch Gwen break down and lose it whilst sitting in The Hub on her own was just heart-breaking regardless of how much her actions were thoughtless and selfish - in fact it was exactly because of that that I thought this was a particularly well-worked part of the story.
Other bits I liked:
- Jack's disgust at the ring tone on the phone from the body he and Tosh found at the dock warehouse
- the whole part the real estate guy played - suitably sleazy and ambivalent throughout
- "I called her Janet" "Janet?" "Yeah Barbara just didn't work!"
Because of all of the above, plus some other bits I remember liking at the time - but now can't recall! - I thought this was a good episode even if the whole "Fight Club" central theme was a bit old and tired.
