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I don't think there is anything in this that could be construed as spoilers, but I've put this behind a cut just to be safe. Also, if you don't appreciate comments that don't reflect like diamonds in the sun off Teflon Gwen, then you might prefer not to read on. This is not an anti-Gwen rant, but she does get a mention towards the end, and I can't bring myself to be polite about it.
Rant behind the cut
In the original publicity releases for the new series of Torchwood, the character listing included one Oswald Jones, pedophile. There was, justifiably, a considerable uproar about the inclusion of an unrepentant pseudo-celebrity pedophile character in the plot, and giving such a character the surname of 'Jones'. It seemed the ultimate slap in the face to all Ianto fans.
It also seemed to me that good ol' Rusty was taking his predeliction for the child abuse plot device to worrying new heights. It was especially disturbing that he described the aspect of the show's plot that included this character as 'exciting'. Exciting is one word I will never equate with pedophilia, no matter how it's intended.
Now, however, the character has apparently been changed from being a pedophile to a child killer. No less heinous, but somewhat more palatable than a pedophile. Better still, the name has now apparently been changed from Jones to Danes. Amazing how much difference two little letters can make.
Don't get me wrong. I'm still undecided about how much I'm looking forward to "Miracle Day". I hold grave fears that Captain Jack Harkness will be relegated to being the show's stock-standard 'eye candy', whilst the plot focuses primarily around Bazooka Cooper, the teflon tart of Torchwood. It certainly seems to be what Russell T Davies has been aiming for all along.
I will watch it (when it eventually reaches Australian televisions), but it will be with severe trepidation.
On the bright side, with the exception of Jack, there are no characters left that I have invested in emotionally, and therefore I don't give a rat's arse if the entire cast gets obliterated by the end of the show. Fortunately, my one reason for still watching plays a character who can't die (at least, not until some time after the year Five Billion, apparently).
Unfortunately, the one character that I would very much like to see killed off (because it is LONG overdue) will undoubtedly survive.
In the original publicity releases for the new series of Torchwood, the character listing included one Oswald Jones, pedophile. There was, justifiably, a considerable uproar about the inclusion of an unrepentant pseudo-celebrity pedophile character in the plot, and giving such a character the surname of 'Jones'. It seemed the ultimate slap in the face to all Ianto fans.
It also seemed to me that good ol' Rusty was taking his predeliction for the child abuse plot device to worrying new heights. It was especially disturbing that he described the aspect of the show's plot that included this character as 'exciting'. Exciting is one word I will never equate with pedophilia, no matter how it's intended.
Now, however, the character has apparently been changed from being a pedophile to a child killer. No less heinous, but somewhat more palatable than a pedophile. Better still, the name has now apparently been changed from Jones to Danes. Amazing how much difference two little letters can make.
Don't get me wrong. I'm still undecided about how much I'm looking forward to "Miracle Day". I hold grave fears that Captain Jack Harkness will be relegated to being the show's stock-standard 'eye candy', whilst the plot focuses primarily around Bazooka Cooper, the teflon tart of Torchwood. It certainly seems to be what Russell T Davies has been aiming for all along.
I will watch it (when it eventually reaches Australian televisions), but it will be with severe trepidation.
On the bright side, with the exception of Jack, there are no characters left that I have invested in emotionally, and therefore I don't give a rat's arse if the entire cast gets obliterated by the end of the show. Fortunately, my one reason for still watching plays a character who can't die (at least, not until some time after the year Five Billion, apparently).
Unfortunately, the one character that I would very much like to see killed off (because it is LONG overdue) will undoubtedly survive.
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sarcasm alert/
Oddly enough, I keep reading comments from people who are adamant that 'geez, just cause he's a child predator - he can still be good otherwise.' And yet, I've been told by these same folks that one doesn't get cookies for doing the right thing. (I wonder where they hid the child-f'cker saves the world cookie exclusion clause.) And calling Gwen a Teflon Tart (you know already I'm not a supporter of this view) well all I can say is NO COOKIES FOR YOU.
Now, I don't want to upset you, but I have my suspicions as to whether the character who cannot die will actually be alive at the end of the show. Because he's all that stands between Gwen and world domination. Just saying.
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That's okay - I could do without the cookies at the moment. LOL
I stand by my opinion, though - particularly the 'teflon' part. Because, seriously, nothing ever sticks. All the shit she stirs up seems to hit everyone around her and sticks fast, but it just slides right off her.
It's all a matter of opinion, though.
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That's why it's easy to continue thinking of her as sweet and demure - because unlike Gwen and Owen, Tosh never flaunted her sexuality. The one time she seemed to be doing that, and making Owen miserable, was when she was under the influence of Adam, and not in her right mind.