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a_silver_story) wrote2010-08-18 08:51 pm
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WHAT. THE. FUCK?
Okay ... so I dunno ... but quite a few people seem to be wondering 'Why does Jack come back to Earth?'. Is it to make right all that he did wrong? Is it to finally face his past? Is it because he remembers he has a fucking duty down here?
No.
Oh no.
According to Starz Press Room, it runs so much more deeper than that. Yes - he returns to Earth for a reason so much more profound than anything we ever truly considered - nay, even pondered on.
Captain Jack Harkness returns to planet Earth, facing the depression and ghosts that haunt his every waking step and the 'graveyard' of his own making ... because of his 'unstated love for Gwen Cooper'.
Don't believe me?
Here you go:
http://www.starz.com/pressroom/TCASummer2010
It's in the characterassassination bio for Jack, right under 'He's a slut, he's a slut, he's a slut', and just above 'Gwen is the ULTIMATE WARRIOR!!!!!!!!!!'.
Don't bother looking for a reference to Tosh, Owen or Ianto. 'His friends are dead' are all you're getting as far as continuation is concerned.
On the bright side, Gwen named her baby 'Anwen'. Awwww!
And Rex Matheson sounds like a total arse - and he's not even the paedophile.
No.
Oh no.
According to Starz Press Room, it runs so much more deeper than that. Yes - he returns to Earth for a reason so much more profound than anything we ever truly considered - nay, even pondered on.
Captain Jack Harkness returns to planet Earth, facing the depression and ghosts that haunt his every waking step and the 'graveyard' of his own making ... because of his 'unstated love for Gwen Cooper'.
Don't believe me?
Here you go:
http://www.starz.com/pressroom/TCASummer2010
It's in the character
Don't bother looking for a reference to Tosh, Owen or Ianto. 'His friends are dead' are all you're getting as far as continuation is concerned.
On the bright side, Gwen named her baby 'Anwen'. Awwww!
And Rex Matheson sounds like a total arse - and he's not even the paedophile.
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That is one thing that does make me raise eyebrows, ten episodes is a long time to maintain one plot, but with good writers it could work.
I don't think he's entirely horrendous at sci-fi, but I'm glad that you said that. What drives me insane is people who constantly say that he can't write and he's awful etc etc without having seen anything he's done apart from Doctor Who and Torchwood. Casanova & QAF were excellent!
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I have Casanova on DVD - it's one of my favourite DVDs.
I do, however, find RTD's sci-fi writing horrendous. The plot holes are just ... the fact he's survived this long with a sci-fi fanbase is rather amazing. He'd never get away with the Face of Boe Mistake in Star Trek, or the Bad Science of CoE, or the complete lack of continuation in Buffy. And the character assassination! GAH.
*takes a breath*
I need to stop reading about A Whole New World. It's putting me off writing Janto slash >.