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Originally Posted by DanaC
I loved it! I don;t understand all the negativity around part one. It had a very clear story. Several very clear story strands in fact. It was tightly paced and fast moving, but managed to get in several really emotional scenes (the ones between Wilf and the Doc nearly had me blubbing, especially the cafe scene). I honestly don;t know what it was that people were expecting to see that they were disappointed with it.
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I watched them back to back (more or less) but managed to avoid reviews. I'm glad, because it meant I could simply enjoy it without having half an eye on it having to prove itself.
I think Doctor Who, and especially the big seasonal episodes, have to be watched without cynicism. It's the only way they work.
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Also a lot of criticisms over the jack scene. People see that as RTD's gay agenda (?) Which I just think is bizarre.
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That makes me really cross.
In Dr Who*, Captain Jack is a bisexual man with no angst or hang-ups. Thank God! How rare is it to see non-heterosexual people/ relationships without having "Issues" thrust upon you? Any soap with a gay character has to "do!" AIDs, coming out, homophobia etc etc etc.
*Yes, Jack has issues (lower case and no speech marks) in Torchwood. But they're nothing to do with where he likes to stick his cock.
Children should see everyday interaction between gay people. It happens. It's real. Okay, Jack was seen picking a man up in a bar rather than walking with a partner hand in hand through a park or reminding him to go to the library to pay an overdue fine. But that's Jack - why should his last appearance with the Ten go against character? I was glad to see Jack getting a little light relief - suggested rather than explicit because of the young audience - after all he's been through.
Sorry. I'm off my soapbox now.
It just makes me so mad.
People with opinions like that ruin it for the rest of us. I mean what hope is there now of getting a Torchwood episode in which we see explicit shots of Jack giving the new Doctor head? A shame I tell you.
Completely off topic (well - mostly) Mum shared the wisdom last night that John Barrowman and his partner Scott Gill will not stay together. Scott is apparently not flamboyant enough for John. The fact they've been together nearly two decades, have a civil partnership, dogs, shared family and property does not seem to matter. Hmmmmmmmm. Then again she was in Doom-Saying mode last night. And after all her predictions my hair hasn't fallen out yet, so I'm thinking she might not always be on the button.