All Hail the Tin Dogs of Torchwood

[meddow]

Finally got around to watching Exit Wounds, and I can’t believe Torchwood made me feel so sad. Had that happened at the end of the first series, I think I would not have cried, rather I would have cheered.

Still, the plot really was quite crap, but though the season it did manage to get me to give enough of a damn about the characters to care. Big improvement then from last season.

And can PC Andy and Rhys get their own comedy spin-off in which they investigate threats to the planet by slightly rubbish aliens? Tin Dog and Tin Dog Investigations or some such. The two best characters on Torchwood saving the planet from bubble wrap - it’d be brilliant!

Comments

Tin dogs for the win!

[ragdoll.livejournal.com]

Throw in Mickey Smith and you'd have a great show. I'd watch it!

Re: Tin dogs for the win!

[meddow.livejournal.com]

See, now I was thinking about adding Mickey, but he was all sorts of awesome in AoG/Doomsday. Maybe he can be their mentor.

Re: Tin dogs for the win!

[ragdoll.livejournal.com]

Yes. "How to get past being a Tin Dog in 10 days or less!" :)

I do love Mickey so am not trying to denigrate him. But he did start out as a Tin Dog even though he moved up in class!

Re: Tin dogs for the win!

[meddow.livejournal.com]

I think that's what I love about Mickey, that he did start out as a tin dog. And really, tin dog's not that much of an insult really - more of a term of endearment.

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

OH, PC ANDY rocks my world. I swear, if they bring him into team Torchwood, I think I would die of laughter (and be kind of curious at the same time).

I think they did very well with Exit Wounds. Barrowman at times, irritates me with his FACE OF WOE (haha, see what I did there?), but the final scenes for Tosh and Owen were very well done.

I think I am the only person in the Torchwood fandom who doesn't really like Captain John though. But I was never a Buffy fangirl.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

Certainly they PC Andy needs to join Torchwood. Or at least give him some sort of honorary membership badge, or something. And then he, Rhys and Ianto could be some kind of chorus line of snark.

Tosh and Owen's scenes were very well done. I cried. I can't believe he never figured out she was dying. But, then, that is so like Tosh not to mention it. The Jack and Grey bits I felt, really let the show down.

And I don't care much for Captain John and hope he goes away. But then I'm not a Buffy fangirl either.

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

Heh, Rhys and Ianto and PC Andy. Haha, but Ianto would be the leader. Because he's the King of Snark.

Urgh, the guy who played Grey reminded me of Hayden Christianson who I just hate. He is the most wooden of wooden, and urgghhh, I wanted to poke out my eyes.

[jadeddiva.livejournal.com]

I'm okay with Owen and Tosh being gone only if it means more PC Andy and Rhys screentime. Weren't they planning on turning Torchwood into a more kids-friendly show? With both Rhys and Andy that would be totally possible.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure if they're planning on making it more kids friendly, but I'd certainly be for more PC Andy and Rhys screen time - and they are two kid friendly characters. At least, I can't imagine either of them starting to shag and and torture people.

[alexiscartwheel.livejournal.com]

In Season 1 I just thought Rhys was annoying, but now I kind of love him. I would totally watch Rhys and PC Andy take on aliens. :D

[meddow.livejournal.com]

Yeah, he did use to be annoying but he's really grown on me. I came to the realisation watching Exit Wounds that he's become my favourite member of the team (even if he's not a proper member).

I wish I had a PC Andy icon :(

[reserve.livejournal.com]

PC Andy melts me like cheese on toast. Yes.

Re: I wish I had a PC Andy icon :(

[meddow.livejournal.com]

PC Andy is absolutely adorable!

[faustian.livejournal.com]

Hey, I found you through google search, and I decided to friend you! yay!

Anyways, I agree that the first season of Torchwood was rather dreadful... but somehow the writers actually got me to like Tosh and Owen, which I was rather surprised about. First season I thought Owen was completely stupid and unlikable, but by the end of the second, I was rather distraught at seeing him die... but I suppose it was rather inevitable after he became a zombie person.

Shockingly, this makes me even more excited for the next season. Whose going to come on the team now? I only wish that Gwen would be killed of next... she kinda annoys me. :)

[meddow.livejournal.com]

What google search was that? (I'm curious because I've had two comments saying that it as many days).

I could barely watch the first season of Torchwood, the writers did lift their game considerably though for season two. I think one of the largest criticisms of the first season was that the characters were unlikable and they took it on.

And I hope Gwen doesn't get killed off, because without Gwen I don't think we would have Rhys.

[faustian.livejournal.com]

I believe the search was for: Donna Noble has something "on her back"

And I dunno about Rhys. While I have started to like him a lot more the past few episodes... I wouldn't be sad to lose him. :P