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[hackthis_archive]

1) I like the meme where you tell the person what makes you think of them. Let's play!

Are there any topics/things/whatever that you notice or think about that makes you think of me every time? If so, what are they? I'm curious!

2) Where is Shia? I have not seen any photos of him in weeks. This was a pressing question in my head the other night. He's still bitter about the break-up of his first gay relationship I know; he's better off without that teetotalling vegan anyway. I need to get him a new man. Maybe Ryan Gosling in that new film he's doing with Don Cheadle and George Clooney. It's called Night Crimes. Did I mention that Anderson Cooper has decided to work as a liaison for George? Yes, it's all very nice of him. He'll get paid in sex. What's that you say? You say you went to imdb and this movie isn't listed?! Well duh. Do you really think we'd get that lucky in real life?

3) I posted music on Friday for anyone who missed it.

3) I finally had a chance to see the first two new Torchwoods.





Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

a) Jack left the team? Best decision EVAR. Everybody is a selfish twat (except for Ianto) and deserved to be left after all their ungrateful behaviour.

b) John Barrowman continues to be the hottest gay man ever. Okay, he ties with George, but still. Cary Grant would be proud of his legacy.

c) He came back for Ianto! AWWWWWWWWWW! *squishes*

d) Wow, when did Russell T Davis become a hardcore Gwen/Jack shipper? Jack's upset she's engaged? They're having a moment. Somebody wake me up from this nightmare!

e) Gwen still irks the stuffing out of me, but Eve Myles has great hair. Damn.

f) Wait, is Owen trying to chat up Tosh?!

g) Jack asks Ianto out on a date! Dude, why did this have to happen after the Gwen moment, now it's been sullied like Ianto is second best. Bad! Boooo!

h) Some other stuff happens when Spike visits. I never cared for Spike though, and James Marsters needs to eat some meat. The fighting was good though. And I like how John obviously is still pining for Jack. Hell, I'd still be pining for Jack after a couple millennia too.

Sleeper

Wow did I not like this episode, I understand the whole concept of a sleeper agent perfectly, what upset the hell out of me was the whole treating of a victim as a suspect and Jack's complete disregard for anything in the assurance in what he just had to know was right. What if he'd been wrong? Yes, I know he wasn't, but at the same time it was like sitting in interrogation at Guantanamo. Yeah, no love for this episode.











ETA: Sorry about that cut-tag SNAFU!

Comments

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

*skims past the Torchwood spoilers*

Are there any topics/things/whatever that you notice or think about that makes you think of me every time? If so, what are they? I'm curious!

Green tea!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

You haven't seen Torchwood yet? I thought I was the last one to see it!

Also, I love green tea, yo. Green tea itself, green tea ice cream. I tried the Starbuck's green tea latte though and it was appallingly bad. As all things from Starbucks are. I shouldn't have been surprised. *makes face*

[elyssadc.livejournal.com]

What if he'd been wrong?

They would have retconned her, dropped her back in her life, and then forgotten all about it.

Yes, I know he wasn't, but at the same time It was like sitting in interrogation at Guantanamo.

Yup. They are incompetent, overconfident to the point of obnoxious arrogance, all the while believing they are the saviors of humanity. If the show wasn't so cracktastic it would be utterly horrifying. As it is, I enjoy the hell out of it because it's such a fucking joke. Torchwood is really supposed to be our first line of defense against the end of the world? Poor Wales. ;-)

Oh, and:

Wow, when did Russell T Davis become a hardcare Gwen/Jack shipper? Jack's upset she's engaged?

I didn't read it that way at ALL. Jack is an egomaniac who doesn't like to share. He wants all of them to worship him. I don't think he gives a shit about Gwen's sex life (he didn't seem all that concerned when she was banging Owen) but the idea that she would actually commit herself to someone is threatening to his position as the object of worship and focus for all the members of his team. I think he prefers them disfunctional and damaged. More fun that way. (Don't get me wrong, though. I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuv Jack for that very reason. He's a total bastard.)

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

They would have retconned her, dropped her back in her life, and then forgotten all about it.


Jesus, you're right. I'd always sort of glossed over how totally immoral and unethical they are -- except for when Gwen retconned Rhys, that made me murderous -- but this just completely made me livid. *shakes head* Poor Wales, indeed. Unless the end of the world can be stopped by mere hotass alone.

Also, I very much like your take on control-freak Jack, who loves his dysfunctional damaged team. It makes me think of the analogy I had last year where Jack was a single-parent and everyone else was one of his wayward child. In this scenario Ianto was the stepmom though, which is why everyone ignored his authority. Jack is a total bastard. A hotass total bastard. Hotass excuses a lot.

[antheia.livejournal.com]

Haven't seen 2x02, so I'm skimming that. But:

George
Ari
Ryan
Black boots
BoB
Nathan

to begin with.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Aw, George. And Ari. And Ryan. And BoB! Which you still haven't seen [insert sad face]. Oh, Nathan. *sniff*

[mymatedave.livejournal.com]

one of things I've seen on LJ is that although the team are the protagonists, they're also, and it says this in the credits, above the law.

The job turns them into unpleasant people. One of the analysis posts about them says that part of what the show is about, is the 'power corrupts' theme.

Now whether or not RTD's doing this deliberately or the poster's reading something that doesn't exist into the series, it's a thought provoking show.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I don't consider it thought-provoking, I just consider it maddening in a lot of ways. I don't really think the job makes them unpleasant but that it brings out tendencies that were already there and gives an excuse for them to act worse.

[ethrosdemon.livejournal.com]

Let's see.

I'm sure I could cook up a list.

Joe Purdy
Hating on Ryan Adams
Brad and Angelina's kids

*

You tricked me with that movie. I thought you were serious. OH WELL.

I engage in schadenfreude over your Gwen/Jack hate as I ship them. I am perverse!

I also have no love for Marsters. I think we are alone on that raft.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Dude, so, I heard Angie's knocked up again. I dunno. I'll believe it when I get some real proof, cos all the photos I saw were of when she was pregnant with Shiloh, which people would realize if they'd look at Maddox and how young he is in the photos. That's too much thought, isn't it? Whatever.

Also, I sucked you in with my next project I see. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I win.

I can't stand Gwen. Her hair is awesome, but her attitude leaves a lot to be desired [/understatement].

[romanticalgirl.livejournal.com]

I think I associate you most with music. And Slytherin.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Two things I could not be happier to be associated with.

[cleverthylacine]

I associate you with Nathan and Slytherin which means that you are totally my kind of people.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, Nathan. You were too good for that show anyway, you need to be on a show where hotass is appreciated. Like Torchwood. But they may have an American hotass limit.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

those pix of Shia at AA in LA last week???

What?! No! Plz to halp?

[vylit.livejournal.com]

Music! Blaise! George Clooney! And god, anything associated with Entourage.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

All things I am happy to be associated with. I am actually *looks around furtively* pondering an HP epic for Theodore/Blaise. I dunno. I ponder a lot of things in my daily existence, like how come we can't clone Adrian Pasdar. Or John Barrowman. Or Ryan Gosling. Or how cool it would be to hang out with Sam Jackson.

[avid-slacker.livejournal.com]

I have that website where you click everyday to donate as my homepage. I learned about that from you so I think of you when I click. That and the Elisabeth Glaser foundation.

Oh and when I see Ryan Gosling I think of Telegraph Avenue

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I have that website where you click everyday to donate as my homepage. I learned about that from you so I think of you when I click. That and the Elisabeth Glaser foundation.

You have given me a very warm happy feeling. Thank you.

[ghostrunner7.livejournal.com]

JOHN BARROWMAN IS HOT. And the Pope wears a funny hat.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

LOL. Yes, the pope does wear a funny hat.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

When watching Torchwood, I turn any critcal thinking part of my brain off, and turn up the 'appreciating the pretty' part way up. It makes it a much less painful experience. Jack? Pretty. Ianto? Bratty and Pretty. Tosh? Pretty. Jack and Ianto flirting? Pretty. Plot? Huh? I only care if it's pretty.

I need to get him a new man. Maybe Ryan Gosling in that new film he's doing with Don Cheadle and George Clooney. It's called Night Crimes.
That was mean. I got all super excited. Though if there is going to be fic, I will get super excited again.

And shit, I was going to tell you something else, but now I've forgotten. I'm pretty sure it was George related.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I need to get him a new man. Maybe Ryan Gosling in that new film he's doing with Don Cheadle and George Clooney. It's called Night Crimes.
That was mean. I got all super excited. Though if there is going to be fic, I will get super excited again.


Okay, you can get super excited again. ;-)

[reserve.livejournal.com]

See, it's like this, I want to hate Gwen. I mean, I really, really want to hate her. And then all that happens is I end up picturing her butt nestled into Jack's crotch when he taught her how to shoot a gun and by eyes go all fuzzy. It's really unfair and it derails me every. fucking. time. I manage to get my hate on.

Yeah. But I'm right there with you on 2.02 -- there was something completely wrong with the way they treated that woman. In fact, Torchwood raises a lot of issues with the way they treat aliens in general. Tosh actually mentions something when they use the Weevils as bait during "Combat." Annnnywho.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

When Milo started shtupping 18 year olds. It will be addressed in due time.

[lunais-cross.livejournal.com]

Are there any topics/things/whatever that you notice or think about that makes you think of me every time?

Adrian Pasdar
Nathan
George Clooney
The Oceans series

Also? I WAS WISHING SO HARD FOR THAT MOVIE TO BE REAL.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Ah, but that movie is real. IN MY MIND! Where it will get better treatment ;-)

[bond-girl.livejournal.com]

Shia at an AAA meeting (http://community.livejournal.com/ohnotheydidnt/19513154.html). I am not sure why he is doing it. He does not look like someone with a hardcore problem. Maybe this was the price to pay for being let off by the Walgreens. I actually passed by that Walgreens and asked them about Shia, barely two weeks later. (Not entirely in the stalkery way. My lame alibi to myself was that I needed toothpaste.) They deny to even have heard the name. Conspiracy. *nods*

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I have heard about this. I have a theory, but it's still under construction. I hope whatever it is works out for him though.

[burntcopper.livejournal.com]

gwen/jack - Jack wants to be the centre of everyone's attention and wouldn't mind shagging all of them - but the person he *actually* wants to be with and invest time in is Ianto. (also, Chris Chibnall who's the main showrunner is a Jack/Ianto shipper - most of the body language slashy moments, aka the ones that would keep slashers pointing and going OMG OTP PROOF in any other show are the eps he wrote. Of course, in this show, if we haven't been shown actual snogging or shagging or asking out on dates or comments about behaviour in bed, it ain't happening. :sigh: I love my show that's made in a vat by fangirls at 3am.)

Re: Sleeper. Yeah. Above the law, extraordinary rendition, no lawyers - these are things that torchwood *does*. Not nice in the slightest, and they remind us of how these are scary scary fuckers. Plus, remember that they're led by a man whose job used to be torture, they take their cues of acceptable behaviour from him and go on from there.

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

I love my show that's made in a vat by fangirls at 3am.)


It's the best kind of show!

[keitorin.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched Sleeper yet, but I did watch Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

d) Wow, when did Russell T Davis become a hardcore Gwen/Jack shipper? Jack's upset she's engaged? They're having a moment. Somebody wake me up from this nightmare!

My thoughts exactly. I truly thought I was in a nightmare while watching that scene.

f) Wait, is Owen trying to chat up Tosh?!

Lol, I just watched that scene dubiously and went on. Tosh's crush is a bit annoying to me.

g) Jack asks Ianto out on a date! Dude, why did this have to happen after the Gwen moment, now it's been sullied like Ianto is second best. Bad! Boooo!

It was so cute, but sullied by Jack's conversation with Gwen. >_

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

In short, John + Ianto 4eva!

[knotted-rose.livejournal.com]

Have you seen the pictures from the photoshoot of Shia dressed up like a bull? All I can think is, "He must have lost a bet with Milo." As well as, "Ari is going to have a cow when he sees these!"

I uploaded them to my LJ scrapbook --

http://pics.livejournal.com/knotted_rose/pic/0007k11e/g10
http://pics.livejournal.com/knotted_rose/pic/0007p4ba/g10