An update, and some Miracle Day thoughts...
So I'm back at work, finally. I worked from home Monday and Tuesday, and spent pretty much the entire weekend confined to my apartment, so... It's actually sort of nice to be back in the land of the living? My foot is okay, too. Not 100%, but a lot better. I made it to the bus in a reasonable amount of time today, with minimal limping, so... All things considered, I guess it's healing pretty well?
And so okay, yesterday I watched the first episode of Warehouse 13. And I really liked it. And it also made me really, really nostalgic for old Torchwood.
Which brings me to some thinky thoughts. :P
So okay, I know all of this has been said before, and there are no grand revelations here, but watching the first episode of Warehouse 13 and realizing why I liked it so much made me really got me thinking about Torchwood. And why I haven't been enjoying Miracle Day so much as of late, maybe.
Because okay, the things that sucked me into Torchwood? Completely gone. And that's okay, I can adapt, you know? Maybe? (Or... I don't know, maybe I can't. >_>) But I miss the alien tech, and the hub, and the SUV, and the Archives, and the quirky, mysterious characters that sucked me in almost immediately and made me want to get to know them. I miss the lightheartedness. I always liked that contract with the underlying darkness, I think.
And with Miracle Day, I just... I don't see any of that. The humor and lighter moments that have been attempted so far have fallen really flat for me. The mood just feels off. And honestly, it just doesn't feel like Torchwood at all to me anymore. Jack's lines make me cringe more often than not. I feel like his interaction with everyone, especially Rex and Esther just feels forced, and IDK... Just really odd. I don't believe him like I used to. And part of that is that so much has changed, and I get that he's different now, mortal and all that. But it's just not working for me.
I have no complaints about the darker elements in the last episode. Honestly, I still feel like COE felt much darker. It's the mood, or something, I think? With COE, I felt like I was on the edge of my seat with every episode, and I felt like, much as with Miracle Day, we were seeing individuals react in a disturbing way to a crisis, and that was really chilling. So there are similarities there, but I just... I don't feel the urgency with Miracle Day like I did with COE, even with this new holocaust angle. All of those things that were revealed in the last episode were terrible, of course, but I just still don't feel the urgency.
And I don't know. I feel like for me, I'd really like it to be one or the other? Quirky and monster-of-the-week --OR-- really compelling, sweeping miniseries. And I know for a lot of people, Miracle Day is compelling, maybe in the way COE was for me. And I'm still going to give it a chance. But it doesn't feel as solid, story-wise, at all. The way the narrative has been handled so far, with so much jumping around just... Has sort of left me not caring all that much about anyone. With COE, I cried for Frobisher, you know? He completely broke my heart. And with Vera, I just... I didn't feel that same connection. I felt bad for her, and thought it was a horrible way to go, of course. But I don't feel connected. The way the story is being told so far, I just really don't feel that much of a connection to anyone.
*sighs*
I don't know. Watching Warehouse 13 just really made me wish for more S1 and S2 Torchwood. >_> I understand that things change, and evolve, but... I think I just miss the TW that I liked best? In the hub, surrounded by alien tech, investigating things. (With Ianto. *_*)
And I mean, even with COE, I never really thought about it like this. I accepted it, I think because despite the outcome, I really liked what they did with the story, and thought it was great television. And now I feel like I'm totally regressing, and just wishing they'd never made COE, and never set TW on this trajectory. >_> I just... I want S3 in the hub, with the team. ;__;
And okay, I'll shut up now. I've been thinking about this for days (weeks?) though, and seeing Warehouse 13 sort of solidified some of my thoughts, so... There they are. ;)
And I want to say too that I really don't want to be negative about MD - I know that a lot of you guys are really enjoying it, and I am too sometimes. And so I don't want to add to any kind of negativity - god knows there was enough about the whole thing before it started? IDK, I just... I wish I liked it more. And I'm going to try to remain hopeful that maybe with the second half I will...
And so okay, yesterday I watched the first episode of Warehouse 13. And I really liked it. And it also made me really, really nostalgic for old Torchwood.
Which brings me to some thinky thoughts. :P
So okay, I know all of this has been said before, and there are no grand revelations here, but watching the first episode of Warehouse 13 and realizing why I liked it so much made me really got me thinking about Torchwood. And why I haven't been enjoying Miracle Day so much as of late, maybe.
Because okay, the things that sucked me into Torchwood? Completely gone. And that's okay, I can adapt, you know? Maybe? (Or... I don't know, maybe I can't. >_>) But I miss the alien tech, and the hub, and the SUV, and the Archives, and the quirky, mysterious characters that sucked me in almost immediately and made me want to get to know them. I miss the lightheartedness. I always liked that contract with the underlying darkness, I think.
And with Miracle Day, I just... I don't see any of that. The humor and lighter moments that have been attempted so far have fallen really flat for me. The mood just feels off. And honestly, it just doesn't feel like Torchwood at all to me anymore. Jack's lines make me cringe more often than not. I feel like his interaction with everyone, especially Rex and Esther just feels forced, and IDK... Just really odd. I don't believe him like I used to. And part of that is that so much has changed, and I get that he's different now, mortal and all that. But it's just not working for me.
I have no complaints about the darker elements in the last episode. Honestly, I still feel like COE felt much darker. It's the mood, or something, I think? With COE, I felt like I was on the edge of my seat with every episode, and I felt like, much as with Miracle Day, we were seeing individuals react in a disturbing way to a crisis, and that was really chilling. So there are similarities there, but I just... I don't feel the urgency with Miracle Day like I did with COE, even with this new holocaust angle. All of those things that were revealed in the last episode were terrible, of course, but I just still don't feel the urgency.
And I don't know. I feel like for me, I'd really like it to be one or the other? Quirky and monster-of-the-week --OR-- really compelling, sweeping miniseries. And I know for a lot of people, Miracle Day is compelling, maybe in the way COE was for me. And I'm still going to give it a chance. But it doesn't feel as solid, story-wise, at all. The way the narrative has been handled so far, with so much jumping around just... Has sort of left me not caring all that much about anyone. With COE, I cried for Frobisher, you know? He completely broke my heart. And with Vera, I just... I didn't feel that same connection. I felt bad for her, and thought it was a horrible way to go, of course. But I don't feel connected. The way the story is being told so far, I just really don't feel that much of a connection to anyone.
*sighs*
I don't know. Watching Warehouse 13 just really made me wish for more S1 and S2 Torchwood. >_> I understand that things change, and evolve, but... I think I just miss the TW that I liked best? In the hub, surrounded by alien tech, investigating things. (With Ianto. *_*)
And I mean, even with COE, I never really thought about it like this. I accepted it, I think because despite the outcome, I really liked what they did with the story, and thought it was great television. And now I feel like I'm totally regressing, and just wishing they'd never made COE, and never set TW on this trajectory. >_> I just... I want S3 in the hub, with the team. ;__;
And okay, I'll shut up now. I've been thinking about this for days (weeks?) though, and seeing Warehouse 13 sort of solidified some of my thoughts, so... There they are. ;)
And I want to say too that I really don't want to be negative about MD - I know that a lot of you guys are really enjoying it, and I am too sometimes. And so I don't want to add to any kind of negativity - god knows there was enough about the whole thing before it started? IDK, I just... I wish I liked it more. And I'm going to try to remain hopeful that maybe with the second half I will...