Miracle Day ep 8.
Catching up, slowly.
Twas OK, and we began to get answers and that was neat (I'm not expecting there to be big twists or anything by the way. It'll be something RTD-y and that's fine). Although (to be callous for a moment) the whole categories set-up is... well, it works. I mean, you have this whole 'OMG NO ONE CAN DIE!' scenario, but then the Families (one presumes) have a solution all ready. All that's needed is to burn Categories 1 and 0, and the world can continue almost as before - the only extra burden would be those who stayed alive after dying (like Rex), which would mean a fair bit of adjustment, but not hugely overburden the world. Mostly I'm not quite following why everything's going to pot, when the solution is already in place... If they hadn't kept it secret everything would probably have worked out better.
Oh and there was stuff with Jilly and Oswald and things and Alien Technology and Jack got to make Important Speeches about how Humanity Shouldn't Have This Because It Would Endanger History, and it was a teeny tiny bit like they remembered the actual show. (ETA: Mind you the way in which the alien tech had been acquired - as well as the reason behind it - made next to no sense, but that's sort of beside the point. There Were Speeches To Be Made!)
ANYWAY. Jack went to see Angelo and there was a nice quiet moment, which Jack then made ALL ABOUT IANTO and my shippy little heart overflowed. I think that ep 7 is probably meant to be during Jack's slow path years, which makes no sense continuity wise, but is DELIGHTFUL when viewed in the context of 'Ianto Was Jack's Only Significant Other'... ("Did you see him? Ianto? You would have liked him... Or maybe not. Maybe been jealous...") The Only One. <3 <3 <3
Like I said, I'm shallow.
Twas OK, and we began to get answers and that was neat (I'm not expecting there to be big twists or anything by the way. It'll be something RTD-y and that's fine). Although (to be callous for a moment) the whole categories set-up is... well, it works. I mean, you have this whole 'OMG NO ONE CAN DIE!' scenario, but then the Families (one presumes) have a solution all ready. All that's needed is to burn Categories 1 and 0, and the world can continue almost as before - the only extra burden would be those who stayed alive after dying (like Rex), which would mean a fair bit of adjustment, but not hugely overburden the world. Mostly I'm not quite following why everything's going to pot, when the solution is already in place... If they hadn't kept it secret everything would probably have worked out better.
Oh and there was stuff with Jilly and Oswald and things and Alien Technology and Jack got to make Important Speeches about how Humanity Shouldn't Have This Because It Would Endanger History, and it was a teeny tiny bit like they remembered the actual show. (ETA: Mind you the way in which the alien tech had been acquired - as well as the reason behind it - made next to no sense, but that's sort of beside the point. There Were Speeches To Be Made!)
ANYWAY. Jack went to see Angelo and there was a nice quiet moment, which Jack then made ALL ABOUT IANTO and my shippy little heart overflowed. I think that ep 7 is probably meant to be during Jack's slow path years, which makes no sense continuity wise, but is DELIGHTFUL when viewed in the context of 'Ianto Was Jack's Only Significant Other'... ("Did you see him? Ianto? You would have liked him... Or maybe not. Maybe been jealous...") The Only One. <3 <3 <3
Like I said, I'm shallow.