Meme and my thoughts about Torchwood, season 3
As promised I will talk about my thoughts regarding Torchwood season 3 or "Children of Earth". But before I start with the many many thoughts I have about this, I will start with this meme:
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Questions from analineblue
1. What's one thing you miss about living in Germany?
Definitely my family! I might not have seen them much before I moved away from Germany but at least everyone around me spoke German and I had friends who I´ve known for a long time. It´s not always easy living in a country with a foreign language and a foreign culture so I tend to miss my family more than before.
2. If you could only speak one language fluently, which language would you choose?
Italian <3 I just love the way they talk with their whole body and how passionate they are.
3. What's one thing (quote, song, person, etc.) that's inspired you in the past week, and why?
Phew, that´s a hard one. I was basically busy preparing for my job interview the whole week so I didn´t have much time to ponder. But I did watch Children of Earth and Ianto saying "The Jack I know would have stood up to them." made quite an impression to me, I think.
4. Which do you prefer, rain, or snow?
Can I choose none? XD I would say snow, if it´s pulvery snow. Because snow makes the world go a bit more quiet and I like that.
5. Describe your dream job?
Hm, communicate with a lot of interesting people, be a real help to them, doing creative writing and working in a close-knit team with colleagues who appreciate my work.
I hope those answers were satisfactory :3
And now: What did I think about "Children of Earth"?
Well, I don´t even know where to start, there was so much going. So much human drama, so many incredible and horrible things happening but also so many wonderful things. Maybe I´ll start with the wonderful things.
Even if it sounds crazy but I really think season 3 has given us some amazing moments in terms of the Jack-Ianto-relationship. I don´t mean the drama and the emotion when Ianto dies or when he has to leave Jack behind in the hub with the bomb in his stomach. Those were pretty intense moments, of course but there was more to it than that.
It starts with Day 1 when Ianto repeatedly points out that other people refer to him and Jack as "The two of you" or "couple". The way he looks at Jack, the way he asks more and more questions are such a typical sign of falling in love. And he doesn´t want to realise it at first, you can see it when his sister asks him about it. Because he is afraid to be rejected. Which is understandable given Jack's reaction to the couple-comment. The thing about falling in love is that it comes with two things: the obvious happy, joyful and nervous feeling that makes you grin like an idiot whenever you think about the person you love, and the pain. When you grow emotionally attached to someone as strongly as you do when you fall in love it always hurts to a certain extend. It´s because your emotions suddenly seem to rotate around that single person. You are happy when that person is around and you are sad when they aren´t. You worry about them, you want to know more about them. Everything, every little thing suddenly matters so much. At the same time you might adore their smile, and despise the way they change the subject. Let´s just say you start to become super fussy about the person you fall in love with. And that´s what happens with Ianto, that shows in every scene. He asks Jack where he´s going, he comments on little things, he wants to know more about Jacks past and he wants to contribute to Jack's future. He wants him to be the man he thought he was which is when he says "The Jack I know would stand up to them."
Of course Jack notices Ianto's feelings and he is not very happy about it at first. It's not because he doesn't like Ianto, it's not even just because he doesn't want Ianto to get hurt. It's because he, Jack himself, doesn't want to get hurt. He has feelings for Ianto and what Ianto thinks matters to him and at first he tries to escape it but in the end he just can't. He takes a step towards Ianto and they go together and stand up to those aliens. We know how it ends but I don't think it's such a bad ending. It's a sad ending, of course, but it's what love is all about. Jump right in, put it all on the line and risk to get terribly hurt. I think Ianto was happy in a way when he died. Because Jack did this for him and that showed more than any words could have done, how much Jack cared about him.
So much about Jack and Ianto. Let's move on to the whole alien-thing. I have to say that the story got me thinking a lot. It still sticks with me and I can't get certain images out of my head. For example the poor kid, attached to that alien, at the same time alive and gone. In a way it's as horrible as Jack's destiny to never be able to die. He sees all the people around him die and this torture will never end. And this poor little creature is stuck in that situation forever, who knows if they are even able to think, to remember what they used to be. Let's hope not.
Another thing that really got to me was the human drama. The drama of which children to choose. Who shall live and who shall die? Isn't that a question that we might have to ask ourselves any day now? And really, what is the right thing to do? Choose them randomly so everyone gets the same chance of survival or make a targeted choice aimed at the future survival of the human race. I mean think about it, if you would have to make that choice in order for the human race to survive, would you want to continue living among race like this? Would you want to be part of it? I can totally see why Gwen made that comment about the doctor turning away from it all in shame. Who would have thought that Torchwood would evolve into such a political, ethical drama? I can only hope the best for the next season =)
Last comment on COE: Jesus, how creepy can children talking at the same time be??!!
There was a lot more I wanted to talk about. For example my favourite moments in season 2, Dr. Who season 2 and all the Torchwood references, I took pictures of my awesome Dr. Who season 2 DVD box which I wanted to share BUT this entry is getting too long so I will save it for another time ^__~ One question to analineblue : Are you also watching Dr. Who? Do you know the story, the references and everything? Would be interesting to know =) Also I was a bit of a stalker and joined all the torchwood lj groups that you are in, Jamie. So if you could get me introduced or something like that, that would be awesome. I would really like to get talking with some like minded fangirls but I haven´t written any fanfiction, yet ~__~
Rules:
♥ Leave a comment, saying you want to be interviewed.
♥ I will respond; I'll ask you five questions.
♥ You'll update your journal with my five questions, and your five answers.
♥ You'll include this explanation.
Questions from analineblue
1. What's one thing you miss about living in Germany?
Definitely my family! I might not have seen them much before I moved away from Germany but at least everyone around me spoke German and I had friends who I´ve known for a long time. It´s not always easy living in a country with a foreign language and a foreign culture so I tend to miss my family more than before.
2. If you could only speak one language fluently, which language would you choose?
Italian <3 I just love the way they talk with their whole body and how passionate they are.
3. What's one thing (quote, song, person, etc.) that's inspired you in the past week, and why?
Phew, that´s a hard one. I was basically busy preparing for my job interview the whole week so I didn´t have much time to ponder. But I did watch Children of Earth and Ianto saying "The Jack I know would have stood up to them." made quite an impression to me, I think.
4. Which do you prefer, rain, or snow?
Can I choose none? XD I would say snow, if it´s pulvery snow. Because snow makes the world go a bit more quiet and I like that.
5. Describe your dream job?
Hm, communicate with a lot of interesting people, be a real help to them, doing creative writing and working in a close-knit team with colleagues who appreciate my work.
I hope those answers were satisfactory :3
And now: What did I think about "Children of Earth"?
Well, I don´t even know where to start, there was so much going. So much human drama, so many incredible and horrible things happening but also so many wonderful things. Maybe I´ll start with the wonderful things.
Even if it sounds crazy but I really think season 3 has given us some amazing moments in terms of the Jack-Ianto-relationship. I don´t mean the drama and the emotion when Ianto dies or when he has to leave Jack behind in the hub with the bomb in his stomach. Those were pretty intense moments, of course but there was more to it than that.
It starts with Day 1 when Ianto repeatedly points out that other people refer to him and Jack as "The two of you" or "couple". The way he looks at Jack, the way he asks more and more questions are such a typical sign of falling in love. And he doesn´t want to realise it at first, you can see it when his sister asks him about it. Because he is afraid to be rejected. Which is understandable given Jack's reaction to the couple-comment. The thing about falling in love is that it comes with two things: the obvious happy, joyful and nervous feeling that makes you grin like an idiot whenever you think about the person you love, and the pain. When you grow emotionally attached to someone as strongly as you do when you fall in love it always hurts to a certain extend. It´s because your emotions suddenly seem to rotate around that single person. You are happy when that person is around and you are sad when they aren´t. You worry about them, you want to know more about them. Everything, every little thing suddenly matters so much. At the same time you might adore their smile, and despise the way they change the subject. Let´s just say you start to become super fussy about the person you fall in love with. And that´s what happens with Ianto, that shows in every scene. He asks Jack where he´s going, he comments on little things, he wants to know more about Jacks past and he wants to contribute to Jack's future. He wants him to be the man he thought he was which is when he says "The Jack I know would stand up to them."
Of course Jack notices Ianto's feelings and he is not very happy about it at first. It's not because he doesn't like Ianto, it's not even just because he doesn't want Ianto to get hurt. It's because he, Jack himself, doesn't want to get hurt. He has feelings for Ianto and what Ianto thinks matters to him and at first he tries to escape it but in the end he just can't. He takes a step towards Ianto and they go together and stand up to those aliens. We know how it ends but I don't think it's such a bad ending. It's a sad ending, of course, but it's what love is all about. Jump right in, put it all on the line and risk to get terribly hurt. I think Ianto was happy in a way when he died. Because Jack did this for him and that showed more than any words could have done, how much Jack cared about him.
So much about Jack and Ianto. Let's move on to the whole alien-thing. I have to say that the story got me thinking a lot. It still sticks with me and I can't get certain images out of my head. For example the poor kid, attached to that alien, at the same time alive and gone. In a way it's as horrible as Jack's destiny to never be able to die. He sees all the people around him die and this torture will never end. And this poor little creature is stuck in that situation forever, who knows if they are even able to think, to remember what they used to be. Let's hope not.
Another thing that really got to me was the human drama. The drama of which children to choose. Who shall live and who shall die? Isn't that a question that we might have to ask ourselves any day now? And really, what is the right thing to do? Choose them randomly so everyone gets the same chance of survival or make a targeted choice aimed at the future survival of the human race. I mean think about it, if you would have to make that choice in order for the human race to survive, would you want to continue living among race like this? Would you want to be part of it? I can totally see why Gwen made that comment about the doctor turning away from it all in shame. Who would have thought that Torchwood would evolve into such a political, ethical drama? I can only hope the best for the next season =)
Last comment on COE: Jesus, how creepy can children talking at the same time be??!!
There was a lot more I wanted to talk about. For example my favourite moments in season 2, Dr. Who season 2 and all the Torchwood references, I took pictures of my awesome Dr. Who season 2 DVD box which I wanted to share BUT this entry is getting too long so I will save it for another time ^__~ One question to analineblue : Are you also watching Dr. Who? Do you know the story, the references and everything? Would be interesting to know =) Also I was a bit of a stalker and joined all the torchwood lj groups that you are in, Jamie. So if you could get me introduced or something like that, that would be awesome. I would really like to get talking with some like minded fangirls but I haven´t written any fanfiction, yet ~__~