Things that I'm quite enjoying at the moment...

[butterfly]

1. Torchwood. I've seen some negative responses to it, both on my flist and in various other places online, but I've gotten to a place where that's not making me doubt my own reaction to the show, which has been overwhelmingly positive. I love the characters, I love the dynamics, I love where they seem to be going.

2. Lois Lane on Smallville. In

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[beck_liz]

I've gotten to a place where that's not making me doubt my own reaction to the show

Bless. I'm not doubting it either (well, except when I get really depressed at oh dark thirty), I'm just tired of seeing it. :-) I love both the characters and where they're going with them. It's all good. Although Captain Jack could get a little more (on-screen) loving for my taste. ;-)

And, on a similar note, Oliver Queen is a terrific character. I'm really enjoying him.

I love, love, love Ollie. I hope we get to keep him. I haven't any idea of how long he's supposed to be on the show, but I keep seeing people talk about he won't be around for the whole season. I don't know whether that's supposition, or actual fact, though. I'm also enjoying both Lois and Lana more than I ever have, which I never would've expected. I'm really looking forward to tonight.

I adore Rose Tyler, even more in S2 than in S1 (which makes me something of a rarity, as I understand). There are small pockets of Series 2 Rose fans, never fear. We do seem to be

[butterfly]

Bless. I'm not doubting it either (well, except when I get really depressed at oh dark thirty), I'm just tired of seeing it. :-) I love both the characters and where they're going with them. It's all good. Although Captain Jack could get a little more (on-screen) loving for my taste. ;-)I've just convinced myself that Captain Jack has been spending too much time pining away over the Doctor and Rose and that he'll get back into the swing of things any time now (the stopwatch scene thinks that maybe that happened at the end of the episode and that we'll get more later on -- he was much more breezy and outspoken about his past sexual exploits in the last episode

[beck_liz]

Replying in reverse, here:

They are definitely airing more of Eureka, right? I'm sure that I read that there would be more.

Yes! I just have no idea when. I thought it'd be in January, but I just double-checked myself and according to the Sci-Fi Channel's schedule, all the episodes in January are Season 1 repeats. *shrug* So I don't know when the new episodes are airing. But so far as I know, it did get the green light for Season 2, and it should happen sometime in 2007. I'm just hoping it's not next Fall, or something.

(which makes me so nervous about next season -- I trust RTD to create characters that I love, I mean, just look at Rose, but will the actress be able to make Martha as endearing and unique as Rose was? I hope so.).

I am very nervous about next season, as well. I'm there for the characters, and of course I love the Doctor, but the other character I loved is gone. Hopefully Martha is awesome, but I also don't want to go into it with my expectations too high, so I'm not disappointed, you know? *sigh*

I can

[butterfly]

Hopefully Martha is awesome, but I also don't want to go into it with my expectations too high, so I'm not disappointed, you know?

Indeed. I don't want to convince myself that she'll be spectacular and I'll love her because... well, I did that with Reinette and I ended up hating that episode with a fiery passion (makes no sense in the context of the season arc. none.).

[amothea]

i'm loving Torchwood and I really loved Rose in season 2 of Doctor Who. I was surprised to find out that some people didn't like her in season 2. (I think there were a few weak episodes in season 2...but season 1 had a few weaker episodes too) I felt like Rose's interactions with the 10th doctor were a little different than the 9th's. but that makes sense because he kind of changed.

[butterfly]

Right. I found Rose lovely and likable in both seasons (though a bit prettier in S2 -- I really loved the shorter hair), and her chemistry with both Doctors believeable and interesting.

[mrv3000]

I adore Rose Tyler, even more in S2 than in S1 (which makes me something of a rarity, as I understand). I love her storylines in both seasons, but her chemistry with the tenth Doctor is a bit more powerful and playful than her chemistry with the ninth

Oooh yeah! I totally see their chemistry as way closer with Ten than with Nine. Not sure I have a favorite between S1 and S2 when it comes to just Rose. Really liked both as a natural arc to her character.

[butterfly]

Oooh yeah! I totally see their chemistry as way closer with Ten than with Nine. Not sure I have a favorite between S1 and S2 when it comes to just Rose. Really liked both as a natural arc to her character.

I think it's because Ten trusts Rose's feelings for him more than Nine did. He doesn't feel the need to emotionally manipulate her to stay with him (like Nine did at the end of World War Three) because he knows that she wants to. He doesn't feel the need to question just how much she cares about him, because she made that very, very clear in The Parting of the Ways. So they have a more relaxed relationship, more of a partnership. More RST, less UST.

I do love Rose's personal arc in both seasons. I agree with you that it feels very natural.

[mrv3000]

Oh, a very big Wordy McWord to it all.

[gehayi]

I need to see Torchwood. Why won't Sci-Fi or BBC America buy the episodes? *sulks*

I love both Nine and Ten, and love seeing Rose with both of them, though the dynamic is different, of course. But then, I'm one of those people who can't pick a favorite companion, or a favorite Doctor. If you asked me, "Who is the best Doctor?" I'd say, "Yes. Who IS the best Doctor. Every single incarnation of Who."

Because seriously, how can you choose? They're all different aspects of the same person.

For the same reason, I can't choose between the Doctor's Companions. From Susan Foreman to Rose Tyler, they've all been something special. And I assume that Martha Jones will be too.

[butterfly]

Well, as regards to Torchwood, I'm fully willing to send people copies of the episodes, considering the long wait they may have. But I was thinking of waiting until the whole season had aired before offering. I think that all the episodes would fit on one disc. Unless it's all-but-one. Hmm.

Because seriously, how can you choose? They're all different aspects of the same person.

Indeed. I completely agree!

For the same reason, I can't choose between the Doctor's Companions. From Susan Foreman to Rose Tyler, they've all been something special. And I assume that Martha Jones will be too.

I do have a lot of hope, when it comes to Martha. She's being created by RTD, who was the guy who wrote up Rose. And I like RTD's female characters, in general.

[honorh]

I'm loving S2 take-charge Rose. I really, really don't get where the complaints are coming from. I think she's grown as a person, her relationship with the Doctor has grown, and Billie has grown as an actress. As of last week, I'm up to The Satan Pit, in which I think she was terrifically kick-ass

[butterfly]

I'm loving S2 take-charge Rose. I really, really don't get where the complaints are coming from. I think she's grown as a person, her relationship with the Doctor has grown, and Billie has grown as an actress. As of last week, I'm up to The Satan Pit, in which I think she was terrifically kick-ass.

Rose is just lovely in S2. I definitely agree with you that she's grown in just about every way. Billie's just been doing an amazing job with her.

For me, the difference between Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose is that Nine and Rose had a lot more unresolved sexual tension. Ten and Rose seem more... resolved, one way or the other. They're clearly amazingly good friends, but they aren't clinging to each other, the way Nine clung to Rose in the aftermath of the war.

Anyway, I love the girl, and I'll be sad to see her go. But then, I was also sad to see Nine go, and I adore Ten now, so I'm sure I'll adjust to the new companion.

I do have quite a lot of hope. I just hope that Moffat isn't the one who introduces her! I wasn't pleased at all with The