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halfspokenwords

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Jan 16, 2008 21:31

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang! Torchwood 2x01 was a pleasant surprise from Chibnall.

Some random thoughts/observations beneath the cut.

( Trust me, I'm an improviser )

Comments 6

ceindreadh January 18 2008, 08:59:01 UTC

Um. Handcuffs. Couldn't they have just, I don't know, cut off his hand? He came in with a SWORD, after all. I mean, John already referenced Star Wars, so it would serve him right, right? Is it wrong that this was my first thought?

I saw this clip on the previews and my first thought was duh, hacksaw anybody?

John's "join me" speech is just a biiiit cheesy. The music doesn't help. It's all painfully Doctor Who, isn't it? I suppose this is intentional. Those of us who watched S3 saw Jack turning down a chance to travel the universe, and now even those who only watch Torchwood see Jack doing essentially the same thing. We get it: he wants Earth, wants Cardiff, wants his team.
I was getting a Star Wars vibe from that scene, you know the one where Darth Vader tries to get Luke to join him.

halfspokenwords January 18 2008, 16:08:37 UTC

See below. It was Ianto's first thought, too, so we are in good company!

Star Wars is an interesting connection that I didn't think of, but honestly it might have been more of what they were going for. Considering the "Help me, Obi Wan" and all.

lookninjas January 18 2008, 14:37:39 UTC

Um. Handcuffs. Couldn't they have just, I don't know, cut off his hand?

Actually, on my second time watching it, I swore I heard Ianto shout "Cut off his hand!" as they were scrambling out of the Hub, and Tosh replied "We can't; it'll detonate." Or something very like that. But I'll have to watch it again to confirm.

halfspokenwords January 18 2008, 16:04:27 UTC

The first time I saw it, I think I missed part of the line and assumed he met cutting the bomb off. But no, I just rewatched it a couple of times and you're right!

Ianto: Can we cut his hand off?
Tosh: That would activate the bomb!

I'm still not clear on why this should be the case, but... I concede.

I'll just take pleasure in the fact that Ianto and I had the same thought. :D

ceindreadh January 20 2008, 00:20:41 UTC

I didn't hear that until I went back and re-rewatched it.
To me it sounds like TPTB realized that they'd left a big plot hole open and quickly put in those lines to cover themselves.

halfspokenwords January 20 2008, 00:35:10 UTC

Agreed. I guess you could say that Tosh was just being cautious, but...