Torchwood fan wibbling

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Just listened to the Torchwood audiobook In the Shadows and man, was that ridiculous and satisfying.

But then! Someone had to go and link me to this: http://tinyurl.com/l8u2nu which arguably contains implied spoilers for Children of Earth that are really fucking distressing even if I've been saying for months that Ianto is not going to die and the rumour mongering is just the usual fan wank and drama.

Really, it's so ridiculous. Hello, I went through the Snape thing. I was ready for that. I'm only bummed his death wasn't more epic (snake bubble to the head? really?). But Ianto! Not my favorite character, but the one it would definitely break my heart to see go. I'd analyze that for you all, but it's so hardly necessary I'd like to pretend to keep my dignity on the subject, but NOW I'M REALLY FUCKING FREAKED. And can't, apparently, stop listening to really depressing stuff on last.fm.

Trauma!

Comments

[fide-et-spe.livejournal.com]

Well it happened for me with the X files, God knows I now don't get why I loved it so much. Anyhow I had no problems about Mulder/Scully, my problem was when Mulder left, no matter how good people said RP was, I could not get into it at all, so only watched if Mulder was in it. Mind you by the time he left I literally knew no one who was still watching, it went on too long. As for the film, well God help me, they were so tired the poor dears needed to lie down in a dark room, it really was too much effort.

I've only seen a few Buffys, I rather feel like I'm missing something when I watch that, it's fun, but I don't see what the fans see.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I much preferred the X-Files with Mulder over Doggett, but I still watched. And I shipped Mulder and Scully in an UST-tastic way. Mulder wasn't dead, though... I was sure he'd be back. And I read fic with loads of Mulder in anyway, so on some level, what was going on in canon didn't mess with my fanon. I would have watched for Scully had Mulder been killed off. I liked the plots and the mytharc in general. Sometimes the storylines didn't work for me, but I didn't ditch the show over them.

The film SUCKED. :D (Clarifying: The second film.)

Re: TW S4, should it come - I want new team members (additional ones, to join Ianto and Gwen) for more fic possibilities!

[fide-et-spe.livejournal.com]

Oh yes I meant the second film, I like the first one a lot. The second one was painfully bad, not just due to the lethargy, but I found it homophobic as well. (could not believe the joke about gay marriage and the whole gay=paedophile thing, awful. Anyhow that really is segueing big time.

I definitely want more new team members in S4, with gwen and Ianto. I can't see the pregnancy lasting, that is unless Rhys is a goner.

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

I feel the same way about the pregnancy. And Rhys. But I'm not really a fan of domestic drama stuff... I want sexy sci-fi and not sure how a baby will fit into this show.

Though re: Ianto's fate... Owen was brought back (not quite the same, but still). And Rhys was brought back when the team re-opened the Rift.

So death may not be permanent. Hey, it's Torchwood! They might milk the emotion and then do some reversal. Ianto could fake his death to outwit the enemy AND THE AUDIENCE, LOL. Lots of stuff could happen.

[fide-et-spe.livejournal.com]

I don't want a baby in there either, although I guess they could palm it off and we only hear about it off screen. I think your theory is probably right. Some kind of Spooks like faking of his death maybe. I think they should give him a spin off show, so he fakes his death, then goes off to take over Torchwood 4 with his special skills and we have a spin off with potential crossover episodes. Also TW4 totally has to be filmed at Port Merion, then you could even allude to the Prisoner and make it as surreal as that was. It would be such a great location for them, I am surprised they have never used it.