31 days left and we continued my countdown to Miracle Day Torchwood re-watch! I'll be watching an episode a day and blogging bits and thoughts. With any luck this is gonna read like an episode guide and commentary. Let's dive right in!
Episode: Day One (Series 1 Episode 2)
Written By: Chris Chibnall
Original Air Date: 22 October 2006
1 Sentence Sum-Up: Gwen accidentally releases an alien that feeds off orgasmic energy.
New Characters:
Carys Fletcher (Sara Lloyd Gregory): A young girl, recently heartbroken and at the wrong place at the wrong time. She's possessed by the gaseous sex alien Gwen let loose. She now has bigger problems than Orlando Bloom vs. Heath Ledger.
Favorite Quote:
Ianto: "Need me to do any attacking, sir?"
Jack: "Appreciate the offer. Just open the door."
Never Noticed:
After Gwen has her slip up and the Team returns to the Hub, Gwen is trying to apologize and make excuse and Tosh give her the most devastating I'm-not-convinced eye roll. Unexpected.
The team was mean. They were really mean to Gwen. With exception of Ianto who didn't offer any judgements the whole team was very vicious towards Gwen the entire episode. I almost felt bad for her. Almost, she deserved it.
Ianto brings Jack a coffee and you can see the steam rising. It is piping hot. Nice touch, Ianto would never serve warm coffee. Fresh and hot is the only way to fully enjoy the flavors. I doubt if they thought too much about that, but it made me happy.
Ianto's accent is way more pronounced in the early episodes. The way he says the word "mucus" was heart-stopping. Never thought mucus would be sexy. Welsh vowels are so good.
Jack's hair is a lot lighter in this episode than I remember. Some point through the series he dyed it darker. Don't remember when but it's a noticeable change.
WTF Moments:
The jacket is still there. John Barrowman is just a little less sexy. FIx it!
When Gwen and Carys are having their cell time. Carys takes quite a while to realize Gwen is a girl. Is she really mannish? It's just an excuse for girl on girl action.
When Carys is trying to escape Jack grabs a wooden stick to even the fight against her alien something sharp. Aside from how that wouldn't really help, why was there a random wooden stick lying about? Did I miss him breaking a broom or something? Is it an alien wood stick?
The flashing lights on the SUV. Torchwood's version of a siren. They keep flip-flopping between keeping under the radar and making an entrance. It's a bit inconsistent.
Random Rants:
In the final showdown with alien Carys Jack says "I've got a surplus of alive. I'm giving it away". He says it right in front of the team and you see Tosh and Owen exchange a look. He slipped up with his secret a little. A secret I'm still not sure why he's keeping. I think this time watching I am going to be paying specific attention to how much he gives away, when and why.
MVC (Most Valuable Character):
MVC goes to Ianto. In an episode full of brilliant one liners Ianto had most of them. He also kept his cool, providing solutions amongst all the mess Gwen made. Ianto is also being awarded this episodes' best dressed. More often than not this goes without saying, but let's take a moment to appreciate how foxy this look is.
Episode: Day One (Series 1 Episode 2)
Written By: Chris Chibnall
Original Air Date: 22 October 2006
1 Sentence Sum-Up: Gwen accidentally releases an alien that feeds off orgasmic energy.
New Characters:
Carys Fletcher (Sara Lloyd Gregory): A young girl, recently heartbroken and at the wrong place at the wrong time. She's possessed by the gaseous sex alien Gwen let loose. She now has bigger problems than Orlando Bloom vs. Heath Ledger.
Favorite Quote:
Ianto: "Need me to do any attacking, sir?"
Jack: "Appreciate the offer. Just open the door."
Never Noticed:
After Gwen has her slip up and the Team returns to the Hub, Gwen is trying to apologize and make excuse and Tosh give her the most devastating I'm-not-convinced eye roll. Unexpected.
The team was mean. They were really mean to Gwen. With exception of Ianto who didn't offer any judgements the whole team was very vicious towards Gwen the entire episode. I almost felt bad for her. Almost, she deserved it.
Ianto brings Jack a coffee and you can see the steam rising. It is piping hot. Nice touch, Ianto would never serve warm coffee. Fresh and hot is the only way to fully enjoy the flavors. I doubt if they thought too much about that, but it made me happy.
Ianto's accent is way more pronounced in the early episodes. The way he says the word "mucus" was heart-stopping. Never thought mucus would be sexy. Welsh vowels are so good.
Jack's hair is a lot lighter in this episode than I remember. Some point through the series he dyed it darker. Don't remember when but it's a noticeable change.
WTF Moments:
The jacket is still there. John Barrowman is just a little less sexy. FIx it!
When Gwen and Carys are having their cell time. Carys takes quite a while to realize Gwen is a girl. Is she really mannish? It's just an excuse for girl on girl action.
When Carys is trying to escape Jack grabs a wooden stick to even the fight against her alien something sharp. Aside from how that wouldn't really help, why was there a random wooden stick lying about? Did I miss him breaking a broom or something? Is it an alien wood stick?
The flashing lights on the SUV. Torchwood's version of a siren. They keep flip-flopping between keeping under the radar and making an entrance. It's a bit inconsistent.
Random Rants:
In the final showdown with alien Carys Jack says "I've got a surplus of alive. I'm giving it away". He says it right in front of the team and you see Tosh and Owen exchange a look. He slipped up with his secret a little. A secret I'm still not sure why he's keeping. I think this time watching I am going to be paying specific attention to how much he gives away, when and why.
MVC (Most Valuable Character):
MVC goes to Ianto. In an episode full of brilliant one liners Ianto had most of them. He also kept his cool, providing solutions amongst all the mess Gwen made. Ianto is also being awarded this episodes' best dressed. More often than not this goes without saying, but let's take a moment to appreciate how foxy this look is.
MVA (Most Valuable Actor):
Sara Lloyd Gregory. Sometimes a guest character can steal the show. Sara's portrayal is a perfect example. She had some lovely subtle moments, great body language and she, forgive the pun, nailed the high emotion scenes.
Episode Grade:
B+
With a premise almost doomed for failure Torchwood made us believers. It could have been so cheesy, a pretty big risk so early in the series but it payed off. And the one-liners are none-stop. A very clever and surprisingly touching episode.
Tomorrow's Episode: Ghost Machine (Series 1, Episode 3). Remember I'll be live tweeting my re-watch on the @BarrowmanDay twitter at 12:00am PST (US - West coast) and 8:00am GMT (UK). Hope you all can watch with me and chat.
That's it for today! Hope you enjoyed my run down. What did you all think of this episode? Did you notice anything new? What grade would you give it? xx
<3Dana
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Sara Lloyd Gregory. Sometimes a guest character can steal the show. Sara's portrayal is a perfect example. She had some lovely subtle moments, great body language and she, forgive the pun, nailed the high emotion scenes.
Episode Grade:
B+
With a premise almost doomed for failure Torchwood made us believers. It could have been so cheesy, a pretty big risk so early in the series but it payed off. And the one-liners are none-stop. A very clever and surprisingly touching episode.
Tomorrow's Episode: Ghost Machine (Series 1, Episode 3). Remember I'll be live tweeting my re-watch on the @BarrowmanDay twitter at 12:00am PST (US - West coast) and 8:00am GMT (UK). Hope you all can watch with me and chat.
That's it for today! Hope you enjoyed my run down. What did you all think of this episode? Did you notice anything new? What grade would you give it? xx
<3Dana
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