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shadowscast ([personal profile] shadowscast) wrote2007-01-04 09:57 pm

Happy New Year, and Doctor Who?

Hey, happy New Year everybody!

Since this is my first post in a while, I'll mention that I'm writing; I'm working on "That Good Night," though it's currently going slow like molasses.

But in other news, I just watched the entire first season of the new Doctor Who. A few spoilery impressions behind the cut, and also some questions for those of you who know more than I do!

Oh my god, Captain Jack. I mean, I love the Doctor and Rose, but from a slash perspective, Captain Jack is pretty damn exciting. An explicitly bisexual recurring character, oh my! He kissed Rose and he kissed the Doctor, and he went off to die, and I was sad. And then he lived again, but missed his ride. Oops!

So, here's my question. I've managed to get myself spoiled to the point of knowing that Captain Jack, rather than returning to the Tardis, somehow ends up in the spinoff series Torchwood (somewhere in 21st century Wales). But I think that only runs for a year? And meanwhile there's two seasons with Doctor Ten, who starts out with Rose but gets a new companion somewhere along the way, though I'm not sure if Rose disappears at that point or not. I'm not clear on whether Captain Jack returns to Doctor Who eventually. This, I would like to know.

Also, how's Torchwood? And is it available on DVD? In Canada?
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[personal profile] shapinglight 2007-01-05 10:42 am (UTC)(link)
I'm with Trepkos. I found Torchwood very disappointing, despite the slashy content. I thought Captain Jack's early promise in season 1 of Doctor Who was largely squandered and that the character worked a lot better as a sidekick of the Doctor.

As for Doctor Who itself, unfortunately for me, I'm one of the very few people who can't stand the 10th Doctor (played by David Tennant) and therefore I didn't enjoy the 2nd series all that much.

:Sigh:

[identity profile] shadowscast.livejournal.com 2007-01-05 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh well. Perhaps with lowered expectations, I'll enjoy it more! (That's happened before.)

So far all I've seen of Doctor Ten is the little bit at the end of S1, so I have yet to make any judgements. I did like Nine quite a lot, though.
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[personal profile] shapinglight 2007-01-06 09:55 am (UTC)(link)
Me too! While CE was the Doctor, the show was appointment TV for me. Now, not so much.