The Dr Who thread

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:12 pm 0

Am I alone in thinking that the net effect of this season Who on Torchwood series 2 will be fuck all? Jack still immortal, ratboy and the rest still annoying? I guess he could be a bit less grummpy, Jack, as the Dr. Who Jack is way better than the Torchwood one.

/edit or will the whole 'Wood cast make a distressing cameo in Saturday's episode?

HGFB · Post by **HGFB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:27 pm 0

You love to assume based on no info at all don't you?

Why do you think Jack will still be immortal at the end of this?

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:32 pm 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote: I'm not sure how Rose's flat manages to be a couple of streets from mine though, seeing as she works by the Thames and I (we) apparently both live in Roath, Cardiff... still, nice arse and all that.

You mean Martha, Shirley?

I agree on the arse though.

xav · Post by **xav** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:34 pm 0

Reverend Goatboy wrote:When Saxon was walking down the steps with his wife for the election result, he was in the Cardiff Milennium Centre, probably the most recognisable landmark in the capital city (funnily enough the doors just off screen to the left open out onto 'Torchwood' square). Thus it is reasonable to assume that Saxon stood as a candidate for Cardiff Central. Only right he should be in his constituencey at this point.

Fair enough - though that still doesn't explain why Jack's wrist-o-matic took them more conveniently to London. Unless it's not only a pocket time-and-space machine, but also features an automatic "home in on the bad guys" function.

Besides which:

KlaxonCow wrote:I mean, he's invented himself a false history, brain-washed the whole of the UK, designed a flying aircraft carrier, rebuilt the TARDIS as a paradox machine, got in contact with 6 billion robots, got married, made himself Prime Minister, concocted a world domination plan and a whole bunch of other stuff...within 18 months.

Yep, pretty good going even for an evil genius. Even allowing for all of that, how the hell did he manage to get the flying aircraft carrier built? If it was all down to his mesmeric powers then I suggest we put Paul McKenna in charge of rejuvenating Britain's ship building industry.

KlaxonCow wrote:I don't think stumping up the cash to buy a train ticket to London would be all that difficult, relatively speaking. Even if, admittedly, they charge the bloody Earth these days on them First Great Western trains.

I think he bought a evil-genius-plus-wife-plus-big-blue-box away day ticket, which would have saved him a fortune compared with separate tickets for him and the wife. It would have been a bugger getting the TARDIS onto the overhead luggage rack without a tissue compression eliminator to hand though.

kalmar · Post by **kalmar** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:35 pm 0

xav wrote:Jack's wrist-o-matic

Sounds a bit rude.

Stuart B · Post by **Stuart B** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 5:48 pm 0

kalmar wrote:
xav wrote:Jack's fist-o-matic
Sounds a bit rude.

Fixed that for you.

Kamineko · Post by **Kamineko** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:12 pm 0

Fair enough - though that still doesn't explain why Jack's wrist-o-matic took them more conveniently to London. Unless it's not only a pocket time-and-space machine, but also features an automatic "home in on the bad guys" function.

Tennant's 'Panic Face' wrote:THAT WAS ME

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:16 pm 0

xav wrote:why Jack's wrist-o-matic took them more conveniently to London

Better gay scene in London. Must've had it bookmarked.

Darkflame · Post by **Darkflame** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:19 pm 0

Yep, pretty good going even for an evil genius. Even allowing for all of that, how the hell did he manage to get the flying aircraft carrier built?

Dont think he did, I think it was Units, he just fitted it up a bit.

Am I alone in thinking that the net effect of this season Who on Torchwood series 2 will be fuck all?

Not fuck all.
They removed the hanging questions over the series a bit, which actualy means theres less reason to watch

Nah, I'm sure the biggest effect on Torchwood s2 will be the poor reception s1 got.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:22 pm 0

HGFB wrote:You love to assume based on no info at all don't you?

Why do you think Jack will still be immortal at the end of this?

I'll keep on assuming until you tell me some secrets!

I am assuming Jack will still be immortal because either they cop-out of him explaining not being to his possee, or he goes into this involved Dr. Who explanation thing and that isn't Torchwood's style, should he be mortal, so it is easier just to elave it for another season. Or Whoey tells Jack 'seek the thingy of wotsit and reverse the polarities to be normal again' and Torchwood 2 is all about his quest to (eventually) die, having seen what lies at the end of time and doesn't fancy it.

Plus RTD can fantasise about Immortal Jack taking cock from all kinds of futuristic giant alien bumlord species so it doesn't make sense to mortalise him for that reason.

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:26 pm 0

PVB wrote:
Reverend Goatboy wrote: I'm not sure how Rose's flat manages to be a couple of streets from mine though, seeing as she works by the Thames and I (we) apparently both live in Roath, Cardiff... still, nice arse and all that.
You mean Martha, Shirley?

I agree on the arse though.

Freudian slip. Rose is filthy

Governmentyard · Post by **Governmentyard** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 6:30 pm 0

Darkflame wrote:Not fuck all.
They removed the hanging questions over the series a bit, which actualy means theres less reason to watch

Nah, I'm sure the biggest effect on Torchwood s2 will be the poor reception s1 got.

Mmm. Perhaps removal of hanging questions will let it off the leash? They can't milk Gwen's relationship bollocks too much without him finding out, it was cringeworthy at times already last time. Maybe more of the investigations being to do with people doing weird shit as opposed to cgi bollocks aliens doing normal shit?

Stuart B · Post by **Stuart B** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:16 pm 0

Ooo, natty covers for the RT too:

IronGiant · Post by **IronGiant** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:31 pm 0

At least there are no spoilers on those covers.

Stuart B · Post by **Stuart B** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 8:31 pm 0

Is it sad that I double checked before posting?