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Post by Lola m on Oct 14, 2007 21:21:47 GMT -5
Okay. I watched. And, it was as gruesome and creepy as you warned me. I was so hoping they were aliens. Human beings doing this to other human beings. Ewwwwwwwwww. Nothing scares me as much as homicidal sociopaths. You and me both, sister! Yes!! What was the look that passed between Owen and Gwen? He gave her a signal not to fire, but was that just because he knew they'd all end up dead and at least this way they had a chance? 'Cuz with what I'd seen so far, I would have just shot, period. **nods nods nods**
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Post by KMInfinity on Oct 16, 2007 16:50:03 GMT -5
I hang out in F&SF for a *reason*, and that reason is the comfortable layer of metaphor between me and badness. Adding my vigorous agreement. Becca, that is a spot on observation about most of us, probably! This episode made me feel like I was watching one of those carbon copy crime dramas, which I avoid. Gwen and Owen were hot, but I'm with y'all who think Owen is a bit creepy - plus, my dearly beloved and departed collie was named Owen, so...name residue effect. TW Owen is NOT loving and cuddly with soulful eyes, so it throws me off a bit.
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Post by Rachael on Oct 16, 2007 17:34:57 GMT -5
Thing is, though, it works - and for exactly that reason - this is Torchwood. It's supposed to be aliens. We get awful comfy and not-scared in our fantasy/sf world after a while, because we have that layer between us. We know it's not real. We know it can't BE real. Unlike serial killer stories, which could easily be real.
So they throw in one where you keep waiting for the aliens to be outed. And waiting. And waiting. And finally you admit, against your will, that it's just people being horrible. And then you want to retch.
And it does exactly what it's supposed to do.
Especially the part where there's no real explanation.
Even though, logically, how could there be?
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Post by Karen on Oct 25, 2007 11:06:27 GMT -5
Is it some sort of prerequisite that every show with a supernatural/horror element has to have an episode about creepy country cannibals? <sarcasm> Yes. Because rural people? Are weird. </sarcasm> Oh, we they are!! To city people. It's fear of the unknown. Your imagination (in most cases) is always more freaky than reality. And it only takes one or two real life crazy people cases to feed that fear.
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