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Rhea Dee is a Midwestern fat girl floating through space with a donut and an attitude. She's the co-host and co-creator of the podcast Badland Girls. 3 Comments
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Ianto’s line at the end has to be one of the funniest lines ever written for Torchwood. Wouldn’t we all love a Ianto wedding fairy…
I think another very enjoyable moment was the chainsaw.
“And now, an aside for Ianto’s dress adventure (gee, I hope you can’t tell that I’m totally obsessed with Ianto).”
I am right there with you.
Also, this scene poked at my exceptionally fickle fanfic muse, who came up with more of the conversation in the bridal shop. If it actually becomes a thing, I may have to write it down and post it somewhere. (Yikes! I haven’t done that for years!)
“Tosh is completely uninterested however, which kind displays her loyalty to Owen. Plus, that Banana guy is a doofus.”
He is, but I can see why Rhys likes him. Banana’s pretty much what I would expect his younger brother to be like, if he had one. Although I do love the science-nerd way Tosh blows him off. This episode was full of trivial character revelations.
“She then challenges Jack by asking ‘Who else will marry me?’ which is some Gwen and Jack shipper business that I simply cannot get into, especially with Ianto hanging around.”
Amen, sister.
“Also, when did Gwen and Jack’s relationship turn into an unspoken desire? Have I missed it this whole time? Has Ianto distracted me or are they trying to force a ship on me that I just will not ship?”
I think it’s always mostly been a result of Jack’s enigmatic persona. He’s mysterious, which makes Gwen curious about him, which makes Jack all chuffed to be the object of her interest. Because our captain is such a sexual creature, a certain element of that naturally crept into her curiosity; and he seems to wonder what everyone is like in bed. It became a strange, unspoken thing between them, but I don’t think either one of them would have acted on it.
“Jack looks mortified and Rhys punches him for insulting his mother.”
As well he should. I’m really liking Rhys more and more this season. In season one, he was a little two-dimensional — sweet, loyal, a little goofy — but now that he’s in on the secret, he’s really developing into a fully fleshed-out character. He’s taking Gwen’s place as the “everyman”, the audience proxy, now that she has become integrated into the team. Rhys is our new representative in the weird and wonderful world of Torchwood, and I think he’s doing a great job.
And so are you, Rhea. Nice review.
Aw, thank you!
And when you do get around to writing that fanfic, let me know, cause I will totally read it!