Children of Earth Day Two
Jul. 7th, 2009 10:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
masterofmidgetsSo today was Children of Earth Day Two (aka the day with less snogging and more ass-kicking). And once again I have thoughts!
1. The reason I have been a die-hard Gwen/Rhys shipper since the beginning of the show is...okay, two reasons. The first is that I really fancy Kai Owen, and by extension Rhys, in all his pale pudgy ordinary but awesome Welsh bloke glory. So there's that. But also, I love how married he and Gwen have been even before their marriage - Kai and Eve have great chemistry, and they play off each other great, and this episode was a wonderful example of that, from arguing about the keys while frantically trying to escape the evil government guys to talking about baby names while riding in a lorry full of potatoes. I just adore them. :DDDD
2. I don't think I've ever been as enamoured of what is basically the Welsh equivalent of trailer-trash as I am of Ianto's brother-in-law. SERIOUSLY I LOVE HIM WTF. I think it's great that even though the first thing he says to Ianto is "hey gayboy, I heard you're taking it up the arse", he still seems pretty comfortable with him. The chucking rocks at the SUV was brilliantly awful (and god I know people who would do that). And how awesome is it that he understands Ianto is important to his sister, even though they aren't close, and he takes Ianto's side against the government baddies, and tells her to help him? HOWEVER BBC THAT DID NOT MEAN I WANTED TO SEE HIS ARSE.
3. NEEDS MORE PC ANDY. But then I'm the person who thinks a perfectly acceptable spin-off would be Rhys, Ianto, and Andy hanging out together, so I clearly think everything needs more Andy.
4. Shadowy Government Conspiracy is one of my favorite ever tropes, so I'm pretty happy with how the plot is shaping up. What can I say, I watched a lot of X-Files and Stargate growing up and for at least two years I was obsessed with the Roswell crash. I like stories with creepy covert ops guys and hush-hush conversations and men in dark suits. I'm still not sure what's going on here, but I am enjoying it muchly.
5. HOW BAD-ASS IS IANTO JONES? BAD-ASS ENOUGH TO DRIVE A FORKLIFT INTO YOUR SECRET BASE, MOTHERFUCKERS. That was the mostly bizarrely awesome action scene ever and I LOVED IT. It had competent Gwen and bad-ass Ianto and Rhys just sort of lurking in the back trying not to get shot! Ianto and Gwen kicking ass and taking names will never cease to make me grin like a loon.
6. Hi John Barrowman's Bum! Nice to see you! I am hardly one to object to gratuitous ass shots when it is an ass as fine as that of Captain Jack Harkness. Judging from his expression, Ianto whole-heartedly agrees with me. Gwen desperately trying not to look at Jack's dick wins the universe.
In conclusion, this was a tightly plotted, well-paced action episode, and I can't wait for tomorrow.
1. The reason I have been a die-hard Gwen/Rhys shipper since the beginning of the show is...okay, two reasons. The first is that I really fancy Kai Owen, and by extension Rhys, in all his pale pudgy ordinary but awesome Welsh bloke glory. So there's that. But also, I love how married he and Gwen have been even before their marriage - Kai and Eve have great chemistry, and they play off each other great, and this episode was a wonderful example of that, from arguing about the keys while frantically trying to escape the evil government guys to talking about baby names while riding in a lorry full of potatoes. I just adore them. :DDDD
2. I don't think I've ever been as enamoured of what is basically the Welsh equivalent of trailer-trash as I am of Ianto's brother-in-law. SERIOUSLY I LOVE HIM WTF. I think it's great that even though the first thing he says to Ianto is "hey gayboy, I heard you're taking it up the arse", he still seems pretty comfortable with him. The chucking rocks at the SUV was brilliantly awful (and god I know people who would do that). And how awesome is it that he understands Ianto is important to his sister, even though they aren't close, and he takes Ianto's side against the government baddies, and tells her to help him? HOWEVER BBC THAT DID NOT MEAN I WANTED TO SEE HIS ARSE.
3. NEEDS MORE PC ANDY. But then I'm the person who thinks a perfectly acceptable spin-off would be Rhys, Ianto, and Andy hanging out together, so I clearly think everything needs more Andy.
4. Shadowy Government Conspiracy is one of my favorite ever tropes, so I'm pretty happy with how the plot is shaping up. What can I say, I watched a lot of X-Files and Stargate growing up and for at least two years I was obsessed with the Roswell crash. I like stories with creepy covert ops guys and hush-hush conversations and men in dark suits. I'm still not sure what's going on here, but I am enjoying it muchly.
5. HOW BAD-ASS IS IANTO JONES? BAD-ASS ENOUGH TO DRIVE A FORKLIFT INTO YOUR SECRET BASE, MOTHERFUCKERS. That was the mostly bizarrely awesome action scene ever and I LOVED IT. It had competent Gwen and bad-ass Ianto and Rhys just sort of lurking in the back trying not to get shot! Ianto and Gwen kicking ass and taking names will never cease to make me grin like a loon.
6. Hi John Barrowman's Bum! Nice to see you! I am hardly one to object to gratuitous ass shots when it is an ass as fine as that of Captain Jack Harkness. Judging from his expression, Ianto whole-heartedly agrees with me. Gwen desperately trying not to look at Jack's dick wins the universe.
In conclusion, this was a tightly plotted, well-paced action episode, and I can't wait for tomorrow.