Torchwood fandom: Current scheduled to implode on April 4th (Or possibly sooner at this rate...)

[drakyndra]

Do not click this unless you want some BIG HONKING HUGE spoilers for the finale of Torchwood S2. As in actual confirmation, not just rumours of things to happen.

Oh man, there is going to be some epic wank from fandom once this airs. It looks like some people have already started on certain places online...

(Also: Expect lots of BIG HONKING HUGE spoilers in the comments, also.)

ETA: I predict I may, at some point, have to duplicate this old post of mine.

Comments

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Less epic than if it had been Ianto, but fandom is still very likely certain to go boom, yes.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong that I'm too busy being thrilled at the impending wank to worry about the actual content?

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

I feel kind of bad that I seem to be the only person who really doesn't mind the prospect of losing Tosh and Owen. And I'm looking forward to impending wank and Jack/Ianto/Gwen h/c shagging in fic. So I'm even more wrong than you...

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

I don't care about Tosh at all, really - the production team seems to be allergic to giving her any form of ongoing character arc - so I don't care either way. Owen has only really interested me since he became zombified.

To be honest, if we do get Martha as a full-time replacement, I'll be pleased.

...And I'm still looking forward to the wank more than anything else.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

I'm reading some of the threads now. If I had a pound for every time someone brings up that interview where Burn Gorman mentioned being in season 3... (I've been good and only responded two or three times with "yes, and Billie Piper said she was in season 3 of Doctor Who")

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Hey, it might still be true. Flashbacks, memories, what have you.

Or, you know, the lying thing.

[biichan.livejournal.com]

It's weird, but I don't know if I mind anymore either. I mean, I like her, but I'm not really invested in any of the Torchwood characters enough to get upset if they leave. Now the SJA, that would be a different thing altogether.

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

That might also explain it - lack of investment.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I seem to be the only person who really doesn't mind the prospect of losing Tosh and Owen

They've written Owen into a corner. It's a pity because it finally showed what Burn can do when he's got something to work with, but there's nowhere to go with his character with this whole zombie thing.

And Tosh - Fragments seems to exist to spike her as well, along with the whole "black widow" thing going on.

What fascinates me is that bogus spoiler that went around a while back - remember? That Torchwood would lose half its cast (possibly true) but they listed the *other* half as leaving!

[drakyndra.livejournal.com]

Hey, as fond as I am of zombie!Owen, it was pretty obvious as soon as that line about not knowing how long the energy lasted that they'd just given themself an excuse to get rid of Burn at any time.

But Tosh... critical failure to anything much whatsoever with the character.

I don't remember that at all. Got a link or anything?

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I don't remember a link because I thought it was such bullshit that they'd kill of half the cast and get rid of Captain Jack. Well, obviously they can't get rid of Captain Jack... but it turns out that Tosh and Owen aren't the characters they're *keeping* if these new spoilers are true.