Children of Earth: Episode 4

[amand_r]

FIRST, BEFORE I FORGET: SHITBEARS!

I was spoiled like a whore on her wedding night. So forgive that I entered this ep viewing like one on their way to the slaughterhouse.

1. Jesus, Jack. "Uncle Jack"? Jesus
2. You know, is it telling that the 456 apparently still upheld their part of the bargain when they only got 12 kids? I mean, really? Can they count?
3. Jack revives and grabs on to Ianto. Yeah look, I was desperate at this point.
4. THREATENING ALICE IS THREATENING.
5. I'll admit that at this point I was so fucking distracted, that I was listening to it while I was in another window, chatting in GCHAT. With lawsontl and lionessblack. Sorry. I just couldn't get there.
6. Aaaaand then the cameraman zooms in on the kid, and I had to go outside for some air.

~~beer one done~~

7. Ew. Oh Jack, rationalizing away the "sacrifice".
8. Ianto: I've barely scratched the surface, haven't I?
Jack: Ianto, that's all there is.
Ianto: No, that's all you pretend there is.
9. Sometimes I rather love Bridget Spears
10. JESUS. UNITS. UNITS. UNITS. JESUS.
11. There's a lot to despise about Frobisher, but really, right now I rather feel sorry for him.
12. "How could we sell it to the voters." THE VOTERS. GOD, I HATE POLITICIANS.
13. THEY PICK THE FAILING SCHOOLS. CDKOWROIKHNfvrw'b'Ldj cads;Lxcz,knzcbdsklvjdbavk;dsbv;kdsn v;dskjavbdfs;kavjbsa;vkdfsjbv;fskjbfad;kvjbdwnv;kjlanhf;dslbvjdsn;vkljdbs ;vskjlnI HAVE SO MUCH TO SAY SO MUCH TO FUCKING SAY.
14. GO LOIS HABIBA. GO MY DREDLOCKED BEAUTY.

~~on to beer three~~

15. OH. OH IANTO, BABY, NO. NO NO.
16. Oh, Clem.
17. WRECKED. WRECKED WRECKED.
18. Oh Gwen, my compassionata with your secret smile. Oh.

Fandom, we will get through this. If this is the end of the wseries, we will get through this.

And now, I'm going upstairs to wake my kid up and rock in the chair for a while.

Comments

[darthhellokitty.livejournal.com]

This is really fucking hard to take. I'd heard the rumors, but I had hoped... Eep. This is really fucking hard.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

OH GOD.

[kickair8p.livejournal.com]

I saw something like this coming from back when RTD said he was a Joss Wedon fan, but . . . yeesh! Maybe fans should spam him with "The Death of Tara, the Fall of Willow and The Dead/Evil Lesbian Cliché" ( www.stephenbooth.org/lesbiancliche.htm ).

I haven't watched any of CoE yet (gonna wait till I've got it all), and I'm reading all spoilers to soften any emotional impacts. Tonight, really glad I did! How 'bout you -- you okay?

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[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I'm not really Okay. Im trying to be, but I'mnot.

[kickair8p.livejournal.com]

How not-okay are you? I never remember the meat-space stuff -- is there anybody in the fandom you can call, or who's close enough to come over?

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[amand-r.livejournal.com]

No. Oh god, it's okay. I'm in a chat.

[kickair8p.livejournal.com]

Good -- long as you're doing all right, or at least semi-adequately.

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[bethcarielle.livejournal.com]

I didn't know. And part of me knows it's irrational to be this upset over a fucking television serial but fucking hell! Why did they have to do that? Tosh and Owen weren't enough? FUCK!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

You know, I don't think I have ever been this upset over a character death. And I wrote it, for christ's sake.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

:)

[bethcarielle.livejournal.com]

There have been some really hard ones to take over the years but you're right, I don't think I've ever been this upset.

[kickair8p.livejournal.com]

::skeptical of the smiley's sincerity::

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[amand-r.livejournal.com]

Nothin in HL ever upset me this much: Richie, Connor, even shit Methos in The Source. Because it was a shit movie, you see.

[mrsalemp.livejournal.com]

In the words of a great human being: SHITBEARS
Because, honestly, what else is there to say?

[blue-fjords.livejournal.com]

i'm a fucking mess. hug your kid for me.

i like your hair, by the way. did not have time to wax philosophical on your noble tresses yesterday, but did want to say that.

[bethcarielle.livejournal.com]

I seem to remember watching The Source while quite drunk.

I could use a drink now.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

::hugs::

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

LOLOR5. I SAID IN CHAT that I am afraid that I'll lose all you guys, you know. It's like. I fell like I just got to TW fandom, and it's going to die, and that's why I'm sad.

[beeej.livejournal.com]

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT WAS COMING!

Seriously. Right now, if this is the last we ever see of Torchwood, I'm pretty much okay with that. I just don't see them coming back from this, and I don't think I'd want to watch them try. And that's very sad.

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

:(

[mrsalemp.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* This is a disaster!

[amand-r.livejournal.com]

I AM ON MY 4TH BEER.

[kel-reiley.livejournal.com]

i want some of your booze!

[bethcarielle.livejournal.com]

That's sorta where I'm at. If they're ending it, I can deal. If they're gonna try for S4 I'm worried.

[blue-fjords.livejournal.com]

I am afraid that I'll lose all you guys, you know. It's like. I fell like I just got to TW fandom, and it's going to die, and that's why I'm sad.

I feel the exact same way. This has become a bit of a home away from home. What's going to happen to it now?