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... about Ianto and posted them here. They are the TRULY IMPORTANTS things I learned from Children of Earth. I am now firmly on the course of TWISTING REALITY ITSELF to fit into my own worldview. Denial is a wonderful thing.

Now... back on track people, let's forget our troubles and attempt to work out if the events of the past week have taught us anything about the size of Gareth David-Lloyd's cock.

Courtesy of rivier, I found this interview with Russell T. Davies from April this year.

Quote:
"You’ve got to be merciless. People will say ‘You love your characters’. But nobody loves their characters that much. If you really write, and you love them, you are the God of them and you can kill them with the click of a finger. It’s joyous to do so."

Hey, lol, at least you don't have to have a valid reason to do so. Just the God thing.

I'm so glad he has, by now, managed to make me completely hate Ten, otherwise I might be really, really afraid

I was thinking maybe I could start a community specifically for people who admit that Children of Earth was a well-written piece of televisual drama, but do not agree with some of the creative choices that were made in it, so that we may tell other people that they are wrong for agreeing with those choices. Then someone else could start a community for those people who thought it was a well-written piece of televisual drama, and agree with the creative choices made in it, but also loved Ianto and want him resurrected somehow, as opposed to those who agree with the creative choices made in Children of Earth, but thought it wasn't Torchwood. Then maybe someone could start a community supporting James Moran, but with an anti-RTD slant, where people can go to tell other people that they should be nicer to James Moran, this to counteract the community I just visited where people love RTD, but think Moran's a bit of a prick, and spend their time telling other people how wrong they are to say mean things about RTD. Then a large group of you could bugger off to the community for people who who hated Children of Earth but loved the fact that Ianto died because he was dull, and the rest could join the campaign to bring back Myfanwy.


You know I'm cynical, right, but seriously, there's a small part of me that can't help but think it was Russell's ultimate goal to break fandom like this. Just for the luls.

SRS BSNS TIEM OVER NAO Y/Y?

Please to be coming, joining if you're not a member and participating in the



over at ninja_teaboy. For it is time to bring the luls and crack back into our big gay show.

Details are here. Because srsly, guys, it's never too early for luls.

This will probably be an incoherent list of thoughts about CoE, just to get it out of my system so I can move on.

( MY DEFINITIVE THOUGHTS ON CHILDREN OF EARTH )

That's it. That's all I have to say about Children of Earth. I've reached the point where I don't want to think about it or write about it ever again. I tried to find some beauty in it and I tried to find some hope, I tried to find an uplifting theme, something about Ianto having come from that 10%, but every time I thought about it, I just ended up back at pointless death, hopelessness and despair. And while I understand that that's a tale that needs telling sometimes, I didn't want my big gay cracky pterodactyl show to be used to tell it. I'm upset that it was, and I think I have every right to be upset. If you enjoyed it, good for you, I'm glad somebody did. I didn't, and I reject it. It never happened, dudes. That's my final word on the subject.

I am still holding off reading your comments and reading most of what other people have posted on CoE. I woke up from a sleepless night yesterday and I thought I had salvaged some good from the ruins, but the more I thought about it, the more I realised I was wrong. All I do is just get angrier and angrier the more I think things over. I wish I was able to articulate the thoughts I have as quickly as others are, but my head's a fucking mess at the moment, I feel like I've been retconned.

I'll get there eventually.

Dudes, feel free to carry on conversing in my journal, but don't be offended if I don't jump in, I'm having a hard time even reading your comments. I have thoughts, guys, but they're proving hard to articulate.

Honestly, though, it's not all that bad. I might post on what WAS bad soon, but after that, there's good things. Maybe great things, even.

Before we go on, because I'm not done talking about this, trust me, I am posting a word of warning for anyone who still actually gives a shit.

I WILL NO LONGER BE CUTTING MY POSTS FOR CHILDREN OF EARTH SPOILERS.

I don't see the point, I have lots more to say about what was done to this show and to these characters, trust me, so if you don't want to know, best filter me out now.

For the record, if you are staying spoiler free, as Jack would say: Don't.

( I wish I didn't have to spoiler cut for this because I think it's important. Oh well. )

Seriously. It's very tasteful, that, Russell. Nicely done.

It's reached that point where I'm about to make dinner, put the kids in the bath, in their jammies and in bed and suddenly it'll be ten o'clock (nine GMT). And for some reason today I am SHITTING MYSELF WITH NERVOUSNESS about Torchwood. Fuckfuckfuckfuck.

Spotted on who_anon in a conversation about John Barrowman being the exact opposite of the hot body, shame about the face stereotype:

ANONA: His face is fugly too. He's a buttereverything to me.
ANONB: No doubt you're the fairest of them all, anon.
ANONA: YOU DON'T NEED TO LOOK GREAT TO HAVE STANDARDS.
ANONB: Lol. Shine on with your standards, you special snowflake you.

LOL. I've seen this argument SO OFTEN, particularly in Torchwood fandom, and it makes me laugh EVERY TIME. It's just... WUT??? Since when do you need to be attractive to be allowed to have an opinion on another person's attractiveness? I was, ON SO MANY OCCASIONS, told that I was NOT THIN ENOUGH to be allowed to say that I thought GDL was looking a bit porky. I often wonder precisely how much weight I'd need to lose in order to be allowed to make an observation on the weight of someone on my telly. In fact, I'm sorely tempted to lose two stone just so I can counter the argument with "Why yes, actually, I AM THIN, and therefore I MAY PASS JUDGEMENT ON HIS PORKINESS," and find out what THE NEXT STEP IN THE ARGUMENT is. I somehow doubt, you see, that the next step would be Oh, you're thin? Oh alright then, make all the pie jokes you like, carry on. Oh, you're beautiful? Really? Then you may say you find JB unattractive. Oh, you've made successful and critically acclaimed television shows? Ah, well then you may carry on critiquing Torchwood, go right ahead.

For the record, I think GDL's looking verra hawt this season. But if you don't agree with me, I'm hardly going to smack you down with an "OH LIKE YOU'RE SUCH A FUCKING OIL PAINTING, BITCH." The logic of that argument escapes me entirely.

(Sometimes it's like who_anon is an entirely irony-free zone. Like, you know, telling someone they're an unfit parent because they sometimes say mean things on the internet. Which is... like... a really mean thing to say... on the internet... ummm... where was I going with this? As offended as I am, that's actually funny on so many levels, I don't even know where to start.)

You must excuse me because I am now off to go make a dramatically satisfying 5-one-hour-parts-over-one-exciting-week miniseries in which none of the main characters die, just so I can, you know, complain later if need be. I may be some time.