So, the DW finale approaches

[lonelybrit]

WARNING: this post will contain SPOILERS for guest-stars in this week's 'The Stolen Earth'. It will NOT contain spoilers as to who are the Big Bads of this series.

I am a shallow, easily pleased soul, I am but a fangirl. So the trailers and preview released this week left me very, very happy.

Firstly, we see the return of two awesome souls - Captain Jack Harkness and Sarah Jane Smith. I've watched and adored both their shows, so of course I'm dead chuffed to have them back:

You can't see it here, but let me assure you that this lady has the most fantastic legs. I want to reach her age and have her figure. And if you're unsure as to whom the young lad is, that would be her adoptive son (Luke) who was grown by aliens intent on conquering Earth. Awww :)


TORCHWOOD! *huggles team* Oh I have missed you. Incidentally, this is them hearing about the Big Bads. This is how Torchwood look when they are abjectly terrified. They is hard. Oh yes ;)

Anyway, I'm particularly happy for Sarah Jane. Unlike Torchwood, the link to Doctor Who was very much present in her show and it was often said that she hoped that, maybe, she would get to see the Doc again. Possibly the actual event would be a happier occasion if it weren't for impending d00m. But fear not! Our heroes respond with the courage and backbone we'd expect from seasoned dealers of the unusual:


Admittedly, after Exit Wounds you'd forgive Jack for feeling a little fragile...


Actually I can't mock this one. A mother who at that moment believes the end is nigh and her only thought is grief that her son is too young for this to be happening. *sniffle*

Moving on! How does Torchwood deal with Teh End of the World? Well we are talking about Jack so...

... kiss the girl...

... and kiss the boy.
*happy sigh* Torchwood is all about equal opportunity. And then because he obviously nailed the Motivational Speech course, Jack cuddles his team close (*basks in LB's Bubble of Love*) and apologises that there's nothing he can do and they are all going go die.

Thanks, Jack.


Still! I have hope! For one thing we have The Doctor *hands* We also have Martha and UNIT. More importantly, we have DONNA F**KING NOBLE!! Oh yes, five foot something of red-headed awesomeness - I am relying on her to save the day somehow :)

And if that weren't enough we also have:

Pretty exploding things! Pretty Rose!



Ianto reacts to... something. No, I'm not being cryptic, I honestly don't have a clue, it could be the results of Big Brother for all I know.



Gwen is startled by... something. Again, I have nothing to offer other than I am envious of how her hair always looks fantastic.

In any case, due to his absence, I'm guessing/hoping that Gwen and Ianto gave Jack the proverbial kick up the backside, reminded him he has a backbone, told him to bugger off and find his Doctor so said Doc can save mankind while they hold the fort/The Hub.

Oh yes.

Do not mess with Torchwood - they will pull their most ferocious :( face at you.

Have I mentioned I love my show? I love my show =) Roll on Saturday!!

Comments

[rivier.livejournal.com]

I'm only going to quietly observe, in passing, that in those first two stills, Luke and Ianto are pulling exactly the same >:-( face!! It's as if they were composited in the very same fizzy demon drink factory! MUAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH!

Also, Gareth, so pretty. And yet, such a total dorkface with the gun!

[lonelybrit]

BWHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

Oh, that would make the cracktastic fic series ever. Luke can't have been the first 100% human created by aliens who wound up adopting/being adopted by planet Earth - I can see Ianto being retrieved from somewhere and being raised by a master tailor, kind of like Clark Kent except without any particularly useful super!skills :)

Boys and their toys, what can you do...

[lonelybrit]

He does and oh how I loves him for it :) Here's to TW3 holding their own next week!

[4ensicbones.livejournal.com]

Gareth and Eve look utterly adorkable in the last two pics.

I love them so much.

Also, thanks for doing this without spoiling the whole plotline of the last eps. You're awesome. <3

[lonelybrit]

No problem! I was thinking about trying to go completely spoiler-free for the finale, but the lure of new TW pics proved too much. Gareth and Eve must have had a real blast filming this one - big guns in the Hub! What's not to love =)

[londinensa.livejournal.com]

And then because he obviously nailed the Motivational Speech course, Jack cuddles his team close and apologises that there's nothing he can do and they are all going go die.

Thanks, Jack.

Bwuahahahahaha! I missed my Team I don't even care that the annoying blonde is back or that the universe is ending etc ;p

[hamsterfur.livejournal.com]

because he obviously nailed the Motivational Speech course

"Ianto: It's all over."
"Owen: Lets all have sex."

I think Jack was probably teaching the course, and Owen took it.

[lonelybrit]

*snerk* Nah, I think they both took the course, but only Owen passed it ;)

[lonelybrit]

The universe is ending and I love how mass orgy or variations thereon seems to be Torchwood's instinctive response - I love my mad alien show! :)

[viggofest.livejournal.com]

Is it me or does it look like the Torchwood team's scenes occured moments after the end of "Exit Wounds"?

Thanks for the captioning--it gives me something to live on till Saturday! :-)

[nikki4noo.livejournal.com]

nah they are wearing different clothes in Exit Wounds

[karaokegal.livejournal.com]

They had to change them after they had threesome sex immediately following Exit Wounds. :)

[dragonzfaerie.livejournal.com]

maybe not moments after but very shortly after in my opinion. and if we remember how season one of torchwood and season 3 of doctor who lined up we will see that this is just about the right time for the that episode to be happening in the times line..

oh torchwood.. How I have missed you.

[lonelybrit]

It does look that way, doesn't it? *squints* THey are in different outfits, but I wouldn't be surprised if this was shot at roughly the same time, though time-wise I'm guessing it will occur at least a few weeks after Exit Wounds.

Glad to be of service! :)

[(Anonymous)]

The shows don't line up. Rose said to Donna that the team, Jack, Ianto and Gwen, died fighting the Sauntarans, which was quite a while ago in DW, so presumably at least some weeks earlier. Unless Rose would refer to those three as the team, and not mention the other two, but that makes no sense.

When I watched that scene, I was very distracted by the amount of dirt on the speaker in the hub, and kept wondering how Ianto could stand it!

[smirnoffmule.livejournal.com]

Heeheehee, team Torchwood are so snuggly. It's a wonder they ever get any work done with all that snuggling going on. Thanks for this!

[lonelybrit]

Hehe, oh yes, when it comes to working at Torchwood, those with 'personal space' issues need not apply :)

[eawen-penallion.livejournal.com]

I think that Ianto looks particularly freaked because, of course, back at Canary Wharf he was probably trapped between a rock (Cyberman) and a hard place (no, not an amorous Jack, but a Dalek)..

Poor Ianto. Almost Cyberised, no proper PTSD counselling, girlfriend rage, beaten and almost eaten, loses boyfriend, boyfriend revives and runs off with ex, nearly killed by amateur butchers, dislocated shoulder, boyfriend buried by work (or brother), loses work colleagues...

When is this guy going to get a break?!

[magicom.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was thinking also that Ianto probably had heard that sound before and was probably properly freaked out about it. I'm going to DIE of waiting for this episode. But in answer to your question... I'm going to say "Probably NEVER!" :P

[dragonzfaerie.livejournal.com]

yes, Ianto is in the larger scheme of things connected to the Doctor and in a more direct way Jack and people linked this then don't get happy lives, but they do get to play out the old Chinese blessing/curse "May yo live in interesting times." Ianto is proof of that.

and for those of us how have seen the preview and know who the big bad is (which we will not discuss for the viewing pleasure of those around) We understand why Ianto is freaked out and agree with him.

CAN'T WAIT TIL SATURDAY!!!

[lonelybrit]

One of the TW crew did effectively say that Gareth was hired because he can do the most pathetic puppy eyes ever - so I think he's officially Torchwood's chew toy :) Then again, he does get the suits and the one-liners and of course Jack as compensation, so it's not all doom and gloom!

[insevens.livejournal.com]

Brilliant commentary, absolutely superb. :D Oh, they all look so heroic. Look at them. Oh team. ♥

[lonelybrit]

*takes a bow* Thank you kindly! :) They do look pretty determined, I'll give them that, there may only be three of them in Cardiff but I'm sure they'll do Torchwood proud!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

You, my friend, obviously win at the internets.

[lonelybrit]

*g* I do try!

[the-dark-side.livejournal.com]

Not to mention, that icon is absolutely made of win.

[anyasbuttmonkey.livejournal.com]

Ahem. There's a small chance I may be watching the DW finale for my TW peeps.

Anything I need to know going in? I've not seen a single episode of this season!

[lonelybrit]

You and quite a few others :) It's basically this, the radio play and then sweet FA until we get one poxy week of 5 eps next year *sob* I do miss my team!

Erm, basically Donna Noble is awesome. She's the first companion to not be crushing after the Doc at all, and as a result they really are just the best of mates and very good for each other. She's got family in London - her mother who is constantly disappointed in her, and her grandfather who knows about her travelling with the Doctor and is generally lovely and supportive.

Martha popped up briefly - she's now working with UNIT and is engaged (to that Doc Tom Milligan). The Doctor wasn't impressed with how military UNIT now is, but Martha says she's there because she's hoping to change it for the better from the inside.

Rose has appeared on-and-off, mainly on TV screens where you can see her silently calling 'DOCTOR!' except no-one is ever looking. Last ep Donna was put into an AU where she never met the Doctor (and he consequently died) and Rose turned up as her guide. Rose didn't give her name, but explained that 'a darkness' was coming that was affecting all realities, hence her apparently slipping between universes. Rose gave Donna a final message for the Doctor (Bad Wolf) and when this was relayed to the Doctor, it made all the writing everywhere say 'Bad Wolf' and he pronounced it meant the end of the universe.

Final note - a couple of eps ago we met a lady called Professor River Song. It was a case of crossed-timelines - she was obviously from the Doctor's future and knew him very well (she knew his real name), and was a bit upset when she realised that he had yet to even meet her. In the event she died, but not before going 'Oh, you're Donna Noble!' when she met her. The look she gave Donna was not a comforting one and she didn't answer when Donna demanded to know where she (Donna) was in the Doctor's future. Possible anvil there...

[anyasbuttmonkey.livejournal.com]

Right then :) I think I'm primed, and ready. Let the DW bad-assery commence!

[mrs-cj-harkness.livejournal.com]

Have I mentioned I love you?

God, so much wank going on with that flaming trailer, but you - you fabulous thing - actually made sense!

Incidentally, this is them hearing about the Big Bads. This is how Torchwood look when they are abjectly terrified. They is hard. Oh yes ;)
Amen.
Do not mess with Torchwood - they will pull their most ferocious :( face at you.
Damn right.

[lonelybrit]

*g*

Yes, I do like my Bubble of Love - all is lovely and shiny here, and I loves my TW team for being shamelessly devoted to each other :)

Ah Torchwood. They've faced down a Cyberwoman (with BBQ sauce and a pteradactyl), they've faced down a giant soul-sucking beastie (after freeing it themselves), and they've even survived crashing a wedding. I have faith that they will easily face-down whatever DW throws at them this Saturday!

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

The joy! The utter joy of a whole army of Companions and ex-Companions (plus a few).

[lonelybrit]

It's basically one long geek-gasm this Saturday, any actual plot will be a bonus! =)