pretty boys kissing

[rusty_halo]

fodian makes me *want* to watch Torchwood.

(spoilers for 2x03, not dial-up friendly)

[Cross-posted to InsaneJournal]

Comments

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

It's a hell of a kiss. Guh.

I did not rewind and watch it six times, either. I didn't. ;-)

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Of course you didn't. Because it was horrible and icky boy kissing!

;-P

[cindergal.livejournal.com]

Hee. And I can see by your icon that you feel the same way.

[sp23.livejournal.com]

Absolutely! I was shocked and repelled. Several times. LOL

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

If I scan through your and cindergal's four icons in a row really fast, it looks like Jack and Ianto are making out right here in my journal.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

It's only the boy-kissing and the squee keeping me watching - and the hope of it getting better.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

It's a terrible, terrible show, and I'm only watching it to keep up with the Doctor Who extended universe. And to mock.

But. Pretty boys kissing! Not fair! I should not actually be *excited* and *happy* about the prospect of watching a show this vile.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

I guess the good thing about it is the way Jack is, as an omnisexual man - he's in charge of a team, not the least bit screwed up about his sexuality, and never in any danger of dying a tragic and permanent death.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I mean: he's omnisexual but the show isn't about what an Issue his sexuality is. Plus he's a badass action hero, not a stereotype. And they treat sexuality in general as fluid, which is cool. (Yay bisexuality!)

I just, y'know, hate everything else, from the bad writing, shoddy characterization, and terrible acting to the concept of Torchwood itself: lack of government oversight, contempt for civil liberties, reliance on torture, and shoot-first-and-questions-never attitude. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

Me too.
I guess you can't fight every battle at once, and getting the general public used to boy-kissing is a worthy aim, even if the boys are morally compromised in ways not to do with the kissing.

[queenofattolia.livejournal.com]

Hee. I screamed a little when I watched it. No UST for Torchwood - it's there for everybody to see (and enjoy!). Hee hee hee. This delights me.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

The attitude towards sexuality is seriously the ONLY thing I like about Torchwood. Why oh why can't this be a better show?!?

I've been in fandom so long that it seems only natural--of course Jack and Ianto are kissing--and it takes me a while to realize, oh yeah, that doesn't usually happen in canon. I was really startled the other day when I realized that Spike and Angel had never actually made out on the show.

[trepkos.livejournal.com]

But you could totally see them having the "who was the better wife" argument, couldn't you?!

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah. I could totally see them having hot gay sex, too, which is why I forgot that it didn't actually happen in canon.

[fodian.livejournal.com]

Heeeee. I don't think it's so much me as the, you know, pic after pic of boys kissing. God lord, that will never stop being pretty.

[rusty_halo.livejournal.com]

Nah, it's totally your extremely thorough and insightful meta analysis of every nanosecond of the kiss. ;)

I just watched the actual scene, and dude, it's only like 30 seconds. I love how the fannish squee amplifies it times a billion. I think I'd like this show so much better if I didn't actually watch it, but just read my FL's reactions instead.