2.06 : Reset
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burntcopperIn which we squeeble, squeeble some more and occasionally bibble a bit happily because... welll.... THE AWESOMENESS THAT IS MARTHA CANNOT BE CONTAINED. REALLY.
Remember how awesome Martha was in Dr Who? That is nothing. That is piffle. She's, like, 300% more awesome in Torchwood.
Because she gets to flirt with people. They all recognise and appreciate her awesomeness. She gets to clearly have a sex life and make adult jokes and deal with actual *adults*. (If anyone tries to tell me that certain Time Lords have a mental age beyond puberty, they lie) She goes off and adventures and is competent and pretty and can do undercover and come up with stuff to keep her cover on the spur of the moment and SQUEE.
And the boyfriend she mentions? SO TOM MILLIGAN.
Her and Jack are clearly the flirty squee twins who gossip about their love lives something chronic, because she's *very* up to date on him and Ianto. also, she brings out the fun but also incredibly protective side in him. And he trusts her completely to take care of herself and survive all kinds of situations! (making a point to the others that he would definitely trust her if it came down to her vs the end of the world)
Her and Owen? Thing of beauty and joy together : wonder medical geek flirty gestalt powers activate! Flirting! Getting on with each other immediately! Each being impressed! Banter! Finishing each other's thoughts! Owen pointing out that he'd never try it on because Jack would clearly have his kneecaps!
Her and Tosh? Awwww. they are happy and fun and Tosh thinks she's beautiful and they would be so very pretty together.
Her and Gwen? GOSSIP TWINS! Who giggle about the fact that they're the only people on the planet Jack hasn't shagged!
Her and Ianto? hee. Jones : automatically making everything better for they are competent and awesome and ridiculously pretty in matching suits and red shirts.
MARTHA/TORCHWOOD ORGY : IT IS NEEDED.
Other things :
Great story! Everyone got to do stuff! Owen was actually going to give a date with Tosh a go! BAD JIM ROBINSON! BAD! Technobabble that was followable and vaguely reasonable! The medical technobabble was good! Everyone doing great performances! Mosquito-based lifecycles! (I hate the fuckers, but I had to study the malaria pathogen lifecycle at school...) CGI where they made the damn Mayfly look sick and sympathetic!
UNIT! UNIT! UNIT! Jack wanting to get Ianto a red cap! Brigadier mention! (Jack so shagged the Brigadier)
The moment Alan Dale mentions the fact that they've got carte blanche from Whitehall and you can so see Jack's about to point out that they don't give a flying fuck about Whitehall. Even before the politician line.
Owen! Nooooooooo! Even though this is sci-fi death, still nooooooo!
Ianto/Jack line of the 'tops the last one that made us go OMGWTFBBQ SHOW! Made in a vat by fangirls at 3am and even pervier than we thought!' DABBLES. INNOVATIVE. AVANT-GARDE.
Really. the only way they could have made it better would have been gratuitous snoggage and added Rhys.
To sum up : Sorry, Dr Who, you don't deserve Martha. Torchwood's keeping her.
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Date: 2008-02-15 01:50 pm (UTC)I love Jack and Martha together and not necessarily shippy-like (although that too, cause I like my Jack with just about everyone)- he treats her so much better than Ten ever did. I loved Martha's interaction with the team, she fits right in (except for looking more competent than Owen at the beginning, that annoyed me a bit)
"UNIT! UNIT! UNIT! Jack wanting to get Ianto a red cap! Brigadier mention! (Jack so shagged the Brigadier)"
WAS there a Brigadier mention? I didn't watch old Who, but I get the gist.