Re: Speaking of Torchwood

Brian Henderson <BrianL.Henderson@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> peachy a****e passion wrote:
> >   Sorry, but I think to even consider talking about "all of the ***
has 
> > been completely gratuitous", we have to have actual ***.
> 
> It's all been gratuitous in the sense that none of it has actually been 
> integral to the storyline, it's been thrown in simply to keep the rating

> "adult".

Not all of it. As I said before, the *** between Tosh & Tommy was
essential to show the closeness they developed. This is what helped him
to trust her, and made her betrayal of him matter.

The suggestion of *** between Jack & John sets up a similar betrayal.
Do you think Jack would have trusted John without their previous
relation****p? And without that trust, they wouldn't have gone looking
for the mcguffin so he could betray them.

The relation****p between Jack & Ianto hasn't paid off yet, but it is
clearly setting something up. Eventually, this will be central to a
plot. If not, then you can call it gratuitous, but not yet.

The offscreen *** between Owen & Gwen, and her interest in Capt. Jack,
are part of the big theme of the show, which is that difference between 
Torchwood and muggles. There is another undercurrent here, too, that I
didn't notice until ""To the Last Man", which is that what Torchwood
does is dangerous, so they have to live fast because they die young.
And with all their secrets, they can't really open up and be intimate
with muggles, so they pretty much have to either stick together or
bring their significant others into their secret world. Again, they are
not like other people.

What does that leave for to you be offended by?