that Torchwood always maintained and made explicit the possibility of hope and redemption, no matter what terrible things had happened. Hmmm. Obviously we come at this from very different angles. Personally I found S1 of Torchwood to be one of the bleakest, most hopeless things I'd ever seen on TV. Suzie's story in particular (I know she was crazy, but her desperate clinging to life is dark as hell), Lisa who can't be saved, Jasmine who has to be given to the fairies, the cannibals who kill because they like it, Mary who was utterly irredeemable, and everyone betraying Jack in 'End of Days'... the light parts are few and far between, and the main message seemed to be 'Life is short, hard and then there's nothing.' I loved S2 for bringing hope back, for the team to bridge the gaps from S1, and for daring to love, and have things turn out better. Not in the sense of happy endings, maybe, but they had meaningful connections and helped each other through.
CoE is a different kettle of fish though. It's not really a TV 'series', it's more like a film. Yes it's bleak and horrible, but it's there not for the sake of being depressing, but for the sake of shining a bright light at things we'd rather not think about. And amidst all the horror there was bravery and love and the willingness of people to fight and die for what they believe in, for those they love - and that is what matters.
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Hmmm. Obviously we come at this from very different angles. Personally I found S1 of Torchwood to be one of the bleakest, most hopeless things I'd ever seen on TV. Suzie's story in particular (I know she was crazy, but her desperate clinging to life is dark as hell), Lisa who can't be saved, Jasmine who has to be given to the fairies, the cannibals who kill because they like it, Mary who was utterly irredeemable, and everyone betraying Jack in 'End of Days'... the light parts are few and far between, and the main message seemed to be 'Life is short, hard and then there's nothing.' I loved S2 for bringing hope back, for the team to bridge the gaps from S1, and for daring to love, and have things turn out better. Not in the sense of happy endings, maybe, but they had meaningful connections and helped each other through.
CoE is a different kettle of fish though. It's not really a TV 'series', it's more like a film. Yes it's bleak and horrible, but it's there not for the sake of being depressing, but for the sake of shining a bright light at things we'd rather not think about. And amidst all the horror there was bravery and love and the willingness of people to fight and die for what they believe in, for those they love - and that is what matters.