Personally I found S1 of Torchwood to be one of the bleakest, most hopeless things I'd ever seen on TV.
I never really realised it the first or second time I saw S1, mostly, I guess, because I'm not the most cheerful person ever, but then I visited a friend and watched it with her over the course of a few days, and it wasn't just her reaction, I suddenly saw it with different eyes and the level of bleakness shocked even me.
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.
*nods* I'd call CoE tragic rather than bleak; there's just too much emotion there for bleakness.
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I never really realised it the first or second time I saw S1, mostly, I guess, because I'm not the most cheerful person ever, but then I visited a friend and watched it with her over the course of a few days, and it wasn't just her reaction, I suddenly saw it with different eyes and the level of bleakness shocked even me.
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.
*nods* I'd call CoE tragic rather than bleak; there's just too much emotion there for bleakness.