Ghost Machine rewatch

[galadriel1010]

Gun training scene:
Jack goes down there thinking 'work', Gwen definitely starts the flirting, I don't think Jack realises how hands-on he's being until she starts asking where he sleeps and stuff, at which point he starts wondering where she's going with this.

Ghost machine in the flat:
Again, Gwen seems unable to learn from anyone's mistakes. This scene also seems to imply that pressing the button is a choice, not a compunction, so she was just being dumb at the station, but it's still fairly early days for her at Torchwood.

Owen stalking Morgan:
Another who never learns from his mistakes. He's such a creeper

Bernie Harris:
Why is the entire team apart from Ianto there? What is Tosh's purpose? What's Gwen's purpose, apart from pushing things she shouldn't?
And why on earth does Jack let her take the damn thing when she has such a tendency to do that?

Gwen and Jack in the Hub:
She really doesn't get it. I get this far through the series and always wonder why she's still here.

Gwen and Bernie:
I like Bernie. He's a good character, although not nice.
Gwen also going freelance. She really is a liability

Gwen's pity party:
Hard to properly bollock someone who's already kicking themselves over it. Which is probably why she keeps on making the mistakes, because no one really corrects her. (Personal experience jading me here. Little brother used to cry whenever he got told off, so Mum would tell him it was fine and it ceased to matter, so he kept doing it. He stopped when he was about 15, though.)

Yeah, my view of Gwen is rather jaded by my experiences with people I've grown up with. She pushes a lot of my buttons.

Cannot cope with any more Torchwood. certainly can't cope with Cyberwoman right now. More ironing time.

Comments

[eldarwannabe.livejournal.com]

It's one of those "American vs. British" things that tends to pop up in fic because most Americans don't realize how rare guns are in the UK. I wish someone had called out the team on it in the show, to make it more obvious. (ALSO THEY NEED REAL HOLSTERS. STOP SHOVING GUNS INTO YOUR WAISTBANDS. *cough*)

[ms-bekahrose.livejournal.com]

"Save an arse, holster your gun!"

[eldarwannabe.livejournal.com]

YES. EXACTLY.

[ms-bekahrose.livejournal.com]

I sense crack-fic in here somewhere about the time Jack accidentally shot himself in the arse, because 'Dammit, 19th/20th century weapons are just so tetchy.'... *snicker*

[eldarwannabe.livejournal.com]

HA! That would explain why he's the only one who even occasionally wears a holster! (Well, no it doesn't, but I've largely given up for sense from this show.)

Our volatile little 20th century weapons, with their unpredictable shooting...

:)

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

Well, actually, they might HAVE a holster there. They make concealed carry holsters just for that location. They're particularly handy for women because many of us are too curvy to use waistband holsters without being uncomfortable.

More likely, though, it's just bad props work.

[fiwen1010.livejournal.com]

Concealed carry would make sense on the 'not freaking the locals' front.

[eldarwannabe.livejournal.com]

*googles holsters*

Huh, cool! Even those holsters still look...more secure, I guess, then just tucking it into a belt? I mean, I do that with things occasionally when I need to use my hands, and everything just ends up falling down. Which would be a problem if I were doing it with a loaded weapon.

I wish they used shoulder holsters more often. It's not like they try to hide the guns. Plus, they all have jackets. Ianto's already in a suit. Why no shoulder holsters??

I agree that it's probably just bad props work. Oh well.