It's funny the things my brain is willing to overlook, and the things it isn't. You're absolutely right that the eyeballs would not be there, but that didn't bother me a bit. But sentient ash? I cannot handle it. Not even because I think it's too horrible (which I do, obviously), but because it just...does not compute even as a fantasy concept. And normally, I can believe pretty much anything.
Like I said, it makes sense conceptually. Like math. It's just...applying it that makes my head spin. Which is weird, because I'm seeing the application, and I get the concept, so it should connect just fine. But...sentient ash?! *Flicks cigarette*
As for Owen...if his body rots, and there's still consciousness, does that consciousness end up as runoff into the bay? Are there sentient Owen-fish? Or does it become the soil? Are there sentient Owen-flowers or Owen-grass? This would be interesting.
And you're right; the mention of Owen in the first episode was nice, too, but it would be more interesting to connect that for the new audience. And in reality, I find it hard to believe that Gwen hasn't said anything like, "Is this Owen on a mass scale? Is there a really big glove?" Shout-outs to Ianto are great, but there's a whole team of people and past experiences that they're not pulling from, which doesn't make sense at all. Well. Of course it doesn't make sense. It's Torchwood. Never mind, carry on! :D
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Date: 2011-08-15 10:49 am (UTC)Like I said, it makes sense conceptually. Like math. It's just...applying it that makes my head spin. Which is weird, because I'm seeing the application, and I get the concept, so it should connect just fine. But...sentient ash?! *Flicks cigarette*
As for Owen...if his body rots, and there's still consciousness, does that consciousness end up as runoff into the bay? Are there sentient Owen-fish? Or does it become the soil? Are there sentient Owen-flowers or Owen-grass? This would be interesting.
And you're right; the mention of Owen in the first episode was nice, too, but it would be more interesting to connect that for the new audience. And in reality, I find it hard to believe that Gwen hasn't said anything like, "Is this Owen on a mass scale? Is there a really big glove?" Shout-outs to Ianto are great, but there's a whole team of people and past experiences that they're not pulling from, which doesn't make sense at all. Well. Of course it doesn't make sense. It's Torchwood. Never mind, carry on! :D