(I tried to avoid spoilers for Torchwood, but it is kind of obvious what happened in Season 2 from how I wrote it. Proceed with caution.)
It's no secret that I'm a huge Whovian, and with my obsession with all things Who, Torchwood is obviously part of that obsession. I watched most of Torchwood after I finished watching Series 1-5 of new-Who this summer (I finished Season 2 during the school year and watched Children of Earth in November? Or was it December? Don't remember, exactly.) and at first, I hated it. Specifically, Gwen. Couldn't stand her. Not to mention how very Law And Order: Science Fiction it felt. But then I got passed Season 1 and watched Season 2 and fell in love with the characters. Jack was no longer the only reason I watched the show. There was Ianto, and Tosh, and hell, I even started to like Gwen. And then there was Owen. I hated him in Season 1. I felt about him like I felt about all of the hockey players I know. But mid-way through Season 2, I could honestly say that I loved Owen. He was easily my favourite. And when the thing that happened in Season 2 happened, I sobbed. Sobbed like I would have sobbed had I been alone the first time I watched Dumbledore die. Tears pouring down my cheeks, glasses thrown onto my desk, hands to my cheeks, entire body shaking with gasps and hiccoughs. Thankfully no one else was home.
Kayla and I have since had the Owen vs Ianto debate. She loves Ianto. I love Owen. We haven't really gotten into it heavily - usually we'll just throw our favoured Torchwood man at the other in succession until Elise and Chantelle are utterly confused. Every time one of us plays Torchwood music and we hear our favoured man's theme song we shout the name into the house. You get the picture, right?
Well, tonight, while I was doing laundry and writing out notes for my sound class, I was listening to the music from Torchwood, and the song "Goodbyes" came on. I stopped writing and just kind of stared at my textbook - I do that a lot when I listen to music that moves me. I was suddenly hit with a realization that I hadn't considered since Season 1 - Owen Harper was an actual absolute ass. I continued to stare at my textbook, mulling this over, wondering what I saw in him, what Tosh saw in him. I couldn't think of one redeemable quality. And then, because I couldn't figure it out, I texted Kayla. Sure, it might seem like I was admitting defeat on our Owen vs. Ianto debate, but it was really bugging me. I started comparing the two in my head:
- Owen, ass. Ianto, sweet.
- Owen, manwhore. Ianto, in love with Jack.
- Owen, made fun of Tosh far too often. Ianto, kind to everyone.
- Owen had an affair with Gwen when she was with Rhys. Ianto...just Jack.
- Etc., etc., etc.
And then I remembered something, thanks to Kayla: Owen was nice too. Sure, he was an ass most of the time, but he had his good moments. He was kind to Tosh when she needed him to be. He was very passionate about his work. He was very compassionate about the people they helped. And it made me feel a little better, but I still can't help but think: why the hell do girls find bad boys so attractive?
(I'm starting to upload videos to my YouTube account regularly, hopefully every Sunday. Linkage: http://www.youtube.com/siriusismyhero)
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