Torchwood: Launch Date
Apr. 25th, 2023 02:01 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
beccaelizabethToday so far I relistened to Big Finish Iceberg and Gooseberry, then listened to Launch Date for the first time.
I think the compare contrast gave me hopes that were not fulfilled, and now I'm cranky about it.
With Owen on the cover I got two stories that give you a lot of Owen minutes and new insights into Owen's character, as well as dragging you through some devastating emotional territory with varying amounts of reaching a hand out to help each other through. They're excellent and involving stories. Strong stuff.
Launch Date was a sort of nice sort of rom com for the characters it followed around, but Ianto was a bit peripheral. There was a Torchwood story happening but the main characters mostly didnt know it. And it was clever and made of people and all that, but not what I wanted from an audio today.
We do learn a little more about Ianto: he's scary good at manipulation, and rather wanted a happy ending for someone for once, so that's nice. Also he doesnt quite see why the manipulation is a problem when connected to the happy ending, which is... Torchwood. But I wasn't left feeling I'd spent a whole cd with Ianto and it turns out that's what I wanted today.
This story would probably be appreciated better if I were in the mood for it.
But right now I'm a bit cranky instead.
The chatty bits at the end had a couple nice comments worth a listen though.
I think the compare contrast gave me hopes that were not fulfilled, and now I'm cranky about it.
With Owen on the cover I got two stories that give you a lot of Owen minutes and new insights into Owen's character, as well as dragging you through some devastating emotional territory with varying amounts of reaching a hand out to help each other through. They're excellent and involving stories. Strong stuff.
Launch Date was a sort of nice sort of rom com for the characters it followed around, but Ianto was a bit peripheral. There was a Torchwood story happening but the main characters mostly didnt know it. And it was clever and made of people and all that, but not what I wanted from an audio today.
We do learn a little more about Ianto: he's scary good at manipulation, and rather wanted a happy ending for someone for once, so that's nice. Also he doesnt quite see why the manipulation is a problem when connected to the happy ending, which is... Torchwood. But I wasn't left feeling I'd spent a whole cd with Ianto and it turns out that's what I wanted today.
This story would probably be appreciated better if I were in the mood for it.
But right now I'm a bit cranky instead.
The chatty bits at the end had a couple nice comments worth a listen though.