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Carys doesn't have the usual look for that kind of part. ( Read more... )
Carys means 'love'. Surprisingly enough.
But there's also 'Carries' in it.


So, name game on the regular characters.


Toshiko Sato ( Read more... )

Ianto Jones ( Read more... )

Owen Harper ( Read more... )

Gwen Cooper ( Read more... )

Captain Jack Harkness ( Read more... )


Fun - all of them have dictionary words in their names.


I added a bunch more stuff when I woke up.
Several of the names are local variations on John Smith, which vaguely suggests a certain lack of deep and meaningful put into them.

Probably other people have done this better. But I like fiddling with name meanings. Names are chosen to stick the rest of the symbols to, along with actors in a TV show. Naming and being named implies power relations. See who gets a title, who gets an abbreviation, who chooses their own name or refuses one someone tries to hang on them. And names have a ton of connotations built in. Sometimes, figure out the name, figure out the character.

Of course sometimes somebody hit the random name generator, but you never know until you look.

I'm on to the fiddly details now
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If this looks like too much detailed reading in, you should see my Buffy+Angel reviews. Really.


Okay, so there's still bits I didn't do the detail on, due to an early desire to watch from the sofa. But I think this will do for now.


ETA: ( Read more... )

Also there's some discussion about comments apparently being made about how alternate sexualities are being pushed and promoted by this show. Without any mention of all the het stuff that is *everywhere*. I think that was part of the point of ( Read more... )

I really need to go sleep. Sleep is highly adviseable for humans.

Dear god that was good.
I was all 'holy shit!' and 'oh my GOD' and... Woah! *Extremely* cool.

I was incoherent with squee. Still am.

That was very, very good.

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In fact, the radio times website reckons these are on again at about one in the morning... And right now I'm seriously considering staying up to watch.


I need some kind of recording device. Tivo, DVD recorder, I don't even know. I haven't felt the need for one for... Years, seriously. Not even watching Doctor Who.

But now I *need* to record this.

That's just... Wow. Fannish at first sight. Captain Jack swept me off my feet from his... second episode, I think. First episode left me wary but hopeful. This show? I'm already planning the convention attendance.



... The little voice at the back of my head that has watched a whole lot of TV is praying 'please don't let them mess this up now'

*sigh*

But, *wow*. Instant fan. Totally.