Things that I'm quite enjoying at the moment...

[butterfly]

1. Torchwood. I've seen some negative responses to it, both on my flist and in various other places online, but I've gotten to a place where that's not making me doubt my own reaction to the show, which has been overwhelmingly positive. I love the characters, I love the dynamics, I love where they seem to be going.

2. Lois Lane on Smallville. In fact, the two episodes without Lois have been my least favorite this year. I don't know if that's actually attributable to Lois or if it's just because Fallout (weak guest acting) and Static (bad A&B plot mixing) weren't as good as the other episodes, but I do know that I'm loving every moment that she's onscreen and she's very close to being my favorite Lois Lane ever. She's everything that Lois should be -- she kicks ass, talks a hard game, and has a tough attitude with a soft underbelly that she tries so hard to hide. And, on a similar note, Oliver Queen is a terrific character. I'm really enjoying him.

3. Rewatching Season 2/28 of Doctor Who on Sci-fi. I adore Rose Tyler, even more in S2 than in S1 (which makes me something of a rarity, as I understand). I love her storylines in both seasons, but her chemistry with the tenth Doctor is a bit more powerful and playful than her chemistry with the ninth and I just flat-out adore Rose with her Doctor (I do see Ten as her Doctor, more so than Nine -- Nine was the shell-shocked war survivor, who was clinging as much as he was loving). Plus, I *heart* the kicky shorter hair. Love her S2 haircut.

4. Boston Legal. This show is on so much crack, but it's amazingly high-quality. Great acting, wonderfully funny but with a strong heart. It has three really great female characters right now, one of them being played by Candice Bergen</td> (Murphy Brown). It has James Spader as Alan Shore, the best lawyer ever! And William Shatner! Who has both funny and touching storylines. Wonderful, wonderful show.

5. Eureka, which is making me regret not watching it air live. It's a really great show, with tons of smart and capable characters. There's an interesting father&daughter relationship, great character dynamics, a lot of diversity. All-around goodness, really. I've seen up to Right as Raynes, which... made me cry at the end... just a little. I'm just really loving the show.

Comments

[butterfly.livejournal.com]

I'm loving S2 take-charge Rose. I really, really don't get where the complaints are coming from. I think she's grown as a person, her relationship with the Doctor has grown, and Billie has grown as an actress. As of last week, I'm up to The Satan Pit, in which I think she was terrifically kick-ass.

Rose is just lovely in S2. I definitely agree with you that she's grown in just about every way. Billie's just been doing an amazing job with her.

For me, the difference between Nine/Rose and Ten/Rose is that Nine and Rose had a lot more unresolved sexual tension. Ten and Rose seem more... resolved, one way or the other. They're clearly amazingly good friends, but they aren't clinging to each other, the way Nine clung to Rose in the aftermath of the war.

Anyway, I love the girl, and I'll be sad to see her go. But then, I was also sad to see Nine go, and I adore Ten now, so I'm sure I'll adjust to the new companion.

I do have quite a lot of hope. I just hope that Moffat isn't the one who introduces her! I wasn't pleased at all with The Girl in the Fireplace and his two-parter is when I least liked Jack (visually and thematically, his episodes are wonderful, but I really dislike how he intros new characters).