Promethia Does Torchwood Wrong: Miracle Day Edition

[promethia_tenk]

Feeling in the mood for a bit of recreational RTD hatred, I took the evening to watch what's been aired so far of Torchwood: Miracle Day. Given the generally dismal state of the reactions I've read, I figured I was all set for a satisfying run of fuming, eyerolling, and exaggerated gestures of disbelief and annoyance, relieved only by mad bouts of Gwen adoration. Well, surprise, surprise:

I think I kinda love it? I'm still working out exactly why, but it's a bit like this: When Kill Bill came out, critics described it as a baroque meditation on the aesthetics of violence. And, oh, I do love anything baroque. Miracle Day is something like a baroque meditation on the aesthetics of Russel Davies' misanthropy. It's every narrative tic and cliche and failing and sentiment of his that I've ever hated, pushed to the point of . . . art. It's a bit magnificently appalling.

I'm going to bed now. Let's see if I regret admitting this in the morning . . .

Comments

[elisi]

This amuses me a lot. :)

[da-phoenix13.livejournal.com]

Well, I'm nowhere near fandom so I have no idea what others have been saying, but I fucking LOVE Miracle Day. It's just so dark and twisted and, other than last weeks episode which was pretty dull other than the last three minutes, really really exciting to watch. And Gwen is almost tolerable most of the time! If only there was more Jack, I'd call it my perfect miniseries, and it's almost certainly my favorite Torchwood installment. What can I say? I dig misanthropy every now and then.

[honeynoir.livejournal.com]

Miracle Day is something like a baroque meditation on the aesthetics of Russel Davies' misanthropy. It's every narrative tic and cliche and failing and sentiment of his that I've ever hated, pushed to the point of . . . art.

Okay, might have to watch it now, because these sentences are beautiful.

[shadowturquoise.livejournal.com]

Yay! Another vote for Miracle Day! I personally love it and am getting so sick of all the TW hate going around. I think a lot of people were determined before they even saw it that they were going to hate it and flame all discussions they can find. (No, we've never seen that before, have we?) I can't even find a reliable community to squee in.

Personally, I can't believe I'm sticking up for RTD because I was so glad to see him leave DW. But I really like the plot and the ramifications of no one dying. Danes is mega-creepy and Rex is one I just love-to-hate. Of course Gwen is the awesomist awesome rocket-launching-baby-toter ever!

[beerbad.livejournal.com]

I love you.