I wouldn't say "perfect," by any stretch! The problem is twofold, as I see it. One: the characters are ostensibly adults (albeit, with the exception of Jack, incredibly immature ones). Two: there's not enough internal consistency to sell it as such.
I could almost buy it if the team were all supposed to be, say, 22 or so, full of youthful arrogance and ego. But they're supposed to be around 30 (IMHO), which makes such behavior pathetic and/or creepy. I'm not saying they should become austere professionals; I'm just saying they should show just a bit more competence.
OTOH, perhaps Jack has some master plan. After all, if he was somehow "entrusted" with Torchwood Three (or took it upon himself very seriously) you'd think he would have assembled a much more mature team (not necessarily age-wise, just behavior-wise). But he didn't, which makes me wonder whether these particular folks (or their descendants?) have some role to play down the line that requires them to be in Torchwood now.
AFAIK, series two will lay down a few more clues about Jack's 51st century life, so maybe we'll see a bit of this as well. I swear, though, if Gwen humps another alien-infested Welsh lass out of the blue...
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Date: 2008-01-08 08:52 pm (UTC)I could almost buy it if the team were all supposed to be, say, 22 or so, full of youthful arrogance and ego. But they're supposed to be around 30 (IMHO), which makes such behavior pathetic and/or creepy. I'm not saying they should become austere professionals; I'm just saying they should show just a bit more competence.
OTOH, perhaps Jack has some master plan. After all, if he was somehow "entrusted" with Torchwood Three (or took it upon himself very seriously) you'd think he would have assembled a much more mature team (not necessarily age-wise, just behavior-wise). But he didn't, which makes me wonder whether these particular folks (or their descendants?) have some role to play down the line that requires them to be in Torchwood now.
AFAIK, series two will lay down a few more clues about Jack's 51st century life, so maybe we'll see a bit of this as well. I swear, though, if Gwen humps another alien-infested Welsh lass out of the blue...