Feb 12 2009
Torchwood screencaps
In honor of the upcoming season of Torchwood, I thought I’d share a few screencaps from the first season. One of the original goals of Torchwood was to be a racier version of Doctor Who. Sure, there are aliens and ghosts and threats to the entire planet, but there’s also a lot of flirting and sex. The fact that Captain Jack is omnisexual inspires the entire crew to be more flexible in defining their sexuality. Thus we get boy/girl flirtations right along with boy/boy and girl/girl. So there’s something for everyone.
While it does seem forced sometimes, subtextually shouting “look how progressive we are!” as the main characters explore their sexualities, it’s still refreshing to have a TV show with an anything-goes attitude. No mere hints of affection or fade-to-black scenarios. If two guys are going to snog, they’re really going to snog. We get a sense of real people enjoying the moment rather than two actors simply doing it for their “art”. And that makes it all the more tantalizing and enjoyable.
From season one, we have police officer Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles), getting a little wibbly over the mysterious Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) of Torchwood.
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The Torchwood team at work. And a glimpse of Captain Jack’s stunning height and shapely physique.
Owen (Burn Gorman) finds that the unauthorized use of a love potion gets him a few kisses he hadn’t bargained for.
Captain Jack shows Gwen how to use a big gun. Need I say more?
Gwen gets unexpectedly feisty with a seductive Torchwood prisoner.
This is the lovely honey Matt (Justin McDonald). As with Doctor Who, pretty boys on Torchwood are like the guys wearing red shirts on the original Star Trek. You know something bad is going to happen to them. (Or Captain Jack is going to make out with them. And then something bad will happen.)
He at least gets to have some fun first.
Jack and Ianto (Gareth David-Lloyd) kisses are more common on Torchwood these days, but it was a novelty back in season one.
Captain Jack savors the latest in a long line of make-out sessions. I will try not to gush over his ridiculously flawless skin.
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Torchwood, “Everything Changes” and “Day One” screencaps, c2006, BBC Wales.
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