On Torchwood 2.08

[amanuensis1]

Science and storytelling blather for Torchwood's "A Day in the Death"...


Actually, Owen is moving air, as evidenced by him speaking aloud. What he's not doing is breathing--that is, exchanging gases in his lungs. Which means that the air he moves out of his mouth is more oxygen-rich than the exhalations of a living person, because there's less carbon dioxide in it--he's just moving the oxygenized atmosphere back and forth. So he'd be BETTER at mouth-to-mouth than a living human! Science geeks unite.

And I'm so glad Martha is gone. Not because I don't like her (I do) or didn't like her role in Torchwood (I did) or because she should only belong to The Other Show (nah) but because Martha and Gwen cannot occupy the same show without sacrificing one of 'em. Gwen was non-existent in these last three episodes and it wasn't for lack of lines; it's because both she and Martha play the "heart and soul" character role, and there's only room for one of those.

I'm so looking forward to AlienPREG next episode, eee!

Comments

[faynia.livejournal.com]

I'd rather Gwen die, and have Martha as a permanent. I have so many issues with Gwen. Her flagrant infidelity is only part of my utter loathing for her.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I like Gwen! I like that her life is fucked up. If it weren't I'd probably think of her as boring.

[faynia.livejournal.com]

I personally only want her to stay on to see how they explain away past!Gwen, keeper of the riff, freaker out of the Dickens. Otherwise she can go. Her and Owen can just go away now.

[faynia.livejournal.com]

*rift.


Pretend I can spell *sheepish*

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

This is actually a nice useful explanation of "If he can't breathe, how can he speak?" for the science-was-so-very-long-ago folks like me, so thankee.

[hazelhawthorne.livejournal.com]

Actually, Owen is moving air, as evidenced by him speaking aloud. What he's not doing is breathing--that is, exchanging gases in his lungs. Which means that the air he moves out of his mouth is more oxygen-rich than the exhalations of a living person, because there's less carbon dioxide in it--he's just moving the oxygenized atmosphere back and forth. So he'd be BETTER at mouth-to-mouth than a living human! Science geeks unite.


I was thinking the same thing.

Or, surely they have a freaking ambu bag in that room full of equipment! Grab the bag, hook up the O2 and squeeze away!

I understand it worked better for the show this way, but there are times when I forget that I am watching Torchwood and stop waving my hands enough to dispel all the OMGWTFness of the faux!science.


I'm so looking forward to AlienPREG next episode, eee!

SECONDED!

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

I'm THINKING TOO HARD. Isn't that the first rule of MST3K fans? "If you're wondering how he eats and breathes..."

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

He's a DOCTOR. He should have, like high-tech portable oxygen-in-a-tiny-canister on him at all times! :D

[violetisblue.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but I've still wondered this since I started watching Buffy (along with "If they don't breathe, how do they inhale cigarette smoke?").

[baby-werewolf.livejournal.com]

That's what I said! And I got told to shut up and stop trying to apply logic to Torchwood...

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

You can't help it! These bits of logic-want just creep in sometimes!

[prairie-grass.livejournal.com]

This is the thing that always ticked me off about Buffy. Key episode where Angel can't do mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on Buffy who has drowned, and it's like, HELLO!?!?, they SMOKE, they TALK, they EAT, what is this, retard-land?

*growls and goes back to lurking*

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

what is this, retard-land?

*giggles SO hard*