I have been watching the show ... they are NOT trying to get people on the side of pedophilia ... the premise of the show is as follows.
The “technicality” that got Oswald Jones off was that he was executed, but amazingly people around the world stopped dying that day (no matter what you do to them). Society is in chaos because of this “miracle”, and some very dark characters are promoting Jones as a voice of sanity to the masses because the politicians and clergy are silent on what people should do next. They did have a person (from the Tea Party) that started a campaign of “dead is dead” to have those who should be dead quarantined from society, but Jones’ handlers got rid of her by crushing her in a car (and yes, she is still alive).
Jones is being presented as a very creepy character that can stir the masses with his speech, both pro and con. Even his handler who is creating the media frenzy around him does not want to be near him or alone with him. As she says, she cannot look at his hands because she knows what he did with those hands. The Torchwood team is trying to figure out why people stopped dying and put things back to normal, and Captain Jack Harkness (the character that came over from Doctor Who) has personally volunteered to send Oswald Jones to meet his maker.
Now, all that being said, Captain Jack Harkness is an openly gay character ... so the premise of this season of show is not that we are to accept Pedophilia, but rather that a gay man will save us.
Doh!
I knew it was Danes!
I knew beforehand that the Torchwood writers were always pushing a liberal agenda and I can usually see through that and enjoy the sci-fi that I enjoy. I was watching the current series for a few episodes. I had them on the dvr. Episode 3 or 4 where Jack had his arms around a naked man and said he had to use a condom is the exact scene where I hit “stop” “delete” and then removed the show from my timers.
I was truly disgusted watching it. It gave me a sick feeling in my stomach to view it. I am not a prude and have willfully witnessed many terrible things in my life, including the several years I spent in prison. I’m glad that I can no longer stomach such entertainment.
You’ve given a good accurate analysis. Oswald is a complex character so far. The show has just about pushed me over the edge to not watching it again. The last episode went too far IMO. The scenes with Jack and his lover were too gratuitous, but what turned me off is RTD’s blatant comparison of Jack to Jesus Christ, and his bashing of Catholicism and Christianity in general. That was blasphemous even if one isn’t very religious. RTD would never have the guts to portray Jack as a Mohammed or Buddha figure.
>>> Captain Jack Harkness is an openly gay character ... so the premise of this season of show is not that we are to accept Pedophilia, but rather that a gay man will save us.
Captain Jack isn’t gay. More like he is happy. When first we meet him in WW2 blitz London he is drooling as with his binoculars he closely examines Rose Tyler’s fanny bouncing around in her tight jeans.
He’s open for any attractive target of opportunity. The Doctor even warns one or two later female companions away from him. If Jack was gay he wouldn’t need to bother.