Children of Earth "Day 5"

It's been more than a day since we watched "Day Five," and I still feel a little depressed every time I think of Torchwood. To say that Jack's life sucks seems like a major understatement. Of course, like I said just after we watched it, I can't help but imagine Jack running into the Doctor as both of them run away from their pasts:

Doctor: Oh, that sucks dude. You had to sacrifice your own grandson to save the world?Jack: Yeah and Ianto died.Doctor: Bummer.Jack: And I can't kill myself because I'm immortal.Doctor: I'm so sorry.Jack: Yeah. I can't imagine someone's life being any worse.Doctor: ...
Jack: What?Doctor: ...
Jack: What?Doctor: I sacrificed my entire species to save the freaking universe, including my entire family.Jack: [looks away awkwardly and shuffles his feet.]Doctor: I'm also over 900 years old. How old are you? Like 150 years old?Jack: Actually...Doctor: And no, that time you spent buried under Cardiff doesn't count.
Jack: But--Doctor: No.[Awkward pause]
Jack: Hey, so how's Donna?Doctor: I had to erase all memory of me from her mind. My knowledge was going to make her head explode.Jack: I see. That sucks.Doctor: Yeah.[Awkward pause]
Jack: Well, I should go. I have... stuff...Doctor: You do that.Jack: Yeah.Doctor: But hey, I'm sure your life is worse than anyone could imagine.Jack: Um. Yeah. Bye.

OK, so nothing like this would ever happen, but still. I can imagine. ;-)

Speaking of Donna, the depression level of this episode is reminding me of the end of "Journey's End." My standard cure for that is to watch "Runaway Bride," but Alec doesn't want to watch it. I guess I can just watch it on my computer. 'Course, "Day 5" doesn't segue into "Runaway Bride" quite as smoothly as "Journey's End" does, but... Maybe I'll watch it anyway. Then again, writing this and selecting the pictures might suffice for now.