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sherydenOkay, I was screwing around on the net and found myself on a Torchwood discussion forum. I ran across a discussion of Owen's behavior in "Everything Changes," and now I feel like I'm a terrible person. Any thoughts on his behavior in this episode?
Okay, to refresh your memories, in the first episode of the series, Owen is shown to have a bottle of alien cologne. He takes the cologne to a club and walks over to chat up a woman. When she says she's not interested, he says, "Look, I've got to be up early, I've got a hell of a day tomorrow, and I really can't be bothered with all the chat." Then, he sprays the cologne on himself and suddenly, the woman is all over him.
The next time we see Owen and the woman, they're leaving the bar with the intention of going back to her place and having sex. The woman's boyfriend follows them out and threatens to beat the crap out of Owen. Owen sprays some more of the cologne on himself and the guy suddenly wants to have sex with him. Owen grins, hails a taxi (probably to escape), and the scene cuts.
Now, when I first saw the scene, I laughed my ass off. I did. Especially at the part where the woman's boyfriend is groping Owen. I'm laughing right now, actually, because it was funny. And that might just make me a terrible person.
When I went on a forum for the show, someone pointed out that Owen had essentially slipped them a date rape drug. That never occurred to me. I mean, I got the whole "danger of using alien technology" message, but to think of Owen as a rapist? Never crossed my mind. Thoughts?
Okay, to refresh your memories, in the first episode of the series, Owen is shown to have a bottle of alien cologne. He takes the cologne to a club and walks over to chat up a woman. When she says she's not interested, he says, "Look, I've got to be up early, I've got a hell of a day tomorrow, and I really can't be bothered with all the chat." Then, he sprays the cologne on himself and suddenly, the woman is all over him.
The next time we see Owen and the woman, they're leaving the bar with the intention of going back to her place and having sex. The woman's boyfriend follows them out and threatens to beat the crap out of Owen. Owen sprays some more of the cologne on himself and the guy suddenly wants to have sex with him. Owen grins, hails a taxi (probably to escape), and the scene cuts.
Now, when I first saw the scene, I laughed my ass off. I did. Especially at the part where the woman's boyfriend is groping Owen. I'm laughing right now, actually, because it was funny. And that might just make me a terrible person.
When I went on a forum for the show, someone pointed out that Owen had essentially slipped them a date rape drug. That never occurred to me. I mean, I got the whole "danger of using alien technology" message, but to think of Owen as a rapist? Never crossed my mind. Thoughts?
