Torchwood 3x03 minor comment

[donutsweeper]

Interesting that Alice's mom planned for there to be issues. Knew that there would be. And that she was Torchwood, but lived to die a natural death. Alice was stupid to call and check on Jack, but at least she used someone else's phone. And taking someone out with a cutting board? All kinds of awesome.

Frobisher is Permanent Secretary to the Home Office of the UK and Norther Ireland? Can any UKers tell me what that means?

Why would there be someone from UNIT AND the US armed forces? Shouldn't it JUST be UNIT? Or UNIT and every government's armed forces? And yippie for making the US guy look like an ass at first.

Overall, not a lot happened except moving the plot forward. Although, if she lives, it looks like TW has a new member in Lois.

Comments

[jadesfire.livejournal.com]

*nods* My understanding is that when a new US president arrives, the *whole* administration changes, right down to the secretaries. that doesn't happen over here. The closest you'd get (I guess) would be federal employees lower down the chain, at a 'local' level, who don't change with the administration.

Again, it's kind of complicated, since technically *everyone* in government works for the Prime Minister. If I'm honest, it is a bit weird that we haven't actually seen the Home Secretary and that Frobisher is just dealing with the PM, but I guess this goes over his head. All the permanent secretaries would be known to the PM, but they technically work for their ministers first. It's a good old British mess, really ;)

Heh, yes, that's true. Ah, the joy of national stereotyping...

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

That is interesting that Frobisher isn't the Home Secretary and they haven't mentioned him (assuming it's a man).

That does make sense though- the PM is in charge of everything governmental-wise