In S1, Ianto is an addict and Jack is the terminally ill patient desperate that one more doctor will give him the cure. Ianto starts out headed towards rock bottom and winds up in rehab, with a brief bit of falling off the wagon in EOD.
In S2, Ianto is in recovery (reasonably successfully) and Jack has learned that his illness is not terminal but manageable and he is dealing with it as best he can. Think diabetes instead of cancer. By extension, Zombie!Owen in DMW and DITD is a metaphor about learning to cope with sudden disability.
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In S2, Ianto is in recovery (reasonably successfully) and Jack has learned that his illness is not terminal but manageable and he is dealing with it as best he can. Think diabetes instead of cancer. By extension, Zombie!Owen in DMW and DITD is a metaphor about learning to cope with sudden disability.