The buried alive situation -- it's my biggest gripe. Jack should have been completely insane after being buried alive for 2000 years, which would have ruined the show of course. But the fact that he comes out of it fine, with nothing more than a little dirt on his face is completely ludicrous. That premise should have been thrown out by the writers and editorial team. Can you imagine a premise that unbelievable being presented in fanfic? I hope they find a way to retcon "Exit Wounds".
But back to the actual topic, sad to say I have little faith in the writers to do a good job. I think the ambiguity comes from homophobia, or biphobia. I'm really glad Jack/Ianto is text, not subtext. That's progress. But we get to see all the heterosexual couples in bed, doing normal heterosexual couple type things. I guess they're ok with lesbians, too (Tosh and Mary). But Jack and Ianto? The only time we see them overtly sexual it's about 3 seconds of kinkiness in the greenhouse. I want to see them snuggling in bed in the morning. I want to see as much of a relationship between them as we've gotten with the other characters' relationships. But that's why there's so much fanfic, I guess. Because the actual show only teases and refuses to go there.
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Date: 2008-05-13 03:42 pm (UTC)But back to the actual topic, sad to say I have little faith in the writers to do a good job. I think the ambiguity comes from homophobia, or biphobia. I'm really glad Jack/Ianto is text, not subtext. That's progress. But we get to see all the heterosexual couples in bed, doing normal heterosexual couple type things. I guess they're ok with lesbians, too (Tosh and Mary). But Jack and Ianto? The only time we see them overtly sexual it's about 3 seconds of kinkiness in the greenhouse. I want to see them snuggling in bed in the morning. I want to see as much of a relationship between them as we've gotten with the other characters' relationships. But that's why there's so much fanfic, I guess. Because the actual show only teases and refuses to go there.