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I think that a lot of the relationship is played out in subtext. The chemistry between them has been palpable from the start and there has been a lot of lovely body language moments, really something in each episode. As for Jack, he has a smile that he only uses for Ianto. His body language relaxes when he is alone with him. Also he can't take his eyes of him, and does often gaze in quite a dreamy way. While I love a bit of porn, and nice snogs, I think declarations and too much happy coupledom tend to be the death of a relationship in drama.
In KKBB Jack makes it clear that he has been thinking about Ianto and taking it further while away, that whole scene is lovely, and full of subtext. I almost feel that the Jack/Gwen dynamic is problematic due to the performances, much as I hate to say it, the problem with the engagement ring scene is an overlay of histrionics, I think it is easy to read too much into it that isn't necessarily there. It is a Chibnall ep, and he has made it clear that he sees the relationship between Jack/Ianto as romantic ( he said so quite clearly in the Fragments confidential).
I'm glad they don't have a bible. It has allowed Ianto to be developed, it has allowed Rhys to be developed, the writers have responded to onscreen chemistry and dynamics. One of the things I hate about a lot of those US dramas with the bibles is that you end up with pairings that have absolutely zero on screen chemistry.
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Date: 2008-05-13 04:02 pm (UTC)I think that a lot of the relationship is played out in subtext. The chemistry between them has been palpable from the start and there has been a lot of lovely body language moments, really something in each episode. As for Jack, he has a smile that he only uses for Ianto. His body language relaxes when he is alone with him. Also he can't take his eyes of him, and does often gaze in quite a dreamy way. While I love a bit of porn, and nice snogs, I think declarations and too much happy coupledom tend to be the death of a relationship in drama.
In KKBB Jack makes it clear that he has been thinking about Ianto and taking it further while away, that whole scene is lovely, and full of subtext. I almost feel that the Jack/Gwen dynamic is problematic due to the performances, much as I hate to say it, the problem with the engagement ring scene is an overlay of histrionics, I think it is easy to read too much into it that isn't necessarily there. It is a Chibnall ep, and he has made it clear that he sees the relationship between Jack/Ianto as romantic ( he said so quite clearly in the Fragments confidential).
I'm glad they don't have a bible. It has allowed Ianto to be developed, it has allowed Rhys to be developed, the writers have responded to onscreen chemistry and dynamics. One of the things I hate about a lot of those US dramas with the bibles is that you end up with pairings that have absolutely zero on screen chemistry.