Also? I know this is going to sound a bit silly since this is all Stuff Wot Is Made Up In Other People's Heads, but Jack is a 51st century guy and we're 21st century, so what True Love means to him might come off as strange to us. Especially since we're still heavily invested in traditions like marriage and raising kids and buying houses and whatnot.
I agree with this vehemently. Jack is shown in TW as being relatively adjusted to his current environment but we get shown enough to be reminded once in a while that he's really, really not exactly "in tune" with everyone around him. His charming persona and ability to adapt have lessened the obvious differences but if you squint, it's still there.
And also I agree that Ianto is definitely a sort of stealth puppeteer rather than a victim. He knows and probably influences much more than anyone else realizes.
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Date: 2008-05-13 10:53 pm (UTC)I agree with this vehemently. Jack is shown in TW as being relatively adjusted to his current environment but we get shown enough to be reminded once in a while that he's really, really not exactly "in tune" with everyone around him. His charming persona and ability to adapt have lessened the obvious differences but if you squint, it's still there.
And also I agree that Ianto is definitely a sort of stealth puppeteer rather than a victim. He knows and probably influences much more than anyone else realizes.