"there are two main relationships, and when it comes to getting a look at the team's personal lives, it's only the same-sex couple that's getting ignored. It's why it seems like it's being presented as superificial."
I think that's exactly where the problem is -- If either Jack or Ianto was a women, no body will give a damn if we see they relationship on screen or not. We would be complaining that there was only hints of it, but we wouldn't get irritated. However, because this is a same-sex relationship, people got extremely sensitive about it, not enough on screen time, not enough clarity, etc. The thing is, like you said, Jack and Ianto are both ambiguous characters, all those secrets and unknowns which are still waiting to be shed light on, won't it be even weirder if we get to see a lot of their private moments without knowing their past? Furthermore, won't it be too much to have 2 couple doing private things on screen in a sifi/action show? And if we have to pick one couple only, from writing/artistic prospect, who should we choose? Janto? Really?
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I think that's exactly where the problem is -- If either Jack or Ianto was a women, no body will give a damn if we see they relationship on screen or not. We would be complaining that there was only hints of it, but we wouldn't get irritated. However, because this is a same-sex relationship, people got extremely sensitive about it, not enough on screen time, not enough clarity, etc. The thing is, like you said, Jack and Ianto are both ambiguous characters, all those secrets and unknowns which are still waiting to be shed light on, won't it be even weirder if we get to see a lot of their private moments without knowing their past? Furthermore, won't it be too much to have 2 couple doing private things on screen in a sifi/action show? And if we have to pick one couple only, from writing/artistic prospect, who should we choose? Janto? Really?