Wait-- is "Small Worlds" before or after "Countrycide"?
In "Small Worlds" there was Jack's hand on Ianto's shoulder, then moving down his back. It made Ianto jump. He really didn't know what to do.
As far as the mutual nod, yes, I agree to a point. But I'd read it as "we're good enough to go on with" and not "we're good".
But it's true that Jack had to see (as we clearly did) that all the fight had gone out of Ianto. Defeated and humiliated, the fire gone out of him; underscored by his hunchy posture, going around picking up other people's trash.
Looking at this I guess what I'm getting at is that I don't see that the problem is Jack's trust so much as how Ianto moves from humiliation to daring.
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Date: 2008-07-29 04:57 pm (UTC)In "Small Worlds" there was Jack's hand on Ianto's shoulder, then moving down his back. It made Ianto jump. He really didn't know what to do.
As far as the mutual nod, yes, I agree to a point. But I'd read it as "we're good enough to go on with" and not "we're good".
But it's true that Jack had to see (as we clearly did) that all the fight had gone out of Ianto. Defeated and humiliated, the fire gone out of him; underscored by his hunchy posture, going around picking up other people's trash.
Looking at this I guess what I'm getting at is that I don't see that the problem is Jack's trust so much as how Ianto moves from humiliation to daring.
How Ianto Got His Groove Back.