I wish I could go there with you, really. I love PC Andy - I was hoping that he would actually become part of the Torchwood team in S3.
But I can't see what difference Ianto's sexual orientation would make in talking to his sister.
"So sorry to tell you, your dear GAY/STRAIGHT brother is dead." Doesn't add much, does it?
On the other hand, whether his sister knew he was part of TW, would make a difference. "Your brother died bravely defending the earth" vs "Your brother was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
And that's why I stand by my belief that TW was used merely as a vehicle to tell the story without a care about the characters or what had gone on in S! & S2.
Here's a thought...if you replaced Gwen, Jack, Ianto, Rhys and Andy with 5 other random characters, would you have recognized it as a TW story? Blowfish driving sports cars - TW, cyberwomen upgraded to look like intergalactic tarts - TW. Group defeating bad aliens with the help of the Doctor, Martha, Sara Jane - TW or DW.
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Re: RTD is a homophobe? Don't make me laugh.
Date: 2009-07-15 01:46 pm (UTC)But I can't see what difference Ianto's sexual orientation would make in talking to his sister.
"So sorry to tell you, your dear GAY/STRAIGHT brother is dead." Doesn't add much, does it?
On the other hand, whether his sister knew he was part of TW, would make a difference. "Your brother died bravely defending the earth" vs "Your brother was in the wrong place at the wrong time."
And that's why I stand by my belief that TW was used merely as a vehicle to tell the story without a care about the characters or what had gone on in S! & S2.
Here's a thought...if you replaced Gwen, Jack, Ianto, Rhys and Andy with 5 other random characters, would you have recognized it as a TW story? Blowfish driving sports cars - TW, cyberwomen upgraded to look like intergalactic tarts - TW. Group defeating bad aliens with the help of the Doctor, Martha, Sara Jane - TW or DW.