I think the only reason the Donna / Ten relationship was more even was because Donna was not interested in a romantic relationship. And RTD made sure she said that on a number of episodes, just so we wouldn't forget! (But you're right, she still didn't come to a happy end.)
Tencrush - THANK YOU so much for your post. It makes so much sense. I hadn't realized it (and I've never watched QAF so I didn't have that history). I've felt so horrible because of the way the Jack/Ianto relationship was portrayed in CoE. I felt really betrayed because we'd been told how there was progress, trust built, blah blah blah. I felt like CoE used 3+ days trying to convince me that Ianto really wasn't Jack's cup of tea after all... Then it killed Ianto and Jack fell apart. Huh? After the previous days, the person I was watching with (new to Torchwood) couldn't figure out why Jack was so upset. He thought the whole scene came across as too long, melodramatic, and overacted... and what was he supposed to think, really, given what came before on CoE? Heck, what was I supposed to think, having been looking forward to "progress"? I feel a bit better now, thanks to you, and well-armed for the future.
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Date: 2009-07-28 12:39 am (UTC)Tencrush - THANK YOU so much for your post. It makes so much sense. I hadn't realized it (and I've never watched QAF so I didn't have that history). I've felt so horrible because of the way the Jack/Ianto relationship was portrayed in CoE. I felt really betrayed because we'd been told how there was progress, trust built, blah blah blah. I felt like CoE used 3+ days trying to convince me that Ianto really wasn't Jack's cup of tea after all... Then it killed Ianto and Jack fell apart. Huh? After the previous days, the person I was watching with (new to Torchwood) couldn't figure out why Jack was so upset. He thought the whole scene came across as too long, melodramatic, and overacted... and what was he supposed to think, really, given what came before on CoE? Heck, what was I supposed to think, having been looking forward to "progress"? I feel a bit better now, thanks to you, and well-armed for the future.