Okay...

[tencrush]

So, like I've said, I don't really believe in all this SAVE FERRIS IANTO nonsense, because it's pointless and for me, it's not really Ianto's death, but his reduction from a character to a bit part, a lovesick and ignored appendage of Jack's, and ultimately a plot device in CoE that upset me.

But then there's this community: Fans For Ianto which is... strangely sweet. Sweet to the point of moving me to tears somehow. No, really. I'm behind this sort of thing. I like the sentiment. We're all just a bunch of people typing at the end of the day, but yeah, a bunch of people nonetheless. We're not fucking insane or overentitled, we're just fucking people. I might even post to this community. Even though I don't want Ianto back. At least, not if that means RTD ever gets his mitts on him again. But yeah. I like this.

Needs moar boys.

ETA: Yeah, so I posted to this community, it's awaiting moderation. The reason I did it is because it had this vibe to it, like, you know one of those climactic scenes in an 80's John Hughes flick where one by one everyone in the cafeteria stands up and says "I'm Spartacus" or whatever it is they do in those films, that kind of "Oh captain my captain" thing? It feels like that to me, this kind THIS IS US thing, which is REALLY TWEE, I know, but for some reason it made me happier about what's happened and how I've been feeling about it, and especially that RTD thing about fans and how we're just nothing and fuck you I'll do what I want to. Fuck him. I just wanted to say that somehow and now I've said it. It would be nice if the WHOLE OF FANDOM would go there and say it, and I know that won't happen, but still, it's the thought that counts. Ramble over.

Comments

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

I was gonna say Ianto got backstory but nah you're right, that was to service his death, which was to service Jack's story. He gets killed off for Jack, which means he was the less important character viewed as something to sacrifice.

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

I think his backstory was to service plot - somebody's family needs to have kids in the vulnerable 10%, and since we know from the wedding episode that Gwen and Rhys don't have siblings, Ianto gets that storyline by default.

[nostalgia-lj.livejournal.com]

Oh, true. It does feel an awful lot like that "get backstory just before you die" thing.

[love-jackianto.livejournal.com]

'because it's pointless and for me, it's not really Ianto's death, but his reduction from a character to a bit part, a lovesick and ignored appendage of Jack's, and ultimately a plot device in CoE that upset me.'
Yep, it wasn't that Ianto was killed, it was HOW and WHY he was killed that I have a problem with. This really reminds me of Fragments where the flashbacks were character-centric (each flashback started with a shot of the character) except for Ianto's (it started with a shot of JACK and continued to be how JACK reacted to Ianto).

'Even though I don't want Ianto back. At least, not if that means RTD ever gets his mitts on him again.'
Exactly. I want Ianto back, but NOT if RTD is writing him.

[fide-et-spe.livejournal.com]

That site is adorable, seriously I nearly cried as well. It also made me think about how young so many of them are, and they are all women, although there are some high profile men on the TW comms. I actually think the saveiantojones website is lovely as well. It makes me cross to think that RTD and Julie G are shitting on these people.

I also love how many of them are educated to a standard that may have in fact included poetry.

Also yay for £600 pounds for a pony.

[naomi-jw.livejournal.com]

I don't care if it's twee, it's still sweet.

[tencrush]

Isn't it just? I had to join them, it's like the most feelgood thing to come out of this shit, just people showing themselves. It makes me feel fuzzy. Like slippers.