I find this whole thing interesting, and while I share the frustration of those who would like to see some deeper and more emotional interactions between Jack and Ianto, since we haven't had any since Adam other that Ianto's clarification to Owen, I don't really share the general pessimism that seems to be going around on the subject (yet). Why? Well, here are a few of my thoughts on the issue.
I was surprised to see people getting so upset about he "dabbling" line. To me, Ianto was being asked about a very personal thing by someone he barely knows. He has no idea how to react. He is surprised by her question, probably surprised that Jack mentioned him specifically to her, and not knowing her has no idea how she would react to a relationship between he and Jack. Disgust? Jealousy? I heard the dabbling bit as simply an off-handed reply to try and deflect the personal question. Cause right after that when Martha seems utterly delighted by the prospect and asks "yeah?" you and watch him physically relax and answer with a much more confident and secure "Yeah." clearly stating to Martha that yes he and Jack are seeing one another.
The whole "Doing Pizza and Ianto" thing is just Jack. A reflection of his continual need to stick sexual references into every conversation he has (not one of my favorite traits) as well as his habit of deflecting any conversation that could lead to him having to actually share something personal about himself with anyone. Which brings me to the 2 major things that people seem to not be taking into consideration about Jack & Ianto:
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I was surprised to see people getting so upset about he "dabbling" line. To me, Ianto was being asked about a very personal thing by someone he barely knows. He has no idea how to react. He is surprised by her question, probably surprised that Jack mentioned him specifically to her, and not knowing her has no idea how she would react to a relationship between he and Jack. Disgust? Jealousy? I heard the dabbling bit as simply an off-handed reply to try and deflect the personal question. Cause right after that when Martha seems utterly delighted by the prospect and asks "yeah?" you and watch him physically relax and answer with a much more confident and secure "Yeah." clearly stating to Martha that yes he and Jack are seeing one another.
The whole "Doing Pizza and Ianto" thing is just Jack. A reflection of his continual need to stick sexual references into every conversation he has (not one of my favorite traits) as well as his habit of deflecting any conversation that could lead to him having to actually share something personal about himself with anyone. Which brings me to the 2 major things that people seem to not be taking into consideration about Jack & Ianto:
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(Holy crap! My comment is so long they won't let me post it! So the second part is in a reply to myself. Sorry!)