After all the thought and effort I've put into Janto, ironically, I'm actually having a considerably difficult time trying to describe how I do feel about them, and thus level of my disappointment in how this is turning out.
I am not the sort of fangirl who bounces from fandom to fandom; I don't even really watch Doctor Who with anywhere near the depth of interest I've developed for TW. (Years ago, I loved Buffy-Angel because I think Joss Whedon is a frickin' genius, but that's it. I haven't even seen any of season 1 of DW, and certainly none of the older episodes.) I started watching DW in season three, casually, because I've always enjoyed David Tennant; then TW by extension, mostly because I thought John B. had the most gorgeous smile ever.
But, it was absolutely all the gleeful kissing and "shocking" innuendo that got me hooked, and then I fell in love with Ianto-Jack. (But, there's been a distinct lack of *gleeful* -- or gratuitous, charming, passionate-- kissing this year.)
As a rule, I've absolutely always been incredibly supportive of the bi and gay community (historically, many gay friends), big on the gay rights (was a part of organizations in college and always consider same sex marriage a factor when supporting political candidates), but I've never been into the man love as I've become emotionally invested in the two of them. Like, I've seen gay couples and thought they were terrific, and been happy to see healthy gay characters portrayed positively in the media, but for the first time ever, I am genuinely turned on by mansex. ***I AM HOT for Janto***. They are so goddam porn efficient I cannot even say.
So, when a person like myself sees all this amazing potential (you hit the nail on the head there) going to waste, it just disappoints the hell out of me. To be honest, if there is no Ianto-Jack, I really don't see any reason to watch the show. In all honesty, I don't think it's consistently well-written enough to hold my interest. You don't even get as many great eps as you do with DW (like, there was a string of four or five eps of DW S3 that blew me away, including Blink, Human Nature, Family of Blood), and those were enough to buoy me when things with Martha and the Doctor didn't work out. Thus far, I haven't really seen that with TW. Up to now, KKBB is probably the best episode, followed very closely by Random Shoes (which barely features any TW cast), but, at *best*, they are 50-50 when it comes to episodes that are worth an hour of my time.
It probably taints the validity of my comments that I feel that way about the show, but, at heart, I'm a ridiculous romantic. And a strong -- be it tragic, sweet, doomed -- central relationship between two characters that I like is why I get hooked on any show. In this case, I really, really want Jack and Ianto to get their act together. If that goes away, I might stop watching. Or, I'll continue to watch casually, but I sure as hell won't be an active member of the fandom.
So, to make a long story only marginally shorter (and I'm sorry for the length of this reply, BTW), yes, it makes me sad. The thing is, don't we all have enough of things not working out the way we want them in real life to put up with it in our TV shows? I mean, if I wanted a totally awesome person to end up with a broken heart by someone who inexplicably did not appreciate how wonderful they are, I'd just sit around and think about my own love life. ;)
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I am not the sort of fangirl who bounces from fandom to fandom; I don't even really watch Doctor Who with anywhere near the depth of interest I've developed for TW. (Years ago, I loved Buffy-Angel because I think Joss Whedon is a frickin' genius, but that's it. I haven't even seen any of season 1 of DW, and certainly none of the older episodes.) I started watching DW in season three, casually, because I've always enjoyed David Tennant; then TW by extension, mostly because I thought John B. had the most gorgeous smile ever.
But, it was absolutely all the gleeful kissing and "shocking" innuendo that got me hooked, and then I fell in love with Ianto-Jack. (But, there's been a distinct lack of *gleeful* -- or gratuitous, charming, passionate-- kissing this year.)
As a rule, I've absolutely always been incredibly supportive of the bi and gay community (historically, many gay friends), big on the gay rights (was a part of organizations in college and always consider same sex marriage a factor when supporting political candidates), but I've never been into the man love as I've become emotionally invested in the two of them. Like, I've seen gay couples and thought they were terrific, and been happy to see healthy gay characters portrayed positively in the media, but for the first time ever, I am genuinely turned on by mansex. ***I AM HOT for Janto***. They are so goddam porn efficient I cannot even say.
So, when a person like myself sees all this amazing potential (you hit the nail on the head there) going to waste, it just disappoints the hell out of me. To be honest, if there is no Ianto-Jack, I really don't see any reason to watch the show. In all honesty, I don't think it's consistently well-written enough to hold my interest. You don't even get as many great eps as you do with DW (like, there was a string of four or five eps of DW S3 that blew me away, including Blink, Human Nature, Family of Blood), and those were enough to buoy me when things with Martha and the Doctor didn't work out. Thus far, I haven't really seen that with TW. Up to now, KKBB is probably the best episode, followed very closely by Random Shoes (which barely features any TW cast), but, at *best*, they are 50-50 when it comes to episodes that are worth an hour of my time.
It probably taints the validity of my comments that I feel that way about the show, but, at heart, I'm a ridiculous romantic. And a strong -- be it tragic, sweet, doomed -- central relationship between two characters that I like is why I get hooked on any show. In this case, I really, really want Jack and Ianto to get their act together. If that goes away, I might stop watching. Or, I'll continue to watch casually, but I sure as hell won't be an active member of the fandom.
So, to make a long story only marginally shorter (and I'm sorry for the length of this reply, BTW), yes, it makes me sad. The thing is, don't we all have enough of things not working out the way we want them in real life to put up with it in our TV shows? I mean, if I wanted a totally awesome person to end up with a broken heart by someone who inexplicably did not appreciate how wonderful they are, I'd just sit around and think about my own love life. ;)