I had a bad feeling when I found out Ianto was some carbon copy of some prior lover of Jack's at TW through one of the novelizations.
The easiest explanation (for me) is that Ianto experienced so much heartache and grief at such a young age with Lisa that now he just wants to have something fun with no attachment for a while so he's chosen Jack as his transitional relationship. The fact that he's chosen to do this for 1 1/2 years is a bit problematic for me as it's had to reconcile with someone of Ianto's serious nature. But if I don't interpret things this way, then I end up imagining Ianto has all sorts of emotional damage with which he's not dealing (like Owen and Tosh). I may end up thinking that anyway if this relationship continues through series 3.
This series pretty much has the same dynamic as last series -- Ianto has deep feelings for Jack that don't appear to be reciprocated in quite the same way but they are having a sexual relationship. The only difference is that we're seeing it this year on screen (somewhat) and the team knows about it.
I mourn for my ship because I really was hoping for some emotional attachment between the two. Since I basically watch the show for Ianto, I'm doubtful I'll make it through series 3 with this status quo but that's a long way off so who knows?
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Date: 2008-03-20 12:05 pm (UTC)The easiest explanation (for me) is that Ianto experienced so much heartache and grief at such a young age with Lisa that now he just wants to have something fun with no attachment for a while so he's chosen Jack as his transitional relationship. The fact that he's chosen to do this for 1 1/2 years is a bit problematic for me as it's had to reconcile with someone of Ianto's serious nature. But if I don't interpret things this way, then I end up imagining Ianto has all sorts of emotional damage with which he's not dealing (like Owen and Tosh). I may end up thinking that anyway if this relationship continues through series 3.
This series pretty much has the same dynamic as last series -- Ianto has deep feelings for Jack that don't appear to be reciprocated in quite the same way but they are having a sexual relationship. The only difference is that we're seeing it this year on screen (somewhat) and the team knows about it.
I mourn for my ship because I really was hoping for some emotional attachment between the two. Since I basically watch the show for Ianto, I'm doubtful I'll make it through series 3 with this status quo but that's a long way off so who knows?