As an aside, I think that scene WAS probably filmed and cut, and I think those two crazy kids ARE still together.
DVD extras maybe? One can only cross every crossable joint and hope!
I thought it was an interesting factor that, in that last scene of the three of them, they chose to have Ianto be the pillar of almost hurting himself to keep his feelings on the inside. He stood stock tall, hands in front, so Jack could basically support himself on Ianto while Gwen was a mess clinging to Jack. I know there was a debate on torch_wood that someone thought Ianto seemed so unresponsive=uncaring, but it wouldn't do the others any good to have them all completely sobbing and a mess. When Jack can't be that support, Ianto (who's become in a lot of ways like his understudy) will step up and be that person. He's a guy who needs to be needed at his core and with Gwen AND Jack in tears, they need someone to cling to who will be that model of vague control in order to calm them down. Certainly it would have been fabulous to see Jack and Ianto together ala Gwen/Rhys there but its something we've NEVER seen between them aside from that one convo pre TTLM: the comforting 'our lives are hell so come get a hug' aspect of their relationship.
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DVD extras maybe? One can only cross every crossable joint and hope!
I thought it was an interesting factor that, in that last scene of the three of them, they chose to have Ianto be the pillar of almost hurting himself to keep his feelings on the inside. He stood stock tall, hands in front, so Jack could basically support himself on Ianto while Gwen was a mess clinging to Jack. I know there was a debate on torch_wood that someone thought Ianto seemed so unresponsive=uncaring, but it wouldn't do the others any good to have them all completely sobbing and a mess. When Jack can't be that support, Ianto (who's become in a lot of ways like his understudy) will step up and be that person. He's a guy who needs to be needed at his core and with Gwen AND Jack in tears, they need someone to cling to who will be that model of vague control in order to calm them down. Certainly it would have been fabulous to see Jack and Ianto together ala Gwen/Rhys there but its something we've NEVER seen between them aside from that one convo pre TTLM: the comforting 'our lives are hell so come get a hug' aspect of their relationship.