Torchwood - Exit Wounds, the Jack/Ianto story

[tencrush]

Okay, I have to admit, I was totally spoiled for this episode, I knew Jack was going to be buried for 2000 years, and I have to conclude that knowing this fact totally made me get my hopes up. I figured that there would be repercussions from the 2000 year thing. I didn't know what those repercussions might be, but I figured Jack/Ianto would either be OVER, or we'd get some sort of on-screen confirmation that this is more than a fuckbuddy thing for Jack. And yes, I KNOW what Jack said in TTLM, and I KNOW there's been lots of hints about how Jack feels about Ianto, but hints can only really carry a story for so long. So yes, personally, I was disappointed there wasn't much going on on the shipping front.

Ianto was very upset, that was blatantly obvious, about Jack being missing, that was played well and it was abundantly clear how happy he was to have Jack back. But, again, I didn't really see much from Jack about where he stands with Ianto. (Have you read the Captain's blog for Adrift, by the way? They seem to be SHOVING it down the Americans' throats, but that's half-canon, aimed at one specific audience, why just there? Why can't we be shown any clarity on screen, seriously?)

Sure, they're not majorly affectionate with each other, and I didn't expect Ianto to fall into Jack's arms like Gwen did, that would have been completely OOC. But I would have liked to have seen a scene akin to the Gwen/Rhys thing on the sofa, just to let us know whether these two crazy kids are still together. As an aside, I think that scene WAS probably filmed and cut, and I think those two crazy kids ARE still together. I just don't think, on the whole, the writing has done a great job of proving that to me throughout the season, and especially not in this episode. Sorry, dudes, but that was a bit fail.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I read a review in which the commentator stated s/he didn't understand why GD-L chose to play Ianto so unemotional during that scene, and I thought wow he wasn't unemotional, he was stoic, trying desperately to keep it all in. There is a difference. As I stated above, I'm happy with the stoic Ianto in this episode. Besides, with the exception this episode, he's been the only one to have emotional breakdowns this season/series. Poor guy, he's damned if he do and damned if he doesn't.

PS - I'm a member of LJ, but I'm very new and quite unfamiliar with how it functions. When trying to post, if I use the "anonymous" option it allows me to post, but if I try to post under my username, it tells me I need to have my e-mail address verified, which I have no idea how to do. So, please forgive all typos because I can't figure out how to re-open the post to correct my errors.

[tencrush]

You should have an email at whatever email address you used to register, telling you to click a link and verify that your email address is real. It's to prevent registrations from spam emails.

He was in no way unemotional, I thought he was very emotional in a very Ianto kind of way. He was very blatantly being strong for Jack's sake.

[louiex.livejournal.com]

Yeah I agree with what tencrush said as well. He was being stoic because he had to, we know Ianto's very emotional but plays them close to the vest in most cases. Like you said~ Damned if he cries over his life falling apart and damned if he doesn't cry over his friend's dying because he's attempting to be strong.

Good luck with the email things by the way~