Hey! I just sort of followed a trail of links here.
I really love what you said here. I agree with just about everything, I think. This is especially so for Jack and Gwen's sibling relationship. I'll admit that when I first saw this episode I grumbled loudly about the Jack/Gwen stuff but after re-watching it and talking to a friend about the episode, I found myself coming to the same conclusion as you and your husband. Jack really does seem like he's got some irrational, brotherly fear of losing Gwen. He gets rather cranky, confrontational and pouty. There was another Rhys related episode like that too, I believe. Can't remember which one though. Might have imagined it for all I know.
I'm not sure I fully agree with you on the Jack/Ianto front for this episode, but I can absolutely see where you're coming from. Ianto slapping Jack down is absolutely a 'husbandy' thing to do. And I absolutely agree that Jack trusts Ianto to take care of himself in a fight. However, I sometimes feel that the series can be a little too subtle. As where there were many scenes that seemed like there were meaningful, communicative, looks between Jack and Ianto... I don't think the scenes adequately conveyed everything you're saying. Which is really my biggest issue with Torchwood as a whole. They're not always perfectly clear.
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Date: 2008-02-08 07:16 am (UTC)I really love what you said here. I agree with just about everything, I think. This is especially so for Jack and Gwen's sibling relationship. I'll admit that when I first saw this episode I grumbled loudly about the Jack/Gwen stuff but after re-watching it and talking to a friend about the episode, I found myself coming to the same conclusion as you and your husband. Jack really does seem like he's got some irrational, brotherly fear of losing Gwen. He gets rather cranky, confrontational and pouty. There was another Rhys related episode like that too, I believe. Can't remember which one though. Might have imagined it for all I know.
I'm not sure I fully agree with you on the Jack/Ianto front for this episode, but I can absolutely see where you're coming from. Ianto slapping Jack down is absolutely a 'husbandy' thing to do. And I absolutely agree that Jack trusts Ianto to take care of himself in a fight. However, I sometimes feel that the series can be a little too subtle. As where there were many scenes that seemed like there were meaningful, communicative, looks between Jack and Ianto... I don't think the scenes adequately conveyed everything you're saying. Which is really my biggest issue with Torchwood as a whole. They're not always perfectly clear.