Torchwood - Adrift & Fragments

[neadods]

It's either pay the bills or spam LJ. Well, what would you do?

Having caught up on Torchwood, my thoughts. This season continues to mop the floor with last season.

Comments

[thanatos_kalos]

I have to disagree with you a bit about Ianto not meshing between Fragments, s1, and s2-- I interpreted it like this. He's clearly feeling a powerful attraction to Jack by the end of his fragment (::rereads that; ignores Freud::) which explains the repression-- he's afraid of being disloyal to Lisa by being attracted to anyone, really. So, he retreats into staff-backed reserve in order to not betray his girlfriend, all the while betraying people he works closely with (and at least one of whom he's attracted to). In order to minimise guilt/cognitive dissonance/loyalty division, he retreats from all the others. That's the transition to s1. between 'End of Days' and s2, I'm seeing it as a consequence of losing his leader/mentor/lover/friend to unknown circumstances, though they obviously have learned that Jack left voluntarily (though obviously everything else that happened to him during that year wasn't). Ianto's angry, confused, lonely, sad...I think the dam broke on the reserve (as it was threatening to do) and he's better for it, all things considered.

And speaking of working together... what else can be said about canon Jack and Ianto shirtless and groping other than a supersonic "SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!"?

I'm amazed you were that coherent-- I wasn't able to vocalise anything for the entire scene. I'll be interested to see what stays in the kiddie version on Tuesday, though consensus amongst my UK friends is that it'll be fine. (Ten to one it gets chopped from the BBCA version, though...)

[neadods]

In order to minimise guilt/cognitive dissonance/loyalty division, he retreats from all the others.

Hmmm.... Let me think on that.

Ten to one it gets chopped from the BBCA version, though...

My bet is that they keep half the scene - show the first initial kisses, but cut to Gwen before Ianto shoves his hand down Jack's pants.

[thanatos_kalos]

In order to minimise guilt/cognitive dissonance/loyalty division, he retreats from all the others.

Hmmm.... Let me think on that.

Also, potentially to avoid any possibility of giving away what's in the basement, now that I think about it.

Ten to one it gets chopped from the BBCA version, though...

My bet is that they keep half the scene - show the first initial kisses, but cut to Gwen before Ianto shoves his hand down Jack's pants.

Might do, though it may also depend on what time BBCA run it. I seem to recall eps of s1 running on Saturday afternoons, which hurt my brain... :P