A word on Ianto Jones...
I love him. I really do. He was, of course, kinda one-dimensional in the first season (obviously he was still grieving for Lisa and also hiding her, and then feeling guilty...).
But this season..?! He's brilliant! He totally gets the best lines, and he's really cheeky (well, he was always kinda cheeky, but it's more obvious now!).
(The crew carries in lots of equipment, including a chair and a kind of helmet...
Tosh: You said we weren't allowed to use that again.
Jack: It's just a mind probe.
Ianto: Remember what happened last time we used it?
Jack: That was different. That species has extremely high blood pressure.
Ianto: Oh right. Their heads must explode all the time.
Gwen: Jack, you can't do this. What if you're wrong? If she is human, it'll kill her.
Jack: I'm not wrong. We have to find out what she is.
Tosh: Take it easy Jack. Stop at the first sign of trouble.
Ianto (sitting in the chair): Or the first sign of exploding.
Jack: Gwen. Bring her up.
Gwen (throwing her hands up): Okay.
(Ianto mimics an electrocution in the chair, complete with accompanying sound effects)
(Jack points an admonishing finger at Ianto): Hey!
Beth (to Jack): Your bedside manner's rubbish.
Gwen: You should see his manners in bed. They're atrocious. Apparently. So I've heard.
Ianto: Oh they are. I remember this one--
Jack: Ahem!
Ianto: They know more about this place than I do. (Slams hand on table) NObody knows more than I do!
Owen: Patrick Granger's been murdered.
Tosh: Who?
Owen: Leader of the council. Stabbed several times in the chest and once in the forehead. Sound familiar?
Gwen (on phone): Why would anyone want to kill him?
Ianto: He's also the city coordinator. Takes charge of the city in case of emergencies. Has all the security protocols.
Owen: Well, how'd you know all that?
Ianto: I know everything. Also it says so at the bottom of the screen.
Owen: Lets all have sex.
Ianto: And I thought the end of the world couldn't get any worse.
Jack (on radio): Come on! Have a little faith. With a dashing hero like me on the case how can we fail?!
Ianto (on radio): He is dashing; you have to give him that.
Le sigh. I really do love him -- and the writers for giving him an actual character, at last!