Willow's reaction to Tara's death Vs Jack's raction to Ianto's death

[woman_of_]

Ok, so RTD keeps saying how much he admires Joss Whedon. Has he learned anything from him at all? Let us look at one scernio "Willow's reaction to Tara's death Vs Jack's reaction to Ianto's death", and I think we will see that RTD is a big FAIL!

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[woman_of_]

I know RTD and the others have said that Ianto needed to die to tip Jack over the edge, but it wasn't just that, otherwise that is all they would have done, like they did to Willow by killing Tara. Instead they systematically stripped Jack of everything to reach the moment he had to choose to sacrifice Steven. He'd previously lost three of his team, then the trappings of Torchwood and the accompanying power that gave him (the SUV, the Hub, and his connections to government). Then, when he tried to act like the Doctor and confront the aliens, he lost Ianto someone he was beginning to care for and who had given him complete loyalty.

Yes, all these aspects of Jack's life where ripped from him, and of course the losing of Tosh and Owen as well. I can see that leading to Jack's decision to leave, but still think he would've killed his grandson in the end. That is Jack's nature, to make the tough decisions, I just don't think Ianto had to die lead to that decision, Jack would've made it anyway, and I think we could have many discussions on that decision, which has been overshadowed by Ianto's death.

RTD has contradicted himself several times in interviews and I think he got lost in the story as a writer and didn't step back as the show runner. They had a story concept and that concept set in place events. Someone was going to die and it wasn't going to be the leads Jack or Gwen. The only other characters the viewers had an emotional connection to were Rhys and Ianto and Rhys' death would not have driven Jack to the choices he made so it had to be Ianto.

I think this is what is getting to me more, how RTD is reacting to the people who are discussing it, or Ianto's death taking away all the other aspects of the episodes. I really do think he underestimated Ianto's popularity. I'm not really a great fan of Ianto, as was far more effected by Tosh and Owen's deaths, as Tosh was my favourite. RTD lost his message in the mist of all the reaction to Ianto's death, and not handling it very well

[lilithbint]

RTD is definitely a twit,
luckily I don't need him to enjoy Torchwood. I've gotten used to writing/living in an AU world.

[woman_of_]

He is! I think that is what has caused me to lose faith more than anything else. Is it worth getting invested in any character (except Jack and Gwen) at all.