"Because great, classic, love stories tend to end in either marriage or death........"
I think that this statement of yours accurately reflects the producers' and writer's thinking. However, I think the fans and viewers were cheated because we were never privy to the love story. It was all happening in the background and we rarely got to experience it. Sure, we saw them wanking in the green house and having a couple of snogs, but that was really about it. I saw no reason, really, why Ianto loved Jack. There was not a lot of "evidence". No post coital chat... no dates... I think that's what made me angry.... We know Ianto was doomed for Jack, doomed at age 27 or doomed at age 72. That part of the story was exciting and honest. But never letting us experience I and J's love was just ...... *meh*.
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"Because great, classic, love stories tend to end in either marriage or death........"
I think that this statement of yours accurately reflects the producers' and writer's thinking. However, I think the fans and viewers were cheated because we were never privy to the love story. It was all happening in the background and we rarely got to experience it. Sure, we saw them wanking in the green house and having a couple of snogs, but that was really about it. I saw no reason, really, why Ianto loved Jack. There was not a lot of "evidence". No post coital chat... no dates... I think that's what made me angry.... We know Ianto was doomed for Jack, doomed at age 27 or doomed at age 72. That part of the story was exciting and honest. But never letting us experience I and J's love was just ...... *meh*.
Thanks for letting this lurker share... :-)