I think if you're inexperienced you might mistake Jack's manner for genuine interest. But perhaps Alonso can take care of himself.
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Laga - Jun 07, 2010 2:31:19 pm PDT #13240 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
§ ita § - Jun 07, 2010 2:32:07 pm PDT #13241 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
It is genuine interest. Let's give him that. It's just not special interest.
Laga - Jun 07, 2010 2:33:57 pm PDT #13242 of 30001
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
Plus, it's been implied that Jack's behavior is normal for the time period from whence he comes. Maybe that's close to when Alonso's from.
Miracleman - Jun 07, 2010 4:34:29 pm PDT #13243 of 30001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
JACK DIDN'T (quite) BREAK IANTO'S HEART.
No, you're absolutely right. He did not break Ianto's heart.
He stopped it.
DCJensen - Jun 07, 2010 6:27:57 pm PDT #13244 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
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Frankenbuddha - Jun 07, 2010 6:31:52 pm PDT #13245 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
He stopped it.
Technically, it was the aliens who stopped it.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jun 07, 2010 10:36:04 pm PDT #13246 of 30001
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
They (you) called them a series, we translate as season.
Is good point.
True but maybe he's learned to be more gentle since CoE.
He certainly looked lonely and quiet in that bar. (And I hope he had a least a bit of a thing with Alonso. That pairing seemed like a great idea.)
Miracleman - Jun 08, 2010 2:21:30 am PDT #13247 of 30001
No, I don't think I will - me, quoting Captain Steve Rogers, to all of 2020
Technically, it was the aliens who stopped it.
Fair point.
It was Jack's idiotic "If I act all cool, the 456 will just piss itself and fly away" plan that prompted the aliens to stop Ianto's heart. And, you know, hundreds of other hearts.
That was my only disappointment with CoE. After all the fighting and ranting and conniving to get the gov't to let Torchwood "do its thing", Jack's plan was "I will show them my mighty mighty wang and they will flee in titillated terror." I did appreciate, though, that the 456's response was "Who now? Nevermind, we're bored already...eat deadly virus. Also, your plan was stupid and sucked. Who do you think you are? The Doctor?"
Frankenbuddha - Jun 08, 2010 3:19:58 am PDT #13248 of 30001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It was Jack's idiotic "If I act all cool, the 456 will just piss itself and fly away" plan that prompted the aliens to stop Ianto's heart. And, you know, hundreds of other hearts.
True enough, though I'd argue this is no lamer than any usual Jack plan.
Jon B. - Jun 09, 2010 10:31:48 am PDT #13249 of 30001
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Also, RE: last weekend's UK ep: I got all verklempt at the end, but I could have done without the pop song. And am I the only one who got all nervous every time they returned to the museum, thinking that the Van Goghs would be erased from (or ignored by) history?