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.
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
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JACK DIDN'T (quite) BREAK IANTO'S HEART.
No, you're absolutely right. He did not break Ianto's heart.
He stopped it.
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He stopped it.
Technically, it was the aliens who stopped it.
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.)
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?"
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.
Awesome Doctor Who fan art: [link]
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?
That IS awesome art Jon. I love the minimalist detail of it.
I experienced your whitefont too, but hoped it would not be the case because it would have put WAY too fine a point on what is coming next. But still, yeah, me too.
Jon B: I didn't think there'd be any new/missing paintings. They've been too much about the inevitability of events recently (paradoxically, despite the erasing of others). But I was glad to see they didn't mess with anything historical.