To put it simple, old fans were let down because I'm sure I had several WTF moments while I was watching, but the thing that worries me is what possible idea of the characters the new viewers might have had.
And I'm convinced that a large part of the audience who was unconfortable with the same sex relationship to begin with was very pleased at the end that "that gay one" aka Ianto wasn't around to bother them, and Jack, any longer.
Ianto was the most interesting character, even maybe more interesting than Jack, what with his past in Torchwood London, with Canary Wharf, the hints about his father... all reduced to nothing.
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Re: Thanks and...
Date: 2009-07-19 07:36 pm (UTC)And I'm convinced that a large part of the audience who was unconfortable with the same sex relationship to begin with was very pleased at the end that "that gay one" aka Ianto wasn't around to bother them, and Jack, any longer.
Ianto was the most interesting character, even maybe more interesting than Jack, what with his past in Torchwood London, with Canary Wharf, the hints about his father... all reduced to nothing.