Torchwood (Cyberwoman)

[lonelybrit]

(Links and comments contain spoilers.) Er, proper thoughts later, but mainly it's just...

What? WHAT?! WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA??!!!!

ETA: After repeated checks, it appears that no I was not hallucinating and that final scene did actually happen. Further (implied) proof just went up on the TW.org website - IM transcript re: glove and suits

There is also further (concrete) proof that Ianto rocks - "So who's with me? King Ianto's Coffee Club. Join it for everlasting peace and damn fine coffee."

Comments

[intrastellar.livejournal.com]

I didn't imagine all that Jack/Ianto blatant fanservice, did I?

Because, um.

[lonelybrit]

I did have to check LJ several times just to make sure I wasn't dreaming. But no, apparently that scene really did happen.

Dude.

Part of me wants to squee, but a lot of me is flailing feebling and whining something about character continuity and WHERE THE HELL DID THAT COME FROM and of course WTF STOPWATCHES?!

Though, actually, it has been pointed out to me. Clearly Ianto was suggesting a game of chess. What else would stopwatches be needed for. *ahem*

[intrastellar.livejournal.com]

"Chess".

And by "chess", we mean "bumsex".

[lonelybrit]

A scene a la The Thomas Crown Affair has sprung to mind somewhat, yes.

Oh well, at least we know Ianto knows how to wipe the CCTV cameras in the hub if needs be :)

[cerisaye.livejournal.com]

Glad I wasn't the only one mystified by stopwatches (not to mention where exactly did that undeniable Jack/Ianto spring from). I thought I hadn't been paying close enough attention!

[lonelybrit]

Ah, Jack/Ianto is one of the big ships of the Torchwood fandom; it has its lovers and its abject loathers :)

I got the impression they were trying to be kinky, but mainly my brain had hooked up on a) the apparent complete lack of character continuity, b) the fact the comment came out of nowhere, c) WHAT THE HELL DO YOU DO WITH A STOPWATCH ANYWAY?! Though that last one has been explained as obviously chess, with maybe some, er, distractions towards the end. Oh, and of course there was the frank disbelief along hte lines of 'Jesus H Christ did they just make my ship canon?!'

Good times :)

[nevoreiel.livejournal.com]

Strip chess, anyone? That's the only reason Jack could be grinning so wide. ;) "Cute Suit" also seems to support it. A bit. (How much do I love the Torchwood site? Lots and lots!)

Or, I just give up and pretend that stopwatches can be used for kinkier things. Since I can't seem to calm down, I may have the whole night to think on this some more...

[lonelybrit]

Yep, I think strip chess, or at least some kind of chess game along hte lines of The Thomas Crown Affair. Possibly the remark would have been more innocent if Jack hadn't grinned so wide and promptly said he'll send the others home early *has a moment*

Though again, next time can they not have the kinky innuendo in a morgue over the cold corpse of their ex-comrade who've they just killed for a second time? It's just a tad disturbing...

[nevoreiel.livejournal.com]

I've seen the movie, but have no recollection of the chess game you mention. I'm sure it's something dirty. :D And the IM conversation just reinforces the whole "well, now that we're alone..." Don't think there's much innocent stuff they could do that would need aloneness.

What's more disturbing is that I didn't notice that as peculiar until you mentioned it. I think Ianto was trying to distract Jack, actually, heightening his spirits after the Suzie disaster. Jack did have to put many bullets in her. Hmm.

*hopes for continuity* Right, pfft!

[lonelybrit]

Well technically it does just start as a chess game, but it's also a killer seduction scene :) It was the aloneness and Jack's grin that kind of made it unlikely they're going up there to race snails.

And definitely it was a distraction. Jack goes into mope-mode, Ianto hestitates and then offers the 'If you're interested...' It certainly works, Jack perked right back up until Ianto went and undid all the good work by mentioning gloves and pairs.

As for continuity... yeah, continuity and character consistency are clearly for wimps ;)

[sweet-exile.livejournal.com]

Glad I'm not the only one who saw that scene in a different light than most.

I'm still left wondering what Jack and Ianto are going to be doing with a stopwatch. I don't think it's chess not with the size of Jack's grin.

[lonelybrit]

Apparently RTD put that line in to be deliberately ambiguous. In an interview he said how one of the actors came up to him and actually asked if character A was meant to be sleeping with character B. His answer was effectively "There is no definite answer, it's up to you."

Well considering the looks Barrowman and David-Lloyd have been throwing each other so far this series, I think it's obvious that they at least are very sure which way they read that scene :)