Top 10 Television Ships

#3

Jack/Ianto

Played by: John Barrowman and Gareth David-Lloyd

            I think I like the idea of this pairing more than the actual pairing.  A sci-fi show with an openly bisexual hero and his only onscreen relationship has been with a man.  That’s great.  We need more characters like Jack and Ianto.  That said, I do like them specifically as well.  Jack is gorgeous and he presses on even after he’s lost everything.  He tries so hard to be a good man.  Ianto has been through far too much for a guy so young.  He’s a mystery but he’s got a wonderfully dry sense of humor and he loves Jack.  Jack’s feelings for Ianto have always been way too vague to pin down and that’s what holds them back from being number one.  I don’t know how Jack saw Ianto.  Was it just sex?  Did he love him?  I don’t know.  The show apparently never thought that it was important that we know.  Still, I think these two were a step in the right direction and I hope television history is able to look back on them as pioneers for the sci-fi genre.  Also, they were hot together.  I cannot stress that enough.  It’s really too bad that they didn’t have more time together.  Wasted potential.

Episode to watch: Adam.  Even thought they’ll never remember it, that episode demonstrates Jack’s unwavering belief in Ianto and that’s about as much feeling as we ever got onscreen.