Not gonna lie. Miracle Day would have been a thousand times better with Ianto there.Ā
And Iām not just saying that because I love Ianto so much (I mean itās true. But I have like actual reasons too). I mean, Ianto always had so much potential, always good in a crisis but there would be other aspects of it too.Ā
First of all, Ianto having to deal with Jackās new mortal zeal (and subsequent whining whenever Jack gets a bruise). Ianto is Torchwoodās (and Jackās) caretaker. With Jack getting cuts and bruises that donāt heal and not really knowing what to do about that because heās not used to it, Ianto would have been there, cleaning up his wounds and taking care of him, for once heād be the one stitching and bandaging Jack up instead of the other way around.Ā
Ianto having to deal with the fact that, for the first time since they got together, heās running the risk of losing Jack for real. Like when Jack is poisoned on the plane? Ianto would have been right there with Jack, torn between holding him and comforting him, and tearing the plane apart to find what they needed to save him, because that is a real struggle for Ianto (remember The Dead Line?). Ianto would have been ten times more worried about Jack (because even when Jack was immortal, Ianto worried and cared about his safety). It would have brought out bad memories for him too, of Canary Wharf, Lisa, Tosh and Owen. Like imagine Ianto telling Jack that he canāt lose him too. Imagine all the emotion that could have gone into that discussion where Ianto makes Jack stay behind and safe because Ianto just cannot lose him, because losing Lisa almost killed him.Ā
When Gwen basically abducts Jack, ready to hand him over to people that might want to kill one of the last mortals on Earth, that would have caused some serious intergroup problems theyād have to work through (adding yet another obstacle to their mission) because yeah, Ianto would have forgiven her eventually because heās a forgiving kind of guy, but it would have taken him time and heād have been royally pissed at Gwen for a while and then Gwen would be pissed at him because it was her familyās life at stake. So they could have had these two butting heads for an episode or two before reconciling. These shows literally thrive on drama. What could be more dramatic than two team members who have been through so much together having a falling out and still carry on? Like, obviously RTD likes this kind of drama since that was basically what Season 1 was all about.Ā
and then you have Jack, whose lovers always die, who always has to be alone and move on, even when he doesnāt want to. Now, Ianto canāt die. Ianto who is arguably the most important person in Jackās many lives (I mean, Miracle Day takes place 2 years after CoE, Aliens Among Us like 8 years, and Jack has clearly not healed from losing Ianto and probably never will. Also The House of the Dead literally says it all. Of all the people, itās Ianto he needed and wanted. Anyway, Jack and Ianto could have had one of their elusive but powerful philosophical talks where they challenge each other; Jack wondering if this is such a bad thing, Ianto not being able to die and Ianto reminding Jack why itās wrong, that the world canāt all be immortal, that he canāt be immortal. Ianto thinking heās not important or good enough to be immortal whereas the world is always going to need Jack. Neither of them saying that they donāt want to live forever if the other person canāt share it with them because even now, they have the same problem: One of them is going to die, and the other will have to carry on.Ā
Ianto and Esther would have got along so well too. Both of them being kindred spirits, used to being in an office but kicking ass in the field, both of them with hearts of gold. When Jack gets shot, Esther could have driven them away while Ianto tried to keep Jack awake and alive (provided Ianto didnāt get deported like Gwen which Iāll admit, he probably would have).
Ianto sassing the CIA because heās Ianto and the CIA would definitely have pissed him off and the CIA clearly read up on Torchwood so they would have used Ianto as leverage as well as Gwen.Ā
Rex and Ianto getting into arguments while planning their missions, but even still, Ianto likes Rex. He reminds him of Owen. Theyāre both headstrong, both of them care more than theyāll admit. Rex saying that Ianto is the only one of the āTorchwood clownsā with a level headā¦ until Jack is in danger that is. Also Rex making comments about his and Jackās relationship which like Ianto only ever dealt with that side of being in love with a man in CoE with Clem. It would have brought more light about his feelings on their relationship.Ā
also the struggle of Ianto trying to make coffee when all they have is a shack and a pot because theyāre hiding from the CIA would have been gold. And when Rex brings him some crappy gas station coffee which Ianto would definitely find personally offensive
Man. talk about your missed opportunities.
And then, of course, you have Ianto dealing with the presence of another of Jackās exes, but this time an old man in his deathbed. Thereād definitely be talk of jealousy, but at the same time Ianto would be sympathetic, because he knows itās hard for Jack to see lovers like this and heād always hoped that, if he lived to be old and gray, that Jack would stick around, all the while knowing that he wouldnāt. But now, heās seeing Jack with an old lover and Jack is being tender with him and clearly hasnāt forgotten him. It would have been reassurance and would have brought them closer together.Ā
I donāt know. I just feel like they played theĀ āKill the Tea Boyā card way too soon. Like yeahā¦ fine. Jack grieving is a part of him we rarely see for more than two seconds, he buries the pain deep and quick so no one can see it but with Ianto he seems to have trouble doing that. Iāll probably write more on Jackās grieving later because it honestly breaks my heart, but likeā¦ I just feel like Ianto would have added a lot to Miracle Day story wise.
and yes. I am well aware that this is my completely biased opinion, but I just think Ianto in Miracle Day would have been so much better.Ā
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