KS Restaurant...

Last night maaseru and I went for spaghetti bolognese at a restaurant just south of South Keys, near Bank and Hunt Club. It's called the KS Restaurant - yes, really - which I find amusing since both maaseru and I are old-time K/S fans from the early days of slash.

It was good, too. First time I ever went there was with a bunch of Horatio Hornblower fans - which was fun. Another fannish connection, though of course my life is full of such things.

John Barrowman and discussion of the Jack/Ianto relationship...

Once again John Barrowman makes me a very happy fan. In an interview printed on Pop Culture Zoo he said: "Jack will always be at the Doctor’s side, no matter who he is."

Thrills me, that does. Delights my fangirl heart.

Other highlights:

• About the Jack/Ianto relationship: "Women, actually, are the ones who want to see more of it." Well - yes. That's a no-brainer.
  
  
• More about the Jack/Ianto relationship: "It brings out the “human” in him, it brings out more of the empathy because he’s actually fallen for someone and he really cares about somebody. So, it’s really great and I think that’s what makes him warm to other people."
  
  
• More intriguing:
  PCZ: Will we ever, in Torchwood, get to Jack’s missing two years?
  JB: You might, you might.
  PCZ: Keep watching?
  JB: Yeah, keep watching, but there are other things you’ll get to with Jack.
  
  
• Gareth David-Lloyd on the Jack/Ianto relationship: "It’s sort of one of the key character elements of the show, especially for the fans. There’s a lot of fan fiction out there with Jack and Ianto." Yes, friends, the man is talking about us.
  
  
• Gareth David-Lloyd said: "I think Ianto’s always made [Jack] care and that is really the heart of the show. Ianto’s always bearing his emotional side and vulnerable side and keeping his feet on the ground." I like the notion that Ianto is 'the emotional side of Jack' - not that I think Jack isn't emotional all on his own - but I like the way that side of Ianto appeals to him and resonates. It makes Jack less alone.

If the Jack/Ianto relationship is 'really the heart of the show', why don't the actual writers and producers focus on it more? I don't mean they should make it a major plot point, but that we should get more of the interaction we love so much, looks and touches, banter and jokes, shared smiles, and maybe a spat or two.... Yes, we do get these things, but not nearly enough for my taste! Not to mention more scenes in the sizzling hothouse style....

And it isn't even that I'm hooked on specifically the Jack/Ianto relationship. I just like seeing Jack's relationships, especially when they matter to him. And I love to see the inner, emotionally-charged Jack.

It's nice to see questions and answers like this clarifying the relationship between Jack and Ianto. Are there any interviews with Barrowman or with Eve Myles that discuss the feelings between Jack and Gwen?