Torchwood and Doctor Who: Another thought...

[fajrdrako]

This one's about values.

A few spoilers for "Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang", so I'll

Motives. I was thinking about motives, and the currency that was important to significant characters. This was sparked by the dialogue between Ianto and Captain John when Ianto asked what Captain John was doing this for, and Captain John said sex and glory mean nothing, the only worthwhile thing is money.

So that's what he's after.

Made me wonder what the motivation of others is. For the Doctor, I'd say 'adventure' - learning new things by way of having adventures. He loves to fix the broken situations, but that isn't what he's travelling for: he's travelling to see what's out there.

For Jack? Love. It's all about love. Honour is important to him, but what matters most to him is loving and being loved, both in the personal sense of earning the love of those he values, and the abstract sense of loving the planet he has adopted.

For Gwen? Curiosity leads her on.

Toshiko? Analysis.

Owen? Getting his kicks. No, really, I can't think of better than that.... I'm trying to see another way of looking at it but coming up blank. Owen likes shocking people, he likes winning, he likes success.

Ianto? 'Love' in a specific narrow sense: he needs someone or something to care for and take care of. Torchwood One; Lisa. Torchwood 2; Jack. He has abstract loyalties too (like saving the world) but he's at his best when serving someone personally: bringing Jack coffee, carrying his coat, acting as his valet - he likes to be needed.