I still have trouble with some inconsistencies in Ianto's behavior between S2 and CoE; in some ways he seemed less sure of himself in CoE, in terms of wanting to label their relationship, while he had been more assertive in S2.
I think Ianto had a pretty good grasp of Jack's character, and he knew in S1 and 2 he was never really asking for anything that Jack wasn't willing to give, or pushing beyond what Jack was comfortable with.
CoE was a whole different cup of tea, because Ianto was very aware that now he was touching something where he couldn't be sure what triggers he'd push, or how Jack would react, asking for some kind of more formal commitment, expecting Jack to actually behave like someone in a relationship, to open up a bit.
I'd have a bigger problem with them walking in there unprotected if they'd been more in the habit of taking precautions before, but rewatching S1 and 2 I actually thought it was a miracle that no one got killed before they actually did; in fact Ianto would have died in Meat if the guy who tried to shoot him hadn't already emptied his gun, but who needs bullet-proof vests... They didn't think of stealing gas masks along with laptops etc., what with everything else they didn't think to ask for them once they walked into Thames House, and of course they'd seen the recordings where no one was wearing any... *shrug* in absolute terms it was stupid, but IMO not OOC so...
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I still have trouble with some inconsistencies in Ianto's behavior between S2 and CoE; in some ways he seemed less sure of himself in CoE, in terms of wanting to label their relationship, while he had been more assertive in S2.
I think Ianto had a pretty good grasp of Jack's character, and he knew in S1 and 2 he was never really asking for anything that Jack wasn't willing to give, or pushing beyond what Jack was comfortable with.
CoE was a whole different cup of tea, because Ianto was very aware that now he was touching something where he couldn't be sure what triggers he'd push, or how Jack would react, asking for some kind of more formal commitment, expecting Jack to actually behave like someone in a relationship, to open up a bit.
I'd have a bigger problem with them walking in there unprotected if they'd been more in the habit of taking precautions before, but rewatching S1 and 2 I actually thought it was a miracle that no one got killed before they actually did; in fact Ianto would have died in Meat if the guy who tried to shoot him hadn't already emptied his gun, but who needs bullet-proof vests... They didn't think of stealing gas masks along with laptops etc., what with everything else they didn't think to ask for them once they walked into Thames House, and of course they'd seen the recordings where no one was wearing any... *shrug* in absolute terms it was stupid, but IMO not OOC so...