And Ianto doesn't? Fragments makes it quite clear that Ianto manipulated Jack into thinking with his dick rather than his head, and I don't think there is any instance in which Gwen does something similar. Certainly, there seem to be a few instances in early S1 where Gwen seems open to having an affair with Jack, but in none of these instances does she do so in relation to her position at Torchwood -- she doesn't do it in order to deceive Jack, nor does she offer sex in exchange for a promotion. Her affair with Owen, likewise, is not about improving her position in Torchwood -- and really, it's Owen who pursued Gwen aggressively beforehand, not the other way around -- Gwen simply gave into it when she was vulnerable. And while one can certainly say that Gwen treated Rhys badly in S1, I don't think we can say that she necessarily treated him any worse than Ianto treated Jack.
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Date: 2010-11-07 03:44 am (UTC)And Ianto doesn't? Fragments makes it quite clear that Ianto manipulated Jack into thinking with his dick rather than his head, and I don't think there is any instance in which Gwen does something similar. Certainly, there seem to be a few instances in early S1 where Gwen seems open to having an affair with Jack, but in none of these instances does she do so in relation to her position at Torchwood -- she doesn't do it in order to deceive Jack, nor does she offer sex in exchange for a promotion. Her affair with Owen, likewise, is not about improving her position in Torchwood -- and really, it's Owen who pursued Gwen aggressively beforehand, not the other way around -- Gwen simply gave into it when she was vulnerable. And while one can certainly say that Gwen treated Rhys badly in S1, I don't think we can say that she necessarily treated him any worse than Ianto treated Jack.