I think it will have an ending; it just might not be a 'happy' one.

As for the Sopranos; I don't think there would be all this controversy if they just faded into black, as opposed to abruptly ending like it did. Because by the time the finale was over, most of the plot-points had been wrapped up. Phil was dead, the only person in Tony's gang who wasn't dead or comatose was Paulie, and Melfi had stopped seeing Tony.

I thought that The Sopranos had a very well thought out, and creative ending. Just the kind i would like to see out of BSG.

Could not agree with you more about Jack's reluctance to get really close to Ianto. One other point is Jack is originally from the 51st century. With regards to him being gay/bi, I think that considering how much time has passed, that sexuality would have evolved quite a bit from where it is now. I'm guessing that based on how Jack's sexuality has been presented, that in that time period people have gotten beyond the labels of gay, straight, and bi and have come to more of an understanding that it doesn't matter what gender someone is, but rather who it is that you form an honest connection with.

As you could probably tell from the vlog, I only grudgingly thought that Jack might be more straight than gay. I think it mostly stems from how he reacts to Gwen as opposed to how he reacts to Ianto. Maybe he's just not that into Ianto, though. (weep)

I think several of the commenters here are right - there are a lot of moments that refute my claim (some of which were some of my favorite moments from the show).

That's not this Saturday, it's the next one. This week is the stupid nonsensical Peter Hammond Sapphire and Steel episode. I've written lengthy essays on the subtext and plot holes in Torchwood, but even I can't make any excuses for this one.

But Adrift and Fragments are so SO good. Chibnall is a total Jack/Ianto fanboy.

actually, i don't get this: there can just be one mid-nineties-relationship-based-continued-story-arched-sci-fi-series. No: there were (at least) two.

I hated bab 5's first series and was bored by the fifth - but in between I was hooked as I've never been again by a tv-series (not even by anything joss whedon has done - okay, I just started watching firefly...) 

so babylon 5? brilliant. Really nice ideas, 'some' brilliant actors (esp. andreas katsulas & peter jurasic), excellent reflection of how politics work, one of the best villians ever (bester) - crappy style, okay - but I hated everything considered as design or fashion in any of the star trek-series as well (whedon takes the victory there)

and in my opinion ds9 is the best star-trek series, though i prefered picard as captain

 so why the fuzz? they even shared some actors :D (there's some nice outtake of bab5: "where's general whatshisname?" "oh, he now serves on deep space nine.")

back to torchwood -watching firefly i suddenly understand what atmosphere there was intended (and failed) to be on torchwood. Dark, brooding, with distorted but likeable characters. they just ended with distorted.

Is captain jack just interested in men, because he got bored while waiting for the Doctor? no: he was "normal aged" in empty child and before that when he got stuck forgotwhere with Spike James Marsters whatshisname?, wasn't he? (

I have to say, next to mr barrowman himself torchwood is my guiltiest pleasure so far.  I really don't know why I love this show :D
Owen? He would have been one of the most liked characters if the others weren't  almost as wrecked as he is. Tosh? the writers must hate her!
Gwen? They (the writers) keep insisting that she is the heart, the emphatic character: but why oh why don't they write her to fullfill her purpose? they don't so she just isn't - Ianto is, though. What they could have done with him *sigh* 
Jack? i still like him better on dr who ( and I blame the writers of course)

Janto. Gwack. They (the writers) waste soooooo much opportunities storywise, emotionwise etc with the crap they usually come up regarding this threesome. in Germany we say it's neither fish nor meat (and not alien one)
It just doesn't get anywhere.

Question: Has there ever been a serious,  happy, amorous, slightly lasting relationship in any of russel t. davies universes? I've seen queer as folk and while all the none relationships there had one point or other, torchwood's lack of being able to relate in any way ( if you're a character or viewer) just frustrate me increasingly. I so want to love this show, there's still so much potential.

Oops, end of rant :) 

I think they will address most of the questions this season, but I expect them to leave a lot of stuff unanswered.

Ultimately, that makes for a better story (I like mysteries), but it's going to be frustrating!

My brain will explode.

I posted this above, but I think I was just reacting to the difference between Jack and Gwen's interactions as opposed to Jack and Ianto's.

That scene with the real Captain Jack from a few episodes ago pretty much shoots everything I said out of the water.

Except I still think it won't end well for poor Ianto.

Except for the part about pursuing The Doctor. Flirting, yes, pursueing, don't think so. Jack was a very flat character back then, but I agree he was already set to love guys as well as girls. Apparently our boys of Angry Puppy don't like to watch endings. It was never a bomb (You figure it out). And at the very last scene of the wedding episode, Jack shuffled through several pictures, most of them Guys of past loves to get to the bottom of the pile of his own wedding. We also know from the season premier he had a relationship with a guy way back from his time traveling days, before meeting The Doctor, with another guy, call that one a love hate relationship.

Didn't anyone notice when Jack asked Ianto out on a real date? I think Ianto was surprised by the request giving not only the moment in which it was asked, but by the idea that he HAD a girlfriend last season, which also may put him in your unshuffled catagory of a Bi guy who loves women but has sex with men. This is completely inaccurate and reminds of a strain of so called straight guys who do exactly that and go around calling themselves NOT-gay.

And last but not least, you guys also forget that in a moment, very well drawn out, Jack falls for the guy he stole his name from. That was romance, not sex, it had nothing to do with a purely sexual moment. Jack truly is gay, as in a true bonified Bi-Sexual who can fall in love with someone of either sex. Yes Gwen makes his heart go thump thump from time to time, but isn't that really more about what he can't have than about what he really wants?

He's going to fall in love with Ianto. Especially with Gwen off the market. Never mind that kiss, he stole it.

Randy

I came away pretty offended overall by the 300. But it was clearly meant to appeal to the Bush-loving-pro-war-freedom-means-voting-Republican-don't-know-sh!t-about-history crowd.

I have no problem with half-naked hot men. I did have a problem with the blatant revisionist history designed to make the Spartans look like Middle American hetero patriots.