The Ballad Of Ianto Jones

[@lily-ud2bq]

Britain's favourite bisexual coffee boy

[@9Allien9]

World's.

[@maddy8977]

universes

[@jackharkness1373]

Reality’s*

[@jessedrawsstuff1402]

Existence’s

[@awesomenatora]

Creation’s

[@akito3460]

Ianto was my favorite character in torchwood and I feel he was never really fully understood. I will miss the old times.

[@Chlo-xu2ob]

AKITO I always wanted to know more about him

[@mavahlawrence5675]

He deserved so much more

[@ekaterinarosalesescobedo7725]

I didn't cry but Ianto's death to me was one of those heartbreaks you can't get over it and his theme makes me feel that emptyness you feel when someone that you know deserved all the hapiness of the world gets his life stolen.

[@BrinaFlautist]

"I take it back, alright? I take it all back, but not him!"

[@mewrin]

BrinaFlautist it’s been years and I’m still crying

[@MehmettAli]

Still crying

[@nytesla_punk3327]

Still crying =(

[@mavahlawrence5675]

Nope. I refuse to do this tonight-. That scene makes me so angry. So incredibly angry. Ianto used his dying breath to say I love you and didn't hear it back. I feel like that's the thing Jack regrets the most.

[@archie9014]

stOp

[@catrenton9820]

If Ianto had been saved, him and Jack could have so been a couple. Best couple there could ever have been. Ianto said he loved Jack on his deathbed. It was so sweet and morbid at the same time. My heart can't take how feelsy this was.

[@lunacxx1330]

They were a couple, Jack didn’t like the word unfortunately and it made ianto so insecure

[@BeatlesN01]

This played in my head when I once awkwardly met the actor who played Ianto in person as I looked into his eyes that was filled with worry as I stupidly told him I knew one of his overly obsessed fans lol.

[@emmas5456]

Every time this is in an audio drama, I just start sobbing. I think I have a problem...

[@jackharkness1373]

Emma Theanimalover Don’t Worry You Are Not Alone.

[@ZakJordan98]

The end of Broken :(

[@lunacxx1330]

I think you have a torchwood

[@TinyRaspberry]

I have been reduced to a pathetic, whimpering heap. Out of all the fictional deaths and tragedies, none has affected me as badly as Ianto's needless killing - not Doomsday, the regeneration of the 10th doctor, Snape's memories of Lily or Sherlock's fall. Everything that's been left unsaid is just so utterly, heartbreakingly poignant.

[@adnelg319]

What about Mufasa's death in The Lion King?

[@Eli-fz1rf]

***** I think Ianto still wins.

[@globalgames7160]

My thoughts exacly. I never cried as much or as hard in my life than when Ianto died. I don't even know why. Still not over it.😢😢

[@Eli-fz1rf]

+GlobalGames I completely agree

[@MyBelovedGhostAndMe]

@@globalgames7160 Still not

[@9Allien9]

Ianto dying in Jack's arms? I was crying like an idiot! :-( BUT I'VE READ A BEAUTIFUL FANFICTION!!! Face of Boe is dying and Jack's soul is flying away. He's alone in the dark and scared, but *someone* is waiting for him... :-)

[@joelmole3157]

wow... that's actually sounds good

[@RoryMarverous]

You are czech? Cool!

[@RoryMarverous]

9Allien9 Me too :p

[@9Allien9]

Rory Marverous Tak to ahoj. ;-) Já taky nejsem zrovna 2x ráda, že jsem Češka.

[@RoryMarverous]

9Allien9 To asi nikdo, ale Kofola je fajn :3

[@meeegal8452]

the fact ianto wasnever understood made this even moreheartbreaking

[@squirrelnr1181]

Well I thought time had healed the wound caused by Iantos death, and then I decided to listen to this again for old times sake. Nope, still not over it.

[@itachiluver397]

Even before the song starts playing, I already feel the tears beginning to form. Although I have accepted it, I still can't bring myself to re-watch Day Four. Rest in Peace, Ianto Jones. You were the my favorite member of Torchwood and I miss you.

[@juliairenec]

I cried. I did, I swear. it's been forever, im still not over it.

[@kane1253]

I will always miss Ianto, his Ballard makes me cry as I think of his death

[@Judithlastar]

Me too

[@Kerriangel]

I remember watching THAT scene and i was screaming at my TV and trying not to cry. He was dying and the only thing he was worried about wasn't that he was dying only that jack never forgot him. jack who acted like a total DICK to him through COE but Ianto still loved him. Everytime I see that scene i feel the tears in my eyes, Gareth's acting was flawless throughout his time in TW and I wish him all the best.

[@caoimhewright693]

The funny thing is that I only really noticed Ianto in the middle of series 2. He was always there, but never there enough

[@shanicedougan1000]

AT LEAST WE HAVE THIS - Torchwood Radio Drama : The house of the Dead 자막 (Jack and Ianto finally get to say how they feel to each other, after Ianto's death) IT MAKES THINGS BETTER BUT ALSO MAKES IT WORSE KINDA

[@jackharkness1373]

Shanice Dougan I refuse to listen to that I can’t miss another day of school because I’m crying too much

[@cassandralynn30]

I cried so hard listening to that book. It wrecked me for months..

[@thedoomslayer6836]

Anastacia Hojo Does Ianto return?

[@rmoosha_969]

The Doctor no 💔

[@lunacxx1330]

OH GOD :(((

[@jessica-mh3os]

This is even more heartbreaking if you listen to "The house of the dead" audio drama. I related to Ianto on so many levels so I have a really tight bond towards his character.

[@scifigeekshabby]

I haven't watched children of earth since the first time I watched it. I just couldn't bring myself to do it. People don't understand, watching Ianto die, is like having your heart wrenched out. I just haven't been able to put myself through that again.RIP Ianto Jones.

[@JamesJohnson-nm5pu]

"You will die and your people will deliver the children"

[@LootzO]

I love the fact that in Cardiff, the entrance to the hub has become a Ianto shrine! Tosh and Owen aren't even mentioned. You can't see the door because everyone's stuck Ianto memories all over it... WE LOVE YOU IANTO!!!! You are/will/were never just be a blip in time for us! xxx

[@spiritwolfheir]

Whhhhy!! Why did they have to kill Ianto!!? Owen was bad enough! Then Tosh! Buuut Ianto!!

[@globodina]

They had to kill the show, basically, because there were no funds to go on :(((.

[@homousios]

blame it on the BBC.They are guilty of three murders.

[@SunnyShuklathedoctor]

+Spirit Wolf Chibnall pulled A Moffat on that one.

[@spiritwolfheir]

yep and the evil feels flow

[@Chlo-xu2ob]

Spirit Wolf ikr he was the best!

[@RivkahSong]

1:12 I love this song. The piano sounds like a ticking clock and is a great call back to Ianto's stop watch as well as his trademark reliability and quiet devotion. At this point in the song it's easy to hear since the melody dials down to show him beginning to fade away. It's tragic with how slow the notes are coming. It sounds like that reliable and much beloved watch is slowing down and then at 2:01 we hear it stop. The music then kicks back up without that ticking piano, the violin takes over that part like it's just a memory of what once was and the dissonant, heavy guitar and drums come in almost aggressively to show Jack's devastation at what he just lost. Damn this song is so good.

[@kiorili]

criyng all my soul Rest In Peace ianto, i don't know you but you are my friend and my tears will for you forever......

[@XxCarlieCullenxX]

I was having such a nice day...and then I listened to this. Now I'm bawling like a baby. Ianto Jones, you are sadly missed. You were more than just a Coffee Boy to us all.

[@EmiliaGates]

That hit me right in the feels

[@Crackernwbie]

The feel train??

[@sammyroberts7220]

So this is effectively jacks love theme mixed with jacks theme with some angelic voices over the top!!!! Makes me even sadder!!!!

[@Bread_LM]

I love Ianto. I loved his character, his witty- subtle charm, his class and elegance, how his fear can be diminished when his friends are in danger. I love his unselfishness, his quiet nature, his love for Jack and how whenever Jack and he are alone, he really opens up and shows a much different side of him... and OH MY GOD, THE CYBER WOMAN. One of the most emotional things I've ever seen...

[@perseus8715]

I'm not crying, you're crying

[@elly_hermione]

YES I AM I KNOW RIGHT

[@nytesla_punk3327]

F

[@Emperor_mtn_Dew]

We're crying

[@Bread_LM]

and yet I see him, I can see his silent suffering, his never dying love for Lisa and Jack, only being able to show one emotion out of fear of breaking down, his longing for Jack, wishing he would allow him to love him more... And his fear when he realises that Jack will never die, the fear that he will wither away while Jack goes on, forgetting all about him...

[@2241322]

coming from a 14 year old bloke, let me tell you that this piece moves me to tears. simply brilliant!

[@Klaine101KB]

That was beautiful. I can't help but cry while listening to that :'(

[@joelmole3157]

I agree, Owen's death (as he was my favourite character) almost made me flood my room with tears. Tosh's death was also death but after Owen, hers wasn't as sad

[@Meldis007]

The music is really very intense. I haven't seen the episode yet, but the music alone is heartbreaking. I actually cried a bit ...

[@RusherLOdair]

Aaargh I miss Ianto:'( I cant help it I always cry when I watch it

[@faithlessbelievers]

I cried at all the Torchwood team deaths, except for Ianto's. I couldn't, I just couldn't. I couldn't accept the fact that he's gone. He was so perfect in every way that it didn't seem possible for him to ust be gone. I play that scene over and over in my head still. I'll never forget him. I promise.

[@AwkwardWombats]

We love you Ianto Jones. You'll never be forgotten.

[@SoraxRikulover]

RIP Ianto Jones, you were never just a blip in time for us either. To us you were so much more than the tea boy. We Love You! :'(

[@TheMrsTurkey]

just watched children of the earth and I am lying now in a river of tears. and without him the show looses much

[@GCMPJLRMYLIFE]

To TV show, movie or book has ever made me cry as much as Children of Earth Day Four. I will never stop missing Ianto :(

[@Emperor_mtn_Dew]

Such a sweetheart 😔

[@ashsayshello]

Well this is bringing back hideous memories of me clutching my blanket to my chest and sobbing on my sofa at 1am in the morning. I have been through a lot of tragic deaths in my years as a fangirl but Ianto's still stands out as one of the absolute worst. It was so shocking and heartbreaking.

[@MelissaMay164]

I took one look at the photo for the video, and had to turn my head away in tears. I was thinking, 'Oh no, not poor Ianto. No,no,no... Not Ianto...It's not real. He'll come strolling back in tomorrow with some coffee for Jack and Gwen, and everything will be alright..' His death broke my heart.

[@swmyers7]

Listening to this makes me cry all over again. Simply devastating.

[@EngelchenFilatoff]

Still not over it. Ianto Jones, I miss you.

[@elly_hermione]

I don't know why but I feel like these piano notes (in the first half) are counting down Ianto's time of life. It's only my way of hearing it, but it could be symbolic...

[@heyjamesday]

If anyone hasn't heard the radio play Torchwood: The Deadline, or The House of the Dead, LISTEN TO IT NOW! It's so amazing R.I.P Ianto

[@Bread_LM]

I wish Ianto hadn't died... I was actually, genuinely upset... I liked Ianto before I even watched the series... I think he could possibly be one of my favourite characters of all time, which is hard to do... I miss Ianto so much...

[@amadjoy]

Yep. I cried. This is so beautifully produced. God damn it, Ianto; why did you have to go and die on us?

[@kevintoro6076]

Did anyone else feel like they were actually mourning the death of every character? I honestly felt it with my very being. I just finished miracle day. I just...can't get over the fact that they're gone. The institute also gone. Owen and Tosh... Ianto. It's too much. I feel like I've actually lost a part of myself. They were brilliant, to say the least. Here's to you, Torchwood.

[@SunshineDawnGirl]

oh, god. this piece of music will always make me cry. becasue Ianto wasnt just the butler; he was so much more: he was Jack's love, he was the help, he was the moral support. and even when he was the comic relief i loved him. he was so much more than all of it. he was-- he was Ianto. i will always remember you, Ianto.

[@ltbrooks]

Don't mind me, just openly weeping as I listen. This was the most heartbreaking, painful death in fiction I've ever seen. Torchwood isn't Torchwood and Jack isn't Jack without our teaboy, and like someone said in the comments, one of the worst things was listening to Jack beg and plead for Ianto's life. It makes me cry just thinking about it.. and proves that Jack will never forget him.

[@Serenity1]

this was actually my first episode to watch torchwood but after that i wasn't into torchwood yet. i just begun to watch it like 2 weeks ago. i luv this song. this song is always sad and making me want to cry since this occurs during the death of ianto.

[@danielrift5431]

I literally almost burst out crying a week after watching iantos death scene just thinking about it

[@thegirlwhohatesrap]

Haha, yes it is. I think the reason is because the characters are killed off in such a realistic way. I mean, their job is pretty dangerous and all. Its unlike many stories I've read, where there is an afterlife or at least their death is extremely heroic or surrounded by people they love. Here, there's just death to the people we've grown to love over seasons. Indeed, my grandfather passed away not too long ago, I didn't know how to comfort my mother. I wish I did know how at the time.

[@darbygwen]

this is so tender wtf

[@gnobbie]

this song makes me cry. RIP ianto, torchwood will never be the same :(

[@firebow82]

who ever the 1 dislike is feel ashamed because ure the only one who dusnt like this wonderful music!!!!!!!!!

[@dovewingandbella]

this song makes me think of iantos silent suffering and his love for jack.

[@benedictzephyr]

why didn’t I say I loved him too :(

[@MysticalBambi]

Saddest scene I've ever watched. EVER. He did not deserve to die the way he did. It was just cruel. R.I.P Ianto Jones. We all miss you x

[@popcornzoe]

There's a spot on the Plass where the door to the tourist office would be and the wall is covered in notes for/about Ianto, in memory of him

[@doglovr13]

Ianto Jones, born 19 August, 1983 RIP Ianto We won't forget you and neither will Jack. ------ He would have been 29 today.

[@deannahughes3505]

I'm crying right now.

[@MercuryGaGa]

I've lost count of the number of times that i've listened to this music today. Around 12 and i've cried at every one, this is the most beautiful piece of music in Torchwood and i admit that i'm still a little bit in denial about the event that invovles Ianto that we don't talk about. You were never just a blip in time to me, Ianto, and so much more than just the teaboy.

[@thesejoots]

I ran out of tissues, got my blubbering ass up, got more, and proceeded to cry until I was severely dehydrated. I will never get over the death of Ianto Jones. Not when I'm 25, not when I'm 50, not on my own deathbed.

[@m1randa638]

Ianto's death affected me more than pretty much any other death in TV... I...... wow....

[@liquidbambam]

I cried, I screamed. Ianto's death was the saddest moment of the 5 day special for me, and I refused to believe that he was dead. I never thought he would be gone, he was always there. But now he isn't. Goodbye Ianto, I will always love you.

[@swmyers7]

People die. An immortal would have to endure this sort of heartache endlessly. That's what makes this *so* powerful. I LOVED the Ianto character too, but the writers were right to give us this awesome storyline.

[@kieran69]

Really liked Ianto, his character was perfectly done, so natural honestly in series 1 seeing his positive outlook but actually inside when Tosh reads his thoughts he is hurting, it's just a fantastic character development, no wonder he has his own monument in Cardiff I'll visit it one day!

[@MysticalBambi]

I love Ianto so much! He was the kindest,bravest, funniest and the all round best character in the universe! R.I.P Ianto Jones

[@rupertmyprince]

TATM made me cry for a week! I'm seriously still in depression about it

[@XGingaNuttaX]

aww i miss ianto tosh and owen i dunno how torchwood can go on without them

[@LadyAhiru]

i still cry when i hear this. i so wish he would come back

[@TwiTheVillain]

For those of you who don't know: there is a wall in Cardiff dedicated to Torchwood, and, in particular, to Ianto. Just thought you might as well know, if you happen to make your pilgrimage to the Hub anytime soon.

[@LenaG96]

I'm getting teary eyes just by listening to this. I miss him so much in MD! :(

[@fionanona]

In a thousand years time...we will remember him!

[@movieholic-92]

I think Jack's response, his begging, was what hurt me even more than just the idea of Ianto's death. The great Captain, begging and pleading and crying...Yeah, I definitely more than teared up in that moment.

[@5amisntlate]

I'm crying so much right now. That was beautiful, and so tragic...

[@ForeverInADaydream3]

That's what happened to me. I just saw it two nights ago. I was terrified-my heart was racing through the whole episode.

[@mygeeklife9896]

This still makes me tear up. I miss you, Ianto!!

[@kaitieldridge]

This song is brilliant. I love it. Actually, I'm writing a fan fiction for Ianto Jones in respect of his death. He was my favorite character.

[@Clockworkcityofpain]

i'm not crying you're all crying but i'm not- oh who am i kidding i probably cried more than everyone. why do i read sad fics and listen to sad music w h y

[@jackharkness1373]

Camila Stefanie you ain’t crying more than me, I had to have days off school a week after I watched it. And I filled up a bath with tears

[@NA-wv7qk]

I'm never really a fan of character themes, i usually dont pay attention to theme but this... this breaks my heart everytime I hear it... I'm currently watching 'that' episode for the first time (I know I'm late) and I'm definitely going to start sobbing...

[@NA-wv7qk]

Update: Just finished it. Started sobbing immediately...

[@judithmair2741]

I guess now it makes sense. The twelth doctor beleives his companions are capable of making their own choices to save the day. Jack being very good at this got an immense challenge compared to clara. Shame if the doctor was not a good man then ianto would survive.

[@SamyulDavis]

And if the Doctor was actually as good a man as people thought, he wouldn't have let Ianto die or the 456 to get this far threatening Earth at all...

[@miawalsh8882]

Loved Ianto, one of the best

[@doctorwhofreak128]

has anyone else noticed that someone disliked this!! someone clearly doesnt love Ianto as mutch as we all do x

[@firstroseofautumn]

oh no I'm gonna cry again :( damn 456... damn writers... Ianto was my favourite character and I can only watch day 4 just before I go to sleep because otherwise everyone will notice I've been crying my eyes out.

[@SolitaryShark]

This song tears me up. so beautiful and sad. I was so sad when he died, he was the true spirit of Torchwood

[@Wolfinlavender]

The first time I listened to this earlier, I was fine. The second time I cried a little bit. I dread to think what my reaction will be this time. Oh wait, I have tears in my eyes :(

[@Игорь-ы1э3р]

My soul is dead after Ianto's death. And my heart is broken.

[@RikuSqueeku]

It still physically hurts when I think about it. My school councilor says I have a problem, but I fell so in love with him.

[@TheSmilingGirl]

It makes me cry every time!

[@Potterpuppetpals98]

This is so beautiful but whenever I hear it I cry!

[@BotheringTrees]

I'm doing a crossword puzzle while listening to this. I've never been so sad when writing "Boise" in my life.

[@Wolfinlavender]

I agree, even though I love Ianto, this storyline was very powerful, because of the fact that Jack sees everyone he loves die. But it is very sad :(

[@Judithlastar]

I'm crying. Forever.

[@HydroJen90]

I can't listen to this without crying :'( It's so sad...

[@daleksvscybermen]

This was in the latest episode 'Dead of Night' when Jack and Gwen talk about Ianto.

[@damunzta]

Cuts straight to the heart, you'll have to give Ben Foster that.