Crackpot Ianto theory.

There's allllll these fics where Ianto turns out not to belong to the 21st century either. Okay, fine, whatever, there's also fics where he's a wizard, a Time Lord, or a jellyfish. Never really gave the idea much thought until Jack stated Ianto's birthdate in 'Fragments' and I saw someone else pointing out that he couldn't have gone to the Electro as a child if both the birthdate and the website 'history' of the Electro are both correct. It is, of course, completely possible that it's just a case of the website people not talking to the script people-- it's happened before, cf. the confusion over Owen's age.

But I submit that it's completely plausible, or that the writers are trying to make it sound plausible.

SPOILERS for 2.12 'Fragments' and earlier episodes.

( Conclusion: Ianto fell through the rift during the Cardiff blitz around age 18. Well, maybe. )

Crackpot Ianto theory.

There's allllll these fics where Ianto turns out not to belong to the 21st century either. Okay, fine, whatever, there's also fics where he's a wizard, a Time Lord, or a jellyfish. Never really gave the idea much thought until Jack stated Ianto's birthdate in 'Fragments' and I saw someone else pointing out that he couldn't have gone to the Electro as a child if both the birthdate and the website 'history' of the Electro are both correct. It is, of course, completely possible that it's just a case of the website people not talking to the script people-- it's happened before, cf. the confusion over Owen's age.

But I submit that it's completely plausible, or that the writers are trying to make it sound plausible.

SPOILERS for 2.12 'Fragments' and earlier episodes.

( Conclusion: Ianto fell through the rift during the Cardiff blitz around age 18. Well, maybe. )