TJ might be giving her best supportive mom smile, but John -- who had been trying to follow along with this by giving his best I'm Genuinely Listening face -- falters somewhere toward the end. He's squinting at Ianto, who looks... genuinely uneasy, and it sounds bad but -- okay, is it just him? Shooting a look over at TJ reveals that yes, she is managing an encouraging smile. Maybe just him.

He looks back at Ianto and tries to press down on the urge to ask, twitches and presses his lips together. It's fine, he can --

No, unfortunately he can't.

"I'm sorry," he says finally, and he leans forward onto the table with a wince. "Did you say The Great Devourer?"

Was this version of Cardiff actually in Sunnydale, Ianto?