Torchwood and Doctor Who: The future for Captain Jack...

[fajrdrako]

BBC Radio's online "Newsbeat" posted text of an interview with John Barrowman in which he is asked whether he will be appearing in Doctor Who with the Eleventh Doctor. He replied:

Jack will always return to the Tardis if the doctor is in need to help save the planet or conquer an alien race trying to invade. That's all I can say. You know how secretive we are.

I take this to actually mean, "I'd love to, but they haven't asked me yet." But I like it that this is the official line - that the connection between the Doctor and Jack isn't being severed, that the TARDIS and the Doctor will always have their place in Jack's life.

Comments

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

I've always loved a similar quote from JB, in a different interview:

"Jack will always be there when the Doctor needs him."

He said it at the time as a roundabout way of indicating (without answering directly) that he was indeed going to be in the S4 finale. But it's also such a perfect summation of Jack and how the character clearly feels about the Doctor, it really made me say, "Aaawww!"

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

"Jack will always be there when the Doctor needs him."

That's perfect. I love it. (Tenacious Jack/Doctor shipper that I am.)

But it's also such a perfect summation of Jack and how the character clearly feels about the Doctor, it really made me say, "Aaawww!"

I should think so. The Doctor is a foundation of Jack's life and I woudln't want the producers and writers to forget that. They don't need to refer to it all the time, but it mustn't be forgotten.

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

I love it. (Tenacious Jack/Doctor shipper that I am.)

Ditto! :D

I'm not sure about the DW/TW writers, but it always makes me happy that John Barrowman seems to have such a solid idea of what makes Jack tick -- and that he's very conscious of such things when he plays the part. Actor win! :D

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure about the DW/TW writers

Oddly, I think the DW writers have a more solid grasp of Jack than some of the Torchwood writers. Which is a way, I suppose, of saying that some of the Torchwood writers aren't very good, or they don't have the same priorities that I do, or they don't have much interest in strong, consistent characterization. The DW writers at least have a motive for seeing Jack primarily in connection with the Doctor, and I love that. The "saving the world" thing gets a little more emphasized than usual, too.

it always makes me happy that John Barrowman seems to have such a solid idea of what makes Jack tick -- and that he's very conscious of such things when he plays the part. Actor win!

Absolutely. He's in many ways more committed to the character he plays, and more creative with it, than just about any actor I have seen. I'm thinking of things like singing "The Doctor and I" in concert (how I love him for that!) and writing the "Captain Jack and the Selkie" comic. He shows what a handle he has on Captain Jack, and why his acting tends to be spot-on even when the written script is questionable.