I think that Jack's sexuality has evolved in line with the rest of the character. The Jack we met at first in Doctor Who was all conman and sexual adventurer. He used his charms (which are beautiful and many) to get what he wanted/needed to survive. However, I read some of that sexual fearlessness as loneliness and his need to make a connection.
His meeting with the Doctor and Rose sobered him up a little, and the faith they showed in him gave him impetus and purpose. Yes, he flirted with them both and had a lot of fun but he also made an emotional connection with them. The kiss he gave both of them on Satellite 5 didn't seem sexual at all - it was for luck and strength and thanks and, as it turned out, goodbye.
Torchwood Jack certainly has a reputation, and it's clear that he likes to maintain it as he makes many of the comments that enforce our ideas about him. Does Tosh say he will shag or snog anything as long as its gorgeous enough? I don't remember off the top of my head, but either way there seems to be some evidence that he's still active *cough*.
I thought it was much more interesting that he was almost reluctant to pursue or even recognise what was happening between him & Jack in 'Captain Jack Harkness'. Old sexual adventurer Jack would not have done that.
But is he all about sex? Definitely not, but then I don't think he ever really was. I am, however, surprised that they have yet to show Jack using his sexual nature to help Torchwood in its cases. The closest they've got is his flirting with the policewoman at the start of 'They Keep Killing...', but that fell flat when he had to humiliate himself by begging for her help.
And don't get me started on Jack/Ianto - to me, it seems to be more about comfort than anything deeper. (I just heard a thousand fangirls calling me a traitor - lol)
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Date: 2007-02-08 09:08 pm (UTC)His meeting with the Doctor and Rose sobered him up a little, and the faith they showed in him gave him impetus and purpose. Yes, he flirted with them both and had a lot of fun but he also made an emotional connection with them. The kiss he gave both of them on Satellite 5 didn't seem sexual at all - it was for luck and strength and thanks and, as it turned out, goodbye.
Torchwood Jack certainly has a reputation, and it's clear that he likes to maintain it as he makes many of the comments that enforce our ideas about him. Does Tosh say he will shag or snog anything as long as its gorgeous enough? I don't remember off the top of my head, but either way there seems to be some evidence that he's still active *cough*.
I thought it was much more interesting that he was almost reluctant to pursue or even recognise what was happening between him & Jack in 'Captain Jack Harkness'. Old sexual adventurer Jack would not have done that.
But is he all about sex? Definitely not, but then I don't think he ever really was. I am, however, surprised that they have yet to show Jack using his sexual nature to help Torchwood in its cases. The closest they've got is his flirting with the policewoman at the start of 'They Keep Killing...', but that fell flat when he had to humiliate himself by begging for her help.
And don't get me started on Jack/Ianto - to me, it seems to be more about comfort than anything deeper. (I just heard a thousand fangirls calling me a traitor - lol)