in 40+ years since DW started... Jack shot into my Number One slot, for fave DW character, ever?
It doesn't look odd to me because of course he is my favourite DW character ever, but I only have three series of DW and TW behind me. I don't think my partiality will change by watching the rest, though: the reasons I love Jack so much are specific to him (and me) so while I am sure there are lots of great characters in the series as a whole, Jack will always be remarkable. For many reasons.
Major kudos to John Barrowman
Well, yes. His talents are amazing. It's almost too bad he's so good looking - it's easy to see Jack as superficial because of it, but he isn't. Barrowman makes him incredibly convincing.
his mother was really sick, cancer or something, so he was looking for a cure for her ... so it wasn't just money he wanted.
Really? my goodness, did they mess with that! He ended up looking like a real scumbucket, hanging out with the Doctor for profit motives alone.
Poor Jack, the Doctor is showing himself not to be worthy of Jack's admiration, respect, love.
Yes, and I really don't want to see that. I want the Doctor to be all that Jack thinks he is. I'd rather that the Doctor be redeemed, than for Jack to find someone else. Which I guess just goes to show that I still love the idea of the pairing even if I want to smack the Doctor for the way he has treated Jack. I want the Doctor to be the Doctor I want him to be. We still get glimpses of it, but the bottom line... after "The Last of the Time Lords"... isn't it.
in the beginning of "The Empty Child", I can imagine Jack immediately taking off, he wouldn't risk his life.
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Date: 2007-10-20 05:12 pm (UTC)It doesn't look odd to me because of course he is my favourite DW character ever, but I only have three series of DW and TW behind me. I don't think my partiality will change by watching the rest, though: the reasons I love Jack so much are specific to him (and me) so while I am sure there are lots of great characters in the series as a whole, Jack will always be remarkable. For many reasons.
Major kudos to John Barrowman
Well, yes. His talents are amazing. It's almost too bad he's so good looking - it's easy to see Jack as superficial because of it, but he isn't. Barrowman makes him incredibly convincing.
his mother was really sick, cancer or something, so he was looking for a cure for her ... so it wasn't just money he wanted.
Really? my goodness, did they mess with that! He ended up looking like a real scumbucket, hanging out with the Doctor for profit motives alone.
Poor Jack, the Doctor is showing himself not to be worthy of Jack's admiration, respect, love.
Yes, and I really don't want to see that. I want the Doctor to be all that Jack thinks he is. I'd rather that the Doctor be redeemed, than for Jack to find someone else. Which I guess just goes to show that I still love the idea of the pairing even if I want to smack the Doctor for the way he has treated Jack. I want the Doctor to be the Doctor I want him to be. We still get glimpses of it, but the bottom line... after "The Last of the Time Lords"... isn't it.
in the beginning of "The Empty Child", I can imagine Jack immediately taking off, he wouldn't risk his life.
Very true.