I hadn't remembered that. Holy feces! Jack's got to be offended by this.
Maybe, maybe not. He seems to have little compunction about stealing other people's memories with Retcon. On the other hand, he does perhaps take care not to let situations arise that require it - the others on the Torchwood team seem more casual in its use. (Especially Suzie, who used it for self-serving purposes.) So. It at least gives him reasons to be sympathetic with Donna.
Ancillary thought: wouldn't it be intersting if Jack's missing memories were taken by the Doctor? For some similar good reason? He thought they were stolen by the Time Agency, but he didn't know, how could he? And the Doctor wouldn't know, if it hadn't happened yet in his own timeline.
Hrrrm.
it would be sweet if, using the tech he's scavenged from the Rift and now having Ianto AND Mickey's expertise, he could figure out a way to give her back those memories without killing her.
Nice.
Lis Sladen has said that she's pretty sure this is the last time she'll ever be in an episode of "Doctor Who,"
Yes. But they might not tell her in advance. And she might be instructed to lie, like Billie Piper was. I retain hope.
(Martha, Jack, Donna, all of them kick WAY more ass than Rose ever did!)
I loved Rose back in first and second season but I now prefer the others. I like Rose's character, but I don't need her back.
I wonder if he did what he did because he was so afraid of hurting her. Again.
Maybe. I think he's conflicted on the 'being alone' issue. He wants to be alone - but he doesn't necessarily like it. I think there's an element of self-punishment there, which would make particular sense at the end of "Journey's End" with all the guilt kicked up by Davros. Any of those companions would stay with the Doctor forever if only he'd let them, and pay just about any price to do it.
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Date: 2008-07-06 01:51 pm (UTC)Maybe, maybe not. He seems to have little compunction about stealing other people's memories with Retcon. On the other hand, he does perhaps take care not to let situations arise that require it - the others on the Torchwood team seem more casual in its use. (Especially Suzie, who used it for self-serving purposes.) So. It at least gives him reasons to be sympathetic with Donna.
Ancillary thought: wouldn't it be intersting if Jack's missing memories were taken by the Doctor? For some similar good reason? He thought they were stolen by the Time Agency, but he didn't know, how could he? And the Doctor wouldn't know, if it hadn't happened yet in his own timeline.
Hrrrm.
it would be sweet if, using the tech he's scavenged from the Rift and now having Ianto AND Mickey's expertise, he could figure out a way to give her back those memories without killing her.
Nice.
Lis Sladen has said that she's pretty sure this is the last time she'll ever be in an episode of "Doctor Who,"
Yes. But they might not tell her in advance. And she might be instructed to lie, like Billie Piper was. I retain hope.
(Martha, Jack, Donna, all of them kick WAY more ass than Rose ever did!)
I loved Rose back in first and second season but I now prefer the others. I like Rose's character, but I don't need her back.
I wonder if he did what he did because he was so afraid of hurting her. Again.
Maybe. I think he's conflicted on the 'being alone' issue. He wants to be alone - but he doesn't necessarily like it. I think there's an element of self-punishment there, which would make particular sense at the end of "Journey's End" with all the guilt kicked up by Davros. Any of those companions would stay with the Doctor forever if only he'd let them, and pay just about any price to do it.