#the face of boe

[by-gray]

[aletterinthenameofsanity]

Alright, I'll say it: Jack Harkness and the Doctor's relationship is possibly the most fleshed out/complicated dynamic in Doctor Who and that is INCLUDING the master/doctor relationship. Seriously, think about it:

the fact that when they meet jack is presented as sleazy con man and the doctor makes him brave- makes him good

but that they are both willing to die for rose as long as she is safe

and then she comes back and dooms them both to live (even though jack has already died for her and the doctor WILL die for her)

(ninerosejack is canon and you cannot convince me otherwise)

but then the doctor sees jack as immortal as someone he COULD spend the rest of his life with

and instead of embracing it like you'd think he would because he is so wrecked by people leaving him/being left by him the doctor RUNS bc the Doctor is so scared of jack of what he means of what he is

jack ends up abandoned in dalek dust goes back in time to find the doctor suffers a hundred years alone/being tortured but STILL WAITS

(screw amy being the girl who waited or rory being the boy who waited- Jack Harkness is the boy who waited and he did it FIRST)

Jack finds out that he was abandoned. that the man that he loves HATES the sight of him. that the doctor would rather have a genocidal murderer than have him

and so Jack gets the hell out of dodge to go to a man who DOES love him

and don't get me wrong Jack loves Ianto and Jack DOES remember Ianto until he dies as the Face of Boe don't forget that (protecting Novice Hame from the virus as he couldn't Ianto

BUT AFTER EVERYTHING THE DOCTOR HAS DONE TO JACK JACK STILL LOVES THEM

Jack still considers five billion years cursed to never die to be BETTER than the alternative: dying a young time-agent-turned-con-man

Jack has more reason than any other companion save maybe Amy to hate the Doctor & yet spends 20 years in jail to rescue Thirteen still LOVES HER

AND AFTER FIVE BILLION YEARS HE ORGANIZES THAT FIRST MEETING ON SATELLITE FIVE HE ORGANIZES 9/ROSE'S FIRST DATE

jack harkness is a living ghost a reminder of the doctor's failures a physical fixed point and yet he still loves the girl who cursed him and the time lord that turned him into the kind of person that would give his dying breaths to protect the last of humanity in a dying city and tell the doctor that he is not alone

because fuck it, YANA was a warning but also a reminder a final gift

jack had been there all along, a ghost an echo a PROMISE

there is no more human character than jack harkness

[ionlylikemycat]

don’t know why it took me until now to realize

when jack dies, when the face of boe dies, he doesn’t just get to see the doctor one last time

he gets to see martha

the doctor says he’s been alive for Billions of years now, how long has it been since he’s seen the face of someone who Knew Him? who Loved Him?

martha jones, voice of a nightingale, and she comes back to him. she’s here, beautiful, and warm, and breathing and for one final moment

he’s with his friends. his family. with people who have loved him across time and space

and then his breath runs out and his life leaves the universe and he is finally, finally, allowed to rest

continuation on this post

[guardianspirits13]

I can’t believe he invented bisexuality in 2005

[marvelmaniac715]

How much do you want to bet that the ‘ancient songs’ that the Face of Boe was telepathically singing to the cat nuns were less along the lines of beautiful, thought-provoking ballads and more along the lines of Britney Spears’s ‘Toxic’? Also, do you reckon he had some sort of end-of-life crisis and tried to mentally flirt with the nuns? I mean, he’s still Jack Harkness at the end of the day, and if Jack’s gonna go down, he’s gonna go down flirting with anybody he sees.

[therabbitofrassilon]

if captain jack harkness was on the cover of a beauty magazine would he be the face of vogue

[casasupernovas]

the doctor flirting with martha while jack is actively dying in the background is making me wheeze

[thekingofspin]

rewatching doctor who with knowledge of what happens in the future of the show is a whole experience in itself

like wdym Jack's pregnant??????

[bvmbl3b0x]

diversity wins!!! the giant million year old face who died was bisexual!!!!

[asexualenjolras]

I actually don't think I'll ever get over the parallel between Ianto Jones dying because of an alien virus and then the Face of Boe saving a whole world from suffering the same fate.

Because Jack never did forget Ianto. He kept his promise. And his love for him helped him to save thousands of lives. One last time.

Sobbing. Janto will live in my heart forever.

[by-gray]

[thetrinitytest]

[rystiel]

[were-wolverine]

actually yall dont understand how important jack harkness is to me (and im sure plenty of other queer whovians)

in his first appearance he immediately checks out a girl and flirts with a guy in the span of like a minute. king shit. he is confidently queer and this aired in FUCKING 2005! that is so ahead of its time for queer representation! especially in such a large popular franchise! and there's no "bury your gays" because he's literally immortal!

[geekgirl750]

Things I want for hypothetical future episodes of Doctor Who that I know we'll never get:

Cameos from Sarah Jane Adventures cast members

Like there's an episode that features UNIT and Luke Smith is just there. Or Rani makes an appearance as a journalist investing alien activity.

Additionally, companions that are like next gen of previous companions/Whoniverse characters

I'm thinking they introduce a new companion and it's like Anwen or Skye Smith all grown up or Ianto's niece or nephew. (I know they did this in the 60th anniversary special but I mean like as a series regular companion)

Closure for Jack Harkness lore/ more Jack Harkness stories sans JB

Since the BBC has parted ways with John Barrowman currently no more officially licensed Jack stories can be made, but I wish they'd work around this by introducing a younger actor as Javic during the two years of his missing memories or reintroduce the Face of Boe. I'd even settle for a story with just the Doctor that's set on the Boeshane Peninsula. (Maybe we finally see the creatures that invaded when Jack was a child.)

SUSAN!!!

Let Susan come back please please please RTD!

Gwen Cooper

Same as above

BRING BACK THE TRICKSTER!!!

I miss that funky looking Slenderman ass dude! I feel like there's so much more potential for him in future stories.

John Hart but ONLY if he's one of River's ex husbands and Alex Kingston is in it too.

Torchwood Four exists

An episode written by Catherine Tregenna

More creatures from Classic Who coming back with or without cool redesigns

Vastra and Jenny!! (They are just very important to me!)

[spaceagebachelormann]

hai!! may I pretty please request jack x gn!reader where reader is like very lovey dovey? like they always say I love you and like holding his hand or clinging to his arm and kiss him whenever they can? and maybe someone points it out, and reader gets nervous, but Jack comforts them? ^-^

☆ — jack harkness with a lovey dovey partner

✧ masterlist — navigation

✧ carmillas notes — holy fuck im hyperfixated on this show. ALSO this is meant to be like jack in season 3-4 of doctor who so when he’s in torchwood but it’s mainly written as dw jack

✧ warnings — like one curse word

first of all, jack would LOVEEE having a lovey partner because he’s very loving himself

even though he can be kinda freaky all the time, he still makes sure to show regular affection through words of affirmation and physical touch

(he’s lost a lot of people so he likes to remind himself you’re still there through physical touch)

no matter where or when you are, that man is with you at every possible moment and will 100% let you cling to him for whatever reason

if you told him you loved him he’d genuinely get so happy he’d have to take a five second break so he doesn’t explode

his happiness is quickly replaced by sadness as he knows that he can’t be with you forever and will eventually lose you as well

pleaseee hold his hand. please. he will not be letting go of it for hours after unless he really has to but please hold his hand. he’ll definitely be teasing you for it however

also would not mind randomly being kissed. he’s also a spontaneous kisser and will 100% make out with you on the spot if you asked him

now, if someone were to say anything about how lovey his partner can be he wouldn’t think much of it at first

lowkey he’d probably laugh but then be like “sounds like your jealous”

once he realizes it may have actually upset his partner he’s like shit and will make sure they’re alright before he talks to the other person

while it may not be a big deal to him, he understands why it could be to his partner and makes sure they’re okay almost immediately

he’s very calm when talking to the other person about saying things like that, but he’s not extremely angry

jack seems like he’d also be very affectionate, type of guy to drag you off for a private walk in the middle of the day

would also just do some things for you without asking, like some work you never finished or bringing you things he thought you mind need or want

he’s also very lovey, and he’s perfectly fine with everyone knowing he is