I'm more inclined to think Jack's immortality is a predestination paradox. If he is in fact the Face of Boe, we saw him twice before Jack was actually introduced (End of the World and The Long Game). Rose had all of time in her head, enough power to spread the words Bad Wolf throughout time as a message to herself and bring him back to life. I think she made him immortal because she saw him as immortal. The Doctor only assumed she couldn't control it. Jack's here because he's supposed to be here, this is how history plays out, he's not changing anything. (Predestination paradoxes seem to be a bit of a running theme in New Who.)
As for the 456, they would've found someone else in 1965. Jack didn't do anything special. Torchwood has no problems attracting people who can be ruthless to what they see as the bigger picture. He was simply convenient. But that someone else wouldn't have been around in CoE and who knows if anyone would've fought back...
RTD's sneaky trick will involve the Time Lords, I'm sure of it.
Right! I forgot that people can't read my mind. Sorry. :(
Your theory is very workable, but I'm operating from the premise that RTD will soon take all the Jack-is-Boe notions and kill them dead, because fans like them. It's just this feeling I have that perhaps Jack's story will end for good in this upcoming special, however minor his part is. I really hope not, obviously, but CoE has made me so cynical.
I think there were a couple of scrapes humanity only survived because of Torchwood Three's involvement, like that whole deal with the sleeper agents (assuming they'd even have activated without Torchwood being involved) or the stolen Earth incident, but um... I think even if Earth survived long enough for the 456 to show, no one would have fought them, no. (As giving in seems to have been a theme of CoE.)
Yeah, there's definitely clues as to Time Lord involvement. It's just that I know nothing of classic Who, so I have no basis from which to form speculation about that.
I don't think the specials will effect Jack or his story. RTD's already said CoE won't be referenced at all and there's rumors/theories that either the specials are set before CoE or Jack may be part of a hallucination of the Doctor's. Considering RTD's in talks for S4, there's a limited amount they can do with Jack without affecting Torchwood. I don't think that'll go on without Jack, at least not more than an episode or two. RTD can't end Jack's story without effectively ending Torchwood
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Eh, I don't see RTD moving Torchwood on without Jack. JB is the big name, the star of the show. We might get a few Jack-lite episodes early on, but he'll be back.
Tennent's finale does look very exciting. :)
I've seen the Ianto/Jo connection in a couple fics, even wrote it myself, but it should've been canon. It would've been a nice throwback to Who and opened up some interesting characterization for Ianto. But alas, not to be since RTD killed him off... :(
As for the 456, they would've found someone else in 1965. Jack didn't do anything special. Torchwood has no problems attracting people who can be ruthless to what they see as the bigger picture. He was simply convenient. But that someone else wouldn't have been around in CoE and who knows if anyone would've fought back...
RTD's sneaky trick will involve the Time Lords, I'm sure of it.
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Your theory is very workable, but I'm operating from the premise that RTD will soon take all the Jack-is-Boe notions and kill them dead, because fans like them. It's just this feeling I have that perhaps Jack's story will end for good in this upcoming special, however minor his part is. I really hope not, obviously, but CoE has made me so cynical.
I think there were a couple of scrapes humanity only survived because of Torchwood Three's involvement, like that whole deal with the sleeper agents (assuming they'd even have activated without Torchwood being involved) or the stolen Earth incident, but um... I think even if Earth survived long enough for the 456 to show, no one would have fought them, no. (As giving in seems to have been a theme of CoE.)
Yeah, there's definitely clues as to Time Lord involvement. It's just that I know nothing of classic Who, so I have no basis from which to form speculation about that.
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Wow. This... is actually making me excited to see Who again. I hope it's true.
I think that character was Ianto's mum in this one fanfic I read....
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Tennent's finale does look very exciting. :)
I've seen the Ianto/Jo connection in a couple fics, even wrote it myself, but it should've been canon. It would've been a nice throwback to Who and opened up some interesting characterization for Ianto. But alas, not to be since RTD killed him off... :(
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