Torchwood!Jack vs. DW!Jack Battle!

[mrv3000]

In Doctor Who, Jack ran around in the nude on more than one occasion.** In Torchwood, he hasn't yet had the urge to have Nude Day in the Hub.

And this is why DW!Jack > Torchwood!Jack.

** Besides "Bad Wolf," this also took place in the novel Only Human, which had the bonus of him being seen and commented on by the Doctor and Rose. DW novels generally are of questionable canon, however, THIS IS CANON, DAMMIT.

Comments

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

THERE IS NO LOGIC BEHIND THE LACK OF SEXY JACK IN TW.

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

On the "family" show, Jack runs around naked.

On the "Adult, nighttime" show, jack leaves his clothes on.


The BBC is a little mixed up, isn't it...

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I know! Here you had this character who was Walking Sex in Doctor Who, so he gets transported to an "adult" show... Where he becomes a monk. The hell?

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Just a little...

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

My theory is that without Rose and the Doctor, he just loses his desire to be sexy.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Poor Jack.

[leighleighla.livejournal.com]

*shrug* He didn't have to be the big boss on Doctor Who, that was the Doctor's job...maybe since he's the boss at Torchwood, he feels that if he starts takin' it off they won't respect him?

Oh, who am I kidding? I MISS NEKKID JACK!

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

It's getting better though. THERE WERE TWO JACK KISSES IN EPISODE ONE OF SERIES TWO.

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

Actually - I do think that's part of his characterization. When he's back with the Doctor and not center stage, he loses his edge and is more open. He's terrible at being a leader and wears the position more awkwardly than one might think.

I do put his lack of sexytimes as depression in series one. And it's probably why we're slowly getting more in series two,

[beck-liz.livejournal.com]

In Torchwood, it's Ianto who gets Jack the coffee and takes care of his coat for him. However, it's been noticed that Jack takes the Doctor's coat in Utopia, and he gets the Doctor a drink in Sound of Drums. Coincidence? I think not.

[nicachick007.livejournal.com]

Like I said, he probably likes his belt/suspenders combo too much. But I like how our comment conversation kind of inspired this post. :D

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

I noticed that right away when I recently rewatched the three-part final (IT MAKES LESS SENSE ON THE REWATCH.)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

True...

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

MWAH. But actually, I think maybe there is a bit of that going on. When he's with the Doctor he doesn't have to be the one in charge and he can do other things.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It totally did! :D

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

I hadn't been watching Torchwood back then, but I knew about it from other people bringing it up. It's a great touch.

[honorh.livejournal.com]

Also, the Doctor abandoned Jack and ran off with Rose, and Jack abandoned Ianto and ran off with the Doctor. Coincidence?

[honorh.livejournal.com]

Well, in TW!Jack's defense, on DW, he kissed one boy. On TW, he's kissed two!

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Um...the Doctor should get more points! Yeah!

[violet-lane.livejournal.com]

Srsly. Torchwood is supposed to be an adult show and the only nakedness we get to see is Rhys? Something is wrong with that. Come on TW, get creative! =D

[honorh.livejournal.com]

And Owen. Don't forget Owen! He's gotten naked twice, once wearing only a pair of handcuffs and once with a brunette wrapped around him. Also, Tosh got naked at one point, but she's mostly hidden by a bedsheet, so I suppose that doesn't count. Why not Ianto? The nakedest he gets is when he goes wild and takes off his jacket and even--if he's feeling especially daring--rolls up his sleeves! Yeah, baby!

[marble-rose.livejournal.com]

It's the pecking order. Ianto caters to Jack who caters to the Doctor who caters to Rose. There's a flowchart and everything.

[larissa-j.livejournal.com]

** Besides "Bad Wolf," this also took place in the novel Only Human, which had the bonus of him being seen and commented on by the Doctor and Rose. DW novels generally are of questionable canon, however, THIS IS CANON, DAMMIT.

Oh, I'm going to have to read the Nine books. I am! Naked!Jack is always a good reason to read a book.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

That is an awesome flowchart.

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

And by creative, you mean Jack, right? Well, maybe that's just what I mean... :D

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

Always! Sadly the moment very very brief, but still funny.

[violet-lane.livejournal.com]

Hee, of course! In fact, I'd take any excuse: have Jack announce that instead of casual Friday's, they'll have naked Friday's. Or sexy Friday's. Or Fantasy Friday. xD

[shinyopals.livejournal.com]

The grabbing the coat was, according to David Tennant in the Utopia commentary, John Barrowman's idea.

(Sorry if you've seen said commentary, but it's an awesome fact and must be repeated often! XD)

[mrv3000.livejournal.com]

It was a great idea!