christyimnotred replied to your post “Feverpitchfiasco and I were talking about Jack Harkness and his…”
Which is what makes him such a compelling character. Because you can see the potential.
I have a headcanon that the reason Jack wears the Coat (after he becomes head of Torchwood 3, if you notice, not before), is because it reminds him of 1940 and meeting Rose and the Doctor and how they made him want to be a better man, and he’s trying to rebuild Torchwood in their honor.
Feverpitchfiasco and I were talking about Jack Harkness and his capacity for darkness. I’d mentioned how utterly terrifying he could be if ever truly stopped caring. A smart, inventive, clever human with thousands of years of experience who simply cannot permanently die no matter what you do to him. Even a Timelord Victorious might eventually run out of regenerations. Maybe that’s why the Doctor disabled his vortex manipulator, or part of it, he could see the potential there. And we already know Jack has a dark side.
Thankfully, Jack tries to do good in the universe, but there is that potential for very terrible evil.
