In part 2 of the Doctor Who episode The End of Time, the Tenth Doctor makes a sort of sentimental farewell tour of his past companions--- to Donna's wedding, saving Martha Jones and Mickey Smith, who are spending their honeymoon (AWK! THEY are MARRIED? Unlikely Couple Alert!)--- and of course Captain Jack is one of The Doctor's stops.
Jack's in the Star Wars bar, sitting next to a cute guy. And it so happens that the Doctor knows the cute guy--- Midshipman Frame from the episode 'Voyage of the Damned'. And so the Doctor gives Jack a note to the effect that Frame's first name is Alonso--- information Jack puts to use to make contact.
Now, in my opinion helping a bisexual sex-addict like Jack score with someone is kind of like giving a drunk some booze laced with crack cocaine-- i. e., not exactly doing them a favor. What Jack really needs are some intensive lessons in Theology of the Body, Part One: How to Keep your Pants on. But The Doctor's an alien, and since the other Time Lords weren't exactly good moral role models.....
On Torchwood.tv, some commentors have criticized Captain Jack for getting over the trauma of Ianto's death too quickly. Well, Jack's immortal and the Doctor has a time machine! We don't know when the scene in the Star Wars bar took place. Captain Jack could have spent years in solitary morning--- or decades, or centuries. In fact, that seems very likely as he needed help from the Doctor to pick up a guy in a bar!
But there is one thing you all need to know about Captain Jack's new squeeze--- he's a werewolf! Specifically he's George the Werewolf from the BBC series 'Being Human'. You know, the one who shares a flat with a ghost and a vampire? I loved 'Being Human', especially lines such as 'Don't change into a werewolf in here, I've just hoovered!' ('to hoover' is Brit-speak for 'to vacuum')
Many Torchwood fans are hoping that Capt. Jack and Alonso/George will live happily ever after in the new season of Torchwood, but are worried about whether George's werewolf duties for 'Being Human' will interfere. I say combine the shows! Move George and his housemates and the whole darn house to Cardiff. Get George and Mitchell (the vampire) jobs at Torchwood. Annie (the ghost) can become friends with Gwen and Rhys, maybe she can watch their baby while Mommy's out catching aliens. Problem solved!
NOTE: BBC programs like Torchwood and Being Human are available on the BBC America channel, along with fresh episodes of Doctor Who.
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4 comments:
Lol! I'm a new follower...I found your blog whilst googling Christian Steampunk...it's nice to find others who can be whole-hearted for the Lord and still remain fans...
Hi! Glad you found me. I'm going thru more of a Doctor Who/Torchwood phase right now with a touch of Star Trek thrown in, but haven't given up on the steampunk/Christian steampunk thing....
I did take down some of my old steampunk links because none really excited me and I have too many links/blogrolls around here!
I think that this post is a hoot! (And BTW, I think this post proves all episodes of Doctor Who and related shows are fresh... just sayin.')
"Hoover" also passes (pun intended) as a word for "vacuum" in Spanish. Who really wants to say aspiradora anyway?
"Aspiradora?" what a great word! I think it would make a great name for a starship, or a planet--- or a cat....
The Brits just seem to have this cool attitude--- they don't care if you're going to turn into a werewolf or get into a deathduel with vampires, but just please God do it in some nasty dirty room, not the one I just hoovered....
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