I'm not thoroughly sold on the fact that Jack wants to shag her, I'm really not.
given the jack that we've come to know throughout new who, it totally doesn't make sense; you're right. but really, why else is he keeping her around? she's incompetent, repeatedly defies his orders, and never gives a second thought about putting the entire team at risk if they're getting in the way of something she wants.
i've outlined in another comment why the whole 'human heart of torchwood' thing doesn't work for me, too, but basically jack doesn't need someone around to be his 'conscience' because he clearly already has one. he's just a bit more practical about the seemingly cruel things you sometimes have to do to be kind.
btw - ooh, good point about jack being pissy with owen; i never thought of that. although it'd put his character in an even worse light...i guess after being dead for so long he finally got a little perspective and forgave him, though.
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given the jack that we've come to know throughout new who, it totally doesn't make sense; you're right. but really, why else is he keeping her around? she's incompetent, repeatedly defies his orders, and never gives a second thought about putting the entire team at risk if they're getting in the way of something she wants.
i've outlined in another comment why the whole 'human heart of torchwood' thing doesn't work for me, too, but basically jack doesn't need someone around to be his 'conscience' because he clearly already has one. he's just a bit more practical about the seemingly cruel things you sometimes have to do to be kind.
btw - ooh, good point about jack being pissy with owen; i never thought of that. although it'd put his character in an even worse light...i guess after being dead for so long he finally got a little perspective and forgave him, though.