there's such a depth of up-front caring there that you start to wonder if it might be an act.
Oooh. That's a disturbing and fascinating thought. My sense of Eight is that the caring is real, but that he can stop caring in an instant if sufficiently disappointed or angry (the way he turns against Karl in YOIT, for example).
As for Jack Harkness--I love him, but then I also love Torchwood, which I genuinely think is a good show. In some ways, though, Torchwood!Jack and Who!Jack are almost different people. The tone of the shows is very different, and that reflects in the way Jack is written, which means his character doesn't have much consistency. There's also the fact that Torchwood!Jack is just less likeable (I think there are reasons for that, but the reasons don't change the fact that he can be a prick). So, not loving Jack is understandable, I think.
I'm just glad you don't hate him. I've seen people start to detest the character because there's so much really terrible fic about him, and a lot of insane fannish adulation as well.
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Date: 2007-12-31 08:51 am (UTC)Oooh. That's a disturbing and fascinating thought. My sense of Eight is that the caring is real, but that he can stop caring in an instant if sufficiently disappointed or angry (the way he turns against Karl in YOIT, for example).
As for Jack Harkness--I love him, but then I also love Torchwood, which I genuinely think is a good show. In some ways, though, Torchwood!Jack and Who!Jack are almost different people. The tone of the shows is very different, and that reflects in the way Jack is written, which means his character doesn't have much consistency. There's also the fact that Torchwood!Jack is just less likeable (I think there are reasons for that, but the reasons don't change the fact that he can be a prick). So, not loving Jack is understandable, I think.
I'm just glad you don't hate him. I've seen people start to detest the character because there's so much really terrible fic about him, and a lot of insane fannish adulation as well.