[ SECRET POST #3393 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3393 ⌋

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Comments

[philstar22]

I honestly never shipped Jack with anyone in a relationship sense. And it bothered me when all of a sudden they put him in a relationship on the show. Jack was always the player, the one who slept around, didn't do relationships, and wasn't monogamous at all. That was always a key aspect of his character for me. So I could never see him in a relationship. I liked him with either or both of Ianto and Gwen in a UST, attraction, maybe occasional sex sense. But never in a romantic sense with either of them or anyone else.

[(Anonymous)]

Living a few hundred years changes a person. Even Jack Harkness had to grow up sometime.

Gwen was too possessive to be in a threesome. She wanted Jack for herself in addition to Rhys at her beck and call.

[philstar22]

That depends on what exactly the reason they are like that. Some people are players because they are immature and then grow up. Some people are like that until they find the right person. With Jack, though, it seemed an essential part of his sexuality. I'd say I think he's probably aromantic. That sort of thing is less likely to change like that, especially with no explanation.

[(Anonymous)]

Your head canon is not mine. Jack has shown genuine love and affection for the people in his life, both on camera, and in his reminisces about past lovers.

[(Anonymous)]

DA - I agree. They made a point, even before putting him in a relationship on the show, to make it clear that he had truly loved multiple people throughout his life and had long-term relationships with several of them. The fans who insist that because he's pansexual and/or likes to flirt, he's also incapable of or doesn't desire commitment or emotional connections do not understand the character and are, IMO, rather offensive.

[(Anonymous)]

I always think of Jack's sexuality as a kind of fandom choose your own adventure that tends to say more about that particular fan's values and desires than Jack's really. Jack didn't believe in labels so it doesn't strike me as all that odd that he might also have been open to all relationship types at various points in his life and that he wasn't just about one thing.

[(Anonymous)]

All we really knew about Jack was he liked flirting and sex and didn't believe in quaint little categories. I don't think either show ever delved into what was and wasn't important to Jack when it came to relationships beyond that. Plus Jack is supposedly in his 30s when we meet him on Doctor Who and over 100 when we meet him on Torchwood. That's plenty of time for someone's priorities to alter.

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think we knew much about Jack and his relationships on Doctor Who to judge because they never delved that deeply into his character because he was essentially a second tier character who was only on the show for a few episodes. He liked to flirt and have sex sure, but he also formed deep attachments pretty quickly if his relationships with rose and the doctor are anything to go by. And I think he was the same way on Torchwood. Plus I'm sure even casual sex can get pretty repetitive after 100 + years in the same place. And Jack was definitely a romantic. This was a guy who constantly fell in love at the drop of a hat. It was love at first sight with Estelle, love at first sight with Real Jack and he moved in with Angelo the day he met him. He was married, kept a box of people who were important to him.