Originally Posted by Kyasubaru
The "he's immortal so there's no suspense" could also be said of the Doctor. It's his show, of course he's not gonna die. Well, not most of the time, anyway. And when he does, we know about it months beforehand because of all the "who'll be the new Doctor" hoopla that inevitably surrounds the whole thing.
So we know he's not gonna die. But we still watch and like him because of the stuff he does, his personality, and to see if he succeeds at whatever plan to save the day he's concocted, which is where the real tension comes in. Sometimes he succeeds, and sometimes he doesn't.
So with Jack, of course he's not going to die. Even if he wasn't completely immortal, we still would know he's not going to die. Torchwood is his show. But what's interesting is how he acts, how he deals with the problems with which he's presented.
|