Maybe Harriet Jones was right? He's not always going to be there, it's wrong to rely on him.
I do think it was an important part of the story that we see Jack trying to be everything the Doctor is, and not being able to measure up - it was a doomed situation for him, and for the team, because Jack isn't the Doctor, as much as he tries to convince everyone around him that he is. His methods were successful, but they were brutal and they cost him dearly.
Not that I've been able to rewatch COE either. It's too much for me. I'm sticking to SJA and Who - adult stories in this universe, when they're properly told like they were in COE are just too hard to bear.
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I do think it was an important part of the story that we see Jack trying to be everything the Doctor is, and not being able to measure up - it was a doomed situation for him, and for the team, because Jack isn't the Doctor, as much as he tries to convince everyone around him that he is. His methods were successful, but they were brutal and they cost him dearly.
Not that I've been able to rewatch COE either. It's too much for me. I'm sticking to SJA and Who - adult stories in this universe, when they're properly told like they were in COE are just too hard to bear.