Comments on: Returning character, new plot details are revealed?

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 17:43:18 +0000

Oh dear. if this it true, it is another un-original idea from the man who is supposed to be so clever that he thinks any one who criticises him is “fairly stupid”. Come On Moffat, how about some thing new and original?!!!!

By: shawn

shawn — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:27:02 +0000

sorry for the second post but i meant harkness not harkens

By: shawn

shawn — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 11:26:14 +0000

i think this is rubbish and its not a shake up been there and done that remember captian jack harkens just saying

By: Ian

Ian — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 10:43:03 +0000

Providing they name the episode Tipping The Scales, I’m very much down with this :)

By: Patrick

Patrick — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 07:44:05 +0000

@Calli Arcale The actress who played Vastra also played them 2 silurians in series 5 2 parter forget their name though :P

By: Calli Arcale

Calli Arcale — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:40:52 +0000

Vastra would be cool to see again; the actress was clearly greatly enjoying herself, and there’s a lot you could do with her. On the other hand, she’s practically a gift to fanfic writers; maybe she should stay that way. Let the fans’ collective imaginations run wild with her. Also, honestly, I think what I’d most like to see with her is a comic book set in Victorian London, showing her vigilante activities. That would be fun. ;-)

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 03:09:33 +0000

Ah, no wonder why we still like Jack!

By: JC

JC — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:41:20 +0000

Hold on, let me change my post again.

Having read online, RTD did create Jack Harkness. According to production notes, RTD named him Jax Harkness but later abandoned the name “Jax” for Jack and he asked Moffat to include the character in his stories, as he was due to appear only in the last episodes of Series 1.

This would make sense when you consider that apart from his first two episodes or so, Moffat never wrote for Jack Harkness again, so he’s been developed fully by RTD and his team.

By: JC

JC — Fri, 22 Jun 2012 01:17:14 +0000

@wmartin Fair point, I was distracted when I wrote that post, surprised I got his name right at the time. In that case, let me correct myself and say that, like the similarities between the Weeping Angels and the Silence, Vastra and Jack are at risk of being similar too if Moffat isn't careful.

By: wmartin

wmartin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 23:47:18 +0000

@JC

RTD did not create Jack, Moffat did. Besides Jack’s carater had quite a lot of episodes and even a spin-off series to develop, while Madame Vastra had only a few minutes screen time!