the whole world turns immortal (and something very close to Jack's immortality, although I'm not sure if people can heal like he used to), so there OUGHT to be a connection And if someone is pointing to *him* as the whole world goes immortal...
See, this is where the logic falls apart for me. If Jack is somehow being drained, so that he's now mortal while everyone else is undying, then why do they try to kill him at the start? Seems to me that they might want him captured, but not killed.
On the other hand, it might have nothing to do with him directly, but be something associated with past Torchwood, and they're afraid he'll figure it out. In that case, killing him makes sense. Doesn't really matter if he actually dies though, as long as he's unable to communicate - thus the bomb, or poison (arsenic poisoning results in coma before death). Now if it is an artifact of some sort (like the Immortality Gate in End of Time), that changes the entire race instantaneously, then I could see either (1) Jack being completely unaffected, because he no longer fits the "human" template, or (2) he's affected just like everyone else, which would mean he's undying. We know that #1 isn't the case, but that leaves me thinking #2 is in play.
although I'm not sure if people can heal like he used to From what we've seen so far, I would say that people are healing normally. So Rex, for example, could heal. The miracle kept him from dying before he could be treated, but he's now in a post surgical period and can presumably recover. Of course, he's not exactly resting and letting himself heal, so who knows... On the other hand, that suicide bomber certainly didn't show any evidence of Jack's accelerated, come-back-from-anything type healing.
the swift 'Torchwood' message that goes out, and is then wiped Agree that the message was intended to flush Jack. Jack is the one who wiped it. He mentioned that in ep 2. Must say, one of the things I like about MD is that Jack is shown as being fairly competent - his hideaway with all the equipment, the sophisticated malware, a bank account from 1906 left gathering interest... I hope this continues. Frankly, one of the things I really disliked about COE was how incompetent everyone was, in so many places. (Not only TW, but also things like UNIT assuming only they and TW could figure out the pattern with the kids, when it would have been all over the social network sites within minutes. At least MD plays like it's happening in this decade.)
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And if someone is pointing to *him* as the whole world goes immortal...
See, this is where the logic falls apart for me. If Jack is somehow being drained, so that he's now mortal while everyone else is undying, then why do they try to kill him at the start? Seems to me that they might want him captured, but not killed.
On the other hand, it might have nothing to do with him directly, but be something associated with past Torchwood, and they're afraid he'll figure it out. In that case, killing him makes sense. Doesn't really matter if he actually dies though, as long as he's unable to communicate - thus the bomb, or poison (arsenic poisoning results in coma before death). Now if it is an artifact of some sort (like the Immortality Gate in End of Time), that changes the entire race instantaneously, then I could see either (1) Jack being completely unaffected, because he no longer fits the "human" template, or (2) he's affected just like everyone else, which would mean he's undying. We know that #1 isn't the case, but that leaves me thinking #2 is in play.
although I'm not sure if people can heal like he used to
From what we've seen so far, I would say that people are healing normally. So Rex, for example, could heal. The miracle kept him from dying before he could be treated, but he's now in a post surgical period and can presumably recover. Of course, he's not exactly resting and letting himself heal, so who knows... On the other hand, that suicide bomber certainly didn't show any evidence of Jack's accelerated, come-back-from-anything type healing.
the swift 'Torchwood' message that goes out, and is then wiped
Agree that the message was intended to flush Jack. Jack is the one who wiped it. He mentioned that in ep 2. Must say, one of the things I like about MD is that Jack is shown as being fairly competent - his hideaway with all the equipment, the sophisticated malware, a bank account from 1906 left gathering interest... I hope this continues. Frankly, one of the things I really disliked about COE was how incompetent everyone was, in so many places. (Not only TW, but also things like UNIT assuming only they and TW could figure out the pattern with the kids, when it would have been all over the social network sites within minutes. At least MD plays like it's happening in this decade.)