christyimnotred replied to your post “Feverpitchfiasco and I were talking about Jack Harkness and his…”

Which is what makes him such a compelling character. Because you can see the potential.

I have a headcanon that the reason Jack wears the Coat (after he becomes head of Torchwood 3, if you notice, not before), is because it reminds him of 1940 and meeting Rose and the Doctor and how they made him want to be a better man, and he’s trying to rebuild Torchwood in their honor.