Captain Jack never forgot. Even mentioned The Doctor hadn't changed since their last meeting. Remained his friend throughout the ages, and never forgot him. Never forget Captain Jack.
I guess that means that at some point after meeting the 13th doctor, Captain Jack met with the 10th doctor again. Both The Doctor and Captain Jack knew each other’s past and futures. Kinda makes him like River Song in a way.
It's sad, but the Face of Boe died a rare death; very old, surrounded by fondly regarded friends and having passed on final words of wisdom. We should all be so lucky.
I only now realize the face of boe isn't just talking about the Master, but about the entirety of Gallifrey including the Time Lords still suspended in time.
Yeah I didn’t quite realise that either tbh ahah, it’s implied he was mainly referring to the master because his final words and great secret to the doctor that he had been holding in his mind for billions of years so much so that it became legend spells out Y.A.N.A. The name of the masters human form. I would like to imagine that he is also saying that too, I also like to think that Boe could predict the future or at least see through time because he knew when he would next meet the doctor it would be his last time xx
Moffet and Davies tied as much together as was possible and something like a throwaway line meant to mean that he had companions and friends so he was never truly alone takes on an entirely new meaning
@@bostonrailfan2427 Ik I am quite aware of what the scene means I’m am saying it would’ve been nice if he had meant that the rest of the Doctors kind was still alive but Ik that he obviously didn’t xx
I would also say its more even 500 years in the future and more the doctor will always have friends, remember he has met 13 and she is what 2000+ so 1100 years from this moment and saw even then though all new faces there were people that trust the doctor and called the doctor their friend
Imagine he broke his own life support jar just to tell the doctor that he was not alone. That is pure benevolence and the strongest friendships. It's got to be Jack. Hopefully one day that'll be explained.
It's not been "in your face" stated, but pretty much confirmed. Captain Jack did explain how he was the first from the Bohemian Peninsula to be scouted for the Time Agency; "The face of Boe they called me". Also, if you want to know how he's only a head: Apparently Jack was supposed to be present at Demon's Run, together with the 11th, and being killed by the Headless Monks. He wasn't present because the actor couldn't make it due to other responsibilities at the time, so they cut that scene.
@@GhalanSmokeScale it’s heavily hinted as even as Jack is telling the doctor and Martha about his past they play the face of boe’s theme in the background. Jack would have appeared in a good man goes to war but he John Barrowman couldn’t due to filming issues, I also find Jack becoming the face of boe by having his head cut off as a silly way of doing it because he has survived far worse in the show torchwood in one episode he grows back from literally nothing and I think if his head was cut off he would either simply grow it back or grow the rest of his body back. My head canon theory is that Jack evolved to the point where he no longer needed a body to do anything I also think he was the first and last of his kind outliving all of his family as we are told the face of boe has had children xx
I love it, but I personally think series 5 is just a slight bit better set up along with the fillers having more replay ability, though I still love series 3 and it’s story line, and I agree that it is really really well set up, with that said, thanks for reading :)
@@ethanhunter8763 Season 5 was awesome at the time because the cracks and pandorica tied together pretty well, but the cracks ended up leading nowhere by the time of Time of the Doctor, whilst the Master has continued to plague the Doctor to this day, so I think season 3's mystery not only worked better but had a better pay off.
@@idkwhattosaysamehere5155 I don’t think he did, “The end of time” showed the time lords as a threat to time itself and throughout classic who the time lords have been declared a dangerous threat not to mention what would have occurred during the time war(I’m only using Russell T Davies episodes and not Moffat episodes as they diverged on how the overarching lore would be, moffat becoming head writer starting with 11). Based on the context of Davies episode and before any timelord is a threat, such as when the time lords forcibly separated the 2nd doctor and Jamie McCrimmon and erased his memories of the doctor while the doctor was forcibly regenerated(2nd to 3rd) and exiled on earth with the tardis being rendered immobile. This extensive power would indicate that any timelord was dangerous. At the time the 10th doctor thought he had destroyed Gallifrey so hearing that there was another timelord there also meant the possibility that Gallifrey wasn’t as destroyed as previously thought and that gave the potential of the time war starting back up. If anything the Master was the least dangerous threat, the doctor knows the master, knows how they tick but a random timelord, well that’s unknown, a powerful being that the doctor doesn’t know how they tick, their motives, or if they want revenge. Or it could have been another timelord enemy of the doctor like Omega who was trapped in the anti-matter universe and thus wouldn’t be effected by the time war and during the episode “arc of infinity” Omega tried to reform a physical body using the 5th doctors bio data and was partially successful however the doctor stopped them, they were kept trapped in the anti-matter reality due to the time lords but was an enemy to the doctor (they had other fights in the past starting with “The three doctors” special but “arc of infinity” gave a way back to the main universe). There’s also Rassilon which I won’t spend forever on but this quote from tardis wiki explains a lot of their personality “However, some Time Lords contended that Rassilon was a corrupt megalomaniac who tried to murder their friend Omega and stole their invention.” Rassilon would become a threat to the doctor in “the end of time” however past experiences showed Rassilon not to be great with him directly manipulating the doctors timeline and creating the matrix to keep his mind active and control Gallifrey from beyond the grave, that kind of manipulation would be a scary threat to the doctor considering the actions Rassilon took did not care for fixed points or limited interaction with time. The threat of any timelord out there is scary because we saw what the time war did to the peace loving doctor, imagine what it did to someone with looser morals.
but there is also the second meaning that I don't think the doctor realised until the 11th doctor at the latest, that no matter how far he goes, no matter how long he's gone for there will always be someone waiting for him or someone traveling with him, he will never be alone even if it feels like he is for a moment. Which is nice when we learn its Jack that is Boe, since it implies as Jack continued to live he always kept and eye out for the doctor and probably tried to learn every legend and every adventure from before they met to after even if he though he would never see the doctor again.
"I am the last of my kind, as you are the last of yours...you are not alone" basically translates to "I'm not really the last of my kind and neither are you".
FACE OF BOE: I am the last of my kind. Last of the Boshane peninsula people? Last of the time agents? Last of the immortals? Last of the Torchwood team? Last of the original human race? Which is it?
Given that there’s a human standings right next to him, I’d guess he was half lying, “as you [the doctor] are the last of yours” The Doctor wasn’t alone, and neither was he.
its suggested that in the episode a good man goes to war that Jack had his head cut off by the monks and earlier on, one of the alien guys offers River the vortex manipulator from the wrist of a handsome guy or something like that
He was supposed to get beheaded by the headless monks in A Good Man Goes To War instead of Dorium Maldovar. Jack was supposed to help the 11th Doctor rescue Amy and baby River from Demons Run but John Barrowman was not available due to scheduling conflicts.
@@JimmyBoy9878 that does not mean that it is fake news, it is confirmed that boe did indeed have children and he outlived all of his kind even his family. So it is not fake. Granted In series 1 of New who boe was not thought up to be Jack yet.however he has indeed confirmed to be Jack. Xx
The Face of Boe was a beautiful character. He always had a true air of deep wisdom and compassion and strength. Made a big impact. And this is a sad and well-done scene, especially with the music; really makes you feel the deep pain and tragedy of losing a being who's lived so long and experienced so much they are essentially a god. The voice actor for him did a great job too.
I remember watching this when I was younger and feeling so sad (still do whenever I watch it) even though we had only seen his big old face 3 times and we barely knew him, all that surrounded him was myth and legends and tales of his past. Boe was one of the most memorable characters in Doctor who, whom only appeared 3 times but each scene he was in he made so iconic and I love his character still to this day, my favourite Doctor who figure I own is my face of boe figure xx
I still think about this moment and it's pay off when it all comes together. I just feel so much chills remembering that little phrase, You Are Not Alone.
Toast Toaster Yes, most people. Martha is actually very very underrated. I don't know why, but a lot of people hated Martha because for "replacing" Rose. But I actually love Martha, I thought her character development was brilliant.
Toast Toaster Martha was unconventional for a companion, so I didn’t like her at first, but when I rewatch it I like her because I have context. Still not as good as Donna though.
Martha was the BEST companion. Because she was a COMPANION. Someone who was always there to understand, to support, to comfort, but never to be the obstacle or inconvenience. None of the others had ALL of that in such a compassionate way. Martha is the companion I can truly love.
Okay so this was just Jack remembering meeting the Master. So did the Face of Boe also know Gallifrey was out there somewhere? Like I would imagine Jack would hear about the time lords return or 11 stuck on trenzalore or something. I do feel terribly sad that the Face of Boe died before the Doctor realized who he was talking to (is this where the idea of River came from?).
Well, with time travel anything is possible, you can meet people out of order... but as for Jack being the Face of Boe, is that actually canon now, or just a fan theory based on what Jack said?
@@bristimc If you listen to the songs "The Face of Boe" and "Boe" (they're two different songs), you'll notice that the theme played is from the Boe motif.
Except the Face of Boe knew about The Master, due to Jack Harkness being there at the end of the universe, seeing Dr. Yana (Y.A.N.A = You Are Not Alone), and witnessing The Master under the alias of Harold Saxton.
Very tragic losing the Big guy but we won’t forget him and in his last appearance he saved load of millions of innocent people that’s the soul of a light noble hero all the way he gave his life for there’s and that’s something both of tears of sadness and joy together R I P Wise Big Face humanoid you’ve earned your well deserved peaceful rest at last and always will miss you great hero friend all the way!
People change as they grow older they can become far more wiser and intelligent than their younger self was. Jack had billions of years to learn from his mistakes and he ultimately did become a different person in a way. It was a shock for me too because you wouldn’t have expected it to be Jack because as you said they are so different. The funny thing is this means the Doctor met Jacks future self Boe before he met his past self Jack xx
For me they're not the same character. Felt like a gimmick. The Face of Boe deserves to be treated as his own character, rather than an extension of Jack.
Yeah, he used to invite people to travel with him, but after Clara, Nardole and Bill died, she couldn't invite people anymore, she was ready to go without her current companions. And even if she loves them she has became very reclusive.
@@AleLibRiv that's the whole dynamic. The doctor knows that while they don't like being close to companions, they need companions to keep them grounded. A time traveler will loose their grip on morality if they don't have companions.
I remember watching this when I was younger and feeling so sad (still do whenever I watch it) even though we had only seen his big old face 3 times and we barely knew him, all that surrounded him was myth and legends and tales of his past. Boe was one of the most memorable characters in Doctor who, whom only appeared 3 times but each scene he was in he made so iconic and I love his character still to this day, my favourite Doctor who figure I own is my face of boe figure xx
That soundtrack is just one of the many reasons why this Doctor who was the best ❤️❤️ so memorable, I love all the others one but I just have always been a massive fan of David Tennant, what an absolute dream♥️
Another great, iconic, heart wrenching Doctor Who moment. And then at the very end of the video, it's all made even more tragic as Jodie Whitaker reminds us to subscribe - which actually reminds many of us how she and Chris Chibnall ran this legendary franchise into the ground.
"You...are not...alone..." Last words of Captain Jack Harkness, Time Agent of the Boeshane Peninsula, chief of Torchwood, Defender of Earth, TARDIS crewmate and the Face of Boe. RIP. I could give anything to see Captain Jack's story arc coming full circle with his transformation into the Face of Boe, ending it with meeting 9th Doctor and Rose Tyler on the spacestation at year 5 billion.
It is Jack but he’s not saying he’s the last human he is saying he is last of Boe kind his species. At this point in jacks history he is no longer fully human he has probably mingled with other species mutating/Evolving him xx
how did jack get so big? was it some sort of growth machine? his head growing to compensate for his body? some sort of evolution that could only be gained through billions of years that his body would've underwent if it were still attached? his brain compensating for the billions of years worth of memories? some sort of size leakage like a tardis?
“You are not alone.” When I heard this, it made me happy. The thought that The Doctor isn’t the last Time Lord. But now I know better. It wasn’t a message of hope; it was a warning.
If the Face of Boe really was a future Jack, then he would have known what was coming, he probably would have warned him about the Master. I think it is beyond this story arc. Maybe he know where The Doctor really comes from and is trying to inspire him to look at who he really is and look for his own people. Wouldn't that be a blast if there was a hint of the Timeless Child storyline even back then?
Jack was actually there at the time of the Master’s reveal (Utopia). Being that the Face of Bo was Jack, wouldn’t future him as FoB have known/remembered that his warning of Y.A.N.A would essentially be useless? So what was the point of this warning?
3:38 It's tragically profound that Hame spent a lifetime atoning for her crimes and succeeded, but all she has is grief for the one who saved her life losong his.
What if the face of bo is reffing to the doctors companions as the last of his kind. Like the doctor after this is obviously older but only due to the time in that diamond time thing. The doctor in actual time might not even last billions of yrs. Meaning bo would be the last living companion of the doctor. Or it also could just be in reference to the tenant companions if the doctor somehow last so long or longer then Bo.
The whole fact he saved them from a virus was him giving us that he still remembers Ianto. And he died to save the universe because he couldn't save Ianto. At least Jack finally has made it back to Ianto.
Jack been human and forced to be alive no matter what and the face of Boe dying after billions of years brings a calm to the whole thing this jack got his end in the end is kinda peaceful wonderfully written
"You are not alone" might be referring to his companions and friends, not Gallifrey, since he just said they're both the last of their kinds a second ago. Jack might not have known Gallifrey survived.
People say Jack evolved into The Face of Boe and that could sorta work except one thing, Boekind are an actual species with original members that were old when The Face was young with The Face becoming the oldest simply due to being the only known living member, so he would have had to evolve into an already existing different species.
This episode is so underrated. It’s got hilarious and pertinent satire with the endless traffic jam plot, it wraps up the loose “New Earth” trilogy perfectly, and brilliantly sets up the Master storyline. Oh, and it has the death of Captain Jack Harkness ;)
I cried on this episode, I liked the face of boe, he had a great character personality, he had compassion, no ego and that, when I notice who the face of boe was when Jack Harkness said he was the face of boe, this made this scene sadder, the reason why I cried because The face of boe was the last of the human race and was the doctors old friend and one of the doctors company’s, R.I.P Captain Jack Harkness
Okay, something that has always bothered me: If "you are not alone" is supposed to refer to The Master and/or those on Gallifrey, how can The Face of Boe say "I am the last of my kind as you are the last of yours?"
Technically only the timelords were wiped out, the original species that the doctor is from has never been mentioned and could easily still be around. So maybe...
@@adscott27 Gotta work with what you got to salvage what you can get. Besides, I don't think the timing of this coming out is coincidence. They want us to think about this moment.
@@Sunspot9522 it sounds more like they're attempting another silly retcon. It refers to the Master, that is all. It's insulting that Chibnall and the BBC think they can redeem their garbage writing by trying to work it into stories written by writers that are way more talented than they will ever be.
@@adscott27 Honestly these days I'm more focused on what Big Finish produces. I don't care much for Chibnall and what he's done, but I don't want to think that the show can't recover or that we have to ignore what has been added. Turning to, and making connections to the golden era of Modern Who I feel helps a little to bring back some of the spark in the fandom that is sorely missed in recent years.
Captain Jack never forgot. Even mentioned The Doctor hadn't changed since their last meeting. Remained his friend throughout the ages, and never forgot him. Never forget Captain Jack.
'Salutes'
I guess that means that at some point after meeting the 13th doctor, Captain Jack met with the 10th doctor again. Both The Doctor and Captain Jack knew each other’s past and futures. Kinda makes him like River Song in a way.
He saw 9 first but till now he saw 13 last
@@wolfbaron59 then he sees 10 since after he meets 13 he gets decapitated by the headless monks
@@wolfbaron59 He could've seen 14 afterwards
It's sad, but the Face of Boe died a rare death; very old, surrounded by fondly regarded friends and having passed on final words of wisdom. We should all be so lucky.
Accounting for all of his time travel, and shenanigans, it makes sense.
I only now realize the face of boe isn't just talking about the Master, but about the entirety of Gallifrey including the Time Lords still suspended in time.
Yeah I didn’t quite realise that either tbh ahah, it’s implied he was mainly referring to the master because his final words and great secret to the doctor that he had been holding in his mind for billions of years so much so that it became legend spells out Y.A.N.A. The name of the masters human form. I would like to imagine that he is also saying that too, I also like to think that Boe could predict the future or at least see through time because he knew when he would next meet the doctor it would be his last time xx
Moffet and Davies tied as much together as was possible and something like a throwaway line meant to mean that he had companions and friends so he was never truly alone takes on an entirely new meaning
@@bostonrailfan2427 Ik I am quite aware of what the scene means I’m am saying it would’ve been nice if he had meant that the rest of the Doctors kind was still alive but Ik that he obviously didn’t xx
Good LORD this was a plot thread QUITE A WHILE IN THE MAKING
I would also say its more even 500 years in the future and more the doctor will always have friends, remember he has met 13 and she is what 2000+ so 1100 years from this moment and saw even then though all new faces there were people that trust the doctor and called the doctor their friend
Imagine he broke his own life support jar just to tell the doctor that he was not alone. That is pure benevolence and the strongest friendships. It's got to be Jack. Hopefully one day that'll be explained.
It's not been "in your face" stated, but pretty much confirmed.
Captain Jack did explain how he was the first from the Bohemian Peninsula to be scouted for the Time Agency; "The face of Boe they called me". Also, if you want to know how he's only a head: Apparently Jack was supposed to be present at Demon's Run, together with the 11th, and being killed by the Headless Monks. He wasn't present because the actor couldn't make it due to other responsibilities at the time, so they cut that scene.
@@GhalanSmokeScale it’s heavily hinted as even as Jack is telling the doctor and Martha about his past they play the face of boe’s theme in the background. Jack would have appeared in a good man goes to war but he John Barrowman couldn’t due to filming issues, I also find Jack becoming the face of boe by having his head cut off as a silly way of doing it because he has survived far worse in the show torchwood in one episode he grows back from literally nothing and I think if his head was cut off he would either simply grow it back or grow the rest of his body back. My head canon theory is that Jack evolved to the point where he no longer needed a body to do anything I also think he was the first and last of his kind outliving all of his family as we are told the face of boe has had children xx
@@TheWhovinerd-1963 My head canon was that because he kept aging, his body ended up just shriveling away.
@@Datassist1001 fair enough sounds like an interesting theory and a cool one xx
This plot thread will be tied up soon damnit it better
The story arc for season 3 was probably the most mysterious and well setup arc for any series of Doctor Who so far
Agreed
I love it, but I personally think series 5 is just a slight bit better set up along with the fillers having more replay ability, though I still love series 3 and it’s story line, and I agree that it is really really well set up, with that said, thanks for reading :)
@@ethanhunter8763 Season 5 was awesome at the time because the cracks and pandorica tied together pretty well, but the cracks ended up leading nowhere by the time of Time of the Doctor, whilst the Master has continued to plague the Doctor to this day, so I think season 3's mystery not only worked better but had a better pay off.
VOTE SAXON!
Id say the most well setup was River Songs timeline. But this one definitely shocked everyone after finding out it was Jack
You can feel that fear in the Doctor's eyes. Imagine how chilling that would be, to know that there is someone else out there, yet it could be anyone.
no he knew it was the master
@@idkwhattosaysamehere5155 I don’t think he did, “The end of time” showed the time lords as a threat to time itself and throughout classic who the time lords have been declared a dangerous threat not to mention what would have occurred during the time war(I’m only using Russell T Davies episodes and not Moffat episodes as they diverged on how the overarching lore would be, moffat becoming head writer starting with 11). Based on the context of Davies episode and before any timelord is a threat, such as when the time lords forcibly separated the 2nd doctor and Jamie McCrimmon and erased his memories of the doctor while the doctor was forcibly regenerated(2nd to 3rd) and exiled on earth with the tardis being rendered immobile. This extensive power would indicate that any timelord was dangerous. At the time the 10th doctor thought he had destroyed Gallifrey so hearing that there was another timelord there also meant the possibility that Gallifrey wasn’t as destroyed as previously thought and that gave the potential of the time war starting back up. If anything the Master was the least dangerous threat, the doctor knows the master, knows how they tick but a random timelord, well that’s unknown, a powerful being that the doctor doesn’t know how they tick, their motives, or if they want revenge. Or it could have been another timelord enemy of the doctor like Omega who was trapped in the anti-matter universe and thus wouldn’t be effected by the time war and during the episode “arc of infinity” Omega tried to reform a physical body using the 5th doctors bio data and was partially successful however the doctor stopped them, they were kept trapped in the anti-matter reality due to the time lords but was an enemy to the doctor (they had other fights in the past starting with “The three doctors” special but “arc of infinity” gave a way back to the main universe). There’s also Rassilon which I won’t spend forever on but this quote from tardis wiki explains a lot of their personality “However, some Time Lords contended that Rassilon was a corrupt megalomaniac who tried to murder their friend Omega and stole their invention.” Rassilon would become a threat to the doctor in “the end of time” however past experiences showed Rassilon not to be great with him directly manipulating the doctors timeline and creating the matrix to keep his mind active and control Gallifrey from beyond the grave, that kind of manipulation would be a scary threat to the doctor considering the actions Rassilon took did not care for fixed points or limited interaction with time. The threat of any timelord out there is scary because we saw what the time war did to the peace loving doctor, imagine what it did to someone with looser morals.
@@johnatkinson1111 true i forgot about my favorite time/era Which is classic who
but there is also the second meaning that I don't think the doctor realised until the 11th doctor at the latest, that no matter how far he goes, no matter how long he's gone for there will always be someone waiting for him or someone traveling with him, he will never be alone even if it feels like he is for a moment. Which is nice when we learn its Jack that is Boe, since it implies as Jack continued to live he always kept and eye out for the doctor and probably tried to learn every legend and every adventure from before they met to after even if he though he would never see the doctor again.
"I am the last of my kind, as you are the last of yours...you are not alone" basically translates to "I'm not really the last of my kind and neither are you".
you sayin baby boemina still out there⁉️
@@fishboymanshark he's jack, the captain, and he was a human/still is
@@GalderaVG boekind
Thanks for that, Captain Obvious
FACE OF BOE: I am the last of my kind.
Last of the Boshane peninsula people? Last of the time agents? Last of the immortals? Last of the Torchwood team? Last of the original human race? Which is it?
Yes.
He was the first and only of his kind, so in a way he is also the last, if he wants to be cryptic.
@@derekknox287 Not only - mentioned (in ?Bad Wolf) he's had a kid
Last of the Doctor's companions? Now that's a terrifying thought...
Given that there’s a human standings right next to him, I’d guess he was half lying, “as you [the doctor] are the last of yours” The Doctor wasn’t alone, and neither was he.
It is odd that the frase “you are not alone”, while said in a soft manner and would be comforting for many inspire absolute terror in the doctor
Jack. The face Boe. Created by Rose. God I love Dr. Who. Especially David Tennant. 😊
Same, I'm glad he's back
Everyone can be talking about the Face of Boe being Jack. But no one is talking about how Jack lost his head.
Yeah bruh where tf his body go
its suggested that in the episode a good man goes to war that Jack had his head cut off by the monks and earlier on, one of the alien guys offers River the vortex manipulator from the wrist of a handsome guy or something like that
I think it was detached by headless monks
He was supposed to get beheaded by the headless monks in A Good Man Goes To War instead of Dorium Maldovar. Jack was supposed to help the 11th Doctor rescue Amy and baby River from Demons Run but John Barrowman was not available due to scheduling conflicts.
And his accent
I don't care about the theories of Jack not being the Face Of Boe. HE IS THE FACE OF BOE! Plus Boe giving birth is such a Boe thing to do
baby boemina = best character of doctor who
That was fake news produced by the weird creature guy
@@JimmyBoy9878 huh?
@@Squicx In the episode where the 9th doctor and rose go to the news station. we find out the news is made, not reported
@@JimmyBoy9878 that does not mean that it is fake news, it is confirmed that boe did indeed have children and he outlived all of his kind even his family. So it is not fake. Granted In series 1 of New who boe was not thought up to be Jack yet.however he has indeed confirmed to be Jack. Xx
The Face of Boe was a beautiful character. He always had a true air of deep wisdom and compassion and strength. Made a big impact. And this is a sad and well-done scene, especially with the music; really makes you feel the deep pain and tragedy of losing a being who's lived so long and experienced so much they are essentially a god. The voice actor for him did a great job too.
The Doctor's voice is so gentle when he says "It's all right, come say hello." 😭😭😭
I love Boe, such an ethereal presence.
In his mind,, He sings ancient songs about single ladies
Not just single ladies. Single guys, robots, aliens, basically anyone who he will flirt with.
Always found this scene sad. For a character that had few scenes, the face of bode was always the most memorable
I remember watching this when I was younger and feeling so sad (still do whenever I watch it) even though we had only seen his big old face 3 times and we barely knew him, all that surrounded him was myth and legends and tales of his past. Boe was one of the most memorable characters in Doctor who, whom only appeared 3 times but each scene he was in he made so iconic and I love his character still to this day, my favourite Doctor who figure I own is my face of boe figure xx
Very much agree. Left a really powerful impression. Beautiful and tragic.
@@TheWhovinerd-1963 Very well said. Touching character.
I still think about this moment and it's pay off when it all comes together. I just feel so much chills remembering that little phrase, You Are Not Alone.
martha is such an underrated companion...
@@owenoastler101 but it seemed that the doctor didn't give much importance to her, at least in the season finale
Toast Toaster Yes, most people. Martha is actually very very underrated. I don't know why, but a lot of people hated Martha because for "replacing" Rose. But I actually love Martha, I thought her character development was brilliant.
Toast Toaster Martha was unconventional for a companion, so I didn’t like her at first, but when I rewatch it I like her because I have context. Still not as good as Donna though.
Martha was the BEST companion. Because she was a COMPANION. Someone who was always there to understand, to support, to comfort, but never to be the obstacle or inconvenience. None of the others had ALL of that in such a compassionate way. Martha is the companion I can truly love.
I dont think so. Almost everyone loves her. Including me
Imagine if Jack thought of saying "Beware the lone cyberman, there are more incarnations of you."
Okay so this was just Jack remembering meeting the Master. So did the Face of Boe also know Gallifrey was out there somewhere? Like I would imagine Jack would hear about the time lords return or 11 stuck on trenzalore or something. I do feel terribly sad that the Face of Boe died before the Doctor realized who he was talking to (is this where the idea of River came from?).
Chibnall broke lore by bringing Jack back
Well, with time travel anything is possible, you can meet people out of order... but as for Jack being the Face of Boe, is that actually canon now, or just a fan theory based on what Jack said?
river song came from a dirty inside joke between moffat and davies
Pretty sure he meant the Master. Unless the Jack runs into other Time Lords in years to come.
@@adscott27 by far not the first time he's broken it
The bit of This is Gallifrey playing at the end, how amazing
The song playing is actually "Boe", not "This is Gallifrey"
@@CanadianRyan I think the song most likely had a bit of the theme from it, though, as songs have had on the ST!
@@bristimc If you listen to the songs "The Face of Boe" and "Boe" (they're two different songs), you'll notice that the theme played is from the Boe motif.
1:04 I love how reminiscent the set is of The End of the World, everything comes full circle.
@dr103 think it actually was if I recall correctly, they shot there a few times, it was also the restaurant in let's kill Hitler
I think its the temple of peace in Cardiff, they also used it in the series 5 Silurian 2-parter
The funny thing is the doctor meets Jacks future self (Boe) before he meets his younger self. Isn’t it funny how time travel works hehe xx
"You are not alone" it means that you have friends, this is what he meant to say.
Except the Face of Boe knew about The Master, due to Jack Harkness being there at the end of the universe, seeing Dr. Yana (Y.A.N.A = You Are Not Alone), and witnessing The Master under the alias of Harold Saxton.
Its a bootstrap paradox; Jack overhears The Doctor mention the anagram of YANA, remembers the connection and warns The Doctor billions of years later.
Very tragic losing the Big guy but we won’t forget him and in his last appearance he saved load of millions of innocent people that’s the soul of a light noble hero all the way he gave his life for there’s and that’s something both of tears of sadness and joy together R I P Wise Big Face humanoid you’ve earned your well deserved peaceful rest at last and always will miss you great hero friend all the way!
0:48 I love how it is just implied the girl has had kittens with the Tom cat...
Cause she did tho
Damn furries!
It wasn't "implied", it was said so in the actual episode.
Boe and Jack act so differently that I keep forgetting they’re the same person. But honestly when we found out, that was a moment of absolute shock.
People change as they grow older they can become far more wiser and intelligent than their younger self was. Jack had billions of years to learn from his mistakes and he ultimately did become a different person in a way. It was a shock for me too because you wouldn’t have expected it to be Jack because as you said they are so different. The funny thing is this means the Doctor met Jacks future self Boe before he met his past self Jack xx
For me they're not the same character. Felt like a gimmick. The Face of Boe deserves to be treated as his own character, rather than an extension of Jack.
Imagine how the actors felt when they read the script
I bet the Doctor is tired of seeing others die.
I think that’s been implied for a very long time.
Yeah, he used to invite people to travel with him, but after Clara, Nardole and Bill died, she couldn't invite people anymore, she was ready to go without her current companions. And even if she loves them she has became very reclusive.
@@AleLibRiv that's the whole dynamic. The doctor knows that while they don't like being close to companions, they need companions to keep them grounded.
A time traveler will loose their grip on morality if they don't have companions.
In series 9 Capaldi gives a speech about how he is tired of losing people he cares about and seeing others die around him xx
Ah, memories...
His Lord master is back.
10th Doctor saw last of Jack Harkness and River Song. Unfortunately, he didn't know true meaning of the situation at that time.
I remember watching this when I was younger and feeling so sad (still do whenever I watch it) even though we had only seen his big old face 3 times and we barely knew him, all that surrounded him was myth and legends and tales of his past. Boe was one of the most memorable characters in Doctor who, whom only appeared 3 times but each scene he was in he made so iconic and I love his character still to this day, my favourite Doctor who figure I own is my face of boe figure xx
And to think it’s jack
It was pretty sad the face of Boe does to save everyone. You will always be in your memories, old friend.
2:55 That's gotta be a big hint that Face of Boe was Captain Jack eyyyyyyy ;)
I love this story, one of my favourites. A modern classic for sure.
Jack, the face of boe, you may rest in peace my friend
3:21 That “alone” sounded American. That’s how you know it’s Jack. 😉
Wait is he not British?
@@KingVulpes Jack has an American accent.
@@stephenmurphy2212 His accent would change over billions of years.
@@MovieMagic515 I know but obviously a bit of it survived.
@@stephenmurphy2212 Indeed 😂
Better humanoid cats in this old episode of doctor who than in the entire cats movie...
Their names are Novice Hame and Brannigan (apologies Ik I’m nitpicking but I had to) xx
I love series 3 gives me so much nostalgia wish the show was as good as it was back then
That soundtrack is just one of the many reasons why this Doctor who was the best ❤️❤️ so memorable, I love all the others one but I just have always been a massive fan of David Tennant, what an absolute dream♥️
“But know this time lord. It’s free real estate.”
Another great, iconic, heart wrenching Doctor Who moment.
And then at the very end of the video, it's all made even more tragic as Jodie Whitaker reminds us to subscribe - which actually reminds many of us how she and Chris Chibnall ran this legendary franchise into the ground.
this scene the face of boes final minutes hit me hard and made me cry
YANA.. you are not alone💔
"You...are not...alone..." Last words of Captain Jack Harkness, Time Agent of the Boeshane Peninsula, chief of Torchwood, Defender of Earth, TARDIS crewmate and the Face of Boe.
RIP.
I could give anything to see Captain Jack's story arc coming full circle with his transformation into the Face of Boe, ending it with meeting 9th Doctor and Rose Tyler on the spacestation at year 5 billion.
2:58 if that's Jack, then he meant that he's the last full human! that explains so much
it is Jack.
It is Jack but he’s not saying he’s the last human he is saying he is last of Boe kind his species. At this point in jacks history he is no longer fully human he has probably mingled with other species mutating/Evolving him xx
Sleep well, Jack.
how did jack get so big? was it some sort of growth machine? his head growing to compensate for his body? some sort of evolution that could only be gained through billions of years that his body would've underwent if it were still attached? his brain compensating for the billions of years worth of memories? some sort of size leakage like a tardis?
"you are not alone" basically told him there's another time lord out there, but we thought at the time he was just being kind
I like how he accidentally kicks one of the face of boe's tentacles as he steps away
Even though this episode isn't flawless, the sight of humans who have never seen the sky seeing God Rays for the first time always warms my heart.
I agree, and the impact of Boe’s death sells it for me as although we didn’t realise know him we knew him enough to feel sad when he died xx
Such an incredible plot
Are we gonna talk about the cat-human couple and how it works
Rather not
Furrys: UwU, what’s this?
like everyone, anyone.
Watch the cats movie then
Male cats’ PPs are covered in barbs so, oh my, that poor woman
“You are not alone.”
When I heard this, it made me happy. The thought that The Doctor isn’t the last Time Lord. But now I know better.
It wasn’t a message of hope; it was a warning.
0:29 Average League of Legends player opening the curtains.
If the Face of Boe really was a future Jack, then he would have known what was coming, he probably would have warned him about the Master. I think it is beyond this story arc. Maybe he know where The Doctor really comes from and is trying to inspire him to look at who he really is and look for his own people. Wouldn't that be a blast if there was a hint of the Timeless Child storyline even back then?
it is cannon the jack is the face of boe, it has been known for many years.
Jack was actually there at the time of the Master’s reveal (Utopia). Being that the Face of Bo was Jack, wouldn’t future him as FoB have known/remembered that his warning of Y.A.N.A would essentially be useless? So what was the point of this warning?
3:38 It's tragically profound that Hame spent a lifetime atoning for her crimes and succeeded, but all she has is grief for the one who saved her life losong his.
the first time i saw this i cried and everytime i've seen it since i feel a deep sadness over him dying
Captain Jack was so underutilized.. it's not too late, bring back Captain Jack!
Well he’s coming back next season!
@@ballibrosofficial3200 I had no idea, guess I have some catching up to do, thanks!
This aged well
you’ll be even more disappointed with the new episode 😒
What if the face of bo is reffing to the doctors companions as the last of his kind. Like the doctor after this is obviously older but only due to the time in that diamond time thing. The doctor in actual time might not even last billions of yrs. Meaning bo would be the last living companion of the doctor. Or it also could just be in reference to the tenant companions if the doctor somehow last so long or longer then Bo.
you are not alone YANA
Lord master. Is back?
Cried like a baby when I watched this, cried again when I re watched it.
‘You Are Not Alone’ … Y A N A … Professor Yana …what great writing.
I keep watching these clips like an idiot child but I MUST KEEP WATCHING
The whole fact he saved them from a virus was him giving us that he still remembers Ianto. And he died to save the universe because he couldn't save Ianto. At least Jack finally has made it back to Ianto.
I KNOW i’m not the only one who thought it was Snoke in the thumbnail
Lol
any 2 people could become infinitely distant reflections of themselves
Love this episode!
Goodbay, Jack...
Yep
Rest In Peace, Face of Boe.
I love how that is shown when we see YANA it’s such a good setup
You Are Not Alone
I wonder how this scene would've played out if both Martha and The Doctor would've figured out who the Face of Boe was at that moment....
When Doctor Who was worth watching.......
Face of Boe didn't just save a city he saved that world by freeing those stuck in the Gridlock.
Doctor Who always hits me in the feels
connected by the thing that transcends eternities
Jack been human and forced to be alive no matter what and the face of Boe dying after billions of years brings a calm to the whole thing this jack got his end in the end is kinda peaceful wonderfully written
Boe said that he was the last of his kind, just like the Doctor. Then he tells him that he is not alone. Could it be that Boe is also not alone?
when I was a kid, I thought he was called "the Face of Bone" XD
Fantastic episode
My favorite episode of all time!
Murray Gold’s music here is everything.
Poor character, abandoned without a past. I would love to see a backstory for the Face of Boe...or Jack becoming it.
Don’t think doctor who as the budget for a billion year Montage.
He was the first and only of his kind, so in a way he is also the last, if he wants to be cryptic.
"You are not alone" might be referring to his companions and friends, not Gallifrey, since he just said they're both the last of their kinds a second ago. Jack might not have known Gallifrey survived.
People say Jack evolved into The Face of Boe and that could sorta work except one thing, Boekind are an actual species with original members that were old when The Face was young with The Face becoming the oldest simply due to being the only known living member, so he would have had to evolve into an already existing different species.
If you watch Ten’s eyes after Boe reveals his secret, you can see Ten trying to remember if any friends from the Time War had slipped his notice..
Wow Cpt. Jack really let himself go.
Lets see how you look after a few Billion years.
This episode is so underrated. It’s got hilarious and pertinent satire with the endless traffic jam plot, it wraps up the loose “New Earth” trilogy perfectly, and brilliantly sets up the Master storyline.
Oh, and it has the death of Captain Jack Harkness ;)
I cry every damn time!!
This was a sad scene. RIP Face of Boe
I cried on this episode, I liked the face of boe, he had a great character personality, he had compassion, no ego and that, when I notice who the face of boe was when Jack Harkness said he was the face of boe, this made this scene sadder, the reason why I cried because The face of boe was the last of the human race and was the doctors old friend and one of the doctors company’s, R.I.P Captain Jack Harkness
You are not alone “the master”
This was when Dr Who was good to watch....
Absolute credit to the actress that played Novice Hayne, she helps to sell the weight of the scene.
Okay, something that has always bothered me: If "you are not alone" is supposed to refer to The Master and/or those on Gallifrey, how can The Face of Boe say "I am the last of my kind as you are the last of yours?"
What if he wasn't talking about the Time Lords, and meant to say that the Doctor wasn't the only Timeless Child?
Technically only the timelords were wiped out, the original species that the doctor is from has never been mentioned and could easily still be around.
So maybe...
Please don't ruin doctor who by recognising Chibnalls current run
@@adscott27 Gotta work with what you got to salvage what you can get. Besides, I don't think the timing of this coming out is coincidence. They want us to think about this moment.
@@Sunspot9522 it sounds more like they're attempting another silly retcon. It refers to the Master, that is all. It's insulting that Chibnall and the BBC think they can redeem their garbage writing by trying to work it into stories written by writers that are way more talented than they will ever be.
@@adscott27 Honestly these days I'm more focused on what Big Finish produces. I don't care much for Chibnall and what he's done, but I don't want to think that the show can't recover or that we have to ignore what has been added. Turning to, and making connections to the golden era of Modern Who I feel helps a little to bring back some of the spark in the fandom that is sorely missed in recent years.
What old acquaintance. Could not this great form hold but a bit of life? Oh, Jack, farewell.