The One Question That's Troubled Doctor Who Fans For Years

Publish date: 2024-03-19

The fan-favorite TV series has bumped up against stating outright that Bo and Jack are one in the same, with Harkness recalling in "Last of the Timelords" (an episode containing some particularly dark TV moments) that legacy as the first member of the Time Bureau from the Boeshane Peninsula earned him the nickname "the Face of Boe." Combined with the character's speculations about what will happen to his body over a seemingly endless lifespan, it seems like Boe's identity is pretty straightforward.

Still, former showrunner Russel T. Davies has been famously skittish about nailing down a definitive answer when it comes to the Boe/Jack connection. In the DVD commentary for "Last of the Timelords," he wouldn't give a direct answer, and he stated in one interview with NJ.com that "the moment it (becomes) very true or very false, the joke dies." If that's the case, it's time to start mourning. During a Doctor Who Twitter party on May 30th, 2020, Davies tweeted about Boe, saying "So... why does Captain Jack looks (sic) like that after 5 billion years? The question is, why not? Have you seen how your ears keep growing, your nose? After FIVE BILLION YEARS, extraordinary changes must happen. And here they are!"

If you feel a rush of relief, finally having answers after all these years, you are not alone.

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