TORCHWOOD: MIRACLE DAY - COLLIDER: John Barrowman Interview
by Christina Radish
July 9th, 2011
He looks like a hero – handsome and witty with a killer smile – but Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) hides a secret. He is immortal. That is, until Miracle Day happens and, while everyone else in the world is not dying, Jack becomes mortal. Although he thought he had left the Torchwood Institute behind, when this new, epic danger affects the whole planet, Jack finds himself reunited with Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) and at the center of events, fighting not just for his own life, but for everyone on Earth.
During a recent interview to promote the debut of Torchwood: Miracle Day on Starz, actor John Barrowman talked about Jack’s mental state after the events of last season, how easy it is for him to get back into the character, doing as many of his own stunts as he’s allowed, and what he would do himself, if he knew he couldn’t die...
... Question: Where is Captain Jack Harkness at, when this begins? With Torchwood pretty much gone, where is he mentally?
JOHN BARROWMAN: "Jack is coming back from his travels. We don’t know what he has done. That is something that maybe will be explored one day, but probably that’s just a piece in time where we figure he has dealt with some of his issues and he has come back to planet Earth to keep the Torchwood name below the radar. He knows that this Torchwood thing hurts people and destroys relationships. So, he knows that Gwen Cooper is still alive, and he’s protecting her from a distance , unbeknownst to her. He’s really the guardian, keeping it all under wraps and not letting it come out. There is a mental state with him, where he is determined not to let anybody else get hurt, and not allow bad things to happen through this organization. Although he loves the organization, it’s had its course and he’s trying to keep it quiet..."
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