Yeah, Jack's lack of reaction grates a bit (I can fanwank Rose not being surprised to see Jack since she knew he was alive in Turn Left, but this is a lot harder).
And seeing as I'm sure at least part of what Jack knows about regeneration is probably from the UNIT files on the subject, he ought to know it can get hairy and isn't something you want in the middle of the end of the world. I can kind of see him thinking he needed to keep it together since Donna doesn't understand and this is so hard for Rose, but like I said, I want to shout that he has NO clue why this is so hard for Rose, the closest he's ever been to a regeneration was the Master and that's hardly the same thing.
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Date: 2008-07-03 09:16 pm (UTC)And seeing as I'm sure at least part of what Jack knows about regeneration is probably from the UNIT files on the subject, he ought to know it can get hairy and isn't something you want in the middle of the end of the world. I can kind of see him thinking he needed to keep it together since Donna doesn't understand and this is so hard for Rose, but like I said, I want to shout that he has NO clue why this is so hard for Rose, the closest he's ever been to a regeneration was the Master and that's hardly the same thing.