To be honest, I'm not much of a thinker when I'm watching TV, but I did think it was interesting how much they touched on death themes in this show. It does make you look at things differently when you see how they had the characters act because of certain things that had happened to them.

I mean, it's not like any of us are likely to face many of the things Torchwood did (aliens, et al), but imagine living forever - how would you act? How would I? Especially after so long. What about if you died but were still living? Would you change your thinking? I'm not sure that you wouldn't adjust some things, even if not everything. Would you keep your morals and beliefs or would they shift, finding out what you have done and coming to terms with such a thing - hard to say, isn't it? but definitely something to get us all thinking.

And you know, I think Jack is one of the most honest portrayals of an immortal being - his sexuality, for instance (in my mind at least) is tied to that. If you'd lived for as long as he had, why would you feel restricted to just being straight? Why not experiment, and when nothing can kill you, and you have all the time in the world, it seems to be inevitable you'd give things a go. Once you've gone there and found you enjoyed it - and that you can care for people because of WHO each person is rather than which sex they are - why would you go back? I think that part at least is the ultimate freedom in terms of sexuality, and something most stories (think vampire, aside from Anne Rice's bisexuals) about immortal beings often completely ignore.

And... yeah, so much to think about, so I'll stop there! ;-)