Torchwood (Doctor? Timeline!)

So, there's a spin-off of Doctor Who called Torchwood. It has captain Jack Harkness as the main character, and is kind of like Doctor Who, but with less time travel and more aliens. It is a bit more mature than Doctor Who, aiming for an older audience.



It took me some time to warm up to the "no Doctor"-aspect, and in the beginning I only watched for those little hints to the fact that the Doctor exists. But after a while I started looking at it as it's own thing, and it was then that I became a fan. I went back to watch the first episode again a little while ago, and that introduction scene is just bad ass. That score in the background is amazing! And the way they just look tough and dressed in black as they walk to the crime scene... I like.

But! I still have a bit of an issue with the show, and that is that I often keep thinking "Where the hell is the Doctor!?" For example when some particularly giant threat appears, that he really should have noticed. And I have a bit of trouble keeping the timelines straight... I think I'll write it down to find a system (OBS! Spoilers follow!):

So, Jack meets up with the Doctor four times:

First when he's a time agent, and he meets the ninth Doctor. He then dies, gets braught back to life by Rose/The Bad Wolf, turns immortal, and gets left behind in the future. He then tries to use the vortex manipulator to get back, ends up waaay further back than he intended (I don't remember when), and at some point he joins up with Torchwood. He then lives maaany years untill it's our time again.

And then, the second time, the Doctor is in his 10th incarnation. This takes place at the end of Torchwood's series 1, and at the end of Doctor Who series 3. And then it's the year that never happened, and things are back to normal.

And then I guess that their third meeting during "The Stolen Earth" takes place at the end of Torchwood series 2. It's never really indicated in Torchwood that this ever happened, but this is the one that makes the most sense, since Tosh and Owen are gone, but Ianto's still there.

And then "Children of Earth" happens, Torchwood series 3. I would guess that this takes place at the same time as the series 4 specials, the tenth Doctor's last appearances. And then Jack meets the 10th Doctor one last time in a bar after COE, when he has run away from the others. Where was the Doctor during those 5 days? I guess... maybe on Mars? but was he there for that long? Did he have to ignore it because it was a fixed event?

And now I wonder... where do the timelines meet up now? If Jack were to meet the 11th Doctor, would the seasons match up..? But I guess that doesn't make sense, since the Doctor travels in time. I guess the whole of season 5 and 6 could have happened before Torchwood's Miracle Day happens.

I would really like to have Jack meeting the eleventh Doctor! But then they would also have some major issues when they meet, I guess. But I would love to see some more lighthearted scenes between them too though! Flirty Jack and uncomfortable Doctor!