"Can't I Say Hello to Anyone?"

My nerd and I have started re-watching Doctor Who from the ninth Doctor on.  He has this plan to revisit the new Who, then hop back into Torchwood when the timelines meet.  This is all in preparation of the upcoming big 50th anniversary hoopla (Who-pla?).

It was really hard to press play on "Father's Day", knowing the emotional journey to come.  The thought of experiencing "The Empty Child" again terrified me.  And yet, there was one beacon of light in an otherwise creepy-child laden WWII era episode.  That beacon:

(forget Pirates of the Caribbean, this is the only Captain Jack for me)

I got positively giddy seeing this character on screen again.  In fact, when I called out my boyfriend for being giddy upon seeing him, he said (potential spoilers, but only if you're really looking), "So what?  Even Spike got giddy for Captain Jack!"

How can a man capture hearts so easily?  Perhaps its his Scottish background?  His chiseled jaw?  His chin dimple?  The fact that in his world, invisible spaceships docked to Big Ben provide the setting for seduction?  Perhaps it's this gem (available for legitimate purchase at iTunes):

Whatever it is, I look forward to exploring it once more.

Image via wikipedia.org