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doctor who - Is there anything beyond subtle hints that Jack becomes the Face of Boe?


After Jack Harkness was brought back to life by Bad Wolf Rose, he is unable to die, not even from old age. At the end of Last of the Time Lords, the Doctor comments on the fact that he doesn't know how Jack will look when he gets older.


Jack mentioned that he was once nicknamed the Face of Boe and from there looking back there are subtle hints which prove he is the Face of Boe:




  • Since the Doctor meets the Face of Boe further in the future, the Face of Boe, having been Jack, knew about Yana being the Master.





  • The Face of Boe has the distinction of being the oldest being in the universe, which fits with the side-effects of Jack's Immortality.




  • In Gridlock, the Face of Boe welcomed death. I remember Jack indicating at one point he was growing tired of not dying after having watched human history from 1869 after escaping Satellite 5.




However, with that said, the Face of Boe died, even though Jack can't die. However, not even the Doctor knew whether Jack could die of old age, so I am wondering: is there anything more concrete on whether Jack does become the Face of Boe?



Answer




It's pretty much confirmed.


Jack says he was once known as the Face of Boe.



Used to be a poster boy, when I was a kid living in the Boeshane Peninsula. Tiny little place. I was the first one ever to be signed up for the Time Agency. They were so proud of me. The 'Face of Boe,' they called me.


[Martha and the Doctor exchange a significant glance and splutter incredulously]



No one ever says "Jack is the Face of Boe" on screen, but the suggestions are large, blunt, and numerous.


Outside the on-screen material, interviews and other meta materials confirm that Jack is intended to be the Face of Boe.


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