Jack makes the ultimate sacrifice - Torchwood - BBC

As the deadline approaches, Jack prepares to transmit an audio signal that may kill the 456. The signal requires a child to act as the focal point and Jack is left with no alternative but to use his daughter's son Steven. As the children of earth join in unison to amplify the signal a tearful Jack looks on resigned to Steven's tragic fate. Contains scenes which some viewers may find upsetting. Watch more high quality videos on the new BBC Worldwide YouTube channel here: http://www.youtube.com/bbcworldwide

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[Giddeon100]

I dont know if i could do that like Jack. I would be too weak to do such terrible things even if its for the sake of all Children. But in this scene Jack wins so much charakter but loose so much sympathy. After that he was never the same for me. First i was very dissapointed about him but after i thought about it i know what a horrible choice this had to be.

R.I.P. Steven

[Chg01992]

Jacks face :'(

[RecentlyBlind]

@ellenkingsley Me too, I can totally understand!!

[thatwhichisgiven]

@thefabulousthomasj What was the other moment?

[thatwhichisgiven]

Somehow I love Jack even more after this. It's like with the Doctor. You love him even more after you see him sacrifice one person for the fate of the universe, because you know that it absolutely kills him inside. You know that if there was anything else he could do, ANYTHING at all, he would do it without hesitation. But when he knows he has to do this and you can see the painful determination on his face... you just fall in love with him all over again. It's that way here. I'm sorry, Jack. <3

[FunFlirtyFlute]

it's because you think, even up to the last moment, that it can CHANGE, that it doesn't have to be like this. Because you can't bear to face reality, and then the writers put it in front of you. It's heartbreaking.

[ellenkingsley]

I was in tears when Jack sacrificed Steven to kill the 456

[spirit0423]

@HTeast torchwood (spinoff of doctor who) children of earth day 5 (the 3rd season)

[HTeast]

What show, and episode is this?

[thefabulousthomasj]

:'(''''

One of the most memorable moments in television history IMHO and probably one of the most heart-wrenching, too.

And there were two of those moments in "Torchwood: Children of Earth".

Thank you for posting this on YouTube.

[MadyPrime]

I understand why Jack did it, and approve that he did it for the greater good, but if they chose any of my four little sisters as the transmitter, I'd shoot them first. There is no way in hell that I'd let them take my family. So, I'd volunteer myself as the transmitter.