"Yeah, I'm not exactly happy about it, either." For the most part, he was over it, and had discussed it at length with the Doctor already. "If it were up to me, you'd be at the bottom of a ravine somewhere getting pulled apart by dogs. But the Doctor is better than me, and you should be damn thankful he decided to share some shred of mercy with you."

Jack was somewhat thankful that the Doctor was holding him back, however subtle the insistence was. "Dying just to spite him... that is the stupidest thing I've ever heard of."