Doctor Who 2.3: School Reunion
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selenayFirst, a very undignified SQUEEE!!
Ahem.
I had been looking forward to this episode so much that I was half afraid it wouldn't match up with my hopes. So it's a relief to report that it surpassed my hopes and it's already a hot contender for favourite episode of the season - at only the third episode so far. Hopefully they've got a lot of good stuff stored up for the later episodes so that this is just a slight peak in an excellent series.
Of course, the third episode in last year's series was a herald of how fantastic later episodes would be, so I'm not totally crazy in those hopes :-)
The opening scene signalled that this was going to be a tremendously fun episode. Mr Finch (Anthony Steward Head makes a terrific bad guy) finding a young student outside his office and perking up when he realised that the girl had no family, "No one to miss you". You just know that the girl won't have a happy ending when he takes the lonely, "thin" young girl into his office and mentions that it's almost lunch...
And then, of course, a classroom door opens and those familiar sneaker-clad feet enter, panning up to find the Doctor (complete with glasses *g*) standing there and asking the kids, "Are you sitting comfortably?"
The episode started well by plunging straight into the action without long build-ups to get the Doctor and Rose into place. A brief mention that Mickey had spotted something odd and called them in tells us everything we need to know, allowing more time for the meat of the story.
Of course, the really important part for devoted Doctor Who fans was the reappearance of Sarah-Jane Smith and I can't have been the only fan just waiting for that moment. They didn't force us to wait too long, bringing her in about ten minutes in, and they made the meeting between the Doctor and Sarah-Jane quite lovely without overdoing things. One of the things that I loved was that Sarah-Jane didn't immediately recognise him, although the Doctor immediately recognised her and that was beautifully played by David Tennant. They waited until Sarah-Jane found the TARDIS during her midnight excursion into the school and the reactions were just great.
I did like that reunion scene, seeing Sarah-Jane not quite daring to believe yet while the Doctor is just so happy to see her again. And the touch of anger at the Doctor never coming back for her was just right. It also raised a broad smile when the distant scream was what finally convinced Sarah-Jane that he really was there :-)
The overall theme of their relationship in this episode, the Doctor unable to understand why Sarah-Jane had never really managed to get her old life back and Sarah-Jane finally coming to realise why she couldn't stay with him forever, was beautifully played out and it had a lot of relevance to the Doctor's relationship with Rose. Of all the companions they could have brought back, I can see why they used Sarah-Jane - she was probably the one who got closest to the Doctor before Rose appeared and there are definite echoes of what could be Rose's fate one day.
That comment has to bring me to the conversation between Rose and the Doctor outside the cafe. It's obviously the first time that Rose has ever considered that things might one day end. Neither of them can quite manage to put into words how they feel about each other (whether you're a shipper or a firmly friendship only person, it's impossible to deny that they love each other deeply) and Rose has never had to think about the repercussions of that. She probably knows on some deep level that the Doctor is old, but the idea that he had lives before her has never impacted before - the folly of the young. The even more devastating fact that she's just a small part of his long life is completely new to her. He tells her that she'll die and he'll go on, which must have been a terrible thing to hear, but makes her really start to think about what is happening. One thing that did slightly surprise me was the Doctor saying that she could stay with him for the rest of her life - it's always been an unspoken fact that his companions are only there for a short time before returning to their lives but Rose is in some way different. I'm wondering where that will ultimately be taken.
After two episodes of fun and hi-jinks for them both, this was a more sobering look at what they're doing and how it could turn out. The scene at the end, where Rose isn't sure whether she should stay, reflects that and I liked that it was Sarah-Jane who told her to stay.
This, of course, brings me to the relationship between Sarah-Jane and Rose. It was something that I'd really been looking forward to seeing and I loved the way it was written. It's the first time we've really seen Rose being jealous and she's really quite catty about it :-) Mickey's comment that it's like the ex-wife and the new girlfriend meeting was spot on and exactly how Billie Piper and Elizabeth Sladen played it - I adored every minute of it. They had so much fun with the quietly polite bitchiness, the kind of thing you do when you're trying to pretend to be friends with the comptetion in front of the guy you both feel belongs to you. Their row when the Doctor sends them off to find out about the computers, trying to one-up each other on the monsters they've encountered, was just brilliant. When they finally realise how silly they're being and start comparing notes on the Doctor's annoying habits, you know they're going to end up thick as thieves. Obviously this was the perfect moment to bring the Doctor into the scene, who sees them giggling together and gets that slightly worried expression that any bloke would get when the ex-wife and the new girlfriend start to make friends ;-)
Throughout this episode, David Tennant, Billie Piper and Elizabeth Sladen are doing an absolutely fantastic acting job and they really were what made this episode so fantastic.
As well as all this cool relationship stuff, there is also a fun plot involving aliens using the brains of the school children to crack the code that would allow them to control everything - 'be gods'. Anthony Stewart Head is cold, calculating, cruel and dastardly - wonderful bad guy stuff. I particularly enjoyed his encounters with the Doctor. There was wonderful chemistry between ASH and DT in those scenes. Offering the Doctor the power to bring back his people, playing on the Doctor's loneliness, added just the right touch and the expressions on DT's face made me believe that the Doctor was genuinely tempted for a moment. But only for a moment before he went into full Doctor mode and destroyed the Krillitanes :-)
I can't end this without a few comments on K-9. Now, I have always been able to understand why kids like a robotic dog and also why actors hate the dratted thing. I wasn't entirely sure how they'd manage to put K-9 into an episode written now because, honestly, that idea didn't date well. The strange thing is that they actually managed it rather well. I think the fact that there weren't many 'running down corridor' scenes involving K-9 helped :-) The Doctor's pleasure at being reunited with this old friend was beautifully played by DT and I even felt a genuine moment of sadness as K-9 sacrificed himself to save everyone. The touches of humour were well-handled, too, particularly between K-9 and Mickey in the car *g* So they actually did a good job of adding in K-9 without awkwardness and there was even a bit of a grin on my face when K-9 mark IV appeared at the end to go home with Sarah-Jane.
Before I forget, a few Mickey-ish thoughts: hmmmmmm. I like what the writers have done with this character, gradually allowing him to grow from the cowardly comic relief of the early episodes into a character who wants to see what's out there even if it's scary. It will be interesting to see how he fits into the stories over the next few weeks - what his role will be in the adventures and how his presence changes the relationship between Rose and the Doctor. I'm cautiously pleased and slightly worried, so I'll see how it goes.
Probably forgotten dozens of bits that I wanted to highlight, but I think I got the important bits :-) And a final squeee! for good luck.
Ahem.
I had been looking forward to this episode so much that I was half afraid it wouldn't match up with my hopes. So it's a relief to report that it surpassed my hopes and it's already a hot contender for favourite episode of the season - at only the third episode so far. Hopefully they've got a lot of good stuff stored up for the later episodes so that this is just a slight peak in an excellent series.
Of course, the third episode in last year's series was a herald of how fantastic later episodes would be, so I'm not totally crazy in those hopes :-)
The opening scene signalled that this was going to be a tremendously fun episode. Mr Finch (Anthony Steward Head makes a terrific bad guy) finding a young student outside his office and perking up when he realised that the girl had no family, "No one to miss you". You just know that the girl won't have a happy ending when he takes the lonely, "thin" young girl into his office and mentions that it's almost lunch...
And then, of course, a classroom door opens and those familiar sneaker-clad feet enter, panning up to find the Doctor (complete with glasses *g*) standing there and asking the kids, "Are you sitting comfortably?"
The episode started well by plunging straight into the action without long build-ups to get the Doctor and Rose into place. A brief mention that Mickey had spotted something odd and called them in tells us everything we need to know, allowing more time for the meat of the story.
Of course, the really important part for devoted Doctor Who fans was the reappearance of Sarah-Jane Smith and I can't have been the only fan just waiting for that moment. They didn't force us to wait too long, bringing her in about ten minutes in, and they made the meeting between the Doctor and Sarah-Jane quite lovely without overdoing things. One of the things that I loved was that Sarah-Jane didn't immediately recognise him, although the Doctor immediately recognised her and that was beautifully played by David Tennant. They waited until Sarah-Jane found the TARDIS during her midnight excursion into the school and the reactions were just great.
I did like that reunion scene, seeing Sarah-Jane not quite daring to believe yet while the Doctor is just so happy to see her again. And the touch of anger at the Doctor never coming back for her was just right. It also raised a broad smile when the distant scream was what finally convinced Sarah-Jane that he really was there :-)
The overall theme of their relationship in this episode, the Doctor unable to understand why Sarah-Jane had never really managed to get her old life back and Sarah-Jane finally coming to realise why she couldn't stay with him forever, was beautifully played out and it had a lot of relevance to the Doctor's relationship with Rose. Of all the companions they could have brought back, I can see why they used Sarah-Jane - she was probably the one who got closest to the Doctor before Rose appeared and there are definite echoes of what could be Rose's fate one day.
That comment has to bring me to the conversation between Rose and the Doctor outside the cafe. It's obviously the first time that Rose has ever considered that things might one day end. Neither of them can quite manage to put into words how they feel about each other (whether you're a shipper or a firmly friendship only person, it's impossible to deny that they love each other deeply) and Rose has never had to think about the repercussions of that. She probably knows on some deep level that the Doctor is old, but the idea that he had lives before her has never impacted before - the folly of the young. The even more devastating fact that she's just a small part of his long life is completely new to her. He tells her that she'll die and he'll go on, which must have been a terrible thing to hear, but makes her really start to think about what is happening. One thing that did slightly surprise me was the Doctor saying that she could stay with him for the rest of her life - it's always been an unspoken fact that his companions are only there for a short time before returning to their lives but Rose is in some way different. I'm wondering where that will ultimately be taken.
After two episodes of fun and hi-jinks for them both, this was a more sobering look at what they're doing and how it could turn out. The scene at the end, where Rose isn't sure whether she should stay, reflects that and I liked that it was Sarah-Jane who told her to stay.
This, of course, brings me to the relationship between Sarah-Jane and Rose. It was something that I'd really been looking forward to seeing and I loved the way it was written. It's the first time we've really seen Rose being jealous and she's really quite catty about it :-) Mickey's comment that it's like the ex-wife and the new girlfriend meeting was spot on and exactly how Billie Piper and Elizabeth Sladen played it - I adored every minute of it. They had so much fun with the quietly polite bitchiness, the kind of thing you do when you're trying to pretend to be friends with the comptetion in front of the guy you both feel belongs to you. Their row when the Doctor sends them off to find out about the computers, trying to one-up each other on the monsters they've encountered, was just brilliant. When they finally realise how silly they're being and start comparing notes on the Doctor's annoying habits, you know they're going to end up thick as thieves. Obviously this was the perfect moment to bring the Doctor into the scene, who sees them giggling together and gets that slightly worried expression that any bloke would get when the ex-wife and the new girlfriend start to make friends ;-)
Throughout this episode, David Tennant, Billie Piper and Elizabeth Sladen are doing an absolutely fantastic acting job and they really were what made this episode so fantastic.
As well as all this cool relationship stuff, there is also a fun plot involving aliens using the brains of the school children to crack the code that would allow them to control everything - 'be gods'. Anthony Stewart Head is cold, calculating, cruel and dastardly - wonderful bad guy stuff. I particularly enjoyed his encounters with the Doctor. There was wonderful chemistry between ASH and DT in those scenes. Offering the Doctor the power to bring back his people, playing on the Doctor's loneliness, added just the right touch and the expressions on DT's face made me believe that the Doctor was genuinely tempted for a moment. But only for a moment before he went into full Doctor mode and destroyed the Krillitanes :-)
I can't end this without a few comments on K-9. Now, I have always been able to understand why kids like a robotic dog and also why actors hate the dratted thing. I wasn't entirely sure how they'd manage to put K-9 into an episode written now because, honestly, that idea didn't date well. The strange thing is that they actually managed it rather well. I think the fact that there weren't many 'running down corridor' scenes involving K-9 helped :-) The Doctor's pleasure at being reunited with this old friend was beautifully played by DT and I even felt a genuine moment of sadness as K-9 sacrificed himself to save everyone. The touches of humour were well-handled, too, particularly between K-9 and Mickey in the car *g* So they actually did a good job of adding in K-9 without awkwardness and there was even a bit of a grin on my face when K-9 mark IV appeared at the end to go home with Sarah-Jane.
Before I forget, a few Mickey-ish thoughts: hmmmmmm. I like what the writers have done with this character, gradually allowing him to grow from the cowardly comic relief of the early episodes into a character who wants to see what's out there even if it's scary. It will be interesting to see how he fits into the stories over the next few weeks - what his role will be in the adventures and how his presence changes the relationship between Rose and the Doctor. I'm cautiously pleased and slightly worried, so I'll see how it goes.
Probably forgotten dozens of bits that I wanted to highlight, but I think I got the important bits :-) And a final squeee! for good luck.
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Date: 2006-04-30 07:02 pm (UTC)Sarah Jane was the first companion I ever saw the Doctor with, and she has always been my favorite. (I actually never saw Ace as I haven't seen any episodes with Dr. #8--wasn't watching the show then.) To have Elizabeth Sladen back and to actually have them delve into the relationship--how wonderful!
I must say I admire the producer of the new series (Russel Davies, right?). He is doing an absolutely marvelous job of bringing back all that we loved and admired about the show.
And K9, too? My 1983 silver Pontiac coupe was actually named K9-MK4. I had personalized license plates and everything! Sorry to see he has such a short return, but he would be awfully hard to work with on a regular basis.
Thank you so much for your wonderful reviews. I am totally looking forward to seeing the new series.
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Date: 2006-05-01 04:27 pm (UTC)Poor you! It's definitely one to look forward to - absolutely fab episode :-)
To have Elizabeth Sladen back and to actually have them delve into the relationship--how wonderful!
It was wonderful what they did with her - I'm so pleased that they did it so well. I'm young enough that Sarah-Jane was before I began watching (Ace has always been my favourite companion), but I've watched several of her adventures since that time and I like her a lot. Even more now that I've seen this episode :-)
I must say I admire the producer of the new series (Russel Davies, right?).
Right *g* He's obviously a fan of the original show, which really helps with updating it and the work he's done is just great. One of the good things he's doing is splitting the writing duties among some very talented people - his episodes haven't always been my favourite in the run, but commissioning the guys who wrote this episode and The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances have been brilliant moves. The guy does know how to make us fans very happy :-)
Sorry to see he has such a short return, but he would be awfully hard to work with on a regular basis.
*g* The tales that I've heard of K9 ruining shots and causing horrendous filming problems remind me why he isn't really an every episode character, but it wouldn't have been Sarah-Jane without him.
Thank you so much for your wonderful reviews. I am totally looking forward to seeing the new series.
You're welcome and the new series will be worth waiting for.
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Date: 2006-04-30 08:51 pm (UTC)Except that this time I couldn't seem to stop typing and exceeded the maximum comment size, so this'll be in two bits :)
Anyway. Anthony Head was really creepy in this. I think it was the hair - although he looked creepier in Confidential without his hair slicked back.
takes the lonely, "thin" young girl into his office and mentions that it's almost lunch...
I really liked that bit although for reasons I suspect no-one else will. Because all anyone had heard about the episode was Sarah Jane Smith and Anthony Head (and K9), from the tiny bits I'd picked up about the actual plot I envisioned it as a sort of Demon Headmaster thing. And I had the same thoughts as when I recently re-read the first book - it was a let down because I could remember what the secret was. So I pleased that this looked like something else entirely at the start.
I was less pleased later when the children were all well behaved and liked going to school and hated break time. I just couldn't quite see the point of that, except for being all Demon Headmaster-like.
bringing her in about ten minutes in
They said in the commentary that the idea was that you only saw Anthony Head in her first scene and didn't know who she was (only as long as you'd left the planet up till now) and our first sighting of her was when the Doctor first saw her. Right at the start of that scene, when she's in shadow I thought that was what they were going to do. I wish they had, it would have been good.
He tells her that she'll die and he'll go on
That's the part that really got me, but because I realised that must be really hard for the Doctor. He gets all attached to his companions - he loves them - but they will always have to leave him, even if they stayed their whole lives. It's really sad that he can't go back to see them - not Sarah Jane, nor Jo Grant who's saving him a piece of wedding cake - because it's just too hard for him. I'd like to think, though, that as a man who knows everything, he keeps an eye on them and what they're up to.
trying to one-up each other on the monsters they've encountered
I want to see the Loch Ness monster episode now!
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Date: 2006-04-30 08:51 pm (UTC)I didn't find out how it was spelt till I looked at the website but in my mind it was Crillotanes. It made me think of a type of material for some strange reason. Which does tend to make the monsters a bit less scary...
I even felt a genuine moment of sadness as K-9 sacrificed himself to save everyone
I'm going to be the only person in the country who didn't. I mean, I did, a bit when Sarah Jane cried over him but only because I was sad for her. For some reason, I don't quite know why, I have an issue with K9 - I don't understand him, I don't get it. I have a vgaue memory of him being mentioned in one of my many joke books when I was little and I had to get my mum to explain the joke - I'd never heard the word canine at the time. I knew he was a robot dog as well, but for some reason my brain just can't wrap itself round the concept. Much as I loved the Doctor talking to him like a dog when they first meet, and his wagging tail and ears.
Sarah Jane leaving at the end was so sad, although it was really sweet of him to leave her the dog. It could have been interesting to see her travel with the Tenth Doctor. But seeing Mickey with them is going to be interesting as well. Although I just can't seem to like him for some reason. On Doctor Who night on BBC3 a few weeks ago they said that the women tend to like the soapy elements with Mickey and Jackie but I hate them. I just want the Doctor and Rose to go out and have adventures because it's about the relationship between the two of them, not anyone else.
the expressions on DT's face made me believe that the Doctor was genuinely tempted for a moment
I think he definitely was. I think that maybe he needs companions, not just for company and helping to save the world, but also to remind him what normal is.
I would have liked the Doctor to have gone into more detail with Sarah Jane when he told her everyone was dead. I don't think Rose has ever heard the word Gallifrey, whereas Sarah has more of an idea. I mean, define everyone for a start!
The most interesting thing in the episode for me was getting to know Sarah Jane. I've seen her in Genesis of the Daleks but the only thing I remember from that was Davros, because he was just terrible. But from reading about her, seeing clips and seeing her in this episode I really like her and I'd love to see her other episodes.
PS
Date: 2006-04-30 09:02 pm (UTC)Have you considered telling Doctor Who Daily when you put up a review? They have so many others up there - I don't know where to start on reading them, so I don't bother, I just read yours, and anyone else already on my friends list who posts about it.
Re: PS
Date: 2006-04-30 09:04 pm (UTC)Re: PS
Date: 2006-05-01 04:45 pm (UTC)Re: PS
Date: 2006-05-01 04:58 pm (UTC)I know. Still really hacking me off, though.
Re: PS
Date: 2006-05-01 04:44 pm (UTC)*gg* But the chips were covered in evil Krillitane oil, which should definitely make the point of how unhealthy they are!
Have you considered telling Doctor Who Daily when you put up a review?
I'm crap at self-promotion and never quite have the guts to email them :-)
Re: PS
Date: 2006-05-01 04:58 pm (UTC)Good point :)
Re: my reply continued
Date: 2006-05-01 04:43 pm (UTC)Well, that spelling does rather hint at celophane :-)
For some reason, I don't quite know why, I have an issue with K9 - I don't understand him, I don't get it.
Possibly it's because we were both a little bit too old for a device like K-9 to work when we first saw him. He's the kind of character that really works for some kids, but not all of them and over the age of ten it's harder to engage with him. I was much like you with this episode - the bits that I enjoyed most about K9 were to do with its interaction with other characters and how they saw him.
I just want the Doctor and Rose to go out and have adventures because it's about the relationship between the two of them, not anyone else.
I think that it's going to be interesting to see how Mickey fits into the dynamic. Selfishly, I really would prefer to just have Rose and the Doctor out there, having adventures together, but I can appreciate that this is going to give us some interesting stories and probably some different interactions.
I think that maybe he needs companions, not just for company and helping to save the world, but also to remind him what normal is.
*nods* Alone, it's just him and there's nothing to ground him. Companions give him company and also force him to remember normality. And he's now the last of his race, which has got to have had a profound effect on how he sees the world. Previously he was always the rebel Time Lord but Gallifrey was always there to return to if he needed it. Now it's just him.
I mean, define everyone for a start!
Hopefully he did that off camera :-) And he must have told Sarah-Jane something about his people when he left her - he left because he'd been called home. So hopefully he expanded a little in one of those missing scenes that someone will helpfully write for us :-)
But from reading about her, seeing clips and seeing her in this episode I really like her and I'd love to see her other episodes.
*g* I've had the same kind of reaction! Although there is one set in a space station with monsters that are more unconvincing than usual that you should probably avoid. Genesis of the Daleks has some good Sarah-Jane stuff, though. I'll be keeping an eye out for adventures with her :-)
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Date: 2006-05-01 04:57 pm (UTC)That was what I was thinking of! It was driving me mad.
Possibly it's because we were both a little bit too old for a device like K-9 to work when we first saw him
Oh, I'm so glad it's not just me.
Although there is one set in a space station with monsters that are more unconvincing than usual that you should probably avoid.
I have a vague feeling I've heard about that. But I just added everything to my rental list (except Seven, Nine & Ten - which is quite annoying cos it keeps recommending them), so we'll see what they're like and whether they have Sarah Jane in.
Hopefully he did that off camera :-) And he must have told Sarah-Jane something about his people when he left her - he left because he'd been called home.
I have no idea what she knew to begin with, but he must have told her before she left - I reckon she'd have kicked up something chronic if he hadn't.
So hopefully he expanded a little in one of those missing scenes that someone will helpfully write for us :-)
That would be good. None of the post-eps are that great so far. I did love their scene in the cafe, though, where they're discussing it all while he fixes K9. What the cafe owner must have though, I don't know. Unless it was someone who knew the Doctor, which is not unlikely.
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Date: 2006-05-02 06:50 pm (UTC)Oh you are both so young and have been deprived! (g) Sarah Jane was wonderful for her day, and I like her a lot, but I'm not sure how well she'll translate to women of today. But try Pyramids of Mars, Seeds of Doom, and The Hand of Fear (her last episode).
I have them all on tape, but I guess that doesn't do you much good. (g) Of course, I haven't watched any of the episodes myself for 15 years.
Re: my reply continued
Date: 2006-05-03 07:37 am (UTC)Oh, I don't know. When I saw The Green Death recently I really liked Jo Grant. Although possibly there's just no accounting for taste :)
Re: my reply continued
Date: 2006-05-03 07:07 pm (UTC)Sadly, American tapes aren't watchable over here :-(
I'm ot touching the young and deprived comment!
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Date: 2006-05-01 04:34 pm (UTC)Lazy critter! But it's OK :-) I probably go into way too much detail in these...
Anyway. Anthony Head was really creepy in this. I think it was the hair - although he looked creepier in Confidential without his hair slicked back.
*snicker* With the hair looking normal, he looks like Giles to me so he can't be creepy. But with the hair slicked back and those mannerisms he was fantastically creepy :-)
I just couldn't quite see the point of that, except for being all Demon Headmaster-like.
I think part of that is because it's difficult to do a good sci-fi plot set in a school without echoing The Demon Headmaster. OTOH, I liked the differences they popped in and having the Krillitanes munching on staff and the odd pupil definitely upped the creepy factor :-)
Anthony Head in her first scene and didn't know who she was (only as long as you'd left the planet up till now)
*gg* Yup, would have been hard to miss who she was after the trailers and discussion all week! But I can see that it would have worked for the younger viewers who have never seen the show before and don't know who Sarah-Jane is. For those of us with a familiarity with the original series, the more interesting part is the first real meeting between her and the Doctor.
I forgot to mention how good I thought the lighting was in their reunion scene. Darn. Because that was a huge boost to the atmosphere of that scene.
I'd like to think, though, that as a man who knows everything, he keeps an eye on them and what they're up to.
I'd like to think so, but then I wonder. If the Doctor keeps an eye on them then their deaths become real. Maybe he doesn't look back so that he can maintain some internal illusion that they're still alive somewhere.
I want to see the Loch Ness monster episode now!
I wonder if that's a realy episode. I recognised most of the monstors Sarah-Jane mentions and I'm sure there's an episode lurking in my memory that explains Nessie.
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Date: 2006-05-01 04:52 pm (UTC)I think it was that he didn't look quite like Giles that made him creepy to me.
I liked the differences they popped in and having the Krillitanes munching on staff and the odd pupil definitely upped the creepy factor :-)
Eating the pupils and staff is very cool. And creepy too, obviously :)
more interesting part is the first real meeting between her and the Doctor
Oh, yes. I love the way he can't stop grinning in it. She must have thought he was crazy. Mind you, she'd have been right :)
If the Doctor keeps an eye on them then their deaths become real
There is that issue. I was trying not to think of that part. Er, while simultaneously writing a fic based around that, that is :)
I wonder if that's a realy episode.
I'm sure I remember reading somewhere that was her first episode or something.