We continue
our tribute to Elizabeth Sladen with the second series of the Sarah Jane
Adventures.
Before we
continue I should mention the 4th series of Doctor Who, where the
series finale was a crossover with the Sarah Jane Adventures, and Torchwood. I
like what it was but I did feel it was trying to be too much. It was a
crossover with the Sarah Jane Adventures and Torchwood, also bringing back Rose
and Martha and their supporting cast, plus Donna Noble had to the be the focus
since it was the end of her run as companion. All this in a 2-part episode with
a half hour extension to the second part. Perhaps some
smaller crossovers would’ve been better building up to
this finale. I understand budget may make this restrictive but I didn’t say it
had to all be done in the same season. As a result of all this. Luke’s role is
minor whilst Maria and Clyde are written out entirely.
The episode
itself is really dumb and Diamanda Hagan has said she’d do a twatty who review
of it, whilst I don’t agree that it’s a bad episode, I do see the negatives
here. The Doctor and Sarah Jane would meet again but that’s for another series.
In the meantime, let’s take a look at series 2 of the Sarah Jane Adventures.
