"Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane, pt 1"

[neadods]

I'm squeeing fit to knock bats out of the sky! THIS is what it's all about! I've been yelling "Yes!" so enthusiastically and so often that it probably sounds like I'm doing something quite different than watching TV alone.

But - YES! YES! YES!

Yes! Alan gets to show off!

Yes! Clyde starts getting attention! Alan's giving him boarding advice (even after Clyde is very teen-like and blows him off as "too old") and he's an equal part of the pictures. Plus, Maria has phoned him often enough to have his number memorized.

Yes! Sarah Jane gets told off for how she blew off Alan and Maria on their first day.

YES!! The UNIT book!

Yes! I love that Andrea sort-of looks like Sarah Jane. (Actually, I kind of liked Andrea as a character, at least until she went sort-of evil.)

Yes! Maria can command Mr. Smith on her own! Well, when he exists.

Yes! "Off to the library." All things are good when people read books. This is a Cosmic Truth, yes.

And yes, I'm still amused that Sarah Jane is a better mother to Maria than Luke. That's one of the things that rings true-est to me in light of what a very 70s feminist Girl Power old-school Sarah was; she's just better with her own gender. (Yes, I know where some of y'all are going with that, but I cling to my 10/Jack/Sarah Jane & Doctor/SJ fantasies.)

"I forgot what I did that day" - Oh, I got a chill!

People in mirrors. That never gets old.

Hands up everyone who cheered when Alan picked up the box. Okay, except for the following waste of 10 seconds of silly camera angles and sillier faces.

Please don't be like Kudlak and fumble in the second half, please, please, please...

Is there somewhere that's doing screenshots of the episodes? (Besides the SJWAS, I mean.) Because I need several new wallpapers now.

And another question - how the heck does Sarah water those plants up in the rafters? (Not a spoiler, it's just part of the set dressing that I noticed.)

The Sarah Jane Wardrobe Appreciation Society has spoilers for the SJA audio The Thirteenth Stone. I'm totally looking forward to getting my copy. 'Did you do medieval history?' 'I've certainly "done" medieval,' I said. BWA!


Fic Recs from the morning roundup:
The Knitting Lesson This is an S3 version a knitting story (see my unrelated Knit Two Together), where this time it's Jack with the needles - having done recuperative knitting in the wars - and teaching Martha to knit. Not to mention begging to show her his balaclava.

Comments

[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

I thought this one was excellent. And Maria so has a little crush on Clyde - who knows someone's number by heart these days? And she's rather adorable with her arm around him at the start in the pictures.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I rather unromantically think she calls him because she can't run over the road to see him.

But yes, this was weapons-grade awesome with awesomesauce topping. I hope, hope, hope they don't flub it in the follow-up and get all preachy like they did with Kudlak.

[ionlylurkhere.livejournal.com]

Umm, I think your cut is broken ...

[neadods.livejournal.com]

So I see, cutting out most of what I wrote. How much havoc a missing " can create!

Fixed now.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I'm squeeing fit to knock bats out of the sky! THIS is what it's all about! I've been yelling "Yes!" so enthusiastically and so often that it probably sounds like I'm doing something quite different than watching TV alone.

HA !! I was only thinking myself that it's just as well my housemate in the room below is at work not to hear me shouting "Yes, yes!" at the top of my voice whilst I watched it just now !!

I was also jumping up and down and shouting "Look Rusty! Future Companion! ARE YOU LOOKING !!"

Which probably also sounded weird if anyone was listening !

[wheresmycow.livejournal.com]

Just finished watching it, and I'm still in "YAY ALAN YAY ALAN YAY!" mode...

I love it when parents in kid's shows Get A Clue :D

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I'm SO thrilled for Alan! He's really gotten to be more than the idiot dad next door (and it looked like it really was the actor skateboarding, which amuses all heck out of me.)

[minerva-fan.livejournal.com]

Hope you don't mind I've added you to my flist. I haven't seen this episode yet, but hopefully tonight.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I never mind when I get friended! :> However, I've fixed the cut - you may want to read the post that I actually intended (although it's mostly more squee.)

[minerva-fan.livejournal.com]

Oh, now I really want to see this episode!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

It rocks like a geology class in a quarry!

[calapine.livejournal.com]

I am quietly shipping Maria/Clyde. And, I liked it before, but after that ep am insanely In Love with the Sarah and Maria, mentor and protege thing, yes.

[neadods.livejournal.com]

am insanely In Love with the Sarah and Maria, mentor and protege thing, yes.

Yes, yes, yes!

I sometimes secretly think that Sarah wishes Luke was the boy next door and Maria was the kid she got to take home and put under her wing.

[ladyfox7oaks.livejournal.com]

Any word on if they are going to be releasing this as a box collection like they are doing with DW?
Cause I am WAY, way, WAAAAYYY behind on all this, and want to catch up!

[neadods.livejournal.com]

So far, all I've heard about is the upcoming edition of the premiere in a single disk.

[tellyicons.livejournal.com]

Is there somewhere that's doing screenshots of the episodes? (Besides the SJWAS, I mean.) Because I need several new wallpapers now.

I've posted screencaps of all the eps so far at this forum (http://z13.invisionfree.com/thespiritschooseyou/) You have to be a member to see them but it only takes a second to sign up, you're welcome to use them for whatever you want. :D

There was so much to love about this episode, i don't think i'll ever calm down. It was fantastic! And i too hope it doesn't go the way of Kudlak...the second half of that story was nowhere near as good as the first half. :(

[neadods.livejournal.com]

Ooo! Thank you!