And it's back! Series two kicks off with a wee story that... isn't actually all that good. It certainly fits the Sarah Jane mold, and yet doesn't quite reach any interesting heights.
This reminded me of the previous Slitheen stories, in that this was once again a sequel monster, obviously the Sontaran. And... well... let's take a moment to think about how powerful the Sontarans are supposed to be. One Sontaran in previous stories managed to take on several fighting types and still come out on top. They are immensely strong, and not likely to do the stupid thing...
And yet... Kaagh gets defeated by a bunch of kids! He can't shoot straight (although few villains have any ability in that area), he can't lift levers Clyde can, and resorts to thumping on doors held closed by Luke... The hell? What? He just runs around! He has an invisibility cloak, but doesn't use it after revealing himself! Frankly, he deserves to be de-pants'ed and drug around by his heels...
This is also the last gasp of Maria Jackson, before the new girl is introduced next episode. The wiki entry doesn't reveal why Yasmin Page left, but this is the second change of the main crew. Nice to see that things are constant, but Yasmin was a core part of the female connection of the show, so not sure how forced her replacement will be.
It's a fun enough story, but aside from the moving to America sub-plot, doesn't really feel like it's going anywhere.
Next week: Yay. Clowns. Yeah, 'cos they're never treated as creepy...
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Friday, 3 October 2008
Sarah Jane Adventures: Episode 2.01/2.02
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The reason that Maria was written out of the series is that the actress is doing her GCSEs and wanted to concentrate on her studies. It's entirely possible that she'll reappear in a later series.
Thanks for that! At least she got a leaving episode rather than "wow, did you see what happened to Maria in between series?"
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