goodbye, Sarah Jane Adventures

[dbskyler]

So, it's over. No more new SJA, and no more new Sarah Jane Smith on my television, ever, ever again. But at least we got a great episode to go out on.



First off, let me get out of the way the one thing that I didn't like so much: that "he's American" bit, followed by all those stupid American stereotypes that Luke and Sky threw into the hologram. Is that really how the UK sees us? Ugh. Well, at least I can be thankful that they didn't have the hologram pull out a gun and start shooting people, as that seems to be an even more prevalent American stereotype.

But other than that, I thought the episode was wonderful. Here are the things that I loved:

-- It turned out the aliens were slaves, and the real bad guy was the human. Also, you just know that Sarah is going to go after the alien slave trade now.

-- Great moments for everyone. Sarah being a journalist, and playing interview games with the hologram and the villain! Rani and Clyde investigating the laptop with safety goggles and sticks! Rani and Clyde to the rescue! Luke sending a message on the dog whistle in Morse code! Luke and Sky operating the hologram together!

-- That compilation of clips at the end. What a nice goodbye. Also, I am so happy that they included a clip of Sarah and the Doctor hugging, even though they had to go to Doctor Who to get it. I'm still upset at RTD for not showing us the Eleven/Sarah hug that obviously happened during "Death of the Doctor," but this made up for it.

Comments

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Oh, the stereotypes were obviously to make kids laugh, but that almost made it more annoying. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anything was inappropriate, not even for a kids' show; it was just, "Oh no, is this really the first thing they think of when they're told 'American'?" Besides being OTT (for laughs, I know), that whole "cowboy" thing is very, very regional-specific. It's like somebody saying, "He's from the UK, give him a kilt and bagpipes!" when that really only applies to Scotland, and even there it's not something you see people wearing as they're walking down the street.