squee flail squee flail squee!

[dbskyler]

I've watched "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" part 1 twice now, and the last 5 minutes of it four times, and I'm so flail and squee that I have to post something, but there's no need for a spoiler cut because I'm too incoherent to put down anything other than OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OHMYGOD!!!!!

Yes, I liked that. A lot.

(And SJA? Remember what I said about your last episode? All is forgiven.)

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

*giggles* I'm glad you liked this one... I'm with you on the flailing and squeeing...

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I was actually a little afraid that the episode wouldn't live up to my hopes and expectations, but it so did -- I loved the whole thing, and really appreciated what a wonderfully written episode it was. Now my only concern is whether part 2 is going to joss the next part of "Turn Again," or possibly even pre-empt one of my ideas that's been in my notes from the beginning. But even if it does, I don't think I'm going to mind much -- it's hard to care about things like that when you're busy squeeing. : )

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Oh I know what you mean about it possibly not living up to expectations. I was feeling the same way. I trust Gray Russell rather more than RTD (although I still refuse to accept last year's 'Temptation' as canon because SJS is NOT Rose!), so I had a bit more optimism - and it was nice to find it wasn't misplaced.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

I trust Gray Russell rather more than RTD

Me too. My relationship to RTD's writing is bipolar -- some of it I absolutely love, and some of it I absolutely despise. I was very happy to see Gary Russell's name on the opening credits!!

I still refuse to accept last year's 'Temptation' as canon because SJS is NOT Rose

I guess it's been too long since I saw that episode, because you lost me on this -- care to elaborate?

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Me too. My relationship to RTD's writing is bipolar -- some of it I absolutely love, and some of it I absolutely despise. I was very happy to see Gary Russell's name on the opening credits!!

I'm with you on the bipolar over RTD. Smith & Jones, and Midnight were some of his best writing ever. Then I look at the sprawling mess of the S3 and S4 finales and wonder how the same person could've written both things!

I guess it's been too long since I saw that episode, because you lost me on this -- care to elaborate?

SJ's behaviour over seeing her parents. She's older, wiser and more mature than Rose - so her actions were, for me, much too OOC: she knew damn well the dangers of interfering in an established Time Line - much better than Rose did (in Father's Day), so there's just no excuse for what SJ did. It annoyed me because it made SJ seem a child. I mean, I get that she wanted to see her parents and how they treated her child self for herself - that I can understand and accept. What I cannot accept is her saving their lives - SJA!Sarah is not *that* impulsive.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Ahh, yes, now I see -- thanks. You're right, Sarah does know better than Rose (especially "Father's Day" Rose, but I would argue that she knows better than Rose, period), and it was OOC of her to change the timeline. Personally I was able to close my eyes and go with it anyway, but yes, it was annoying to have that in there.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't have minded if the Trickster had actually *tricked* SJ into changing her own Time Line - but he didn't need to, she did it, and she did it with Luke warning her not to.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

Yes, it would've made more sense the other way around -- if the Trickster had gotten Luke to change the timeline as a nice thing to do for his mum while she warned him not to do it.

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Exactly!!