tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post7994114322279733494..comments2024-03-27T08:49:38.786-03:00Comments on Siskoid's Blog of Geekery: Doctor Who #728: School ReunionSiskoidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-23780993872158299342013-11-20T07:53:56.856-04:002013-11-20T07:53:56.856-04:00TW Cardiff certainly isn't very secret. Could ...TW Cardiff certainly isn't very secret. Could anything run by Captain Jack ever be?Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-55095695247258748432013-11-20T06:03:41.141-04:002013-11-20T06:03:41.141-04:00On the point about Torchwood being not-so-good at ...On the point about Torchwood being not-so-good at secrecy. I always liked how their SUV is branded with the name of the organization!Jeremy Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11398438801903631183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37094996974026690312013-11-19T20:25:01.785-04:002013-11-19T20:25:01.785-04:00I think he would have been up for it too.I think he would have been up for it too.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43388814483396767112013-11-19T17:34:56.465-04:002013-11-19T17:34:56.465-04:00One of my favorite episodes. Even before Liz pass...One of my favorite episodes. Even before Liz passed away, I'd get choked up at the end. "My Sarah Jane," Tennant earned the role if for no other reason, than his reading of that line. <br /><br />Unfortunately, this episode also featured one of the worst wastes of a guest star. Anthony Stewart Head did a great job as the headmaster. How much better how it have been if he'd been The Master? jdh417https://www.blogger.com/profile/14541882649762424101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-37952835087070568252013-11-19T17:09:25.293-04:002013-11-19T17:09:25.293-04:00For me, it's the very first moment the Doctor ...For me, it's the very first moment the Doctor sees her. Puts my heart in a vise.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-18862288683863308842013-11-19T16:58:57.391-04:002013-11-19T16:58:57.391-04:00Every time I've rewatched this since Lis Slade...Every time I've rewatched this since Lis Sladen passed away I always find myself crying a little at the end when she finally makes the Doctor say goodbye. Hell, it was tear-inducing enough when it first aired and she was still alive!Bill D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18013121134005443309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-67569880100092938992013-11-19T14:24:13.525-04:002013-11-19T14:24:13.525-04:00It was arguably on her terms, because she's th...It was arguably on her terms, because she's the one that huffs and puffs and wants to leave and has had enough... until the Doctor says he's got to go to Gallifrey alone and she makes an about-face and says it was all a joke. In the end, she didn't want to go, but y'know, be careful what you wish for.<br /><br />And they were no more boyfriend and girlfriend than Steed and Mrs. Peel. Ok, I see what you mean.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-78746263434529230192013-11-19T14:10:03.316-04:002013-11-19T14:10:03.316-04:00I'm not going to lie, I cried like four times ...I'm not going to lie, I cried like four times throughout this episode. And yes, purely for nostalgia reasons as the story itself is a bit mundane. But damn was it good to see Sarah Jane again, and K9 (funnily, I was never a huge fan of his but his reappearance here thrilled me to no end and his sacrifice still brings a lump to my throat - despite his resurrection).<br /><br />From a character perspective, I think Sarah's hurt feelings may come from the fact that it wasn't her choice to leave the TARDIS in the Hand of Fear. In the past she would have taken time off from the Doctor on her terms - in this case it was good-bye without a definite 'I'll be back.' Also, I had a girlfriend in the early 90s who watched Who and was convinced the Doctor and Sarah were a couple. Guess she was ahead of her time. Pedro Cabezuelonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-57228350965601970522013-11-19T08:57:11.940-04:002013-11-19T08:57:11.940-04:00Sarah Jane Smith is my absolute favourite companio...Sarah Jane Smith is my absolute favourite companion of all time.<br />Loved the banter between her and Rose, and Loved K9! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208969934278199592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-80053837600437450802013-11-19T08:33:13.637-04:002013-11-19T08:33:13.637-04:00I'll admit it. I squealed like a little kid wh...I'll admit it. I squealed like a little kid when I saw K9.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-53972619976445996672013-11-19T07:45:07.881-04:002013-11-19T07:45:07.881-04:00Toby: Probably not, because as Snell says, the ppl...Toby: Probably not, because as Snell says, the ppl involved in The Five Doctors likely got their memories wiped by the Time Lords (or else she'd know he had continued to travel with other companions like Tegan). But it certainly fits!<br /><br />Snell: Maybe, though since no teachers or staff made it out, and all these kids were over-achievers who presumably liked school (thanks to the chips, but still), it seems a strange caricature. Like many plot holes, it could have been fixed with a single line of dialog, perhaps about how the kids snap out of some mind control caused by the computers/oil.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-61391092874256450322013-11-19T07:15:19.558-04:002013-11-19T07:15:19.558-04:00"Why does everyone cheer for Kenny at the end...<i>"Why does everyone cheer for Kenny at the end when so far as they know, the school staff WEREN'T monsters?"</i><br /><br />I think that children at any school would cheer for the person who blew up their school/"prison"--monsters or not.<br /><br />Presumably Sarah Jane (and the other non-Time Lords) had their memories wiped after The Five Doctors...snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37940560.post-43359022218764341722013-11-19T06:23:50.802-04:002013-11-19T06:23:50.802-04:00I wonder if the line about the Doctor regenerating...I wonder if the line about the Doctor regenerating "half a dozen times" since they last saw each other and the contradiction with The Five Doctors was the impetus for the reveals in The Name of the Doctor and The Night of the Doctor.<br />Toby'chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298458468488781568noreply@blogger.com