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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part 1 === | === Part 1 === | ||
[[Maria Jackson|Maria]] and [[Luke Smith|Luke]] begin their first day at [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], first day at a new school for Maria and first day at school period for Luke. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] drops Luke off in her car and kisses him on the cheek, which gets laughter and funny looks off passing students. Luke asks why they were laughing and Maria explains that it looks odd for someone of his age being kissed goodbye by his mother. She notices a very flashy modern building that is brand new according to Luke and wonders what is inside it. An arriving teacher, [[Tim Jeffery]], is brought inside it by the headmaster and asked to stand against a wall, which opens to reveal a big green arm with long claws | [[Maria Jackson|Maria]] and [[Luke Smith|Luke]] begin their first day at [[Park Vale Comprehensive School]], first day at a new school for Maria and first day at school period for Luke. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] drops Luke off in her car and kisses him on the cheek, which gets laughter and funny looks off passing students. Luke asks why they were laughing and Maria explains that it looks odd for someone of his age being kissed goodbye by his mother. She notices a very flashy modern building that is brand new according to Luke and wonders what is inside it. An arriving teacher, [[Tim Jeffery]], is brought inside it by the headmaster and asked to stand against a wall, which opens to reveal a big green arm with long claws. Jeffery turns around and screams in terror. | ||
Maria and Luke are at assembly and admit they are anxious. They are joined by another new student, [[Clyde Langer]], who is seeking to make friends with 'cool' people but will settle for them until then. The headmaster, [[Greg Blakeman]], begins the assembly with a huge fart which the students find amusing. Blakeman seems highly dismissive and disinterested in the assembly, but reveals that he will be leading the classes in tours of the new technology building, starting with Luke and Clyde's form. The new building is highly advanced with computer labs and broadband, but also has a peculiar smell like metal or batteries. Blakeman's continued farting and the amused reactions of the class confuses Luke, unaware of the social humour behind it, and Clyde is increasingly confused and irritated by his classmate's odd behaviour and lack of social awareness. This does not stop him from sitting with Maria at lunch, where they bond slightly as both of them are divorce children and are disgusted to find their food has gone mouldy. Clyde opines that something strange is going on in the school, which piques Maria's interest. | Maria and Luke are at assembly and admit they are anxious. They are joined by another new student, [[Clyde Langer]], who is seeking to make friends with 'cool' people but will settle for them until then. The headmaster, [[Greg Blakeman]], begins the assembly with a huge fart which the students find amusing. Blakeman seems highly dismissive and disinterested in the assembly, but reveals that he will be leading the classes in tours of the new technology building, starting with Luke and Clyde's form. The new building is highly advanced with computer labs and broadband, but also has a peculiar smell like metal or batteries. Blakeman's continued farting and the amused reactions of the class confuses Luke, unaware of the social humour behind it, and Clyde is increasingly confused and irritated by his classmate's odd behaviour and lack of social awareness. This does not stop him from sitting with Maria at lunch, where they bond slightly as both of them are divorce children and are disgusted to find their food has gone mouldy. Clyde opines that something strange is going on in the school, which piques Maria's interest. | ||
The school day ends and Blakeman and | The school day ends and Blakeman and Jeffery initiate a test-run of their project, which is obviously alien technology, whilst Maria and Luke recount the day's events to their parents. Sarah notes with slight jealousy how Maria and her father easily interact before she and [[Alan Jackson|Alan]] talk about the school's new building. Alan mentions doing a job in another school with an identical building, built by [[Coldfire Construction]] like the Park Vale one, which also had an odd metallic smell about it. Sarah goes inside to do some research about Coldfire whilst Luke unhappily recounts all the social mistakes he made that day. Sarah tells him that both of them are in uncharted territory as she has never been a mother before but both will get through it. Maria's mother, [[Chrissie Jackson]], barges in for a visit which is interrupted by a sudden power cut, caused by the Slitheen's machine. There are signs that this is no ordinary power cut; the candles Alan lights go out and Sarah's [[scanner watch]] is completely dead, despite the fact that it can't lose power. The machine begins to overload and the Slitheen shut it off; the stabiliser isn't working, but once it is, the Slitheen will destroy Earth. | ||
After seeing Luke off to school the next day, Sarah goes over to the Jacksons and asks Alan about the school building he worked on. He shows her the plans, which have a strange anomaly in them; a blank space with no door. She heads to the school, [[St Cheldon's Comprehensive School|St Cheldon's Comprehensive]] in the posh [[Upminster]] borough and speaks with the headmistress, [[Wendy (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Wendy]]. Wendy is clearly at her wit's end, informing Sarah that the school computers keep crashing despite having the wiring in the block entirely reinstalled and shows her an apple that was fresh only that morning but has gone off inexplicably. Sarah asks if this has been investigated and Wendy tells her that one parent who complained fell off his bike the next morning. Wendy asks Sarah if she can feel it, like "a thunderstorm's coming". Unbeknownst to them, | After seeing Luke off to school the next day, Sarah goes over to the Jacksons and asks Alan about the school building he worked on. He shows her the plans, which have a strange anomaly in them; a blank space with no door. She heads to the school, [[St Cheldon's Comprehensive School|St Cheldon's Comprehensive]] in the posh [[Upminster]] borough and speaks with the headmistress, [[Wendy (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Wendy]]. Wendy is clearly at her wit's end, informing Sarah that the school computers keep crashing despite having the wiring in the block entirely reinstalled and shows her an apple that was fresh only that morning but has gone off inexplicably. Sarah asks if this has been investigated and Wendy tells her that one parent who complained fell off his bike the next morning. Wendy asks Sarah if she can feel it, like "a thunderstorm's coming". Unbeknownst to them, they are being watched via CCTV camera. | ||
At school, Luke further distances himself socially with his advanced intelligence, which mystifies | At school, Luke further distances himself socially with his advanced intelligence, which mystifies Jeffery. Clyde is caught with a cold chip sandwich that he made for his lunch, which Jeffery is terrified by and throws away. He and Blakeman talk about Luke's intelligence and the possibility of using him to solve their problem. Luke unwittingly provides them with the exact calculation that they need, to the delight of the Slitheen. | ||
Sarah calls Maria and asks her to have a look around their building while she heads to Coldfire Construction to investigate further. She is met by a company secretary, [[Janine (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Janine]], who dismisses her questions and advises her to leave in a way that is implicitly threatening. When Sarah refuses, Janine | Sarah calls Maria and asks her to have a look around their building while she heads to Coldfire Construction to investigate further. She is met by a company secretary, [[Janine (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Janine]], who dismisses her questions and advises her to leave in a way that is implicitly threatening. When Sarah refuses, Janine unzips her forehead to reveal that she is a Slitheen. The Slitheen chases Sarah and traps her in a corner. | ||
Luke and Maria head into the new block, followed by Clyde who is now very suspicious of them. Maria is detected by | Luke and Maria head into the new block, followed by Clyde who is now very suspicious of them. Maria is detected by Jeffery in a classroom and watches in horror as he unzips himself to reveal [[Kist Magg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen]], who promptly chases her. She runs into Clyde and they both flee whilst Luke discovers the secret room and is greeted coldly by Blakeman, who anticipated his discovery of the room. | ||
Maria and Clyde are saved by [[Carl (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Carl]], the school genius. | Maria and Clyde are eventually saved by [[Carl (Revenge of the Slitheen)|Carl]], the school genius. After locking the door behind them, Carl unzips his skin suit to reveal that he is a [[Korst Gogg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen|child Slitheen]], who declares that he is going to hunt them. | ||
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=== Production errors === | === Production errors === | ||
{{SJA discontinuity}} | {{SJA discontinuity}} | ||
* | * In the initial shot of [[Tim Jeffery]]'s skin suit flopping to the floor, the Slitheen that should be inside the suit is nowhere to be seen. | ||
* During a top-down shot of [[Kist Magg Thek Lutiven-Day Slitheen]] chasing Maria and Clyde, the actor playing the Slitheen's head is visible. | |||
* When Mr Smith is showing them the American news channel, down the info bar at the bottom it reads, "the pacific ocean" instead of the "the [[Pacific Ocean]]". | * When Mr Smith is showing them the American news channel, down the info bar at the bottom it reads, "the pacific ocean" instead of the "the [[Pacific Ocean]]". | ||
* When Clyde is squirting vinegar at Glune, he realises that he has no more vinegar in his squeezie. However, in the previous shot, a good quarter of the mixture is still visible. | * When Clyde is squirting vinegar at Glune, he realises that he has no more vinegar in his squeezie. However, in the previous shot, a good quarter of the mixture is still visible. | ||
