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|featuring = Alan Jackson | |featuring = Alan Jackson | ||
|featuring2 = Chrissie Jackson | |featuring2 = Chrissie Jackson | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Commander]] [[Kaagh]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Goblin's Copse]], [[2009]]|[[Ealing]], [[2009]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Goblin's Copse]], [[2009]]|[[Ealing]], [[2009]]}} | ||
|writer = [[Phil Ford]] | |writer = [[Phil Ford]] | ||
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* The [[Tycho Project]] watches [[Rigel Beta Five]]. | * The [[Tycho Project]] watches [[Rigel Beta Five]]. | ||
* The [[Hall of the Fallen and the Brave]] is a structure on the Sontaran homeworld of [[Sontar]]. | * The [[Hall of the Fallen and the Brave]] is a structure on the Sontaran homeworld of [[Sontar]]. | ||
* Sontar is located at the [[Metasaran Galaxy]]. | * [[Sontar]] is located at the [[Metasaran Galaxy]]. | ||
* Maria and Alan move to [[Washington DC|Washington, DC]]. | * Maria and Alan move to [[Washington DC|Washington, DC]]. | ||
=== Organisations === | === Organisations === | ||
* Sarah says she will phone [[UNIT]] to deal with the Sontaran. | * Sarah Jane says she will phone [[UNIT]] to deal with the Sontaran. | ||
* Kaagh is a member of the [[Special Assault Squad]] | * Kaagh is a member of the [[Special Assault Squad]] in the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]] | ||
* [[Archer & Lewis]] sell [[36 Bannerman Road]]. | * [[Archer & Lewis]] sell [[36 Bannerman Road]]. | ||
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=== Cultural references to the real world === | === Cultural references to the real world === | ||
* Chrissie calls Kaagh "[[Humpty Dumpty|Humpty]]". | * Chrissie calls Kaagh "[[Humpty Dumpty|Humpty]]". | ||
* Sarah mentions the ''[[Mary Celeste]]''. | * Sarah Jane mentions the ''[[Mary Celeste]]''. | ||
* Clyde and Luke are doing a history project for school about [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] and the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. | * Clyde and Luke are doing a history project for school about [[Napoléon Bonaparte|Napoleon]] and the [[Battle of Waterloo]]. | ||
* Clyde mentions ''[[The Land That Time Forgot]]''. | * Clyde mentions ''[[The Land That Time Forgot]]''. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story replaced a proposed story entitled "The Trial of Sarah-Jane Smith", it would have seen Sarah Jane was put on trial by the [[Judoon]].<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/sarahjane/2008ab.html</ref> | |||
* This was the first episode to air after the crossover episodes ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', and this story appears to take place following those events; the episode contains dialogue references to alien life being widely known on Earth. Although she didn't appear, Maria and Alan were also referenced as still being in England at that point. | |||
* Mr Smith's display now shows him in a fluid like state, instead of the crystalline shape that had been depicted in Season 1. | |||
* This is Maria Jackson's last story as a main character. Actress Yasmin Paige was in her GCSE year and chose to concentrate on her studies. She made a guest appearance in part 2 of ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]'' and Maria is referenced either visually (through photos, art and flashbacks) or in dialogue in all other Season 2 stories. | * This is Maria Jackson's last story as a main character. Actress Yasmin Paige was in her GCSE year and chose to concentrate on her studies. She made a guest appearance in part 2 of ''[[The Mark of the Berserker (TV story)|The Mark of the Berserker]]'' and Maria is referenced either visually (through photos, art and flashbacks) or in dialogue in all other Season 2 stories. | ||
* This story marks the final appearance of [[Chrissie Jackson]] on the series. Her appearance and attire has changed considerably from what she looked like in [[Series 1 (SJA)|series one]]. Her hair is now longer, curly, and a shade of auburn rather than dark red, and she is wearing a fur-lined coat with pink stiletto heels. | * This story marks the final appearance of [[Chrissie Jackson]] on the series. Her appearance and attire has changed considerably from what she looked like in [[Series 1 (SJA)|series one]]. Her hair is now longer, curly, and a shade of auburn rather than dark red, and she is wearing a fur-lined coat with pink stiletto heels. | ||
=== Ratings === | === Ratings === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Maria mentions the [[Bane (Invasion of the Bane)|Bane]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Bane (TV story)|Invasion of the Bane]]'') the [[Slitheen]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Revenge of the Slitheen]]'') the [[Gorgon]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') and [[the Trickster]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (TV story)|Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]'') while Alan refers to the moon coming towards Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') | ||
* Sarah Jane refers to Mr Smith being rebooted. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lost Boy (TV story)|The Lost Boy]]'') | |||
* On entering the empty observatory Sarah Jane likens it to the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'', the ship famous for being found deserted. The reason for the ''Mary Celeste{{'}}''s abandonment was due to [[Dalek]] activity. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | |||
* Sarah Jane refers to her two previous encounters with the Sontarans: one "sometime ago" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') and one "sometime yet". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Experiment (TV story)|The Sontaran Experiment]]'') | |||
* Kaagh is a survivor of the [[Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet]]. He was on his way to Earth when the spaceship was destroyed by [[Luke Rattigan]], though he blames the act on the [[Tenth Doctor]], and the resulting explosion from the spaceship jettisoned his ship into Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | |||
* Kaagh, like other Sontarans, has green blood. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
* On entering the empty observatory Sarah likens it to the ''[[Mary Celeste]]'', the ship famous for being found deserted. The reason for the ''Mary Celeste{{'}}''s abandonment | * As Chrissie breaks into Sarah Jane's house she notes, "Some people never learn." She earlier broke into Sarah Jane's house through the same window. ([[TV]]: ''[[Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | ||
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== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
