How Modern Doctor Who Finally Embraced its Past 

imagine doctor who being cancelled and coming back again and we get like the 18th doctor having an episode like this with a 60yo billie piper and we'll be them oldie fans watching like "ooo we grew up with her"

Best thing about this episode is that we got SJA out of it

I'm in love with the scene with Mickey asking K9 of theres a special lock pick he could use while K9 keeps saying "We're in a car," and then the realization. I love it

Fun fact about me: It took me 4 years to realise K9 was a pun on canine despite semi-regularly watching the SJA

because of this episode it insured 57 more appearances, 57 episodes and 29 more stories of Sarah Jane. best doctor who companion RIP lis

I love how Sarah Jane says, "I can't believe it's you", then from off camera Mickey screams in terror and Sarah Jane suddenly says, "Now I can!" LOL

David Tennant grew up when Elisabeth Sladen was THE Doctor Who assistant. He said he loved saying the line, "My Sarah Jane."

I love Toby's detail that *"The last time [the Doctor] saw Krilitane, they looked just like us except they had really long necks."* As a kid, I had some awareness that the show existed prior to 2005, and I always thought that the Krilitane were an old villain because of this hokey description. You can just imagine how daft they would have looked. Of course, the Krilitane aren't from the Classic show, but this description crosses the boundary between Old and New Who.

It's nice that Doctor Who has at least one thing that old fans and new fans can agree on, which is that Sarah Jane is a class companion. Additionally, as much as I love Anthony Head's character here, I can't help but feel he would have made an incredible Master

This episode, despite being a little slow, has honestly one of my favorite lines and favorite slow burn realizations. “We are in a car.”

When Doctor Who returned in 2005, I thought it was a reboot and the BBC and Russell T. Davies were starting it all over again with Christopher Eccleston as The 1st Doctor and instead of The Doctor leaving Gallifrey aboard the TARDIS to explore the universe because he is bored, The Doctor is forced to wander through time and space when Gallifrey is destroyed in the Time War and The Daleks was to be revealed to be the race the Time Lords fought which led to Gallifrey's destruction. I later began to realize that it wasn't a reboot and it was a direct continuation of the classic series and the 1996 TV movie when Sarah Jane Smith and K9 appeared in "School Reunion".

Sladen said that when she first heard about them wanting her in an episode, she thought it would be for a brief walk-past, an inside joke, and she'd have refused because Sarah Jane deserved more than that. ps I like how something that's said in this ep becomes a plot point in a Sarah Jane Adventure; she repeats the line back, and adds "something a friend told me".

The SJA was essentially my introduction to Doctor Who. I knew about Doctor Who beforehand, however I had no idea that those series were both only a segment of the same universe or multiverse, until I watched the first crossover episode as a child. It is only a testament to RTD as a showrunner and creative lead. The Sarah Jane Adventures easily stands alone and possessed its own identity separate to Doctor Who. What saddens me is that Elizabeth Sladen wasn't in more epidodes.

Doctor: *"What is non-coding DNA?"* Milo: *"To be fair, you have to have a very high IQ to understand Rick and Morty. The humour is extremely subtle, and without a solid grasp of theoretical physics most of the jokes will go over a typical viewer's head. There's also Rick's nihilistic outlook, which is deftly woven into his characterisation- his personal philosophy draws heavily from Narodnaya Volya literature, for instance. The fans understand this stuff; they have the intellectual capacity to truly appreciate the depths of these jokes, to realise that they're not just funny- they say something deep about LIFE. As a consequence people who dislike Rick & Morty truly ARE idiots- of course they wouldn't appreciate, for instance, the humour in Rick's existential catchphrase "Wubba Lubba Dub Dub," which itself is a cryptic reference to Turgenev's Russian epic Fathers and Sons. I'm smirking right now just imagining one of those addlepated simpletons scratching their heads in confusion as Dan Harmon's genius wit unfolds itself on their television screens. What fools.. how I pity them."*

It's one of the reasons I wanted Toby Whithouse to takeover the show! :o This episode was so charming! :D Brilliant breakdown of the episode! :)

Don't think I've ever seen Anthony Head in a bad role. He's awesome.

I would have loved to see Mr. Finch come back somehow. Anthony Head is such a joy to watch

God, David looks so _young_

Hey when you do the doctors daughter in however long time, remember: Jenny can’t regenerate. The terraforming revived her. So many people get this wrong and I just need them to correct themselves.

The one thing this episode could've used to improve it would be to remove some of the jealousy angle between Rose and Sarah Jane. Of course, for both of them, I'd say it's not really jealousy but rather, them lashing out over their hangups about the Doctor leaving them behind. Rose has already been sent home once against her will, and looking at Sarah Jane, she realizes this is a pattern of the Doctor's. She convinced herself that he only did so at the Game Station because the situation was dire, but Sarah Jane's story was different and yet she was still left behind. It would've improved the episode if the show hadn't framed it as a jealous spat between two women, when in reality it was both of them being upset with him and taking it out on each other because that's safer and easier.

Wait, Toby Whithouse was writing for Doctor Who this far back? BTW how was he not made showrunner, most of his episodes are great (and even for those who don't agree, they were MUCH better than Chibnall's and even his individual episode in Torchwood season 1 is better than most of Chibnall's episodes in the same season).

This episode was so much better than it ought to have been, let's be honest. Not the best concept, but that's what Toby's for. *Toby for showrunner!* (This isn't anti-Chris, I just want to see Toby running the show.)

God i wish Anthony Head was my headmaster

Anthony Stewart Head is such a great actor. I really feel like he could have been a good candidate for the Master with how refined yet cold he played Finch.

My old school head teacher was actually called Mr Finch....

This is a great episode. One thing about the Krillitane plan is that you can see the Doctor is tempted, and it falls to his companions (Sarah Jane) to remind him of why he shouldn't, continuing the theme of modern who where the companion saves the day as often as the Doctor (classic who from third Doctor onwards never did that) and giving that opportunity to the classic companion.

Honestly I loved this episode as a kid and will always love this episode. It's so nostalgic for me and it's very enjoyable when passively watching it. Plus Anthony Head is always great :D

Gold Star....seriously? P.S. I laughed. It's sad.

I never even understood what exactly the kriletines tried to achieve. I figured they just eat the kids. I had never seen classic who and it still got me excited to see Sarah Jane. I had heard of her and the doctors excitement showed how important she was. I think it helped that Tennant was really excited as a whovian. I've since watched all off her episodes. She's amazing! I was so sad when Elisabeth Sladen died. She was only a year older than my mum. 65 is way too young

4:30 AHHHHHH I LOVE THIS SCENE!!!!!!!! Great job on your video, I love your channel were we get to discuss our favorite Dr who moments, brake down the episodes, and goof off, thank you!!!!!😁😁💕💕

they did a video on youtube calld good bye shara jane i was in tears the whole time but i highly suggest watching it

I find it really strange that Liz Sladen's death *stops* you from watching SJA, rather than encouraging it. If you appreciate someone, surely indulging in their work is a positive way to remember them? Ignoring that work lessens the influence they can plausibly after their death.

I love the moment when she stumbles across the TARDIS; the look on her face as she goes through the ideas of the Doctor being there, somewhere, and what that must mean about the situation she’s involved herself in - the dangers of those adventures and the underlying excitement - as well as the emotional resonance soon to be made explicit when she recognizes her old friend. It’s one of my favorite moments in the show, borne of its longevity and of the fact that moments such as these are still very rare in the show’s history.

I had a horrible thought that this might have been about The Timeless Children

I haven't been able to rewatch The Sarah Jane Adventures since Elisabeth passed away. That small audio-drama they did earlier this year that finally gave Sarah Jane a true farewell was simply beautiful.

As a comic book fan, I interpreted this as similar to the anti-life equation from Jack Kirby's fourth world - Darkseid's goal. So it made me understand the concept a little better. Basically there is a fundamental equation, that if you know it, you can re-write the universe... it's no different than the concept of the infinity stones in the marvel universe, except it's a theoretical turned practical by simply knowing it concept compared to magic rocks.

4:31 that was just Tennant fanboying:D

It is so insane how unseen this channel is, Love your content.

great analysis; I hadn't really thought about some of these parts so eeply

I know Toby Whitehouse wrote the story but Russell T Davies has a talent for creating exactly the life you would imagine for Classic companions after the Doctor. This is exactly what Sarah Jane would be doing after the Doctor and the same goes with Jo later in Death of the Doctor

It just hit me. The paradigm thing in this episode is a Doctor Who equivalent of the Anti-Life Equation in DC Comics.

This is one of my favorite episodes. I got to see SJS with the 4th Doctor courtesy of PBS back in the seventies. She and K9 are my absolute favorite companions, Classic or Reboot. And Anthony Head makes quite the delicious villain! Needless to say I would rate it A+++!

7:43 K9 appeared in Seasons 15, 16, 17 & 18 That’s 4 Seasons Just saying God, I’m such a Doctor Who geek

No no no no, Rose is not just confused and upset, she is jealous! Both of them are jealous! Don’t try and pretend that her reaction is less negative than Sarah Jane's.

I also liked the Krillitane when the episode came out when I was 26 , but I feel perhaps it was a combination of how much of a kick my kids seemed to get out of them plus nostalgia for anthony heads buffy days paired with his brilliant performance as finch ...

This was definitely a great episode and even though she isn't my favorite companion for the Doctor ( Leela ) is,it was good to see K9 as well. I began to cry when he sacrifices himself to save every one and yes rewatching it after her death is difficult, but the same goes for me watching the Incredible Hulk with the late Bill Bixby. Rose and Sarah arguing bringing up the past adventures was good to hear. It was good to have her back and do a series of her own again and appear on Doctor Who a few more times. As the doctor says "My Sarah Jane"

Literally makes no sense that the doctor and rose get jobs there as all the other staff are the krillitain, and how does rose know the lay out she works on the kitchen..

Good video. First clip is from Full Circle though, not the Leisure Hive, though.

I grew up watching Doctor Who and The Sarah Jane Adventures. I am so attached to these shows, I named my first daughter Elisabeth, after Sarah Jane

So excited for a Girl in the Fireplace analysis

Ok so, this is only tangentially related to the video, but I had to rant. So basically, on my copy of the series 2 DVDs, disc 1 has suffered from a bit of disc rot, and the episode affected is this one. I can watch the beginning of the episode just fine, but the moment the Doctor meets Sarah Jane, the disk freaks out the earliest point it picks back up is at around the scene the Doctor is talking to Mr. Finch. So basically, it skips about the middle 15 minutes of the episode, and it really upsets me.

9/10 ep. Also, it's sad that you can't watch SJA, it's great and I'm looking to re watch before S13 comes out.

Does anybody else think that The Master should be played by Andrew Scott?

A brilliant tie-in to the classic series, with some genuine emotional scenes between the Doctor and his companions past and present. Perhaps they should have left Mr. Finch as the sole villain and scrapped the rest of the Krillitanes - would've made him seem more threatening. But other than that, great episode!

"We are in a car" my favourite line in any media ever

This was filmed at my high school was so weird watching it years later

Just like the costumes in classic seasons, the CGI in new who doesn't age well.

"Oh my God, I'm the tin dog!"

great video

The kid did save them all with the fire alarm (and getting Mickey into the school to help) so I'm okay with him taking the credit for taking out the school honestly

I love that Giles from Buffy the Vampire Slayer is in this

That last scene where the kid says he blew up the school should have ended with Alice Coopers School out in the background

I know one fun fact about K9's Co Creator Bob Baker... he's the only Doctor Who Writer to be a winner by extension at the academy awards, 3 times.

Elizabeth Sladen was the first celebrity death I remember being impacted by.

I didn't have the nostalgia of having watched Sarah when her episodes aired, but I did watch my Dad's DVDs before the reboot so I was giddy to see her and K9 come back. I particularly hoped they would mention the fact that he left her in Aberdeen and was really pleased when they did 😂 You're so right about this episode being harder to watch after the passing of Elizabeth Sladen. Her death was so sudden, it really shook me as a kid. I think it shook everyone, really. Episodes like this one are a perfect tribute to her though, alongside many SJA episodes, Stolen Earth and Journey's End. Oh and Kenny totally ended up in prison for blowing up the school. What a moron 😂

I was hoping you’d do an episode with Sarah Jane

You shouldn't let someone's death put you off watching their work as it is like a memorial to the people and should be a celebration of their life.

Thank god I'm not the only one who can't watch the Sarah Jane Adventures now that she's gone. I thought I was just being over dramatic bc I didn't grow up with her being a companion. God I miss her :'(

Hello my friends keeping up the good work i see

I kinda wish the doctor had a moustache for a scene or two. Tennant in a moustache would look terrific

I do wonder, would the Krillitanes have been better villains if they had all been in human form maybe with zap guns of some sort or just sharp teeth prosthetics for the whole people eating thing as opposed to cgi gargoyles?

"Having a classic companion return is a great way to know you're watching new episodes of the same show." How often has this (references to classic episodes) happened since RTD left? To me, the RTD era is part of classic Who.

Please you have to do Sarah Jane adventures please

My mother grew up with Sarah Jane, I grew up with Ace. Still waiting for her to come back.

Why was Rose so pissed when Mickey asked to join though? You didn't touch on that 😔

I'm still really peeved off that K9 seems to have been forgotten about after the RTD era. Seriously, no appearance during Matt Smith or Peter Capaldi's time as the Doctor, and still yet to appear alongside Jodie Whittaker. It's absolutely ridiculous, especially considering how Moffat nearly brought him back for Last Christmas. K9 is a hugely iconic part of the show, and should return more frequently.

I wish you had more subs

Chibnall is like those kids who copy your work but change all the important bits and replace it with dumbed down words

Still feel very modern this episode, even Sarah Jane feel diferent here.

0:57 The upper limit, if I'm not wrong.

'' classic who has more bagging then me in a relationship'' I feel this mans pain

This feels like CBBC episode

Um, old school fans realize the power of math. The TARDIS is a mathematical construct. That is why it can shapeshift. But so many people forget Adric.

Is it bad that I only just realised the other day that Anthony Head played Will’s dad in the Inbetweeners movie? 😂

surprised the kid typing scene hasn't been meemed yet

any thoughts on the k9 series from 2009?

Still hoping for Kenny to return after a lifetime in prison to get revenge.

2:45 ahhhhh! Evil Giles

0:56 "What is this" Well, that's calculus. Or chemistry.

Thanks

OH MY GOD THOSE MONSTERS LOOK SO MUCH LIKE THE BAD CGI MONSTERS FROM THE EARLY 2000S SCOOBY DOO LIVE ACTION MOVIE

Oh my god....I’m the tin dog

I too as a child loved taking part in mass acts of terror

In conclusion: this episode was badshit crazy but Anthony was cool and Sarah Jane is back so 10/10 best episode

Man I wish I watched doctor who in 2010 waiting all week for it to come on at 7pm now I just got some shit series to 12 to watch it

You cannot just say no to watching a TV show because an actress died - THAT IS A RIDICULOUS REASON, NO MATTER THE PERSON

Tennant was the peak of doctor who. Amazing

I doctor who could make some good character driven episodes without monsters. But i don't think they have the guts to expiriment with that.

if only the embraced the past now

Yay my first gold star 🥳