User Reviews

Review of both parts:

This has a few flaws and is not the most exceptional story but it is solidly entertaining and has a wonderful aspect in that it brings back the Brigadier.

Sarah Jane and the Brigadier teamed up in the 1970s in Doctor Who stories with the Third and Fourth Doctors and the Brigadier had featured since the Second Doctor's era. He is a very important character in the show's history and is rightly very much loved. To see Nicholas Courtney back as the Brigadier and working with Lis Sladen as Sarah Jane is nostalgic, lovely and brings the show's past to a new audience is a really nice way.

The Bane are represented brilliantly by Samantha Bond who is great as Mrs. Wormwood. Their full alien realisation is less impressive but is ok. The plot is nothing special but provides fun, humour and entertainment.

My ratings: Both Parts 7.5/10.

This brings the second series to a satisfying conclusion and the series has maintained its high level from Series 1.

My average Series 2 rating: 8/10.

Mrs Wormwood and Kaagh hold all the cards, they have the scrolls and Luke, but they hadn't reckoned on Sarah teaming up with The Brig.

It's sometimes of a mixed bag I think it's fair to say, in years gone by, this would have been called a Mug's eyeful, there are so many strands, so much happening, that it doesn't really feel that any are developed to their full potential.

The best element for me was the character play between Luke and Mrs Wormwood, it really did explore their complex relationship, and maybe we got to see a slightly different side to her character. Samantha Bond was really good fun here, she delivered when the script allowed.

I grew to like Kaagh this series, I thought he was a little more serious than Strax would ever be on Dr Who, still can't say I'm a fan of the new Sontarans.

It was a joy to see Nicholas Courtney, he really did deliver, I'll say it again, such a shame we didn't see him on Dr Who alongside Tennant or Smith.

It's a shame they didn't end the series with The Trickster episode, that had everything going for it, all in all, this was good, 7/10.