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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Knowing all too well the potential threat even a single Sontaran can pose, Sarah Jane instantly decides to contact UNIT to help deal with the situation in spite her usual preference to leave trigger-happy militarised organisations out of her lighthearted adventures. However, she did call UNIT before back in Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen Revenge of the Slitheen]] after the local slitheen cell was dealt with.

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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Knowing all too well the potential threat even a single Sontaran can pose, Sarah Jane instantly decides to contact UNIT to help deal with the situation in spite her usual preference to leave trigger-happy militarised organisations out of her lighthearted adventures. However, she did call UNIT before back in Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen Revenge of the Slitheen]] after the local slitheen cell was dealt with.

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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Knowing all too well the potential threat even a single Sontaran can pose, Sarah Jane instantly decides to contact UNIT to help deal with the situation in spite her usual preference to leave trigger-happy militarised organisations out of her lighthearted adventures.

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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Knowing all too well the potential threat even a single Sontaran can pose, Sarah Jane instantly decides to contact UNIT to help deal with the situation in spite her usual preference to leave trigger-happy militarised organisations out of her lighthearted adventures. However, she did call UNIT before back in Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen Revenge of the Slitheen]] after the local slitheen cell was dealt with.


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* YouWatchTooMuchX: Clyde claims Kaagh watches too many [[Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian Conan DVDs]] after Kaagh brags about his titles.
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* SeriesContinuityError: Maria claims Sarah Jane has never wanted to call in UNIT before, but she did in the end of [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen Revenge of the Slitheen]]. Maria even correctly guessed she was calling in friends from UNIT. She also claims she has an anti-military stance in general, when this was never mentioned in the series before.

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Chrissie attacks Kaagh's his probic vent. With her high heels.
* BadassBoast: An unconventional one but Sarah Jane successfully intimidates Kaagh by displaying her otherworldly knowledge of the Sontaran's history and future from her past encounters with his kind. It convinces him that she is truly an "extraordinary female".

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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Chrissie attacks Kaagh's his probic vent. With her high heels.
* BadassBoast: An unconventional one but Sarah Jane successfully intimidates Kaagh by displaying her otherworldly knowledge of the Sontaran's Sontarans' history and future from her past encounters with his kind. It convinces him that she is truly an "extraordinary female".



** As Maria enters the attic to take one last look around and to say goodbye to Mr Smith, she looks to her left and sees numerous alien objects Sarah Jane has collected, including; a bottle of Bubble Shock! seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresNYSInvasionOfTheBane Invasion of the Bane]]"; Mr Smith's Portable Scanner; a Sontaran gas canister and Kaagh's gun taken from Kaagh in this story; the MITRE headset seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E9E10TheLostBoy The Lost Boy]]"; a puzzle box seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E7E8WhateverHappenedToSarahJane Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]"; and entanglement shells seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E5E6WarriorsOfKudlak Warriors of Kudlak]]".

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** As Maria enters the attic to take one last look around and to say goodbye to Mr Mr. Smith, she looks to her left and sees numerous alien objects Sarah Jane has collected, including; including a bottle of Bubble Shock! seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresNYSInvasionOfTheBane Invasion of the Bane]]"; Mr Bane]]", Mr. Smith's Portable Scanner; Scanner, a Sontaran gas canister and Kaagh's gun taken from Kaagh in this story; story, the MITRE headset seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E9E10TheLostBoy The Lost Boy]]"; Boy]]", a puzzle box seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E7E8WhateverHappenedToSarahJane Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?]]"; Jane?]]", and entanglement shells seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E5E6WarriorsOfKudlak Warriors of Kudlak]]". Kudlak]]".



* InternalReveal: Chrissie discovers Mr. Smith, and Alan tells her about Sarah Jane and the kids having adventures with aliens.



* SequelEpisode: Kaagh is out to destroy the Earth in retaliation for the events of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]][=/=][[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]".
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** When Sarah Jane asks Mr Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981''.

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* SequelEpisode: Kaagh is out to destroy the Earth in retaliation for the events of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]][=/=][[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky Stratagem]]"[=/=]"[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]".
* ShoutOut:
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** When Sarah Jane asks Mr Mr. Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981''.
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** When Sarah Jane asks Mr Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.

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** When Sarah Jane asks Mr Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981''.
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** When Alan tries to convince Chrissie that Maria is playing an alternate reality game, Chrissie compares it to the time they spent "looking for a golden rabbit" when they were dating, referring to ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}''.

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** When Alan tries to convince Chrissie that Maria is playing an alternate reality game, Chrissie compares it to the time they spent "looking for a golden rabbit" when they were dating, referring to ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}''.''Literature/{{Masquerade|1979}}''.
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* LookBehindYou: "Look, UNIT!"

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* LookBehindYou: "Look, UNIT!"Maria says, "Look! UNIT!" to a Sontaran. However, the Sontaran claims he looked deliberately as he knew where Maria and the others would escape to, and it would save him having to chase them.
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* AttackItsWeakPoint: Chrissie attacks Kaagh's his probic vent. With her high heels.

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* CallBack: Stating "Some people never learn", Chrissie breaks into Sarah Jane's house through the same window she did in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E3E4EyeOfTheGorgon Eye of the Gorgon]]".



* ContinuityNod: To ''The Sontaran Strategem'' in the main ''Series/DoctorWho'' series.
** Several when Maria goes to take one last look in the attic. We see Bubble Shock and the box from ''Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?'' among others.
** Kaagh's motivation is being able to avenge his fleets defeat from the Poison Sky.
** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]], which also featured solo Sontaran reconnaissance units as antagonists. Sarah Jane directly references her previous encounters with Sontarans in these stories to intimidate Kaagh.

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* ContinuityNod: To ''The "The Sontaran Strategem'' Strategem" in the main ''Series/DoctorWho'' series.
** Several when As Maria goes enters the attic to take one last look in the attic. We see around and to say goodbye to Mr Smith, she looks to her left and sees numerous alien objects Sarah Jane has collected, including; a bottle of Bubble Shock Shock! seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresNYSInvasionOfTheBane Invasion of the Bane]]"; Mr Smith's Portable Scanner; a Sontaran gas canister and the box Kaagh's gun taken from ''Whatever Kaagh in this story; the MITRE headset seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E9E10TheLostBoy The Lost Boy]]"; a puzzle box seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E7E8WhateverHappenedToSarahJane Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?'' among others.
Jane?]]"; and entanglement shells seen in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E5E6WarriorsOfKudlak Warriors of Kudlak]]".
** Kaagh's motivation is being able to avenge his fleets fleet's defeat from the "The Poison Sky.
Sky".
** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] Warrior]]" and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]], Experiment]]", which also featured solo Sontaran reconnaissance units as antagonists. Sarah Jane directly references her previous encounters with Sontarans in these stories to intimidate Kaagh.



* InnocentlyInsensitive: In response to Clyde's joke, Maria tells him that it won't be the same without him. He replies that at least he isn't going anywhere, which clearly upsets Maria.



* TheRemnant: Kaagh is the last survivor of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet and his sole motivation is to destroy all life on Earth out of spite.

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* TheRemnant: Kaagh is the last survivor of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet and his sole motivation is to destroy all life on Earth out of spite.spite.
* SequelEpisode: Kaagh is out to destroy the Earth in retaliation for the events of "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem The Sontaran Stratagem]][=/=][[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E5ThePoisonSky The Poison Sky]]".
* ShoutOut:
** When Sarah Jane asks Mr Smith if he has acquired a sense of humor since his reboot, he replies, "I will run a diagnostics check immediately" whilst playing the sound effect associated with the Book from the television adaptation of ''Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''.
** When Alan tries to convince Chrissie that Maria is playing an alternate reality game, Chrissie compares it to the time they spent "looking for a golden rabbit" when they were dating, referring to ''Literature/{{Masquerade}}''.
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Subverted. Chrissie is knocked unconscious after hitting Kaagh in his [[AttackItsWeakPoint probic vent]] and the gang just assumes she'll wake up with no memory of what happened. At the end of the episode, Chrissie reveals that she remembers everything.

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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Subverted. Chrissie is knocked unconscious after hitting Kaagh in his [[AttackItsWeakPoint probic vent]] and the gang just assumes she'll wake up with no memory of what happened.happened (or at least be convinced it was all a dream). At the end of the episode, Chrissie reveals that she remembers everything.
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* BatmanGrabsAGun: Knowing all too well the potential threat even a single Sontaran can pose, Sarah Jane instantly decides to contact UNIT to help deal with the situation in spite her usual preference to leave trigger-happy militarised organisations out of her lighthearted adventures.



* OhCrap: Sarah Janes reaction to the Sontaran ship and instantly desired to contact UNIT even though her companions believed that they should always be discreet and peaceful with their encounters.

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* OhCrap: Sarah Janes Jane's reaction to the Sontaran ship and is one of pure dread. She instantly desired decides to contact UNIT even though her companions believed that they should always be discreet and peaceful with their encounters.

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* BadassBoast: An unconventional one but Sarah Jane successfully intimidates Kaagh by displaying her otherworldly knowledge of the Sontaran's history and future from her past encounters with his kind. It convinces him that she is truly an "extraordinary female".



** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]].
* FamedInStory: Part of Kaagh's motivation since he's been disgraced by being the lone survivor of a failed campaign.

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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]].
Experiment]], which also featured solo Sontaran reconnaissance units as antagonists. Sarah Jane directly references her previous encounters with Sontarans in these stories to intimidate Kaagh.
* FamedInStory: Part of Kaagh's motivation since he's been for destroying Earth's defences is so that he can finally return to Sontar as a war hero rather than a disgraced by being the lone survivor remnant of a failed campaign.invasion.



* IWasBeatenByAGirl: After his plan is foiled, Kaagh can do nothing but lament the unbearable humiliation of being defeated by "a female and half-forms". Too ashamed to return to Sontar, Kaagh decides to become a space-faring mercenary.



* PutOnABus: Maria and Alan.

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* PutOnABus: Maria and Alan.Alan.
* TheRemnant: Kaagh is the last survivor of the Tenth Sontaran Battle Fleet and his sole motivation is to destroy all life on Earth out of spite.
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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and [[DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]].

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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and [[DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment [[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]].
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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior and DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment.

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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior [[Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior The Time Warrior]] and DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment.[[DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]].
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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories The Time Warrior and The Sontaran Experiment.

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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories The Time Warrior Recap/DoctorWhoS11E1TheTimeWarrior and The Sontaran Experiment.DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment.
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* OhCrap: Sarah Janes reaction to the Sontaran ship and instantly desired to contact UNIT even though her companions believed that they should always be discreet and peaceful with their encounters.

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Kaagh, the lone surviving Sontaran from ''[[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem}} The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' plots revenge against the Earth by dropping satellites onto nuclear reactors.

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Kaagh, the lone surviving Sontaran from ''[[{{Recap/DoctorWhoNSS4E4TheSontaranStratagem}} The [[Recap/DoctorWhoS30E4TheSontaranStratagem "The Sontaran Stratagem]]'' Stratagem"]] plots revenge against the Earth by dropping satellites onto nuclear reactors.

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* ChekovsClassroom: Chrissie walks in right when Mr. Smith is telling Alan how to defeat a Sontaran. See below for how that turns out.

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* ChekovsClassroom: ChekhovsClassroom: Chrissie walks in right when Mr. Smith is telling Alan how to defeat a Sontaran. See below for how that turns out.
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** Not to mention all the way back to Classic Who stories The Time Warrior and The Sontaran Experiment.
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* ChekovsClassroom: Chrissie walks in right when Mr. Smith is telling Alan how to defeat a Sontaran. See below for how that turns out.
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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The village with the observatory is called "Goblin's Corpse."

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* IDontLikeTheSoundOfThatPlace: The village with the observatory is called "Goblin's Corpse.Copse."
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* LaserGuidedAmnesia: Subverted. Chrissie is knocked unconscious after hitting Kaagh in his [[AttackItsWeakPoint probic vent]] and the gang just assumes she'll wake up with no memory of what happened. At the end of the episode, Chrissie reveals that she remembers everything.
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** Kaagh's motivation is being able to avenge his fleets defeat from the Poison Sky.

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