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* BadBedroomBadLife: Clyde notes that Gavin's room is ''extremely'' spartan for a typical teenage boy, and it's implied his aunt and uncle are neglectful (if not worse) towards him. Certainly, the fact Gavin's willing to jump ship the minute he learns he's an alien without a goodbye is telling.



** [[spoiler: Gavin wears a [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride Bio damper]], to hide his identity.]]

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** [[spoiler: Gavin wears a [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride Bio damper]], to hide his identity.]]



* DelayedReaction: When Clyde first suggests he and Rani are like Adam and Eve, Rani nods, before what he's said sinks in and her eyes dart back to him.



* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Gavin's father is the king of a distant planet, and he's the only heir.]]
* HalfHumanHybrids: [[spoiler: Gavin.]]

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* FunWithHomophones: A momentary lapse in communications relying on British pronunciation, when it sounds like the robots are saying "give us the sun and air". After a moment Rani realises they're saying "give us the ''son'' and ''heir''".
* HalfHumanHybrids: Gavin.
* InterspeciesRomance: [[spoiler: Gavin's father is the king of a distant planet, and he's the only heir.]]
* HalfHumanHybrids: [[spoiler: Gavin.]]



* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler: The robot twins are actually a search party, sent to track down the long lost heir of a distant planet, who happens to be Gavin.]]

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* NotEvilJustMisunderstood: The robots are just searching for their planet's heir, and decided to do so in a particularly stupid and counterproductive fashion thanks to their programming.
* OrphansPlotTrinket: Gavin's only memento of his dead parents is a ring, which turns out to be a bio-damper.
* SecretLegacy: [[spoiler: The robot twins are actually a search party, sent to track down the long lost heir of a distant planet, who happens to be Gavin.]]


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* UnPaused: Everyone on Earth is shunted into a sub-dimension while the robots search for their target, and once they're restored go back to what they're doing. Rani's dad does notice the sudden hour and a half shift, but the masquerade keeps going.
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** Clyde theorises that he and Rani are the only native humans remaining on Earth because they were grounded by the Judoon in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E1E2PrisonerOfTheJudoon Prisoner of the Judoon]]".

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** Clyde theorises that he and Rani are the only native humans remaining on Earth because they were grounded by the Judoon law in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E1E2PrisonerOfTheJudoon Prisoner of the Judoon]]".
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Clyde and Rani awaken one morning, to discover that everyone on Earth has mysteriously vanished, even Sarah Jane and Mr. Smith. Whilst exploring the deserted London, they encounter a boy named Gavin, who's just as confused as they are.

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Clyde and Rani awaken one morning, to discover that everyone on Earth has mysteriously vanished, even Sarah Jane and Mr. Smith. Whilst exploring the deserted London, they encounter a boy named Gavin, who's just as confused as they are.\\
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* NoEndorHolocaust: The lack of wrecked cars and crashed planes from all humans being teleported away is {{Lampshaded}}. In this case, the aliens intentionally beamed away all the moving vehicles so that it wouldn't happen.

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* NoEndorHolocaust: The lack of wrecked cars Discussed and crashed planes from averted. After almost all humans being teleported away is {{Lampshaded}}. In this case, are briefly taken away, Clyde and Rani notice that the aliens intentionally beamed away streets are surprisingly clean and unwrecked. This was deliberate on the part of the aliens; they phase-shifted all the moving vehicles away along with the people so that it wouldn't happen.there would be no crashes, leaving behind only the parked ones.
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* TakeThat: Clyde would have glad to have ''anyone'' for company if he was alone, even Radio/ChrisMoyles. When learning that the robots are after the son and heir, he tells them they can have Prince Charles, and Camilla too if they like.
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* NoEndorHolocaust: The lack of wrecked cars and crashed planes from all humans being teleported away is {{Lampshaded}}. In this case, the aliens intentionally beamed away all the moving vehicles so that it wouldn't happen.

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* ContinuityNod: [[spoiler: Gavin wears a [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride Bio damper]], to hide his identity.]]

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[[spoiler: Gavin wears a [[Recap/DoctorWho2006CSTheRunawayBride Bio damper]], to hide his identity.]]]]
** Clyde theorises that he and Rani are the only native humans remaining on Earth because they were grounded by the Judoon in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E1E2PrisonerOfTheJudoon Prisoner of the Judoon]]".
** In justifying his claim of authority, Clyde notes that he has known Sarah Jane longer, having met her in "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS1E1E2RevengeOfTheSlitheen Revenge of the Slitheen]]" whereas Rani did not join the group until "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS2E3E4TheDayOfTheClown The Day of the Clown]]".



* {{Expy}}: The robots are very similar to the Roboidz from ''Mission: 2110'', who are of a similar shape and also come in red and yellow.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: Gavin makes Rani a lady. In the following serial, "[[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS4E9E10LostInTime Lost in Time]]", she is continually addressed as Lady Rani in the court of Queen Jane, having been mistaken for a newly summoned lady-in-waiting.



* TheLastManHeardAKnock: The only three people left on Earth all run into each other. Rani literally finds out she's not alone by Clyde knocking on her door.

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* TheLastManHeardAKnock: The only three people left on Earth all run into each other. Rani Done literally when Rani wakes up and finds out she's not alone by alone, she checks the neighboring houses for other people with no luck. As she's searching for a working TV signal, there's a knock on the front door...which turns out to be her best friend Clyde. Played closer to the spirit of the trope later, when they run across a stranger who was also left behind, then a pair of killer robots... Rani and Clyde knocking are still on her door.the planet because the Judoon grounded them earlier in the series, and said stranger is the reason everyone but him got moved off the planet.



* ShipTease / WillTheyOrWontThey: Clyde and Rani.

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* ShipTease / WillTheyOrWontThey: ShipTease: The decision to draw more attention to the attraction between Clyde and Rani.Rani is once again highlighted and would likely have been more prevalent in future stories if the series hadn't come to an end prematurely due to Creator/ElisabethSladen's death in 2011. While other stories tended to highlight the character relationship in an ironic and comedic context, this serial is one of the few opportunities for it to be prevalently featured and explored narratively.
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* SherlockScan: Clyde performs one on Gavin's house.
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* TheLastManHearsAKnock: The only three people left on Earth all run into each other. Rani literally finds out she's not alone by Clyde knocking on her door.

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* TheLastManHearsAKnock: TheLastManHeardAKnock: The only three people left on Earth all run into each other. Rani literally finds out she's not alone by Clyde knocking on her door.
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* TheLastManHearsAKnock: The only three people left on Earth all run into each other. Rani literally finds out she's not alone by Clyde knocking on her door.

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