History Headscratchers / TheSarahJaneAdventures

** This would also later be [=Jossed=], at least for [[spoiler:Ian]], in "The Power of the Doctor" when [[spoiler: an aged Ian appears in the support group]].

** Maybe they figured once they had a human of their own, they could do experiments on him and figure out exactly how to fix it. There's also the possibility of school groups and visits by local politicians and celebrities and their retinues, plus people like Kelsey dragging along their family and friends.

*** We later learn in the novel "At Childhood's End" by Sophie Aldred that A Charitable Earth does things like helping 'homeless people' get back on their feet and get jobs and houses when really they're working with UNIT, setting up identities for alien refugees/immigrants, as well as fighting for the environment.

** Maybe they figured once they had a human of their own, they could do experiments on him and figure out exactly how to fix it. There's also the possibility of school groups and visits by local politicians and their retinues, plus people like Kelsey dragging along their family and friends.

** Apparently, that was pulled from ''The Face of the Enemy'', an ExpandedUniverse novel from 2003, although I agree that it's going to make it very hard for [[spoiler:Ian]] to show up in any 50th anniversary special, and [[spoiler:Barbara]]...well...we all knew she wasn't showing up... No, a better question would be why [[spoiler:Ben and Polly are running an orphanage, why Ace is running a charity, or why UNIT has left the Brigadier in Peru for ''three fracking years''.]] The whole ending seemed rather ludicrous, save for the bit about Harry (though with Tegan's love of speaking it's not hard to see her [[spoiler:becoming an activist.]]

** It's quite likely that "[[spoiler:running an orphanage]]" or "[[spoiler:raising money for charity]]" are no more accurate descriptions of what the others are doing than "freelance journalism" is of SJA.

*** The point is: Sarah is a lot more than just a journalist. By the same token, Dorothy's "[[spoiler:charity work]]" may be only a small part of what she ''really'' does.
*** [[spoiler: A Charitable Earth]] probably does things like [[spoiler: helping 'homeless people' get back on their feet and get jobs and houses]] when really [[spoiler: they're working with UNIT, setting up identities for alien refugees/immigrants]]

* In "Enemy Of The Bane part 1", The Brigadier tells Sarah Jane she will get in trouble if she's found inside the Black Archive. So why doesn't the Brigadier go in to look for the scroll (or whatever it was) since he says he is less likely that he will end up in trouble?

** Does the TARDIS actually ''need'' to be in the area? When the Doctor lost the TARDIS in ''The Satan Pit'', everything stayed translated.

* Where exactly was Sarah Jane during the whole [[Series/{{Torchwood}} 456 thing]]? The Doctor is understandable, he's off world enough, but you'd think she'd get involved with something that affects every child on the planet.

*** If she was involved, then they couldn't have shown it; SJA is a bit young for Torchwood, and Torchwood is a bit too dark to be on SJA.

** This question is answered, albeit briefly, in "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith" - she owes her independent wealth to her Aunt Lavina's will.

* What was with the line in ''Death of the Doctor'' that [[spoiler: Ian and Barbara haven't aged since traveling with the Doctor.]]

* So, in ''The Lost Boy'', how did Sarah Jane forget that her alien scanner registered Luke as a few hours old after she and Maria rescued him? Sure it wouldn't hold up in court or anything, but she seems convinced that Luke is actually that couple's son.

** In Mark of The Berserker, [[spoiler: Clyde's dad mentions the Daleks when Clyde tells him about aliens]] which implies that certain people still remember the events of The Stolen Earth/Journeys End before Series 5 so I wouldn't say that they were forgotten in Series 2

*** Cracks in time are the canonical answer. Series 5 of Doctor Who confirms that past invasions such as the Cyberking and the Dalek invasion in 2009 were erased from history. Presumably either the invasions were not restored when the Doctor rebooted the universe or Series 2 of Sarah Jane takes place in the pre-rebooted universe, which would make sense since the Doctor and Sarah Jane's timeline seems to (generally) be in sync.
* If the Judoon are so anal about following the local laws (anal enough to go exactly the speed limit apparently), why would there be any danger in [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E1E2PrisonerOfTheJudoon Prisoner of the Judoon]] that Tybo would kill the hostage in the attempt to arrest Androvax? That's pretty illegal too.

* Aside from TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, why does the situation in ''Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith'' have to be either/or? Why can't [[spoiler: Peter just get married to Sarah Jane and then join the gang fighting aliens?]]

* In "Invasion of the Bane," the backstory for Luke's creation is that he was meant to help the Bane modify Bubble Shock so that the 2% of humans who hated it would drink it. But wouldn't the people coming to the factory tours, whom the Bane used to create Luke, be comprised exclusively of people who love Bubble Shock? Maria is kind of the exception because she needed the free bus and went with Kelsey, but otherwise, why would people who hate Bubble Shock go on a factory tour for it?
** Maybe they figured once they had a human of their own, they could do experiments on him and figure out exactly how to fix it. There's also the possibility of school groups and visits by local politicians and their retinues, plus people like Kelsey dragging along their family and friends.

** The Juddon's personal duty takes priority over local, not intersteller recognised laws. He obeys locals laws where they don't conflict but when they do...

* In "Invasion of the Bane," the backstory for Luke's creation is that he was meant to help the Bane modify Bubble Shock so that the 2% of humans who hated it would drink it. But wouldn't the people coming to the factory tours, whom the Bane used to create Luke, be comprised exclusively of people who love Bubble Shock? Maria is kind of the exception because she needed the free bus and went with Kelsey, but otherwise, why would people who hate Bubble Shock go on a factory tour for it?

** Remember that [[spoiler: Peter is ''dead'' without the Trickster's intervention. The deal is Peter lives and marries Sarah Jane if Sarah Jane drops the alien fighting. Trying to do both would be breaking the deal and Peter goes back to being dead.]]

** Remember that [[spoiler: Peter is ''dead'' without the Trickster's intervention. The deal is Peter lives and marries Sarah Jane if Sarah Jane drops the alien fighting. Trying to do both would be breaking the deal and peter goes back to being dead.]]

** It was already established that Sarah Jane would be [[spoiler:under the control and influence of The Trickster if she were to marry Peter which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together even in marriage.]] Everything that happened in the [[spoiler: time loop would be forgotten by everyone.]] We could even assume that [[spoiler: after the deal is sealed, removing the ring wouldn't be enough to remove the Trickster's influence or make a difference]] if it reached that point.

** This was a very important notification, so yes, it probably is.
* In Series 2, has everyone already forgotten about the earth being moved by Davros? I know they wouldn't know who did it, but they'd at least still be aware of it!

** It was already established that Sarah Jane would be [[spoiler:under the control and influence of The Trickster if she were to marry Peter which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together.]] Everything that happened in the [[spoiler: time loop would be forgotten by everyone.]] We could even assume that [[spoiler: after the deal is sealed, removing the ring wouldn't be enough to remove the influence or make a difference]] if it reached that point.

** In Mark of The Berserker, [[spoiler: Clyde's dad mentions the Daleks when Clyde tells him about aliens]] which implies that certain people still remember the events of The Stolen Earth/Journeys End before Series 5 so I wouldn't necessarily say that they were forgotten in Series 2

** It was already established that Sarah Jane would be [[spoiler:under the control and influence of The Trickster if she were to marry Peter which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together.]] Everything that happened in the [[spoiler: time loop]] would be forgotten by everyone. We could even assume that [[spoiler: after the deal is sealed, removing the ring wouldn't be enough to remove the influence or make a difference]] if it reached that point.

** It was already established that Sarah Jane would be under the control and influence of [[spoiler: The Trickster if she were to marry Peter which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together.]] Everything that happened in the [[spoiler: time loop]] would be forgotten by everyone. We could even assume that [[spoiler: after the deal is sealed, removing the ring wouldn't be enough to remove the influence or make a difference]] if it reached that point.

** It was already established that Sarah Jane would be under the control and influence of [[spoiler: The Trickster if she were to marry Peter]] which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together. Everything that happened in the time loop would be forgotten by everyone. We could even assume that after the deal is sealed, [[spoiler removing the ring]] wouldn't be enough to remove the influence or make a difference if it reached that point.

It was already established that Sarah Jane would be under the control and influence of [[spoiler: The Trickster if she were to marry Peter]] which would ultimately prevent them from fighting aliens together. Everything that happened in the time loop would be forgotten by everyone. We could even assume that after the deal is sealed, removing the ring wouldn't be enough to remove the influence or make a difference if it reached that point.

* Aside from TheoryOfNarrativeCausality, why does the situation in ''Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith'' have to be either/or? Why can't [[spoiler: Peter just get married to Sarah Jane and then join the gang fighting aliens?]]

** In Mark of The Berserker, [[spoiler: Clyde's dad mentions the Daleks when Clyde tells him about aliens]] which implies that certain people still remember the events of The Stolen Earth/Journeys End so I wouldn't necessarily they were forgotten in Series 2

** The Juddon's personal duty takes priority over local, not intersteller recognised laws. He obeys locals laws where they don't conflict but when they do...

* If the Judoon are so anal about following the local laws (anal enough to go exactly the speed limit apparently), why would there be any danger in [[Recap/TheSarahJaneAdventuresS3E1E2PrisonerOfTheJudoon Prisoner of the Judoon]] that Tybo would kill the hostage in the attempt to arrest Androvax? That's pretty illegal too.