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Doctor Who - The Trickster Discourse

While I'm glad everyone is discussing Sarah Jane Adventures after so many years, there's one bit of the discourse around The Trickster that has been bugging me:

Everyone is saying the Trickster was defeated by children. Or by Sarah Jane. And that this makes him a laughable threat. But... he wasn't. And he isn't.

The first time we see him in "Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane", it was Andrea Yates -- the 56 year old, not the 13 year old -- rescinding her agreement that banished him.

The second time, it was the Smiths sacrificing themselves in "The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith".

The third time, in "The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith", it was Peter rescinding his agreement.

Now the kids were a major help in all of these cases - Maria made her father and Andrea aware of the time discrepancy, Rani was able to inform Sarah Jane how the Trickster took over and let slip her name in front of Mrs. Smith, the kids helped the Doctor close the time loop. And Sarah Jane too was not entirely helpless - she convinced Andrea and Peter not to let the Trickster win, and tried to fix her own mistake in "Temptation".

But the ultimate defeat depended on someone letting themselves die tragically, for the sake of Sarah Jane and the world.

Even if we look back at "Turn Left", which was caused by a member of the Trickster's brigade, that took Alternate Donna's death to fix. The Doctor could do nothing. Only if his SJA Series 5 appearance had gone as planned would a child have been the main instrument of defeat, since Sky would have given up her human form.

So if the Trickster were ever to come into the main series of Doctor Who, that is not a light threat. Because no matter what, someone is doomed to die.

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nice to see Amy’s legacy lives on

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Pokémon The Movie: I Choose You! - Past Traveling Companions

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Moffat Appreciation Week: In Tribute to Clara Oswald

“I don’t think I’ve got the Chameleon circuit working. The outer shell might be stuck as an American Diner.”

This is the story of someone who stole a TARDIS and ran away. Of someone escaping death through a Time Lord miracle. Who travels in a ship with a broken Chameleon circuit, hurtling through space and time in the form of an odd Earth relict, towards adventures with their companion. Full of recklessness, cleverness and fun. This is the story of Clara Oswald.

And it has been hers ever since she took shortcuts through graveyard, since she had 101 Places to See and kept the book, since she stayed with the Maitlands and ran away in a time machine every Wednesday. Clara has always tried to have it all, between responsibility and all of space and time, between knowing her fears and turning herself into a heroine. Everything and beyond. To face death with courage in a heartbeat and stop off on the way is the culmination of who she has been since the beginning.

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30 days until ‘the women who fell to earth’ a countdown to the thirteenth doctor · day 01

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I will not forget one line of this

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ladies meme → favourite female character in a sci fi/supernatural show

↳ Martha Jones: Doctor Who

“I spent a lot of time with you, thinking I was second best. But you know what? I am good!”

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Bill: He’s just my… Doctor: Friend. Bill:…granddad. Doctor: Wait, I don’t look old enough… — Bill: He’s my granddad. Doctor: Oh, come on. Father, at least, please. Bill: All right. Grandfather.

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Anissa, Jefferson, and Jennifer Pierce in the Guess Who’s Back Trailer

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Come along, Pond!

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Amy Pond being impressed/amused by her own intelligence.

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the evolution of laurel lance’s character (insp)

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Things are progressing very well over here in TUA land, so we thought it was time to share some of it with you! For the next 13 weeks we’ll be sharing Q&A’s with our writers and artists, as well as revealing the episode titles! This week we start with Episode One: A Citizen of the Universe, written by series co-showrunner Ruth Long, and illustrated by the marvelous Caz. Enjoy, and make sure to check back weekly for information on each episode and the creators behind them!

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laurel weeks: parallels → Black Canary and Black Siren

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Things I want in “Arrow” Season 6 now that Katie Cassidy has rejoined the cast as Black Siren

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life

Earth-1 Laurel Lance to come back to life