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§ ita § - Jul 12, 2009 7:04:08 pm PDT #8829 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think having chosen them badly and having chosen them half-arsedly are two different things--and I agree with the former, although I'm not remembering the memory erasure plotline, ironically enough.

I don't think, though, that we're *supposed* to think he's bad at his job. When he makes the calls to save the day, they're day-saving calls, no? His team looks to him to save their asses and the world, no?

Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2009 7:10:40 pm PDT #8830 of 30001

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

My impression was kinda that Jack has the job because he knows more about alien life than anyone else currently in residence on earth and is unlikely to be killed by any of the things he comes into contact with, rather than because he's actually good at it.

§ ita § - Jul 12, 2009 7:27:19 pm PDT #8831 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I think he has the job because he's still alive, but I also do think that his team trusts him to do his job well.

I also think that if him knowing more about alien life than anyone else translates into any advantage, wouldn't it improve his ability to do his job well? If not, then who cares?

Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 12, 2009 7:30:01 pm PDT #8832 of 30001

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I don't know, it seemed to be mostly a case of identifying what was invading this week, making ill-advised decisions that turn out badly, and then some member of his team figuring out what to do based on info he'd dropped.

DCJensen - Jul 12, 2009 7:56:52 pm PDT #8833 of 30001

All is well that ends in pizza.

Since The Sarah Jane Adventures S2 has not yet hit American shores, I will use white font, except to say it got a lot better by the end of the first season, and grew better in season 2.

That having been said, I must now shout in whitefont about the season finale: The Brigadier!!!!

§ ita § - Jul 12, 2009 8:22:57 pm PDT #8834 of 30001

Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

When does Sarah Jane S2 reach? I think I can wait for that, eagerly.

Zenkitty - Jul 12, 2009 8:29:45 pm PDT #8835 of 30001

Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

I'm starting to think maybe I don't want to watch TW at all, despite the hotness.

Typo Boy - Jul 12, 2009 9:14:47 pm PDT #8836 of 30001

Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

Up to you, but I think it well worth watching, and not just for the hotness. Mixed but some really great characterizations. Also as to day saving. Day is not always saved (see faeries) and when the day is saved, it seems quite often with unnecessary deaths and brutality. Routinely day late, and dollar short. And yet that is part of the charm. Not the A team in space. Highly flawed human institutions and highly flawed people doing the best they can.

Tom Scola - Jul 13, 2009 1:04:53 am PDT #8837 of 30001

hwæt

I must now shout in whitefont about the season finale:

!!! runs off to ahem...

Theodosia - Jul 13, 2009 3:05:13 am PDT #8838 of 30001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

When ARE we getting Sarah Jane again?

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