I am very behind in talking about SJA, not surprisingly given that I was at the gymnastics when the first one was broadcast and my copies of the audios had only just turned up that day.

There are going to be spoilers here for Prisoner of the Judoon, The Mad Woman in the Attic, The White Wolf and The Shadow People in that order.

Prisoner of the Judoon
I struggled a bit watching this because I’d woken up far earlier than I would have liked for a Saturday morning. But it wasn’t SJA’s fault. Probably. I found it quite forgettable really.

I loved the Judoon and their strict adherence to the law and the Judoon pulling so hard on the handbrake he pulled it out completely. I just liked that they weren’t the bad guys. I mean, they weren’t necessarily being terribly helpful, but they were on the good guys side really.

The Chandras were great. They don’t know that anyone else knows about the existence of aliens, but I wonder how this will change things in the future. Hopefully the answer won’t be ‘not at all’.

I was quite bored of Androvax in Sarah. Possession is all a bit obvious and I just found it less convincing as the episode went on.

Overall it was alright, but nothing special.

The Mad Woman in the Attic
I really enjoyed this one. Especially Mr Smith’s “Oh, good” at K9′s reappearance. It suddenly made me want to see scenes with just the two of them – they definitely look like they’re going to have an interesting relationship.

I liked how it was Rani’s episode (and how her email makes exactly the same sound as Dad’s does) and that what looked like the bad guy wasn’t bad at all. Clyde and Sarah were really funny together.

I would have quite liked Harry, except for him being called Harry. Well, that’s not the reason precisely – it’s a common enough name (especially nowadays) – it’s the way Sarah called his name that made me wish for Harry.

Although I liked the eventual solution to Rani being alone in the attic, it does raise the question of why she was there. I mean, she wasn’t alone, she only wished for Sarah, Luke and Clyde to leave her alone, not her parents. I’m sure they could have explained that easily, but it bugs me that they didn’t. I did like how her wish had power, though – I had a feeling that would be a bad thing for her to say.

The White Wolf
I was predisposed to like this before I listened since it’s set in Dorset. OK, so it’s just audio but they talked about things like the Cerne Abbas giant, which I know all about.

I liked the references to Aunt Lavinia and Sarah’s childhood and I liked the solution too.

The Shadow People
I don’t like this one as much as the other audio – I just found it a bit weird and the ordinary stuff a bit unlikely. I mean, the bus breaks down so they just pitch their tents just like that? Sarah manages to magic her tent despite having not packed it.

I liked the reference to the audios. If Romania happened then therefore all the rest happened too. Which presumably means Harry’s still missing, but would it kill them to mention him?

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