The Sarah Jane Adventures/Recap/S2/E09 E10 The Temptation of Sarah Jane Smith
Sarah Jane and the gang discover a fissure in time, leading to the day of August 18, 1951, the day that Eddie and Barbara, Sarah Jane's parents died in a car accident, while Sarah Jane herself as a baby was left in her pram on the side of the road. Luke thinks that it is a trap, but ends up following Sarah Jane through it anyway. She uses her Sonic lipstick to deactivate their car, and suddenly a storm begans to brew.
It turns out that it is a trap, set by none other than the Trickster, because the death of her parents was a fixed point in time, and the altering of it smashed open the Web of Time, allowing the Trickster to manifest himself on Earth.
Tropes
- Changed My Jumper: Averted by Sarah Jane, who dresses in period clothing. Played straight by Rani.
- Crapsack World: The alternate future created by the Trickster
- Daddy Had a Good Reason For Abandoning You: Saving the future from the Trickster seems like a pretty good reason.
- Heroic Sacrifice
- I'm Mr. Future Pop Culture Reference: Victoria and David Beckham
- Kid From the Future
- Newspaper Dating
- No Equal-Opportunity Time Travel: Briefly touched upon by Rani. Basically says "Yes, racism in the 50's. Now back to the plot!"
- Recycled Script: Basically the same plot as the Doctor Who episode "Father's Day."
- Schmuck Bait: The Trickster's trap
- Stable Time Loop