When I was little we had 13 television channels. Some weekend afternoons, we'd luck out and Doctor Who would be on. Probably never would have watched it if we had all the choices that exist today. Tom Baker was my first Doctor although I remember some Jon Pertwee as well. Both the third and fourth Doctors had Sarah Jane Smith played by Elisabeth Sladen as a Companion.
Even with my fuzzy childhood memories, I remembered Sarah Jane as awesome. When Doctor Who rebooted and she showed up in the episode "School Reunion" it was wonderful. Maybe The Sarah Jane Adventures wasn't the best show ever, but it was still pretty good. I'm still annoyed Syfy stopped showing it. The Doctor has had some other good Companions (Ace, Rose, Amy), but Sarah Jane was and will always be something special.
I've given some thought to how upset I will be when Tom Baker dies. I didn't think about how a Companion's death would be. Sladen always seemed so vibrant and lovely and young. And from everything I've heard, she was just as awesome as the character she played. Maybe it's because I didn't know she was ill, but her death today has made me far more distraught than I could have imagined. It is truly a sad day, and she will be sorely missed.
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