RIP Elisabeth Sladen

[rm]

Elisabeth Sladen, who played Sarah Jane Smith on The Sarah Jane Adventures, has just passed away.

I came to the show only in the last few months as I worked on a paper that focuses on it. But I enjoyed her work on Doctor Who and fell in love with SJA. Her performances were always everything I love about Whoniverse: the wonder of the universe and the beauty of sadness and how you find a way to keep going in the face of both of those things.

It's an absolutely gutting loss.

My thoughts are with all who knew her.

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[christinenorris.livejournal.com]

I am so sad at this, it's like losing a bit of childhood. Tom Baker was my first Doctor, and Sarah Jane was up there with Donna Noble as my favorite companion.

I'll never watch her episodes the same way again.