Sarah Jane was not my favorite companion. When she was with Three and Four, she was intrepid and curious, but she also tended to screech. Frequently. And her screech was really annoying.

hee. I haven't seen anything beyond a clip or two of the 4th Doctor's era. I should really got on that Classic Who watching thing...

Plus, the fact that Elizabeth Sladen is a gazillion times hotter now than she was a skinny twenty-something thirty years ago is a marvelous thing. If that's what 50 looks like, bring it on.

Seriously, she's incandescent.