She saved the world a lot.

[elisi]

Elisabeth Sladen, aka Sarah Jane Smith, has passed away.

I honestly, genuinely, do not know how to tell my children.

ETA: From looking at wiki, they were apparently working on S5 of SJA, but it's unclear whether it had been completed or not. However, I am so grateful she got to meet Ten and Eleven. To quote calapine from her review of the first part of 'Death of the Doctor', because it sums everything up just beautifully (even though it also chokes me up):

"Hello, Sarah Jane," says Eleventy because Doctors have to do that to Sarah now and look at her beautifully with love and he does.



Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith

Comments

[tempestas-inu.livejournal.com]

Okay, I heard the news a few minutes ago and while it was a stab in the heart I didn't cry.

Then I saw the quote and GIF you posted and I completely lost it. Crying forever now. The day I watched Sarah Jane in School Reunion was the day she became my favorite companion with no parallel. She was a strong woman who essentially redefined what a companion should be in her time. I can't believe that Lis, who brought her to life, is gone.

The Doctor won't ever forget Sarah Jane, and WE won't ever forget Lis.

[elisi]

Then I saw the quote and GIF you posted and I completely lost it. Crying forever now.
*hugshugshugs* The quote was honestly one of the first things that sprang to mind - the fact that she was just Sarah and desperately important to the Doctor. And then I found the gif on doctoreleven and completely choked up (again) because it was so perfect...

Her story will live forever.

[tempestas-inu.livejournal.com]

The Doctor said that if he died the universe would shiver.

I think the Doctor felt the universe just shiver, for her instead.

[elisi]

I think you're right.

:'(