The character dynamics interested me more than the plot of the episodes, but I did enjoy a few story beats. I always appreciate concepts that play with characters fighting some sort of battle that is long over. Clyde and Luke’s deepening friendship was fun to see, especially when Clyde lets his sarcastic facade drop to uplift Luke. And I find Sarah Jane’s surrogate mother/aunt relationship to Maria quite sweet. The idea of laser tag as the catalyst for the conflict avoids being gimmicky and it definitely made me think this would have been a story I would have enjoyed had I seen it as a child.