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From: jhat@druxi.UUCP (Jim Hatfield)
Newsgroups: net.tv.drwho
Subject: Nyssa was indeed a companion !!!
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Date: Wed, 10-Apr-85 13:45:49 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr 10 13:45:49 1985
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I take personal objection to Mr. Kupperman's assertion that 
	"Nyssa wasn't a companion".

She was in 13 stories spanning 3 seasons and 2 doctors 
("Keeper of Traken" to "Terminus").

Just because there were other companions in the same period 
does not detract from her importance and her contribution !

Nyssa combined intelligence, level-headed rationality, and great beauty (!!!)
to be one of the few 'companions' that could understand the Doctor
and even the operation of the Tardis itself.

Let's not diminish the contributions of any other 'companions'.
Each person/entity/being that appeared in "DR. WHO" hadho something unique
to contribute.
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  Jim Hatfield      AT&T Information Systems Laboratories - Denver
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