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Subject: Re: How many regenerations?
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Date: Tue, 31-Dec-85 19:24:25 EST
Article-I.D.: watdcsu.1993
Posted: Tue Dec 31 19:24:25 1985
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In article <589@moncol.UUCP> john@moncol.UUCP (John Ruschmeyer) writes:
>When Romana regenerates into Romana II, she first comes out in her final
>form. The Doctor poo-poo's this idea, so she goes back and comes out
>several times, each in a different form. Finally, she comes out again in
>the Princess Astra form which she keeps.
>
>My question is this... how many regerations was that? Everyone seems to
>treat it as one, but that means that a Time Lord has a lot of control
>over a voluntary regeneration.

I think it was actually just a number of wardrobe changes.
Romana was a strong enough character to know what she wanted and
so she ignored the Doctor's remarks about physical appearance
and changed clothes just to humour him. (I liked the one when she came
out dressed identically to the Doctor--right down to the scarf.)

She is also intelligent enough to know that regenerations are not to
be wasted and so would not regenerate again to please the Doctor.
(I've always wondered why she regenerated in the first place.  I chalk
it up to female vanity :-))

These are the reasons I consider it to be one regeneration.

Wild and far-fetched possibility:  Would Romana rather use all of her
regenerations than go back to Gallifrey?

Best wishes for 1986.

                                           dwarf

-- 
"Degeneracy is not necessarily a bad thing."

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