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From: barth@tellab1.UUCP (Barth Richards)
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Subject: Re: how many Romana's are there?
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Date: Tue, 18-Mar-86 13:38:52 EST
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In article <774@well.UUCP> mom@well.UUCP (Gremlin) writes:

>Hello,

Hello.

>(I know there's only one Romana but ...)
>What I wanted to know is last night when I was watching the first
>episode of 'Destiny of the Daleks' (tom baker) I noticed that they pulled a 
>fast one on me by replacing Mary Tamm as Romana with Lella Ward as Romana who
>just happened to be Princess Astra in the previous series 'The Armagedon
>Factor'. I was just getting used to Mary Tamm as Romana (and she is much better
>looking) after the Dr. had left his previous sidekick on some planet a few
>stories back (she ran around in some kind of lepeord looking short skirt and 
>K9 #1 also stayed with her).

Leela. Yes, she was a warrior-savage, and the Doctor was often angry about
her "kill first and ask questions later" philosophy and mode of conduct.

>Anyway, how often does this happen? how many 
>Romana's are there? Whats the meaning of life? oops , sorry that's another
>show.

The last question is fairly simple: 42.

The others are gonna take some time, so buckle up kiddies! We're going for
a ride.

There are only two incarnations of Romana (so far).

She is a Time Lord (Lordess? Lady?) and she regenerated. She didn't need to,
but seems to have "spent" one of her twelve regenerations to get something
new. (Do you like it? I got it on sale.) (Women!)

She apparently liked what she saw in the Princess Astra, and to quote (I
think), "She's not going to be needing it (her physical identity) anymore."

Usually, Time Lords only regenerate when their bodies are very old or are
damaged. They can only have twelve regenerations (and therefore thirteen
incarnations, as their first incarnation is a result of their birth and
not a regeneration.)

The Doctor, as an example, has regenerated because of:

     old age (Hartnell-->Troughton),

     punishment inflicted on him by the High Council of Time Lords
     (Troughton-->Pertwee),

     damage resulting from exposure to high doses of radiation
     (Pertwee-->Tom Baker), 

     injuries resulting from a long fall from a high place (Tom
     Baker-->Davison)

     damage caused by a deadly disease, for which there is only enough
     antidote for his likewise stricken traveling companion
     (Davison-->Colin Baker).

>	Also, refering back to a few previous shows ... why in the h... did 
>the Dr. spend all that time chasing down all the pieces to the key to time only
>to scatter them all over the universe again? (at the end of Armagedon Factor).

He started on the quest for the key because he thought it was the White
Guardian (representing the forces of order) who requested it. When he
realized, during THE ARMAGEDDON FACTOR, that it was the Black Guardian
(representing the forces of chaos) posing as the White, he knew that to let
him have it would be catastrophic.


			     Barrth Richards
			     Tellabs, Inc.
			     Lisle, IL