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Titolo: Susan and other ideas

My thoughts are that if Susan is really the Doctor's granddaughter, then she may also regenerate with the difficulties he goes through.  
Someone remind me, did Romana have a difficult regeneration?  
If not, then perhaps a Galifreyian trait is that pure-blood Timelords have an easy time in regeneration and the mixed-blood ones (such as the Doctor) exhibit some genetic transformation difficulties due to the gene mix.
One would assume that a highly evolved species such as the Timelords would have evolved well beyond the rather messy business of regenerational disorientation. 
Another question arises for me.  Can a Timelord refuse to regenerate?  Is it possible that Susan, (out of pure devotion to David say) would just allow herself to pass away when the time comes so she would have a more human existence.  I can't imagine her watching David die of old age, shrug her shoulders and merely fly off to find someone else.
Then again.....I liked the rap number in TGSITG!
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Romana had a very easy regeneration.  In Fact, she was able to control
the parameters of her new body.  Remember her parading about the console
room as the princess, a midget, an amazon, and finally back to the
princess's body in a pastel version of Baker's hat and scarf?  I really
don't give much credence to the whole half-human reference.  If that were
actually the case, then we'd also have to acknowledge the possibility
that the Doctor is fully human (since that was the assumption back when
Hartnell started the whole thing!).  That's also the nmost probable
explanation as to why no one ever bothered to bring Susan back in any
other incarnation.  As you'll recall, she was the same, just older, in
the 5 Doctors.  Assuming then, that the Doctor and Susan are both
full-blooded Timepeople, then Susna should be able to regenerate.  I've
always been of the opinion that a Timelord has no choice in that matter
either.  It's a natural part of their biology and can not be over-ridden
consciously any more than a human being can will their own death.  Of
course, that is all MHO.  Anyone else care to take a stab at it?
 
 
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Assuming then, that the Doctor and Susan are both full-blooded Timepeople,
then Susna should be able to regenerate.  I've always been of the opinion
that a Timelord has no choice in that matter either.
I've always accepted the fact that Susan is really the Doctor's
granddaughter, and therefore, a full Timelady.  I would think that the
reason she hasn't regenerated is two-fold.  1) She's happily married to a
human on earth, and would like to grow old with him, thereby keeping the
same appearance.  2) Nothing traumatic has really happened to her since her
travels with the Doctor.  Let's face it, the average human life is not very
dangerous (as long as you stay away from extreme sports and the like).  My
assumption is that Susan just led a normal life, therefore she didn't NEED
to regenerate.  Once she dies of old age, she'll naturally regenerate into a
new person.  Or perhaps, if her husband goes before her, she'll choose to
regenerate at that time.  It's hard to say.
Just my thoughts on the subject.  I'll go back into lurker-mode now. :)
Lisa
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