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I've gone through both the story and the novel scene closely, and while the descriptions differ slightly, I think we can basically identify which of the three intermediary bodies is referred to in each case.
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PintlessMan (talk | contribs) (I've gone through both the story and the novel scene closely, and while the descriptions differ slightly, I think we can basically identify which of the three intermediary bodies is referred to in each case.) Tag: 2017 source edit |
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=== Physical appearances === | === Physical appearances === | ||
During her regeneration, Romana appeared to try out | During her regeneration, Romana appeared to try out four different bodies: | ||
* | * The first body, by all accounts, was identical to the princess [[Astra of Atrios]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') The Doctor disapproved of this choice because it was a copy of someone they knew. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* a | * By all accounts, the second was a very diminutive body, ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') with a blue bodysuit over silver skin ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') or actually blue skin. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') She wore a "bizarre, [[silver]], filigreed" outfit ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') including a helmet and cape. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') Romana quite liked this form, but complained that it was "a bit short". ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') Romana thought the Doctor would "hate" this, as he would always be tripping over her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') By one account, this body was described only as "a very small girl", and the Doctor did not bother looking up from his work to see her. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* By most accounts, the third body was a buxom woman with an elaborate outfit that revealed her midriff and included several necklaces, as well as a headdress hung with chains of gold rings. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') She was described as "a towering [[Amazon]] with rich, red hair", wearing "a bizarre two-piece outfit covered by a long, see-through robe". Romana thought the Doctor would find this body "much too intimidating". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') By one account, however, this "exotic female of some alien race" was the ''fourth'' body tried. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* a | * By most accounts, the fourth body was an "incredibly tall" woman, "imposing" and "imperious-looking". ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') She wore "something white and classical" ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') which Romana found "very fetching". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe (short story)|The Lying Old Witch in the Wardrobe]]'') By one account, however, this "enormously tall girl" was the ''third'' body tried. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
The Doctor attributed Romana's surprising casualness and level of control over regeneration to her success at the [[Time Lord Academy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described this to [[Bernice Summerfield]] as "trying out various genetic configurations before she settled on one." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') | The Doctor attributed Romana's surprising casualness and level of control over regeneration to her success at the [[Time Lord Academy]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks (novelisation)|Doctor Who and the Destiny of the Daleks]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] described this to [[Bernice Summerfield]] as "trying out various genetic configurations before she settled on one." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Original Sin (novel)|Original Sin]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:Short romana photo.jpg|thumb|right|The | [[File:Short romana photo.jpg|thumb|right|The "short" Romana]] | ||
[[File:Exotic romana photo.jpg|thumb|right|The "Amazon" Romana]] | |||
[[File:Tall romana photo.jpg|thumb|right|The "tall" Romana]] | [[File:Tall romana photo.jpg|thumb|right|The "tall" Romana]] | ||
* While ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' was mostly written by [[Terry Nation]], Romana's regeneration sequence was written by [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote it as a parody of the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s post-regeneration costume changes in ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''.<ref name="5j" /> | * While ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'' was mostly written by [[Terry Nation]], Romana's regeneration sequence was written by [[Douglas Adams]], who wrote it as a parody of the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s post-regeneration costume changes in ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]''.<ref name="5j" /> | ||
* [[Mary Tamm]] had agreed to play Romana after being convinced she wouldn't just be a "damsel in distress". However, by the end of [[Season 16]], Tamm felt her character had fallen into that category. This, along with the fact her character had no room to grow in such a small format, left Tamm unwilling to carry on,<ref name="5f">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''The Armageddon Factor'']</ref> prompting the character's unexpected regeneration in the first story of [[Season 17]]. As Tamm was several months pregnant at the time of filming, she couldn't appear in the brief regeneration sequence.<ref name="5j">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5j.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''Destiny of the Daleks'']</ref> | * [[Mary Tamm]] had agreed to play Romana after being convinced she wouldn't just be a "damsel in distress". However, by the end of [[Season 16]], Tamm felt her character had fallen into that category. This, along with the fact her character had no room to grow in such a small format, left Tamm unwilling to carry on,<ref name="5f">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5f.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''The Armageddon Factor'']</ref> prompting the character's unexpected regeneration in the first story of [[Season 17]]. As Tamm was several months pregnant at the time of filming, she couldn't appear in the brief regeneration sequence.<ref name="5j">[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/doctorwho/serials/5j.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): ''Destiny of the Daleks'']</ref> | ||
