LRC.HJJH@UTEXAS-20.ARPA (12/07/83)
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ WHO's Susan ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Oldtimers on the net may recall My Friend The Ultimate Star Wars Fan whose devotion was so great that she periodically dashed off to England to gather local goodies and/or visit her inside contacts. For instance, she was the source of the message I posted in SF-L some time before the release of TESB, to the effect that there was a significant scene in it where Vader "physically picked something up and threw it". (Well, you wouldn't really have wanted me to let the cat out of the bag about his killing the Emperor....) Anyhow, MFTUSWF has gone on to what she considers better things, and is now MFTUDWF, a devout "WHOver". So when the recent discussion of the problematic relationship between the Dr and Susan was tossed about, I inquired of my expert. The notes I scribbled down may be a bit jumbled (\I/ am no WHOver, and even on weekends long distance rates within Texas are not miniscule, and my penmanship is vile). But here is the gist of what I gleaned. In a recent (#20) issue of (the British?) RADIO TIMES is a short story relating to that period, by Eric Saward, one of the major writers of the series, so presumably about as reliable as anything not filmed. "Susan" was really the Lady Larn, a direct descendant of the original Time Lord, Rassilon. During a revolutionary uprising she fled and stowed away on the Tardis. The Dr, in a somewhat amnesic/confused state at the time, just accepted her as his granddaughter. -------