Will we ever learn more about Susan Foreman? I've been watching a few Hartnell-era stories, and I'm discovering two things: (1) the first Doctor has far more comedic moments than he's given credit for, and (2) Susan Foreman fascinates me.
As a native of the Doctor's homeworld -- and perhaps also as a Time Lady -- Susan is clearly more intelligent than Ian Chesteron and Barbara Wright. On the other hand, on many occasions she behaves with a level of maturity comparable to, and perhaps often less than, that of a human girl of her age of 15.
By the time they meet Ian and Barbara, Susan and the Doctor have already experienced many adventures in time and space. Despite this Susan is often more easily frightened than Ian and Barbara.
In "Tomb of the Cybermen," the second Doctor states that he is about 450 years old. It's probably fair to speculate that the Doctor is some 350 to 400 years old as of "An Unearthly Child," when Susan is 15.
At 140, Romana has nearly graduated from the Time Lord Academy, which suggests that Susan has minimal education by Time Lord standards.
From the new TV program, we know that children of Gallifrey are taken from their families at the age of 8 and admitted into the Academy. By the time of "An Unearthly Child," Susan could have had no more than seven years of Academy education, and given her history of traveling with the Doctor, she probably has far less than seven years -- perhaps none at all. Despite this, Susan is familiar with the Death Zone on Gallifrey.
So... who is Susan Foreman? Is Susan an assumed name, or is it a shortening of a longer, Gallifreyan name, just as Romana is a shortening of Romanadvoratrelundar?
Perhaps we'll never learn much about her, because her origins might shed light on the origins of the Doctor.
(Yes, I know that elements of Susan's back story have been revealed to some extent in tie-in fiction, but we can speculate whatever we wish!)
As a native of the Doctor's homeworld -- and perhaps also as a Time Lady -- Susan is clearly more intelligent than Ian Chesteron and Barbara Wright. On the other hand, on many occasions she behaves with a level of maturity comparable to, and perhaps often less than, that of a human girl of her age of 15.
By the time they meet Ian and Barbara, Susan and the Doctor have already experienced many adventures in time and space. Despite this Susan is often more easily frightened than Ian and Barbara.
In "Tomb of the Cybermen," the second Doctor states that he is about 450 years old. It's probably fair to speculate that the Doctor is some 350 to 400 years old as of "An Unearthly Child," when Susan is 15.
At 140, Romana has nearly graduated from the Time Lord Academy, which suggests that Susan has minimal education by Time Lord standards.
From the new TV program, we know that children of Gallifrey are taken from their families at the age of 8 and admitted into the Academy. By the time of "An Unearthly Child," Susan could have had no more than seven years of Academy education, and given her history of traveling with the Doctor, she probably has far less than seven years -- perhaps none at all. Despite this, Susan is familiar with the Death Zone on Gallifrey.
So... who is Susan Foreman? Is Susan an assumed name, or is it a shortening of a longer, Gallifreyan name, just as Romana is a shortening of Romanadvoratrelundar?
Perhaps we'll never learn much about her, because her origins might shed light on the origins of the Doctor.
(Yes, I know that elements of Susan's back story have been revealed to some extent in tie-in fiction, but we can speculate whatever we wish!)
I'm totally stealing it and am going to work it in as my own idea the next time I'm talking Who with some fellow nerds... 
