Sarcasm is an adjusted stress reaction.

*g* I meant it purely as a compliment. It's a powerful passage. Romana's stubbornness to survive--maybe not bodily, but a mental assertion of do what you will but you can't have what makes me me--is very clear.

From the little I know of her, Romana sounds like someone Russell might find a sort of kinship with. They both have to depend on themselves--and are fiercely independent, and assume too much of the blame--but care deeply for those who matter to them. Unfortunately, Romana is lonely, while Russell has found her soulmate. I think the Doctor could be (and at times it seems like he's saying "I'm here if you want me") her soulmate, but she never takes him up on it. Sounds like she doesn't(or won't allow herself to) believe in such things...

When she remembered, oh, that was a great moment. And hee hee, I like how the Doctor finds all her hiding places. I don't know what it is about him, but I love how he's so...he's like an overgrown kid. Unapologetic for what needs to be done but never harsh. Hard to describe, really...