I was enjoying an old episode of "Dr. Who" last night, an episode called "The Doctor's Daughter." In it, the Doctor lands on a foreign planet and is immediately apprehended by some humans who force his hand into a machine that takes a tissue sample. A moment later, a beautiful young woman looking to be about 16-20 years old steps out of a chamber of a "progenation machine"... the Doctor's daughter. She is intelligent, thoughtful, and friendly, with a winning smile. Though programmed with the knowledge and skills she needs to survive, she still has things to learn, and she spends the episode finding out what it means to be the daughter of the Doctor.
I looked at my husband and said, "Hmm. I would really strongly consider it if it could be just like that, that easy!"
