"Twelve to thirteen episodes and a Christmas special," answers AL. "That's what constitutes a 'season' usually. There were some special cases like when Ten was on his way out and they got only five one-hour specials - one in December, one in April, one in November, then a two parter with part one airing the following December and part two airing on New Years. And, of course, the extra special regarding the 50th anniversary. Funnily enough, Nine, Ten and Eleven got thirteen episodes in their normal seasons...Twelve's only got twelve."

"It's the drops," says AL to V. "Tower of Terror? No way in hell. Roller coasters? Well...kind of. Depends on her mood. Big drops are terrifying and sudden bursts of speed, too. Like the Rockin' RollerCoaster in Disney...the way they take off like a bat out of hell right out of the gate." She shudders. "And the alter ego has the added disadvantage of wearing glasses. She takes them off before going on a coaster so even if she kept her eyes open for the ride she still wouldn't be able to see anything." I can only ride one or two coasters before feeling queasy, then I have to stop. Which sucks because I do enjoy riding like Batman and Superman at Six Flags even though the speed and drops scare me. And yeah never going on the Rockin' RollerCoaster ever again.