I saw that secret and was not well pleased. I must get some of this off my chest.
Whoverse:
Sarah Jane Smith - Just, full STOP. Sarah Jane has traveled with three Doctors and met six of them. She helps take the Master out of commission in "The Five Doctors" and faces down the worst scum of the universe with alarming regularity. She doesn't scream and faint when confronted with two of her worst fears ever (the return of the Daleks in "The Stolen Earth", then Davros in "Journey's End"), and she unflinchingly holds up a warp star, ready to take them all out with her. She is a smart girl who matures into a brilliant woman and mother. And she can kick your ass with her sonic lipstick.
Nyssa of Traken - Girlfriend helps save the universe her very first go-round, rewiring one of the biggest psychic collectives in existence when she's really not supposed to be doing it. Then her father gets bodysnatched by the most evil Time Lord around (the Master, if you were at all unsure) and she resists his mind control long enough to save Adric. And then her planet gets destroyed. And she still goes traveling with the Doctor, helping save his life on Castrovalva for starters. She is tiny and scary-brilliant and very plainly awesome.
Tegan Jovanka - Mouth on legs? Yes. Awesome? YES. Tegan is brave and strong and flies the TARDIS by herself (and okay, a little help from Nyssa and the TARDIS itself). She survives possession twice and almost gets killed by Daleks and like Martha Jones, knows when to walk away from the Doctor.
Ace McShane - I have seven words for you, and that should be all: Kills. A. Dalek. With. A. Baseball. Bat. Because it called her small. There's also the rocket launcher. And the Nitro-9. And the time she almost became a Cheetah Person. And the time fought the Daleks. And the Cybermen. And the Gods of flipping Ragnarok. No wonder she was supposed to become a Time Lady if the show had continued.
And some more awesome women:
Alex Drake, Ashes to Ashes. Because she calls everyone in 1981 "constructs". To their faces! Because she can chase down suspects in four inch heels and give Gene Hunt a stiff uppercut straight after. Because she tried her hardest to save her parents and all she wants to do is get back to her daughter. Because she let CID stamp her arse and dragged the men into a gay bar and keeps hitting on her own godfather.
Abbey Bartlet, The West Wing. Who never decided that women were stupid and gave a made-up award to Marion Coatesworth-Haye because her ancestors were privateers. Because she's the Medea to Jed's "Jackass", and takes Lord Marbury's ridiculousness with remarkable aplomb. Because the entire Senior Staff are terrified of her and she knows it.
Iris Crowe, Carnivale. The woman knows EVERYTHING. She is sneaky and smart and scary as hell. She's devoted to her brother enough to do some terrible things (without being too spoilery) and tell him to his face that it was all for him. She can lay the smackdown on the Antichrist himself, because big sister knows best, you little twerp, and don't forget it.
Rita Sue Dreifuss, Carnivale. Lady Macbeth is a size 16, and she both strips and whores for a living. Do not fuck with her family, you will most certainly regret it. Rita Sue is awesome and strong as hell and bitter and regretful and bitchy and scathingly sarcastic and takes no shit.
Zoe Alleyne Washburn, Firefly/Serenity. Browncoat for life, second-in-command for life, but still courageous enough to reach for married life with both hands. Carries a gun, kills if need be, wins more barfights than the men, but you'd better believe she can wear a slinky dress.
Penelope Garcia, Criminal Minds. Do not malign the Oracle of Quantico, as her knights will kill you dead. Computer genius, sweetest girl on the planet, and loyal as hell to her team. She even sinks into profiling if they ask, even though it makes her cry. Will do unspeakable things to your credit history should you mess with her people or her coffee. And she's hot - "Baby Girl" got back, and no less than sex god Derek Morgan would hit that.
Yes, rambly, but c'mon! How can you not love such awesome women?!
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Date: 2009-04-27 12:44 pm (UTC)Whoverse:
Sarah Jane Smith - Just, full STOP. Sarah Jane has traveled with three Doctors and met six of them. She helps take the Master out of commission in "The Five Doctors" and faces down the worst scum of the universe with alarming regularity. She doesn't scream and faint when confronted with two of her worst fears ever (the return of the Daleks in "The Stolen Earth", then Davros in "Journey's End"), and she unflinchingly holds up a warp star, ready to take them all out with her. She is a smart girl who matures into a brilliant woman and mother. And she can kick your ass with her sonic lipstick.
Nyssa of Traken - Girlfriend helps save the universe her very first go-round, rewiring one of the biggest psychic collectives in existence when she's really not supposed to be doing it. Then her father gets bodysnatched by the most evil Time Lord around (the Master, if you were at all unsure) and she resists his mind control long enough to save Adric. And then her planet gets destroyed. And she still goes traveling with the Doctor, helping save his life on Castrovalva for starters. She is tiny and scary-brilliant and very plainly awesome.
Tegan Jovanka - Mouth on legs? Yes. Awesome? YES. Tegan is brave and strong and flies the TARDIS by herself (and okay, a little help from Nyssa and the TARDIS itself). She survives possession twice and almost gets killed by Daleks and like Martha Jones, knows when to walk away from the Doctor.
Ace McShane - I have seven words for you, and that should be all: Kills. A. Dalek. With. A. Baseball. Bat. Because it called her small. There's also the rocket launcher. And the Nitro-9. And the time she almost became a Cheetah Person. And the time fought the Daleks. And the Cybermen. And the Gods of flipping Ragnarok. No wonder she was supposed to become a Time Lady if the show had continued.
And some more awesome women:
Alex Drake, Ashes to Ashes. Because she calls everyone in 1981 "constructs". To their faces! Because she can chase down suspects in four inch heels and give Gene Hunt a stiff uppercut straight after. Because she tried her hardest to save her parents and all she wants to do is get back to her daughter. Because she let CID stamp her arse and dragged the men into a gay bar and keeps hitting on her own godfather.
Abbey Bartlet, The West Wing. Who never decided that women were stupid and gave a made-up award to Marion Coatesworth-Haye because her ancestors were privateers. Because she's the Medea to Jed's "Jackass", and takes Lord Marbury's ridiculousness with remarkable aplomb. Because the entire Senior Staff are terrified of her and she knows it.
Iris Crowe, Carnivale. The woman knows EVERYTHING. She is sneaky and smart and scary as hell. She's devoted to her brother enough to do some terrible things (without being too spoilery) and tell him to his face that it was all for him. She can lay the smackdown on the Antichrist himself, because big sister knows best, you little twerp, and don't forget it.
Rita Sue Dreifuss, Carnivale. Lady Macbeth is a size 16, and she both strips and whores for a living. Do not fuck with her family, you will most certainly regret it. Rita Sue is awesome and strong as hell and bitter and regretful and bitchy and scathingly sarcastic and takes no shit.
Zoe Alleyne Washburn, Firefly/Serenity. Browncoat for life, second-in-command for life, but still courageous enough to reach for married life with both hands. Carries a gun, kills if need be, wins more barfights than the men, but you'd better believe she can wear a slinky dress.
Penelope Garcia, Criminal Minds. Do not malign the Oracle of Quantico, as her knights will kill you dead. Computer genius, sweetest girl on the planet, and loyal as hell to her team. She even sinks into profiling if they ask, even though it makes her cry. Will do unspeakable things to your credit history should you mess with her people or her coffee. And she's hot - "Baby Girl" got back, and no less than sex god Derek Morgan would hit that.
Yes, rambly, but c'mon! How can you not love such awesome women?!