Her Zoe was calm, calculating, and nobody's fool. And she never stopped learning. In one episode she's flying the mule and trying to dock it with the ship and her husband says something like "it's just like we practiced.". She is the best female character I've ever seen. Gina made her character universal. Just an old soldier trying to live.
shareI think you're referring to the movie. ;)
shareOf course, Serenity. I'm 53. Zoe was the first woman I ever saw that was written well. She wasn't written as a male wanabe. She was written as a woman who learned how to be dangerous.
shareI've never seen Firefly nor Serenity, but she was great in Hercules as Nebula (one of the few strong characters from that show who doesn't appear in Xena). Her role in Cleopatra 2525 (Hel) is also interesting.
shareLyceus, if you get the chance, watch her in Firefly. If you're of the school of fans that like to see their hero throw people around and humiliate them than don't watch. If you are a fan of strong people who have decided to do what it takes to survive, watch.
share"Of course, Serenity. I'm 53. Zoe was the first woman I ever saw that was written well. She wasn't written as a male wanabe. She was written as a woman who learned how to be dangerous."
Exactly. So many supposedly "strong" women are really just women who have to abandon their femininity/identity and become men. Why is it impossible for someone to be a fully fledged woman AND a strong person? (Huge problem I had with the character of Eowyn in LOTR- Tolkien just wanted to create a female character to bring balance. But he just ends up describing her as a man in a woman's body. Why can't she just be a kickass woman? But I digress...) I adore Zoe; you take her seriously without a second thought. She is already married (to Wash, whom I love) and has a very serious relationship. She is not in the plot merely as a romantic foil for the men. She is just awesome.
She is realistically strong, and still has her identity as a woman. That is why I adore Zoe.
"Ni!"