I GOT SO CAUGHT UP IN MY LOVE FOR AMANDA THAT I FORGOT TO TALK ABOUT ANYONE ELSE.
Much like pretty much everyone else in this entry, I love Toph to itty bitty bits, for much the same reasons. While I admit to being skeptical about Katara at first, because in the first season they looked like they weren't sure what they wanted to do with her, I warmed up to her in the second season onwards and by the end of the third one I loved her so much.
Donna=fantastic. I wish she'd been Nine's companion instead of Rose, because she was so much more deserving of him.
Romana I! Romana was one of Four's companions back in the old days, and unlike other companions she was forced onto him. So unlike other companions, she was of the mind that she was smarter than him. She was not in the least bit awed by him, and she wasn't the damsel in distress that many of his female companions seemed to be. And she was brilliant. And she could kick ass. And she was awesome, and I love her to bits. I wish that Mary Tamm hadn't got pregnant, because she would have continued to play Romana for a few more series, rather than being 'regenerated' into Lalla Ward so soon. (An interesting note about Romana: She liked looking like princesses. In the 'Key to Time' series episode 'The Androids of Tara' Romana is mistaken for the local princess because of an uncanny difference; the second Romana took on the appearance of Princess Astra, a character in the episode before she regenerated.)
Sabine: You already know how I feel about her. She is awesome and amazing and lovely and strong and admirable and hot and I adore her to bits.
Tosh: Tosh was so adorable. Though I don't generally go for characters whose strong points include pining for someone else, I found that the way Tosh's character was gone about was just so much that I couldn't help but love her.
Lwaxana Troi: She was Deanna Troi's mother in Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Her actor also played Nurse Chapel in the original series, and voiced the computers on the Enterprise up until her death last December.) Now here is a woman who knows what she wants! Not to be deterred, once Lwaxana sets her sights on something you can rest assured that it's hers. Headstrong, stubborn, shallow to an extent, and proud, Lwaxana is an ambassodor and a noble of her species. In most episodes she has a tendency to chase after various men, not for emotional bonding but simply because it amuses her. Her favorite target is Picard, who gets flustered by her mere presence; however, she has a genuine love and affection for Deanna (who she calls 'Little One' and tries to convince her to use her telepathy more), and will move heaven and earth if it means her happiness- but not without complaint. Lwaxana is strong-willed, she has got along for years without a man (beyond her valet, Mr. Homm, who is utterly devoted to serving her) and doesn't need one- she chases them because she wants them, not because she needs them. And I admire her spirit as much as I admire Amanda's.
I also admire Azula. Because she is insane. And Uhura and Nurse Chapel and Tasha (and Nashara, to a lesser extent) and Beverly and Guinan, who is many shades of amazing. (The women of Star Trek are a force to be reckoned with, for sure. Mr. Roddenberry was no womanizer- even if he did stick them in mini-skirts for no practical reason.)
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Much like pretty much everyone else in this entry, I love Toph to itty bitty bits, for much the same reasons. While I admit to being skeptical about Katara at first, because in the first season they looked like they weren't sure what they wanted to do with her, I warmed up to her in the second season onwards and by the end of the third one I loved her so much.
Donna=fantastic. I wish she'd been Nine's companion instead of Rose, because she was so much more deserving of him.
Romana I! Romana was one of Four's companions back in the old days, and unlike other companions she was forced onto him. So unlike other companions, she was of the mind that she was smarter than him. She was not in the least bit awed by him, and she wasn't the damsel in distress that many of his female companions seemed to be. And she was brilliant. And she could kick ass. And she was awesome, and I love her to bits. I wish that Mary Tamm hadn't got pregnant, because she would have continued to play Romana for a few more series, rather than being 'regenerated' into Lalla Ward so soon. (An interesting note about Romana: She liked looking like princesses. In the 'Key to Time' series episode 'The Androids of Tara' Romana is mistaken for the local princess because of an uncanny difference; the second Romana took on the appearance of Princess Astra, a character in the episode before she regenerated.)
Sabine: You already know how I feel about her. She is awesome and amazing and lovely and strong and admirable and hot and I adore her to bits.
Tosh: Tosh was so adorable. Though I don't generally go for characters whose strong points include pining for someone else, I found that the way Tosh's character was gone about was just so much that I couldn't help but love her.
Lwaxana Troi: She was Deanna Troi's mother in Star Trek: The Next Generation. (Her actor also played Nurse Chapel in the original series, and voiced the computers on the Enterprise up until her death last December.) Now here is a woman who knows what she wants! Not to be deterred, once Lwaxana sets her sights on something you can rest assured that it's hers. Headstrong, stubborn, shallow to an extent, and proud, Lwaxana is an ambassodor and a noble of her species. In most episodes she has a tendency to chase after various men, not for emotional bonding but simply because it amuses her. Her favorite target is Picard, who gets flustered by her mere presence; however, she has a genuine love and affection for Deanna (who she calls 'Little One' and tries to convince her to use her telepathy more), and will move heaven and earth if it means her happiness- but not without complaint. Lwaxana is strong-willed, she has got along for years without a man (beyond her valet, Mr. Homm, who is utterly devoted to serving her) and doesn't need one- she chases them because she wants them, not because she needs them. And I admire her spirit as much as I admire Amanda's.
I also admire Azula. Because she is insane. And Uhura and Nurse Chapel and Tasha (and Nashara, to a lesser extent) and Beverly and Guinan, who is many shades of amazing. (The women of Star Trek are a force to be reckoned with, for sure. Mr. Roddenberry was no womanizer- even if he did stick them in mini-skirts for no practical reason.)