fangirl ramblings: Jo McDonagh

In trying to write something vaguely resembling an essay about why I love Kara Thrace, I'm continually reminded of Jo. Because Jo is Kara's predecessor, the no-nonsense chick who likes guns and kicking people and being physically active. Jo, of course, has a rather stronger sense of law and order (and justice), but she's just as much of a maverick as Kara is (witness Roper's quickly adopting his tactic of following her everywhere to keep her out of trouble), and quite possibly gets into more trouble.

http://www.army.mod.uk/news/year_2004/redcap.htm contains stuff about Red Cap, and a cute picture spread of Jo in fatigues.

Jo is blonde, with hair long enough to pull back into messy ponytails. Given Kara's hair seems to grow in leaps and bounds, she'll soon need to yank it back, or have it in her eyes (er, as someone whose hair gets in her eyes, this is DAMNED ANNOYING, and I wish more people would realize this).

She also has a Tragic Past, and accidentally got her boyfriend killed, for which Roper blames her.

Roper, btw, is a maverick, I'd say he's more Helo than Lee.

Kenny Burns, otoh, is Lee and Adama rolled into one whilst whatsisface is Tigh and Adama.

Forney = Baltar (and Forney totally needs his own mental blonde... because she would mock him a lot, and it would be really damned amusing)

I'm being distracted by archetypes, and I was talking about Jo and Kara, and how they both throw the first punch and don't take shit from anyone. And, just, they're NOT passive. Mmm.

So, yah. Jo is totally Kara's great-great something or other.

dear tv writers.

Please stop writing Mercedes Lackey childhoods for your heroines. It's fucking pissing me off.

Die horribly, Lyssie.

Kara Thrace should be declared an illegal substance.

No, really.

If we could clone her, we'd make SO MUCH money.

Because, this should be illegal. Really. (vaguely spoilery, for an upcoming episode, but if you just stare at the right side, it really isn't).