There are no women like her....

[selenak]

A sad beginning of the day this morning, as I learned Jacqueline Pearce, aka Servalan in Blake's 7, has died. The most fabulous evil overlady of them all, who had the rare distinction of not solely ending her canon alive but having outlived all her opponents (both heroic and villainous).

"Montage to Servalan" (Watch on YouTube)

I also bring another vid rec. Bates Motel, see tag, was the prequel-update/reboot-and-new-take-on-herror-icons series of my heart, and thus I was glad to discover Sisabet vidded Norman and Norma (and Mother; one of the not so minor feats of art in this vid is that you always know whether you're watching real Norma or Mother), to David Bowie, no less: Heroes.

Comments

[andraste]

There are no women like her :(.

Pearce also did a fantastic job playing the scheming Cardinal Ollistra in a bunch of recent Big Finish audios - she and John Hurt played off each other brilliantly.

[selenak]

I've been meaning to get the War Doctor chronicles, but the time, the time... Now I have even more reason.

[oracne]

I will miss her.

[selenak]

Servalan could have been easily just a forgettable caricature. Her performance really made all the difference...

[reverancepavane]

Vale Supreme Commander, Madame President, and Comissioner.

"One last thing Supreme Commander, but I must tell you this - you are undoubtedly the sexiest officer I have ever known." [Psychostrategist Carnell (Weapon)- and just what you'd expect from a Puppetmaster.]

[selenak]

Verily. :(

[lizvogel]

Well, drat.

She was a lovely convention guest, too. Always classy, but with a wicked sense of humor not very far below the surface.

[watervole]

Watching Jackie, I realise how much the evil bitch female villain has become a cliche, and how much Jackie was not a cliche.

Servalan had more emotional range as a character. We never saw her back story, but one can sense it sometimes.

[labingi]

So sad she's gone. It's sounds like her final illness was brief, which is a blessing.