Barefoot Bohemian

Since mariko got me thinking about this, I've been obsessing over who my favorite toku females are. I am rather famous in my household for disliking many Western television female characters. There are notable exceptions, such as Whedon ladies, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (see icon), and just Terminator in general, Ruby 1.0 from Supernatural, many of the Stargate ladies, etc. But for each of them, there are 10 Bella Swans (sorry Twilight fans, I gave the first movie a try, but you lost me). I hate female characters who are always sitting on men's laps, being carried around, generally being reduced to acting as the child of the relationship, and who are willing to kill themselves when the man is gone. Juliet, I am not. SO, here are some uplifting examples of toku awesomeness.

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