Top 10 Science Fiction Heroines

Wayne deserves the lion's share of the credit for the criteria we used to make our choices, and for the most part, we limited ourselves to characters who appeared in shows that we actually watched. Whether you heard our list in Episode 2 of the podcast or are reading it here for the first time, please let us know what you think.

1. Aeryn Sun (Claudia Black) Farscape

2. Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) Fringe

3. Echo/Caroline Farrell (Eliza Dushku) Dollhouse

4. Kara Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) Battlestar Galactica

5. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) Sanctuary

6. Kate Austin (Evangeline Lilly) Lost

7. Zoe Washburn (Gina Torres) Firefly

8. Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) Torchwood

9. Cameron Phillips (Summer Glau) Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles

10. Samantha Carter (Amanda Tapping) Stargate SG-1