Mary Ann, Bailey Quarters, and the rest: when the sidekick is hotter than the lead

That does it. I’m going to start drinking when I post. That way I’ll have an excuse.

Both Nerys and Ezri were more attractive than Jadzia on Deep Space Nine. Or anyone else in all of Trek, for that matter.

River > Kaylee > Inara ≈ Zoe

And I agree with everyone saying Gabriella is far more attractive than Xena.

I’m not going to laugh at you. Not as such. I am, however, going to see about getting you a new optometrist.

I don’t think they qualify anyway. One, because neither was the lead; that was clearly Bonnie what’s-her-name-that-I-had-such-a-huge-crush-on-but-now-can’t-recall-her-surname-you-know-the-redheaded-mom. Second. when the show began, VB was what, 14? I don’t think we were meant to see her in a hypersexualized why. At least I hope not.

The OP already said it; I know, being he.

The Renee O’Connor/Lucy Lawless thing is…odd, though. On the surface it seems to qualify; Gabrielle, in the first half of the first season, was positively frumpy. But as the series went on, her outfits got smaller and smaller,while Lawless (particularly during her pregnancy) wore more and more. Not that Xena was unattractive: far from it. But in part it had to do with the character. Xena didn’t give a damn whether anyone thought she was attractive; Gabrielle clearly enjoyed the attention.

She was born in 1960, the show started in 1975. She was always an older girl/woman to me. By the Time I was 12, she was a jaw dropping, 18 year old knock out. The Show ran from 1975 to 1984. She was definitely prime fantasy material for men around my age.

Jim

Freddy “Boom Boom” Washington was wayyy hotter than Vinnie Barbarino. Hell, Epstein was hotter than Vinnie.

Yeah, but Julie Kotter was hotter than them all! :wink: Ellen Travolta as Horshack’s mom was pretty hot, too.

Only if by “frumpy”, you mean “shaped like a real human being, female variety”. It seems to me that Gabrielle was always supposed to be the hot one. Oh, Xena was great, if you liked the muscular, athletic type, but everybody loved Gabby.

Actually I merely referred to the way she dressed. The original Gabgarb was by far the most skin-covering outfit anyone under forty wore on either Xena or Hercules; that Gabby was eiher lacking in confidence or perpetually fighting off a chill. Then she met the Amazons and started to learn how to fight; and as her fighting prowess increased, her wardrobe decreased, as if that was the deal she’d made with God.
A deal we all applauded.

you mean the Feeber is supposed to be hotter?

scratches her head in utter confusion

SWAT. The original series, back when the dinosaurs walked the earth… well, not that far, just when I was in junior high. I just couldn’t stomach either the blonde, blue-haired sniper (TJ) or the “cool sexy black haired guy”, give me “mr serious black haired guy” any time. AKA Robert Urich, so I mustn’t have had that much bad taste, in spite of what my classmates said.

Nobody’s done this one yet?
Eonwe the shield maiden of Rohan is like, WAY hotter than Arwen the elf-princess.

But I’d still like to see them in a cage match.

And Eames has it all over Goren.

What?

Archie: “Jesus! Please let me have both - at the SAME TIME!”

Gotta disagree. Xena was so intense, as played by Lawless, you know she had to be a tiger in bed. The challenge would be to do her so well it makes sparks fly out her nose. And I can’t see Gabby being quite so intense. More AGREEABLE, maybe …

I think you mean Eowyn. And while I’d agree with your assessment in general, I don’t think it fits this discussion. Arwen is only a minor character in the books; Eowyn is far more important plot-wise.

Book Aragorn was still an idiot not to return her love, though. And don’t even get me started on movie-Aragorn, the bastard. Leading Eowyn on, breaking her heart; what a putz. I swear, I dont’ care if he is the freaking destined King of Men, the next time I see him he is getting such a thrashing.

:smack:

yeah…I guess Eonwe could have pretty much kicked anyone’s ass.

With weapons, I’m sure he’s a match for anybody short of Manwe. Without, Tulkas would certainly eat his lunch.

And I refuse to make the Batman joke.

Here, here - well spoken bruce!!

Matter of preference. I tend to be attracted to those that are demure or have a quiet strength as I am not an intense person and would be overwhelmed by a partner that is.