Oh, how
I love to watch Whoniverse characters being smart and being brave. Here are five scenes I adore from my girl
Rani.
Investigating Odd Bob (Series 2, Episode 3 –
“The Day of the Clown: Part 1”)
Upon
seeing a strange clown that pops out of nowhere and seemingly disappears at
will, what does Rani do? Investigate, of
course! She doesn’t try to rationalize
it or fret that she’s going crazy.
Alien-wise, she hits the ground running, poking into the peculiar and
searching for answers, no matter how bizarre they may be.
Stopping the Nanoforms (Series 3, Episode 2 –
“Prisoner of the Judoon: Part 2”)
This
one’s a tag-team with Clyde, but who doesn’t love a weaponized fire
extinguisher? Trapped a lab with the
nanoforms closing in, Clyde bemoans the fact that they’re without Luke, who
normally does the science stuff, but Rani isn’t ready to throw in the
towel. She urges him to keep his head in
the game, and when he remembers that they don’t react well to cold temperatures,
Rani’s ready to lock and load.
Taking on Androvax (Series 4, Episode 4 –
“Vault of Secrets: Part 2”)
I think
all the non-Smith kids on the show feel guilty from time to time about keeping
their parents in the dark about what they do, but when those parents are in
trouble, the kids will do anything to
keep them safe. Here, Rani confronts an
alien convicted of multiple counts of genocide who’s stolen her mother’s body
and is using it to hide from the authorities.
Rani both risks the danger of confronting Androvax and offers her own body up for possession instead, getting him out
of her mom. Now that’s love – better than breakfast in bed any day!
Staying with Jane (Series 4, Episode 10 –
“Lost in Time: Part 2”)
Pretty
much everyone is great throughout this entire story, and Rani is no
exception. Not only does she
successfully navigate social mores in the 16th century and thwart an
assassination attempt on Jane Grey, I love that she also stays to help Jane
face her impending arrest at the hands of Queen Mary. Rani knows she has to let history play out
the way it’s supposed to, so she can’t save Jane, but she’s there as a friend,
offering Jane comfort during her final hours of freedom. Really lovely.
Sneaking into Serf Systems (Series 5, Episode
6 – “The Man Who Never Was: Part 2”)
Rani is
so great here. After her (adorable)
insistence that she and Clyde take “precautions” before investigating the
SerfBoard, she manages to get them on site for the big launch, making press
passes for her and Clyde after figuring out which reporters from the list of
invitees aren’t coming. Nice work on her
part, and the result of her and Clyde passing themselves off as a pair of
(married) journalists from Twilight Years
Magazine is one of my favorite “undercover” scenarios on the show.
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