I love
Zoe. She’s one of the smartest people in
every room, and she damn sure knows it.
As such, her best moments usually involve her being smart like a boss,
bringing her analytical mind, total recall, and badass computer skills to any
problem (spoilers.)
Planning to Escape the Dominators (Series 6,
Episode 3 – “The Dominators: Episode 3”)
Okay, so
this plan doesn’t actually work out, but that’s because Jamie interrupts things
at the last moment – it’s still a good plan.
The Dominators are forcing Zoe and the other prisoners to haul rocks for
them. Zoe, knowing that the museum is
nearby with a laser gun they can use, conspires with Cully to have him pretend
to be “exhausted” so he can sneak off when the Quark guards aren’t paying
attention to him. Then, once he’s in
position, Zoe creates a distraction so he can fire the gun. If Jamie hadn’t gotten in the way, there’s a
good chance it would’ve worked. Also,
when Zoe is recruiting other prisoners for her plan, one argues, “Resistance
will only lead to violence,” and Zoe counters with the awesome, sharp retort, “And
submission leads to slavery!”
Subduing the Karkus (Series 5, Episode 9 – “The
Mind Robber: Episode 4”)
Kickass
Zoe! When she and the Doctor come across
the Karkus, a character from a comic strip in her time, she uses both her
knowledge of the the character and the rules of the Land of Fiction to gain the
upper hand. She matches the Karkus blow
for blow, then declares him bound to serve her as his new master.
Stumping the Computer (Series 6, Episode 12 –
“The Invasion: Episode 2”)
This is a
fun one, showing off both Zoe’s smarts and her personality. See, while this is an undoubtedly-impressive
moment, it’s not one that saves the day or solves any great problem. Rather, annoyed at the computer refusing her
admittance into International Electromatics, Zoe decides she's not about to be
shown up by some jumped-up number-cruncher.
With great satisfaction, she pulls the classic move of offering the
computer an unsolvable problem, overloading its circuits when it can’t find an
answer. I like it because she does it
for no greater reason than because the computer is annoying her and she can.
Calculating the Missile Strike (Series 6,
Episode 17 – “The Invasion: Episode 7”)
Rapidfire
calculations for the win! UNIT has a ton
of Cyberships bearing down on them and a limited number of missiles in which to
try and stop them. It seems hopeless,
and they’re prepared to just try and shoot down what they can, but that’s not
good enough for Zoe! In 30 seconds, she calculates precisely
where to aim each of the available missiles in order to start an explosive
chain reaction that will take out nearly all the Cyberships, using nothing but
raw data and that brilliant noggin of hers.
Navigating the Tunnels (Series 6, Episode 26 –
“The Seeds of Death: Episode 4”)
Oh, I love this one.
With Ice Warriors running around the Moonbase, it’s too dangerous to use
the corridors. So, in order to get
around, Zoe and Phipps make their way through the maintenance tunnels, but
Phipps, who’s supposed to be guiding them, gets turned around and then starts
freaking out. Fortunately, Zoe’s seen a
map of the base and, having thus memorized it, she’s able to apply that
information to the layout of the tunnels, extrapolate where they currently are
and where they need to go, and then accurately guide them through. Zoe is awesome.
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