Thella, Lady Holdless, started out as a very promising character, an extremely smart rogue in the world of Pern, where order is supreme. She's charismatic, has a good eye for sizing people up, is one hell of a strategist, and ruthless in securing her supremacy. She becomes something of an evil Robin Hood, distributing the stolen wealth to the poor and downtrodden in order to secure her rule over her hold. Unfortunately, she descends into madness to become obsessed with killing the story's persecuted dragon-hearing, royal-veined, wimpy Mary Sue, pursued with dopy devotion by the gypsy Jayge. Instead of focusing on rebuilding herself like the strategist Thella always had been, she begins a series of vengeful attacks like the typical stupid villan with the memory of a goldfish. Always kind of had a soft spot for that villan in my heart, who showed such potential.
Interestingly enough, while searching to try and remember Jayge's name (Thella sticks with me, but not the other names), I found this on Wiki: "In 2002, the WB Network and writer Ronald D. Moore (of Battlestar Galactica fame) had completed sets and casting, and were within a few days of filming. Moore had sent the pilot episode to WB for final approval. When it was returned, it was returned with so many changes to the basic structure of Pern (making it more like Buffy: The Vampire Slayer)that it no longer much resembled the world created by Anne McCaffrey. As a fan of the Pern series, Moore refused to continue under the changes made, and filming was cancelled and rights were returned to Anne McCaffrey."
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Unfortunately, she descends into madness to become obsessed with killing the story's persecuted dragon-hearing, royal-veined, wimpy Mary Sue, pursued with dopy devotion by the gypsy Jayge. Instead of focusing on rebuilding herself like the strategist Thella always had been, she begins a series of vengeful attacks like the typical stupid villan with the memory of a goldfish.
Always kind of had a soft spot for that villan in my heart, who showed such potential.
Interestingly enough, while searching to try and remember Jayge's name (Thella sticks with me, but not the other names), I found this on Wiki: "In 2002, the WB Network and writer Ronald D. Moore (of Battlestar Galactica fame) had completed sets and casting, and were within a few days of filming. Moore had sent the pilot episode to WB for final approval. When it was returned, it was returned with so many changes to the basic structure of Pern (making it more like Buffy: The Vampire Slayer)that it no longer much resembled the world created by Anne McCaffrey. As a fan of the Pern series, Moore refused to continue under the changes made, and filming was cancelled and rights were returned to Anne McCaffrey."
What could have been, eh?