Here are some of our favorite female time travelers to ever hit the small screen.
Why does this matter?
This is less true on television, where women have been hopping through the space-time continuum for decades.
Here is a list of some of the best fictional female time travelers of the TV world.
ButOutlanderfascinates and much of that has to do with protagonist Claire Beauchamp.
Outlandercould have been so much flatter.
It could have relied completely on Claires love life to keep viewers interesting.
And, thoughOutlanderdoes romance very well, Claire is more than her relationships with the men in her life.
She is a woman trying to do the right thing as her allegiances quickly become confused.
In many ways, Rose was the protagonist of the first two seasons of newWho.
She was an empathetic adventurer.
And she was the gateway character for so many new fans into the world ofDoctor Who.
If so, perhaps you forgot about the five-episode arc that endedFelicitys final season.
It doesnt work out well.
Besides, ifThe Americanshas proven anything, its that Keri Russell is awesome in any time period.
Thank you for this delightfully zany contribution to the female time traveling tradition,J.J.
However, only her first story The War Machines remains completely intact.
All other Polly episodes are either partially or completely missing.
A resident of 1966 Britain, Polly and fellow companion Ben, accidentally get carried away by the T.A.R.D.I.S.
when trying to return The Doctors key.
The ladies over atVerity Podcastchatted about Polly inan episodeabout companions from missing episodes.
Check it out if youre looking to reminisce further about this groovy time-traveling lady.
Becca Brady,Hindsight
Few could have expected such a delightful degree of drama in VH1sHindsight.
Kira,Continuum
If you havent checked out this Canadian time travel drama, do it.
Add in a hearty helping of dramatic irony and you have yourself the ultimate Mary Sue adventure.
The only main companion from newWhoto break the 20-something lady parade, Donna never wanted to shag The Doctor.
Who cant relate to that?
If thats not some kind of privileged time traveler knowledge, then I dont know what is.
Its not hard to see Martha Jones greatness, however.
She was a doctor who was regularly left to her own devices to save both herself and the Doctor.
(Human Nature, anyone?)
For all of these reasons and more.
Martha Jones gets all of the time traveling points.
At first, D.I.
Alex Drakes (Keeley Hawes) story arc seems all too similar to D.I.
And what fun is time travel without some casual examination of feminist history?
This dynamic should get boring, but it doesnt.
Instead, Erica continually learns from her mistakes.
If only all time travelers were as emotionally intelligent as theBeing Ericaprotagonist.
Has there ever been a TV time travel character who has time travel so infused into her character arc?
I dont think so.
