Bethany Sloane, played by Linda Fiorentino
Not-Your-Average Role Model
When I think "female ass-kicker," Bethany Sloane is not the first person who comes to mind. She's not physically as strong as Buffy Summers or River Tam. She's not intellectually as strong as Temperence Brennan or Hermione Granger. She's just a normal, lapsed Catholic who works at an abortion clinic.
In fact, the only thing that makes Bethany Sloane even the least bit extraordinary is the fact that she is the last blood relative of Jesus Christ.
That, in itself, shouldn't qualify her for membership in the "strong women" club. A person's lineage and situation doesn't...
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