I've been thinking about this one, and, to be honest, there's something in Wendy's take on this episode that kind of disturbs me, but I'm having a little trouble putting my finger on it. I *think*, though, that it has to do with the assumpton that, obviously, Meegat is (and is meant to be) some sort of representative for women in general. And I just don't see why that should be. Why should we view Meegat that way, and not any of the other female guest characters? After all, Meegat is only one person, and she certainly doesn't have a label that says "Representative of All Feminity" pinned to her dress. (Such a label *is* almost visible in "Power," which is why I find that episode much, *much* more disturbing.) I think the problem here is that Meegat is certainly a *submissive* character, and the portrayal of a woman -- any woman -- as in any way submissive can really push people's buttons. But Meegat is one person, and she's one person in a very specific and unusual set of circumstances. For her, this is a religious context, and a submissive attitude is frequently expected in religious contexts. It dosn't necessarily have anything to do with her gender at all. To nominate Meegat as the Obvious, Writer-Indended Representative of All Women, in preference to all the other female characters (and I can't think of a single example of another submissive female in the show, unless you count mutoids) seems to me both silly and rather insulting (to Meegat, and to women in general). As if Meegat's submission is something that can and should be abstracted from one woman to women in general, but not Avalon's courage and leadership, or Governor LeGrande's political cluelessness, or Dr. Plaxton's intelligence, or the Altas' cold inhumanity, or...