'Nightflyers': Why Gretchen Mol's Agatha Matheson is a revolutionary

Gretchen Mol's character in the new SyFy series is a dedicated psychiatrist for telepaths, but she's not hesitant to stab axe-murderers and slice her own neck off for the planet

The cold open for the pilot of SyFy's latest space adventure series, 'Nightflyers', was filled with thrill and gore if nothing else. Based on the novella by George R R Martin, the show-adaptation put forth some pivotal elements of the story right at the start and fans were pretty satisfied, especially in terms of how they expected a show based on Martin's books to pan out.

Yet, somehow it wasn't just the storytelling or the riveting plot in itself that managed to stand out the most in the opening five minutes of the pilot; it was one particular character - Agatha Matheson - who pretty much changed the game in the representation of women in gore and horror. We are all for it!

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