I can’t begin to explain what a revelation this show was to me. I remember staring, wide-eyed, as this gorgeous woman, this absolute vision, danced across her fight scenes with the grace of a Russian ballerina and the impact of Bruce Lee. She held her own with Batman…hell, there was a sense that she didn’t even really need Batman.

And it got better. As Barbara Gordon, she was also a librarian. She loved books. She was smart, smarter than Robin, maybe smarter than anyone on the show. She had the confidence and poise that every girl longs to have, and best of all (for me) she had red hair, like mine.

I’m surprised I didn’t faint.