Scifi Chick's  Picks for the Top Five Scifi Moms! 

 BTW:*****SPOILER ALERT!*****  THIS Sci-fi Chick Musings is full of SPOILERS! Skip a rant if you haven't finished the books, movie or TV show in which the character appears.

 In honor of Mother's Day I would like to pay tribute  to my some of my favorite Sci-fi mom's!

#5. Amanda Grayson: The Star Trek Universe

Dear Spock's Mom, We can only appreciate but, never truly understand what it must have been like to raise a son who, due to Vulcan custom, never told you how much he loved you. We know for a fact, Amanda, he deeply regretted this. But, any woman who lived through raising Spock once and then again a second time. Due to that nasty incident on the Genesis Planet, which caused your son to be reborn and required you to re-raise and re-educated him. You also get bonus points for being a working mom and finding time to help Star Fleet create the Universal Translator!  All this earns you a spot in the top 5 on my list of the Best Moms of Scifi!

#4. Sarah Conner: The Terminator Universe

Oh, poor Sarah Conner! What else is a mom to do but become an "Ass Kicking , Crazy Woman" when cyborgs form the future have been sent back in time to terminate you and yours to ensure a Nuclear War that leads to machines ruling the Earth! Talk about HOMESCHOOLING! You educated yourself and your son on all topics that would help the future resistance fighter. You hooked up with every questionable character who was willing to teach you military tactics! Most Moms just aren't willing to hang out in Biker bars, in Mexico, just  to find someone willing to train them in small arms weapons. So, thank you, Sarah for preparing  John Conner to lead the human resistance. It is because of your sacrifice the human race will go on!

#3. Joyce Summers: The Buffyverse

 What's a single mom to do when her daughter is the "Chosen One" and you really can't enforce a curfew or prevent her from dating older men/vampires. You always found a way to support her when she was getting into fights, burning down schools, killing your boyfriend and feeding you "magic" band candy. Your struggle to raise the girl who would "save the world, a lot" was so graceful and steady not a dry eye was to be found when you died. RIP Joyce Summers. The best Mom a girl with superpowers could ever have.

#2 Molly Weasley: The Harry Potter books and movies

Molly definitely had the biggest bunch of kids to look after. She gave birth to seven children. Six of them turned out to be pretty darn awesome. (We understand about Percy, Molly, we don't hold you accountable. It was Percy's pride not your child rearing skills that caused him to go astray.) She also, took on a motherly role to our dear Harry. Molly endured so much though out the seven books.  Percy's betrayal, Ginny's kidnapping by Bailisk, her husband, Arthur, being attacked by Voldemort's snake, Bill's disfiguration by a werewolf, Ron running away from Hogwarts to hunt horcruxs. George losing an ear and the heartbreaking death of Fred. But, the main reason that you take the number two spot on this list, Molly, is your Mama Bear beat down on Bellatrix Lestrange. A mothering moment so awesome we just have to watch it one more time!

#1. Daenerys Targaryen, Mother of Dragons: The Game of Thrones Books and TV Show

Poor Daenerys. Your brother sold you as a child bride to the leader of the Dothraki , a barbarian horse tribe. But, you overcame and flourished! Eventually earning the respect of your husband and the tribe who were honored to call you, Khaleesi. However, just as soon as things were looking up, you miscarry your only human child and your husband, Drogo slips into a coma. All caused by the revenge magic of,  Mirri Maz Duur! As you and your, Khalasar find yourselves suffering in the wastelands of the Red Lands. Your husband's funeral pyre proves that you cannot be burned by fire and allows you to hatch your true children, The Dragons. You then spend five books protecting your people and your Dragons. As you and your Khalasar move across the Great Eastern Continent you free slaves, and help the sick, the poor and the needy. Eventually, thousands will call you, Mother, as you lead your people to freedom and struggle to maintain human rights for all.  Daenerys, Mother of Dargons!  Daenerys the "Breaker of Shackles and Chains"! Daenerys Mother of the oppressed!

And those, my friends, are my choice of the top five.  Of, course there are a ton of Moms in Scifi and many deserve a spot on a favorites list. These are just my favs.  Please leave a comment about your favorites (or mine).  I am writing another "musing" about Scifi moms and would love to read your opinions.

Five by Five
The Scifi Chick