N'Bushe Wright as "Dr. Karen Jenson"
Having enjoyed Wright's turn as Nikki, the block's resident badass in the rather blah chicks-in-prison flick Civil Brand, it was good to go back to the original Blade, and see what she could do with a decent script and story. Here she plays a human haematologist, drawn into the crossfire when a rather crispy corpse is delivered to the hospital where she works, only to get up and start biting people! OMG! Sadly, she's one of his first snacks, and it's only Blade's timely flashback to his ill-fated mother's face that prevents him from dusting her there and then. Soon she's up to speed on the situation, vis-a-vis vampires, and standing shoulder to shoulder with her saviour. She's a SideChick of the best possible kind... strong, smart, and self-reliant... with qualities and/or skills to offer that the hero doesn't possess. She invents a whole new weapon to add to Blade's arsenal, and arguably saves the day/world on two separate occasions. Somehow, she even manages to look cute while climbing out of a zombie-infested cellar! In any fair and decent world, she would have had her own spin-off series... fighting the "suckfaces" with science, as well as solid punches.
