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{{quote|My dad said I had the IQ of plankton, and I was pleased.|Miss. Evangelista|Silence in the Library}}
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|image = Evangelista (SITL).jpg
|race= [[Human]]
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|home era= [[51st century]]
|father= Evangelista's father
|appearances=[[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]''/''[[Forest of the Dead]]''  
|first= Silence in the Library (TV story)
|actor= [[Talulah Riley]]
|appearances=[[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]''  
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|actor= Talulah Riley
'''Miss Evangelista''' was one of the explorers on the expedition to [[the Library]] in the [[51st century]], to investigate its abandonment. A young woman in her late teens or early 20s, she was the personal assistant to [[Strackman Lux]] (she described herself as his "personal everything" and it is implied that she was hired more for her looks than for her ability). She was considered dumb by other crew members such as [[Other Dave]] and [[Anita]], who joked about her mistaking the escape pod for the toilet -- twice. She befriended [[Donna Noble]], who she thought was nice for not caring about her intelligence. She confided in Donna that she felt like the others felt she was stupid because of her looks; even her father had a low opinion of her intelligence, comparing it to plankton, she said. The fact she initially thought this was a ''good'' thing  served to lower her own feeling of self-worth even further.
|species2 = Data ghost}}'''Miss Evangelista''' was one of the explorers on the expedition to [[the Library]] in the [[51st century]], to investigate its abandonment.


After being rebuffed in her efforts to help her shipmates, Evangelista (whose first or last name, if she had one, is not revealed) found a hidden passageway that led to a secluded part of the library. She attempted to tell the others about this, but they ignored her, so she went on to explore it for herself. This proved to be fatal, as she stepped into a shadow [[Vashta Nerada]]. Evangelista had her flesh instantly stripped by the Vashta Nerada, leaving her barely enough time to emit a brief scream, but a [[Data Ghost]] remained in her comm system and she thus remained conscious for minutes after her death. During this time of limbo, she exchanged words with Professor [[River Song]] and especially Donna, before her consciousness faded away with the words "ice cream". Afterwards, Donna described her experience with Evangelista's data ghost as the most horrible experience of her life. ([[DW]]: ''[[Silence in the Library]]'')
Miss Evangelista was the personal assistant to [[Strackman Lux]]; she called herself his "personal everything". She was considered dumb by other crew members such as [[Other Dave]] and [[Anita (Silence in the Library)|Anita]], who joked about her mistaking the escape pod for the [[toilet]] — twice. She befriended [[Donna Noble]], whom she thought was nice for not caring about her intelligence. She confided to Donna that she felt like the others thought she was stupid because of her looks; even her father had a low opinion of her [[IQ|intelligence]], comparing it to plankton. The fact she had at first thought this was a ''good'' thing served to further lower her feeling of self-worth.


However Evangelista had been saved. She had been sent to the hard-drive by [[Charlotte Abigail Lux|CAL]] but due to transcriptions errors her face had been disfigured while her intelligence increased (she theorised that a decimal point had shifted in her IQ). Later, when Donna found herself "saved" and experiencing an idyllic family life, Evangelista convinced Donna the world of the hard drive was not real. Later, when Song's consciousness was transferred to the hard drive along with that of her shipmates, CAL was able to restore Evangelista to her original appearance (it's not known if her increased intelligence remained). ([[DW]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead]]'')
After being rebuffed in her efforts to help her shipmates, Evangelista found a hidden passageway leading to a hidden part of the Library. She tried to tell the others, but they ignored her, so she went to explore it by herself. This proved to be fatal, as she stepped into a swarm of [[Vashta Nerada]]. Evangelista had her flesh instantly stripped by the Vashta Nerada, leaving her barely enough time to emit a brief scream. A [[data ghost]] remained in her comm system and she remained conscious for minutes after her death. During this time, she exchanged words with Professor [[River Song]] and Donna until her consciousness faded away to the words "ice cream". Afterwards, Donna described her experience with Evangelista's data ghost as the most horrible experience of her life. ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'')
[[File:Forest Of The Dead.jpg|left|thumb|Miss Evangelista in CAL's world. ([[TV]]: [[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]])]]


==Myths==
Unknown to the others, Evangelista's data ghost had been saved to the hard drive by [[Charlotte Lux|CAL]]. Due to transcription errors, her face had been disfigured and her intelligence increased; she speculated that a decimal point had shifted in her [[IQ]]. As a result, she gained the two qualities required to see the truth of the world she had been uploaded into: she was "brilliant" and "unloved". Later, when Donna was "saved" and experiencing an idyllic family life, Evangelista decided to repay the kindness Donna had shown her earlier and successfully convinced her the world of the hard drive was not real. When River Song's [[consciousness]] was transferred to the hard drive, Evangelista eagerly greeted her in the rebooted system with the other members of the team who had died. As part of the reboot, CAL kindly restored Evangelista to her original appearance. ([[TV]]: ''[[Forest of the Dead (TV story)|Forest of the Dead]]'')
* Evangelista's last words have occasionally been misinterpreted as "I scream." ''On the official BBC subtitling, her final words are, "I... Ice cream. Ice cream." Which is in keeping with her (initially) childlike demeanour.''


==Parallels==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Evangelista shares the name of the character in John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, Evangelist, who periodically appears in the story to guide the protagonist, Christian, to the Celestial City. Miss Evangelista's actions within the alternate reality created by CAL, is reminiscent of Evangelist's in that her actions result in Donna finally seeing that she doesn't really belong in that reality.
Evangelista's last words have occasionally been misinterpreted as "I scream." On the official BBC subtitling, her final words are, "I... Ice cream. Ice cream."
 
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==Behind the scenes==
* The character's second name is never revealed on screen (it is never explicitly indicated whether Evangelista is her given name or surname; given the unusual nature of some names in the episode -- i.e. River Song -- it could be either).
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Latest revision as of 23:31, 7 October 2023

Miss Evangelista was one of the explorers on the expedition to the Library in the 51st century, to investigate its abandonment.

Miss Evangelista was the personal assistant to Strackman Lux; she called herself his "personal everything". She was considered dumb by other crew members such as Other Dave and Anita, who joked about her mistaking the escape pod for the toilet — twice. She befriended Donna Noble, whom she thought was nice for not caring about her intelligence. She confided to Donna that she felt like the others thought she was stupid because of her looks; even her father had a low opinion of her intelligence, comparing it to plankton. The fact she had at first thought this was a good thing served to further lower her feeling of self-worth.

After being rebuffed in her efforts to help her shipmates, Evangelista found a hidden passageway leading to a hidden part of the Library. She tried to tell the others, but they ignored her, so she went to explore it by herself. This proved to be fatal, as she stepped into a swarm of Vashta Nerada. Evangelista had her flesh instantly stripped by the Vashta Nerada, leaving her barely enough time to emit a brief scream. A data ghost remained in her comm system and she remained conscious for minutes after her death. During this time, she exchanged words with Professor River Song and Donna until her consciousness faded away to the words "ice cream". Afterwards, Donna described her experience with Evangelista's data ghost as the most horrible experience of her life. (TV: Silence in the Library)

Miss Evangelista in CAL's world. (TV: Forest of the Dead)

Unknown to the others, Evangelista's data ghost had been saved to the hard drive by CAL. Due to transcription errors, her face had been disfigured and her intelligence increased; she speculated that a decimal point had shifted in her IQ. As a result, she gained the two qualities required to see the truth of the world she had been uploaded into: she was "brilliant" and "unloved". Later, when Donna was "saved" and experiencing an idyllic family life, Evangelista decided to repay the kindness Donna had shown her earlier and successfully convinced her the world of the hard drive was not real. When River Song's consciousness was transferred to the hard drive, Evangelista eagerly greeted her in the rebooted system with the other members of the team who had died. As part of the reboot, CAL kindly restored Evangelista to her original appearance. (TV: Forest of the Dead)

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Evangelista's last words have occasionally been misinterpreted as "I scream." On the official BBC subtitling, her final words are, "I... Ice cream. Ice cream."

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