Most likely to: "Suffer from Mass Depression" oops! too late!

Clubs and Activities: The Pessemist Club

Quotes: "Ok, first thing after school,.. I'm getting a life."

Rounding out Herc's school trio, Cassandra gives us a sour counterpoint to all of the gonzo testosterone. She has the dubious gift of seeing into the future. What's not clear is which came first -- her predictions of doom or her personality of gloom. She'll see the downside to any possible adventure, though her warnings are wrapped in such a resigned sigh, she's generally ignored.

Pale and lanky, she wears her outsider status like a badge of honor. Perhaps seeing the future has given her the ability to see beyond high school ("He's pretty cocky for a guy that will spend the rest of his life as a Speedy Pita assistant manager.") but her wry detachment adds a note of maturity to the group. Herc treasures her company and her opinion. She's the only girl that doesn't cause him to put his sandal in his mouth. She has a sense of mission with Herc, as she's one of the few people who believes in what is viewed by his classmates as a wonky hero quest. Maybe it's that "seer" thing again. Maybe it's that someone who is so generally negative needs to find something to believe in. Whichever, she softens considerably in her unguarded moments around Hercules.

In spite of, or maybe because of, Cassandra's acerbic surface, she should emerge as one of the most likable characters on the show. She says what we all wish we could say. Her put-downs are perceptive and funny, never cruel. As voiced by Sandra Bernhard, she's our smartest and thus most verbally humorous regular character. We quickly get that her detached observer attitude is a protective pose more than a conviction. Plus when the school trio gets in grave danger, she stays calmer than Icarus.

Speaking of her "stalker," as she describes Icarus, Cassandra has a strange relationship with the little guy. We get the feeling that having Herc in the picture has notched down her blatant hostility toward the little weirdo. Maybe we'll even discover that she kind of likes him. Though this will come out only in deeds, she'd never say that out loud.

Phil is a little spooked by Cassandra since she knows way too much for comfort, but he figures that her words of caution are a life saving counter to Icarus's lack of caution.