Maggie Sawyer
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| Maggie Sawyer | |
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| Occupation | Police captain (Metropolis Police Department) |
| Played By | Jill Teed |
| Status | Alive |
| Appeared In | Insurgence, Exile, Exposed, Descent |
Captain Maggie Sawyer is a police officer for the Metropolis Police Department.
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[edit] Personality
Maggie's tough, no-nonsense attitude to her work has made her many enemies in the criminal underworld that is Metropolis and has been assigned to work on many high profile cases including the murder of Lionel Luthor and suspect Jack Jennings. She also takes no prisoners regardless of motives like when she arrested Clark Kent and Chloe Sullivan for being in a strip club while being underage.
[edit] Season Two
When Martha Kent and Lionel Luthor were being held hostage in LuthorCorp Tower, Maggie Sawyer tried to help the situation, and met Clark and Jonathan Kent for this first time.
[edit] Season Three
She led the response to the bank robbery perpetrated by a bullet-proof bank robber who disappeared into thin air.
[edit] Season Five
She responded to Chloe Sullivan and Lois Lane after they witnessed a hit-and-run; she led the response to the strip club at which Clark, Chloe, and Lois were working undercover.
[edit] Season Seven
She asked Lex Luthor to identify his father after his death.
[edit] In the Comics
The character of Maggie Sawyer appears in both Batman and Superman comics. She was introduced in 1987 as a captain in the Special Crimes Unit (SCU). She originally comes from Star City. She was married and had a daughter but divorced when she discovered she is a lesbian and entered a relationship with Toby Rains of the Metropolis Star. She has a close working relationship with Dan Turpin, the second-in-command of the SCU. She was promoted to Inspector following the death-of-Superman storyline. Later, she was transferred from the Metropolis Police Department to the Gotham City Police Department to lead the Major Crimes Unit (MCU) (see Wikipedia:Maggie Sawyer).
[edit] Quotes
- Kryptonsite: Can you talk about the DC Comics character who appears in "Insurgence" (Maggie Sawyer) and if she differs at all from her comic book counterpart?
- Jeph Loeb (writer, Insurgence): Maggie's appearance is more like what I get to do as "Consulting Producer." As we were breaking the story (where the writers all get together to build the outline) we knew we needed a strong female Metropolis Police Lieutenant and I suggested we call her "Maggie Sawyer" as a shout out to the fans. Ken Biller, who co-wrote the episode with me (he wrote "Lineage" with Al and Miles) agreed and we made her Maggie. It's a small role, but who knows -- given her eventual place in the mythos anything can happen. It's a smile.
- Source: Kryptonsite interview [1]
