I don't have any analytical thoughts about Leela, she's too important to me. my media world was pretty barren of representation when i was a kiddo - there was Princess Leia and that was approximately it. Leela was a motherfucking action hero who routinely solved problems and rescued herself. (i don't know what i would think of the Tom Baker era if i was watching it for the first time now, but my local PBS station only had seasons 12-15 when i was little, and they played an episode at 7pm every weekday. when Leela decided to stay on Gallifrey, then it was time to start back up with Sarah Jane and Harry.)