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\nI was so saddened to hear the news of actress Nicki Aycox’s death. She was 47.<\/p>\n
Aycox made such an enormous impression as the demon Meg on Supernatural<\/em>. She showed up in the first season, signaling that larger things were afoot, things much more urgent and frightening than your basic Monster of the Week. It was how she chose to play this very challenging role that made such an impression. There was her insinuating lethal line delivery, her gleeful-hateful attitude, and how Aycox manifested that was to play Meg like she had a secret that pleased her. She always knew more than everyone else. She was the smartest “person” in any room. She was this tiny woman and yet she was a completely believable heavy. Her sinister nature was cloaked in a kind of aggressive sexuality, which we learn later was the polar opposite of the real Meg, the Meg the demon possessed. And so this aggressive sexuality was doubly awful, because the real Meg wasn’t like that, the real Meg was probably screaming inside in shame and self-loathing. Aycox gave a heartbreaking performance, once you realized she was actually being possessed, that a scared innocent young woman was in there, trying to fight her way out.<\/p>\n Look at the above paragraph and try to imagine playing all of it. And not only playing it but relishing in the playing of it. Aycox knew this was the role of a lifetime.<\/p>\n She was called upon to do the most extraordinary things in this role – writhing, screaming, cackling, seducing – but she did so with delicacy, wit, a kind of laser-point precision, which made her evil that much more effective. Aycox left the series early (although she did pop in a couple more times over the years), and she cast a long shadow. She was the ultimate demon. She was such an eerie presence, and played a huge part in creating the otherworldly vibe of that first season.<\/p>\n Her first scene takes place on the side of a lonely foggy road. Sam (Jared Padalecki) basically just trips over her. Then follows a flirty little conversation, but it’s weird because the road was deserted and then suddenly she was THERE. Shouldn’t he be suspicious? The scene then morphs into a Supernatural “take off” on the hitchhiking scene in It Happened One Night<\/em>. She says all the right things. She knows more about him than he knows about himself. She sees all. <\/p>\n \n \nEven through all the scenes that follow, you never forgot how she first appeared from seemingly out of nowhere, her small body crouched on the side of the road, her back to the camera. Back-ting, people, back-ting<\/a>.<\/p>\n You immediately knew something was “not right” with this character, but as an actress she didn’t show her cards. She played the first scene straight, so she seemed to be what she was supposed to be, what she wanted Sam to see – a restless college girl looking for meaning in life, his kindred spirit. But Aycox also suggested something else, something odd and not quite human. She created a very uneasy feeling, from the moment you saw the back of her blonde head.<\/p>\n Supernatural fans know. Nicky Aycox helped establish the TONE of the whole damn show, the tone that hooked us all.<\/p>\n Aycox was so young. This is very sad.<\/p>\n \n I was so saddened to hear the news of actress Nicki Aycox’s death. She was 47. Aycox made such an enormous impression as the demon Meg on Supernatural. She showed up in the first season, signaling that larger things were … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.sheilaomalley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/s19-e1669072693206.jpg\")
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