Were they bad for the cause but good for TV?
We said goodbye to Don Draper and hello to Adele.
Doughnuts were licked, and dinos were vanquished.
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So join us as we revisit the years most unforgettable moments for better or worse.
(By the time were through, maybe well finally have our invitation to join Taylors #squad.)
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For too long, strong female TV characters were basically just male characters in drag.
(Why is every heroine in a law enforcement drama named Alex?)
But this year, a new wave of tough heroines actually acted like women reprehensiblewomen.
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They operated within unabashedly girly spaces: a TV dating show, a sorority house, a hair salon.
So Rachel and Quinn seize power in the one way they can, by brutalizing the contestants.
Her ambition isnt exactly admirable, but its not pitiable, either.
On one level, the scene is classic feminist wish fulfillment.
On a deeper level, though, its asking viewers some unsettling questions.
Maybe were no better than the killers.
The ladies ofFargoimagine themselves avenging injustice against women, even though theyre committing far worse crimes against humanity.
Peggy wants all the freedoms that the womens movement affords without the responsibility it requires.
This is our time.
That might be an empty victory for feminism.
But its great for creating complex female characters on TV.
