Carry (Homeland) Sonya (the Bridge) and now Catherine - all mental defectives who go out, pick up strange men and have cold sex with them and give them the boot. WTF?! Can't we have a smart, ORIGINAL, relatively stable female lead in a cop type show?
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shareI agree. No one seems capable of writing a strong, competent, likeable female character to lead a show. She's either a ball busting bitch, way too touchy feely, or mentally unstable.
Looking at it now, Ziva on NCIS and Benson on SVU, Prentiss and JJ on Criminal Minds, Kenzi on NCIS:LA, Catherine on CSI are pretty stable but they're part of an ensemble. It's like a female character can only be stable if there are a half dozen other actors in the show with her.
I really like Lillian (she can be both a bitch but also likeable, competent and respected in her role as leader and no mental issues) in Intelligence but she's a supporting character not the lead. She's also respectful of the people around her. Another quality females leads are lacking.
"I am allowed to think everyone is stupid for 10 minutes."-- Randy Susan Meyers
Looking at it now, Ziva on NCIS and Benson on SVU, Prentiss and JJ on Criminal Minds, Kenzi on NCIS:LA, Catherine on CSI are pretty stable but they're part of an ensemble. It's like a female character can only be stable if there are a half dozen other actors in the show with her.
If by "stable", you mean boring and pedestrian, then congratulations, those shows hit the spot perfectly. Maybe cable is just not for you.
A character can have issues. In fact, a character working day in and day out under that kind of stress, surrounded by crime, *should* have issues.
Comparing her with brilliantly crafted characters like Carrie on Homeland or Linden in the Killing either comes from a gross caricaturization or a profound lack of understanding of characterization. Either way, maybe cable is just not for you and you should stick with commercial networks. Simpler characters.
You have a point in saying the show is @ a mundane quality of life or rather you said specifically more along the lines of specifically pedestrian.
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You should follow your own advice *beep* She gave him the boot after he banged her.
shareand now she found him again... seems to be a mutually beneficial situation.
I think these types of characters are representative, first of all of acceptance, we as society are becoming more accepting of the new normal, being that nobody is really "normal", but of course shows would have to exaggerate these "not normal" qualities, to make them more interesting and edgy...
And someone like you can always blame Dexter, and Dexter chicks...
I wouldnt know I stopped watching.
"And someone like you can always blame Dexter, and Dexter chicks..."
eh?
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Well, at least she is a well-rounded person, you have more a chance of meeting her than say "Madonna.."
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Ah, the old IMDB high and mighty type. How original. Watch the show before you make such comments. No reasonably intelligent person who watches that show would disagree with the statement that she is unstable. That is why she NEEDS the father figure to try to keep her grounded. Without him, she could not be able do the job which is why his talk of retirement brings her panic.
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