tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post7033405889550930370..comments2024-03-28T07:25:19.546-07:00Comments on Dorothy Surrenders: In Praise of Difficult WomenDorothy Snarkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10143059192565751994noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-2846522772551926492013-08-03T22:07:43.906-07:002013-08-03T22:07:43.906-07:00Thanks for introducing me (and my friends) to all ...Thanks for introducing me (and my friends) to all of these shows. I love them all. Linden from The Killing is kind of an antihero also.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-45564470457148279702013-07-18T15:39:22.499-07:002013-07-18T15:39:22.499-07:00DCI Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) from Prime Suspec...DCI Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) from Prime Suspect!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-79061272396022549182013-07-18T04:51:45.124-07:002013-07-18T04:51:45.124-07:00Don't forget Olivia Pope from Scandal.Don't forget Olivia Pope from Scandal.Chrissynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-61110735455247395462013-07-17T11:52:11.913-07:002013-07-17T11:52:11.913-07:00Arguable, Sarah Shahi's 'Person of Interes...Arguable, Sarah Shahi's 'Person of Interest' character, Sam Shaw, also belongs on this list, although some would say she remains noble in spite of - in addition to? - the fact that she'll dispatch anyone who comes between her and survival. She's like a female Greg House - the lovable sociopath - if House was recruited by the government for black ops and then went wonderfully rogue. Erin O'Riordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14829574740027964039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-9684006959361234612013-07-17T10:59:17.668-07:002013-07-17T10:59:17.668-07:00I think she also looks a lot like Katy Perry.I think she also looks a lot like Katy Perry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-81748506026111779592013-07-17T09:32:15.162-07:002013-07-17T09:32:15.162-07:00I would definitely add Linden, the main character ...I would definitely add Linden, the main character in The Killing. Another difficult complex woman. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-66726365302972156772013-07-17T06:29:49.364-07:002013-07-17T06:29:49.364-07:00LOL I had never drawn the Taylor Schilling / Heath...LOL I had never drawn the Taylor Schilling / Heather Armstrong comparison myself, but you're right! Well, now we know who's playing Heather in the Dooce movie.<br /><br />(PS: No, sorry, that's not a thing. But it should be!)Kristanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04771013578685419826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-34403365600985792002013-07-17T04:32:40.870-07:002013-07-17T04:32:40.870-07:00Talk about gifts. Amazing, amazing characters and ...Talk about gifts. Amazing, amazing characters and stories this Spring/Summer. Love them all (and can't wait for them to come back).<br /><br />As scenes go, the scene (ep 9 F*cksgiving) between Healy and Piper at the door in SHU is an amazing summation of so much - of the way it sometimes feels (at least to me) in this world: "You DON'T GET ME, EVER!" That dynamic between those two characters throughout the show feels really real and the actors do an amazing job. Especially if you're of a certain generation, you've played that game with some older man, sometimes woman - and I'm not talking sex (although somewhere at the back of it, sex is probably there, right?), I am just talking about playing a certain role to get along, to move forward, to get what you want, to be safe. I'm rambling, but it was really cathartic to hear Piper scream those words at Healy and then very easy to identify with her reaction after she'd done it. And as anti-heroes go, nothing felt better than the power she lets loose walking down those halls back to Alex.<br />As for the actor playing Healy - sorry I'm not going to IMDB him - that guy is really good - great and equally unlikable in Deadwood but also great there too (I do remember his character's name, which says something, 'Steve.') It takes something to pull off Healy and he does it. More so that Porn Stache, I'd say. <br />Did I say I love this show? I love them all. Love watching the Clones, Stella Gibson and Piper Chapman (and company) navigate their worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26871122.post-84422565217729117502013-07-17T04:13:57.677-07:002013-07-17T04:13:57.677-07:00Talk about gifts. Amazing, amazing characters and ...Talk about gifts. Amazing, amazing characters and stories this Spring/Summer. Love them all (and can't wait for them to come back).<br /><br />As scenes go, the scene (ep 9 F*cksgiving) between Healy and Piper at the door in SHU is an amazing summation of so much - of the way it sometimes feels (at least to me) in this world: "You DON'T GET ME, EVER!" That dynamic between those two characters throughout the show feels really real and the actors do an amazing job. Especially if you're of a certain generation, you've played that game with some older man, sometimes woman - and I'm not talking sex (although somewhere at the back of it, sex is probably there, right?), I am just talking about playing a certain role to get along, to move forward, to get what you want, to be safe. I'm rambling, but it was really cathartic to hear Piper scream those words at Healy and then very easy to identify with her reaction after she'd done it. And as anti-heroes go, nothing felt better than the power she lets loose walking down those halls back to Alex.<br />As for the actor playing Healy - sorry I'm not going to IMDB him - that guy is really good - great and equally unlikable in Deadwood but also great there too (I do remember his character's name, which says something, 'Steve.') It takes something to pull off Healy and he does it. More so that Porn Stache, I'd say. <br />Did I say I love this show? I love them all. Love watching the Clones, Stella Gibson and Piper Chapman (and company) navigate their worlds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com