I am a huge fan of USA’s original programming. I am. I adore most of the shows and even those that I’m not too keen on, I still do find myself watching late at night when their reruns coincide with my insomnia….even Covert Affairs.
Something that has bugged me since the first episode though is that the lead, played by Piper Perabo, just can’t seem to keep herself out of playing the damsel in distress role. In short, she, (as well as pretty much all of the other female characters in the show), really can’t handle herself in the field. She basically sucks at her job…and her ass is always saved by the big, strong man.
Perhaps the hardest thing for me to swallow in all of this is the character portrayed by Anne Dudek. She plays the sister of Piper’s character Annie. I’ve always seen her cast in these strong female roles, cutthroat Bitch in House…and even on Big Love she was devious as fuck….but on this show…she is none of that. They write her as completely naive and it comes off horribly. I just can’t buy that she is that ignorant of what happens around her…sorry. No can do.
Back to the original point, it feels like every episode I catch, I’m not really surprised when Annie gets caught/lost/loses an asset. I just kind of expect it to happen every week….and then I expect to see Sendhil or the lovely Oded Fehr to come in and rescue her….I mean, sure, it’s a cute show, but does it really do ANYTHING for the female gender?
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