Television Women

They’re not real people. They’re characters played by wonderful actresses in television. Nonetheless, they are my heroines. Depicting beauty, intelligence, sometimes realistic awkwardness, but always graceful in their own ways.

Bree Van De Kamp played by Marcia Cross on Desperate Housewives

“Well, we could do it gently. We could tell him about it over coffee and pastry.”

I like that she is beautiful, intelligent, proper, and I relate very much to her obsessive compulsive behavior.

Lynette Scavo played by Felicity Huffman on Desperate Housewives

“I'll look as soon as I get back from the store.”

I like that she is pretty, intelligent, funny, and I relate to very much to her neurotic mommy ways.

Shiela played by Erinn Hayes on Guys with Kids 

She’s a little bit like Bree, only younger, modern and less dark. I like that she is gorgeous, intelligent, put together, and I relate very much to her always on-top-of-things manner.

Lady Mary Josephine Crawley played by Michelle Dockery on Downton Abbey

 











“Good bye then, and such good luck!”

I don’t like how she handles situations with that privileged look on her face. I don’t like how beautiful she is whatever she is wearing or doing. I don’t like the way she shows her vulnerability only to people she truly respects. I don’t like how she does so many things wrong, and yet people still forgive and adore her.

She’s one of those women who can’t help but be pretty and knows it. To top it off she has smarts, and she’s not afraid to use it. She may think she’s traditional, but she’s actually quite modern in her ways.

I don’t relate to her one bit. I don’t like how I like her despite all the things I don’t like about her. 

Lady Edith Crawley played by Laura Carmichael on Downton Abbey

I understand her. I know exactly what she goes through. I pity her.

Despite all that she goes through and sometimes awkwardly and painfully failing to rebel against all of it, she tries her best to be herself.

To an extent she tells the story of my life.  

Claire Underwood played by Robin Wright on House of Cards

“Such a shame, all that hard work.”

She’s beautiful. She’s intelligent. She’s successful.

She’s beautiful. She can wear anything she wants in and outside her home and look stunning. She knows she’s beautiful and is not afraid to use this for a greater cause.

She’s intelligent. She’s resourceful and knows how to use the resources she can get. She knows what to do and when to do it. She does things with grace all the time.

There’s a side to her only she knows.

No woman can not be successful if she were as beautiful and intelligent as Claire.   

She's a little bit like Lady Mary, but I don't not like her. 

Looking back at what I’ve written, it seems I relate to opposing women in the same show. I suppose there are always two sides to each of us. One that seems perfect. One that seems imperfect. Both very real and possibly living in the same body.  

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