Monday, October 21, 2013

entertainmentweekly: Hey ladies — where are all the female friendships on TV? Writes critic Melissa Maerz: True, many of these shows are about women surviving in largely male worlds: D.C. politics, country music, post-collegiate bro dens. Still, it’s strange that the only time grown-up female characters gather together outside of work is if they’re stirring a cauldron. And as fun as they are to spend time with, the ladies of American Horror Story: Coven and Witches of East End aren’t exactly “friends.”



entertainmentweekly: Hey ladies — where are all the female friendships on TV? Writes critic Melissa Maerz: True, many of these shows are about women surviving in largely male worlds: D.C. politics, country music, post-collegiate bro dens. Still, it’s strange that the only time grown-up female characters gather together outside of work is if they’re stirring a cauldron. And as fun as they are to spend time with, the ladies of American Horror Story: Coven and Witches of East End aren’t exactly “friends.”