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one step forward, two steps back
Last night we watched episode 2.10 of Justified.
It opened with Mags Bennett and Helen Givens (Mags is played by an actor in her late 50s; Helen is supposed to be about the same age, but I can't find the actor's birthdate) having an intense conversation about whether to keep the peace in Harlan County or let violence erupt.
It's a tossup whether it passed the Bechdel test -- the incident that threatens the peace involves their sons, so at least part of the time they're talking about men -- but even if it doesn't, it's a meaty scene featuring talented older women, which is awesome.
And then later in the episode, Winona was behaving in a way that frankly made no sense (as she often seems to) and I realized it's because the writers rarely, if ever, consider the character's actions from her POV; she's there solely to say or do things they need said or done to Raylan.
It opened with Mags Bennett and Helen Givens (Mags is played by an actor in her late 50s; Helen is supposed to be about the same age, but I can't find the actor's birthdate) having an intense conversation about whether to keep the peace in Harlan County or let violence erupt.
It's a tossup whether it passed the Bechdel test -- the incident that threatens the peace involves their sons, so at least part of the time they're talking about men -- but even if it doesn't, it's a meaty scene featuring talented older women, which is awesome.
And then later in the episode, Winona was behaving in a way that frankly made no sense (as she often seems to) and I realized it's because the writers rarely, if ever, consider the character's actions from her POV; she's there solely to say or do things they need said or done to Raylan.