A trying and triumphant year in TV and beyond for women
LA TimesTelevision Critic Television asked a lot of us in 2017. “Period!” FULL COVERAGE: Year-end entertainment 2018 » The death of Mary Tyler Moore was nearly lost amid all the noise of men asserting their dominance over whomever they were trying to best – be it on Capitol Hill, “Real Time With Bill Maher” or “The O’Reilly Factor.” Moore’s legacy being reduced to a footnote was a sad sign of the times. Her defining role as a beloved young professional who embodied the nation’s growing respect for smart, independent women was eclipsed by the same old “mine’s bigger” bluster. HBO’s “Insecure” and “Big Little Lies.” Showtime’s “SMILF.” Netflix’s “Alias Grace” and “The Crown.” In its last season, “Scandal” still represents a remarkable breakthrough in a traditionally white, male medium. The year’s multiple accusations against powerful men, and the accounts of their alleged sexual misconduct, were often egregious enough to make “Game of Thrones” brothel owner Littlefinger— who got his own comeuppance at the hands of women he once manipulated— blush.
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