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All of these series again, no coincidence were created or co-created by women.
Movies and TV shows have certainly focused on relationships between pairs of women long before now.
Judy ofDead to Meassures Jen that shes a great mother.
My eyes hurt so bad from your beauty, Amy says, with zero jokiness in her voice.
She sincerely thinks Molly looks beautiful and wants her to feel that.
Even within broader ensemble shows, there are female buddy dramedy elements in a similar mode.
The relationships in these shows and movies are not always smooth.
Often, these twosomes consist of a responsible one and an irresponsible one.
(See 2013sThe To Do Listor last yearsBlockersfor previous examples.)
Dead to Medoes this perhaps more slyly than some of the other examples Ive mentioned.
So if you havent gotten there yet, look away.)
Its unclear exactly who killed him.
But thinking about them in tandem underlines some parallel moments and themes.
The point of view that introduces us toDead to Meis, first, Jens.
Then, gradually, Judys perspective is added.
Neither one of them is looking for her close-up from Mr. DeMille.
