Sheology

Mulan sneaks off to fight the Huns. Matilda bends the rules with books. Fleabag steals, has lots of sex, and breaks the fourth wall. Annalise Keating gets away with murder. And Arya Stark fucks. What do they all have in common? They’re deviant (adjective); departing from usual or accepted standards, especially for social or sexual behaviour. And we grew up thinking we shouldn’t be like them. In an unusual break from despairing over the news, we discuss the female film and TV characters we love, even (especially!) when they go against the grain. And Rubie fumes… this week about our warped attitudes towards violence against women.