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My favorite protrayals of women are "warts and all" characters who aren't really good or strong, but shed light on the diversity of women in the world.
Silicon Valley. Hear me out. There's way more male cast, yes, because it's a satire of that whole scene. However, Laurie Bream is fucking awesome. A successful, probably autistic woman who's quietly ruthless and emotionally clueless. She's not bad or evil. She's never shown in a relationship, though she supposedly has a family who don't appear on screen. She's the type of female character that doesn't get written very often.
Next up? Diane and Princess Carolyn from Bojack Horseman. Complex women who stay true to their core throughout the series while experiencing extensive inner change, for good and for bad.
I really like Siobhan in Succession, too. She's a fucking mess and absolutely relatable. They do a great job of showing she has to work ten times as hard for the same level of respect, and despite kinda still sucking as a person, is clearly more competent than her brothers. Or she would be, except no one respects her position and she endures disproportionate criticism for her mistakes.