Worst: Lady Edith Crawley (Downton Abbey)
The middle child of the Crawley sisters, poor Edith has always been unlucky in love, from the farmer she kissed in Season 2 to the engagement to the much-older Sir Anthony Strallan that left her jilted at the altar. And her streak continues, as her editor at the newspaper that she writes for has admitted he’s crushing on her big time. Turns out that he’s suffering from the ol’ crazy-woman-in-the-attic syndrome that afflicted so many English aristocrats; see, his unstable wife is in a mental institution and he can’t divorce her, which means that being together would require Edith to become his mistress, thus risking her reputation. Don’t do it Lady E! Haven’t you read House of Mirth? It was only published, like, two decades ago in your era.
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It’s Not Awkward(.)
To quote Awkward forum commenter bilgistic, “I feel about Jenna now the way I feel about Tess onSuburgatory. They are both ‘too big for their britches,’ as my elders would say, and I’m just tired of their whiny, entitled, boring shtick. They both started out as interesting(-ish) characters, but the ‘I’m so misunderstood’ and ‘I’m an outsider’ things obviously don’t ring true anymore, so what’s the appeal? Just another smart, pretty high schooler with a hot boyfriend. Color me not intrigued.” Hopefully the second half of the season will have Jenna, Tamara and Ming dumped by their admirers and back to square one, while Sadie rises to the top and makes their lives hell once again. You’re welcome.
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Best: Carrie Mathison (Homeland)
Carrie and Brody’s unlikely love affair was exciting in Season 1 when we weren’t sure whether Nick was actually a terrorist, but in Season 2, when they still went back to each other despite all of the torture and electroshock therapy — then it became a story for the ages. Against all odds, Carrie is able to save Brody from himself, Brody gives Carrie a reason to keep on fighting and America is all the more safe, thanks to their gritty cabin/motel sex. We don’t even feel bad for Jessica, considering her and Mike finally hooked up again. Win-win for everyone (well, if you don’t include the fact that Brody is currently running from the law somewhere up in Canada).
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Bravo has gotten really weird.
