The New Female Antihero: The Disruptive Women of Twenty-First-Century US Television Aron Nels Steinke He thinks his life’s purpose

He thinks his life’s purpose might be to offer closure to grieving strangers

They need each other now more than ever -- Li'l Petey (and the world) is counting on them

a long weekend means fun

but she’s anxious to spread her wings

The New Female Antihero: The Disruptive Women of Twenty-First-Century US Television Aron Nels Steinke He thinks his life’s purposeThe New Female Antihero examines the hard edged spies, ruthless queens, and entitled slackers of twenty first century television. The last ten years have seen a shift in television storytelling toward increasingly complex storylines and characters. In this study, Sarah Hagelin and Gillian Silverman zoom in on a key figure in this transformation: the archetype of the female antihero. Far from the sunny, sincere, plucky persona once demanded of female