I have a crush on an older woman. She is smart. She is elegant. She is powerful. She is savvy. She seems to always be in control. Her name is Diane Lockhart, and she is a fictional TV character.

I, personally, for some time now, have been tired of watching TV shows that seem to use cliché, after cliché, after cliché in portraying female characters. I wanted to see a show about a female character who is smart, funny, sophisticated, loves her life and enjoys being a single career woman. How difficult is that?

Apparently it is more difficult that you would(…)