I'm also a big fan of The Wire and Six Feet Under and the following shows I think are on par with the quality of storytelling/production value of those two shows:
I'm not sure where exactly you're located so I'm not sure if Killing Eve is streaming where you are, but it def. checks the box for: complex characters, strong narrative, LGBTQI+ characters, slow pacing, poly potential, bamf women, friendship, loyalty, morally grey characters. Plus aside from the main ship having lots of fic, there is a presence for smaller femslash ships in exchanges too. Show is ongoing but they haven't started filming the new season because of *handwaves*
Both The Fall is on Prime in the US right now - so hopefully that follows to your region. There is some great femslash potential in between Gillian Anderson's and Archie Panjabi's characters and Stella Gibson (GA) might be the most BAMF Women I've ever watched on TV...though Carolyn on Killing Eve might give her a run for her money. Stella definitely faces misogyny, but if you want an example of how it plays out, and how she pushes back against it, this is a great clip and I think overall the misogyny is workplace typical but Stella navigates it expertly. This is complete and fairly short to consume, so could be a great one to pick up - I don't think it's heavily requested in exchanges but I think a lot of people have seen it and maybe it could become more exchange popular with more regular seeding into tagsets.
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I'm also a big fan of The Wire and Six Feet Under and the following shows I think are on par with the quality of storytelling/production value of those two shows:
I'm not sure where exactly you're located so I'm not sure if Killing Eve is streaming where you are, but it def. checks the box for: complex characters, strong narrative, LGBTQI+ characters, slow pacing, poly potential, bamf women, friendship, loyalty, morally grey characters. Plus aside from the main ship having lots of fic, there is a presence for smaller femslash ships in exchanges too. Show is ongoing but they haven't started filming the new season because of *handwaves*
Both The Fall is on Prime in the US right now - so hopefully that follows to your region. There is some great femslash potential in between Gillian Anderson's and Archie Panjabi's characters and Stella Gibson (GA) might be the most BAMF Women I've ever watched on TV...though Carolyn on Killing Eve might give her a run for her money. Stella definitely faces misogyny, but if you want an example of how it plays out, and how she pushes back against it, this is a great clip and I think overall the misogyny is workplace typical but Stella navigates it expertly. This is complete and fairly short to consume, so could be a great one to pick up - I don't think it's heavily requested in exchanges but I think a lot of people have seen it and maybe it could become more exchange popular with more regular seeding into tagsets.