*nod* I think it's easy to overlook some of the show's sexism when we have a POC main love interest and an ep that passes the Bechdel Test. So far, and yet so much further to go.

it also just serves to remind us how Status Quo Is God runs this show

Oh man, yeah. That whole thing is so frustrating, b/c the showrunners are just so dedicated to that concept. They're willing to change so much, except they're not. Argh!