This offhanded quote traces a direct line of the Bitch archetype and the actresses who played her. This type of character has always been shocking, not so much unlikeable as immoral, but she has always had agency and been the driving force of the narrative. She is self-serving and willful and ruthless in the pursuit of her own agenda. She is confident, proud, and in control, calculating, and not above harming others in the pursuit of her own goals. The Bitch plays with our expectations and, very often, she gets what she wants because of this. Surely, this would be an attractive proposition for
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