Natalie Oganesyan editorIn tune with rising awareness of the world’s inequities, a slew of 2021 shows sought to unpack the nuanced dynamics of power and privilege through the lens of their leading ladies, portraying women from diverse backgrounds facing a variety of obstacles — both personal and institutional.Perhaps the most obvious example of this is “Squid Game’s” Kang Sae-byeok (Jung Ho-yeon), a North Korean defector who participates in the series’ deadly games for the mere chance to provide for her younger brother.
Meanwhile, on “Succession,” Shiv Roy (Sarah Snook) yields an inordinate amount of power as one of the siblings poised to take over her father Logan’s (Brian Cox) conglomerate Waystar Royco — yet this season has proven how.
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