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Entertainment

Enough with the boring alpha men – I can’t get enough of this TV trend

Sydney Morning Herald - Culture · 20 August 2026 at 5:30 am

Enough with the boring alpha men – I can’t get enough of this TV trend

May all our TV assassins be wise-cracking, arse-kicking women of a certain age.

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