We live in a &quot;Golden Age of Television,&quot; a  time when morally compromised men have their day in the sun, when audiences  praise Walter White while condemning Hannah Horvath, and intelligent writers  are susceptible to common double standards. Over the last ten years of  television, the rules for men and women have largely gone unchecked: While male  roles evolved in complexity, women have been stuck in the same position, held  to the same expectations, and rarely allowed to join in the fun. Luckily, not  every show is buying it.

    Season 2 of HBO's cult favorite  &quot;The Comeback&quot; remains as meta as the first, with &quot;actress of a  certain age&quot; Valerie Cherish (Lisa Kudrow) moving from sitcoms to drama,  joining the cast of &quot;Seeing Red&quot; (an HBO drama based on the events  of &quot;The  Comeback&quot;'s first season). However, much in  the way the reality show within &quot;The Comeback&quot; made Valerie  out to be the bad guy, &quot;Seeing...<br/>
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